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(11) EP 3 397 927 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:
15.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/08

(21) Application number: 16829371.0

(22) Date of filing: 28.12.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01F 1/66(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/068915
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/117242 (06.07.2017 Gazette 2017/27)

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ULTRASONIC METER EMPLOYING TWO OR MORE DISSIMILAR CHORDAL MULTIPATH INTEGRATION METHODS IN ONE BODY

ULTRASCHALLMESSGERÄT MIT ANWENDUNG VON ZWEI ODER MEHR VERFAHREN ZUR INTEGRATION UNTERSCHIEDLICHER AKKORDMULTIPFADE IN EINEM KÖRPER

DISPOSITIF DE MESURE À ULTRASONS UTILISANT DEUX OU PLUS DE DEUX PROCÉDÉS D'INTÉGRATION À TRAJETS DE CORDE MULTIPLES DISSEMBLABLES DANS UN CORPS

(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: 28.12.2015 US 201514980007

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/45

(73) Proprietor: Sensia Netherlands B.V.
2514 JG The Hague (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • BROWN, Gregor, J.
    Prestwick Scotland KA9 1TF (GB)

(74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP 
MTH The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES
London EC2A 2ES (GB)


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