(19)
(11) EP 2 422 196 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:
10.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
01.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/18

(21) Application number: 10715584.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/32(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2010/000567
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/122383 (28.10.2010 Gazette 2010/43)

(54)

PIGMENT ORIENTATION ESTIMATING METHOD

PIGMENTORIENTIERUNGSSCHÄTZVERFAHREN

PROCÉDÉ D'ESTIMATION D'ORIENTATION DE PIGMENT

(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: 23.04.2009 JP 2009105202

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09

(73) Proprietor: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • NISHIMURA, Akira
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • WATANABE, Akihiro
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • KASAI, Takashi
    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)


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