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(11) EP 3 556 109 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:
30.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/26

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.05.2021 Bulletin 2021/21

(21) Application number: 17826654.0

(22) Date of filing: 15.12.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04Q 9/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/066740
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/112377 (21.06.2018 Gazette 2018/25)

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(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: 15.12.2016 US 201662434988 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/43

(73) Proprietor: FMC Technologies, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77079 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BRETER, James C.
    Houston, TX 77079 (US)
  • SMITH, Robert M.
    Houston, TX 77079 (US)
  • WEISER, Frederick G.
    Houston, TX 77079 (US)

(74) Representative: Osha Liang 
2, rue de la Paix
75002 Paris
75002 Paris (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 2 642 360
 US-A1- 2005 283 694
   
       
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