(19)
(11) EP 2 403 652 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
19.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/50

(21) Application number: 10748407.3

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01F 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2010/050927
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/100617 (10.09.2010 Gazette 2010/36)

(54)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SOLID PRODUCT

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSGABE EINES FESTPRODUKTS

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DISTRIBUTION D'UN PRODUIT SOLIDE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 03.03.2009 US 156962 P
02.03.2010 US 715911

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/02

(73) Proprietor: Ecolab USA Inc.
St. Paul, MN 55102-1390 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CARROLL, Ryan S.
    Blaine Minnesota 55014 (US)
  • CARBONE II, Henry L.
    St. Paul Minnesota 55117 (US)
  • WENSMAN, Charles E.
    Minneapolis Minnesota 55406 (US)
  • WHITE, Bruce W.
    Hugo Minnesota 55038 (US)
  • MOREY, John D.
    St. Paul Minnesota 55108 (US)

(74) Representative: Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Speditionstraße 21
40221 Düsseldorf
40221 Düsseldorf (DE)


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