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(11) EP 2 504 842 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/38

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/29

(21) Application number: 10787874.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G21B 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2010/051976
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/064594 (03.06.2011 Gazette 2011/22)

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(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 27.11.2009 GB 0920816

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/40

(73) Proprietor: Oxford University Innovation Limited
Oxford OX2 0SZ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • VENTIKOS, Yiannis
    Oxfordshire OX1 3PJ (GB)
  • HAWKER, Nicholas
    Oxfordshire OX1 3PJ (GB)

(74) Representative: Samuels, Adrian James 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)


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