(19)
(11) EP 3 208 014 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:
31.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/31

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/26

(21) Application number: 15851433.1

(22) Date of filing: 14.10.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B22D 11/16(2006.01)
G01F 23/22(2006.01)
 B22D 11/18(2006.01)
B22D 11/041(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2015/079040
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/060164 (21.04.2016 Gazette 2016/16)

(54)

DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING MOLTEN-METAL SURFACE LEVEL IN CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD

VORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM ZUR ERKENNUNG EINER GESCHMOLZENEN METALLOBERFLÄCHE IN EINER STRANGGUSSFORM

DISPOSITIF, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME POUR LA DÉTECTION DE NIVEAU DE SURFACE DE MÉTAL EN FUSION DANS UN MOULE DE COULÉE CONTINUE

(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: 15.10.2014 JP 2014210712

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/34

(73) Proprietor: Nippon Steel Corporation
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • NAKAGAWA, Junichi
    Tokyo 100-8071 (JP)
  • HIRAMOTO, Yuuji
    Tokyo 100-8071 (JP)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


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