BALLASTED SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING WASTEWATER

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EP 2 563 729 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:
	25.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/43

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	06.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/36

(21)	Application number: 11775392.1

(22)	Date of filing: 31.01.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C02F 3/02^(2006.01)
C02F 1/36^(2006.01)
C02F 1/48^(2006.01)
C02F 1/56^(2006.01)

C02F 3/12^(2006.01)
C02F 1/38^(2006.01)
C02F 1/52^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2011/000179

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2011/136835 (03.11.2011 Gazette 2011/44)

(54)	BALLASTED SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING WASTEWATER SEQUENCING-BATCH-REAKTOR MIT VORSCHALTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABWASSERBEARBEITUNG SYSTÈME DE RÉACTEUR DISCONTINU SÉQUENTIEL À LESTAGE ET MÉTHODE DE TRAITEMENT DES EAUX USÉES

(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

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Priority:

27.04.2010 US 799573

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	06.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/10

(73)	Proprietor: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
	Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	WOODARD, Steven Cumberland ME 04021 (US)

(74)	Representative: Murgitroyd & Company
	165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)

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BUCHANAN ET AL.: 'Aerobic Treatment of Wastewater and Aerobic Treatment Units' UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AEROBIC TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER AND AEROBIC TREATMENT UNITS BUCHANAN AND SEABLOOM., [Online] November 2004, pages I - V, 1-22, XP008163898 Retrieved from the Internet: <URL:http://onsite.tennessee.edu/Aerobic%20 Treatment%20&%20ATUs.pdf> [retrieved on 2011-03-09]

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