(19)
(11) EP 3 167 252 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:
17.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/23

(21) Application number: 15778619.5

(22) Date of filing: 15.09.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01D 5/347(2006.01)
B66C 13/46(2006.01)
 B66C 11/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2015/071086
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/045704 (23.03.2017 Gazette 2017/12)

(54)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELIABLY DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ZUVERLÄSSIGEN BESTIMMUNG DER POSITION EINES OBJEKTS

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER DE MANIÈRE FIABLE LA POSITION D'UN OBJET

(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

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/20

(73) Proprietor: Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH
68307 Mannheim (DE)

(72) Inventor:
  • KIRSCH, Martin
    68542 Heddesheim (DE)

(74) Representative: Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Ullrich & Naumann 
PartG mbB Schneidmühlstrasse 21
69115 Heidelberg
69115 Heidelberg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-U1- 29 520 980
US-A1- 2008 099 666
 DE-U1-202007 012 798
   
       
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