(19)
(11) EP 2 457 631 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:
18.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/10

(21) Application number: 12000169.8

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01D 61/18(2006.01)
B01L 3/14(2006.01)
 B01D 63/16(2006.01)

(54)

Centrifugal filter

Zentrifugalfilter

Filtre centrifuge

(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 MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 24.09.2007 US 903577

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
08795626.4 / 2192968

(73) Proprietor: EMD Millipore Corporation
Burlington, MA 01803 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bonhomme, Louis
    Waltham, MA 02451 (US)
  • Doyle, John
    Kensington, NH 03833 (US)
  • Greenizen, Kurt
    Atkinson, New Hamshire 03811 (US)
  • Gagne, George
    Dracut, MA 01826 (US)
  • Devin, Sean
    Dublin Pike Co. Cork (IE)
  • Lombard, Gerard
    Ballyhooley, Co. Cork (IE)
  • Smith, Vincent
    Ballincollig, C. Cork (IE)

(74) Representative: Uexküll & Stolberg 
Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 0 480 298
US-A- 4 769 145
US-A- 6 156 199
 WO-A2-02/26364
US-A- 5 647 990
US-B1- 6 719 896
   
       
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