INDIGO DYEING PROCESS AND APPARATUS AND INDIGO DYED YARNS AND FABRICS MADE THEREBY

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EP 3 510 106 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:
	14.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/37

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	03.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/31

(21)	Application number: 17849754.1

(22)	Date of filing: 12.09.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C09B 7/00^(2006.01)
D06P 1/22^(2006.01)

D06B 3/00^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	D06B 21/00; D06B 1/02; D06B 1/14; D06B 5/06; D06B 19/0005; D06B 19/0094; D06B 23/16; D06B 23/18; D06P 1/228; D06B 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2017/051089

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2018/049371 (15.03.2018 Gazette 2018/11)

(54)	INDIGO DYEING PROCESS AND APPARATUS AND INDIGO DYED YARNS AND FABRICS MADE THEREBY INDIGOFÄRBEVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG INDIGOGEFÄRBTE GARNE UND DARAUS HERGESTELLTE STOFFE PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE TEINTURE À L'INDIGO ET FILS ET TEXTILES TEINTÉS À L'INDIGO AINSI PRODUITS

(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:

12.09.2016 US 201662393258 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	17.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/29

(73)	Proprietor: Indigo Mill Designs, Inc.
	Ronda NC 28670 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MALPASS, Howard China Grove, NC 28670 (US) THARPE, Ralph Ronda, NC 28670 (US) ETHRIDGE, M., Dean Lubbock, TX 79409-5019 (US)

(74)	Representative: DeltaPatents B.V.
	Fellenoord 370 5611 ZL Eindhoven 5611 ZL Eindhoven (NL)

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References cited: :

EP-A2- 1 126 068
US-A- 4 699 627
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US-A1- 2009 265 867

WO-A1-2007/093583
US-A- 5 494 491
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US-A1- 2009 000 042
US-A1- 2009 265 867

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