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(11) EP 3 987 233 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:
24.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/30

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/24

(21) Application number: 20734608.1

(22) Date of filing: 19.06.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24S 10/25(2018.01)
F24S 10/70(2018.01)
F24S 80/50(2018.01)
 F24S 10/40(2018.01)
F24S 25/00(2018.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F24S 10/25; F24S 10/40; F24S 10/73; F24S 10/746; F24S 10/754; F24S 20/50; F24S 2025/012; F24S 2080/502; Y02E 10/44; Y02E 10/47
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2020/051490
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/254822 (24.12.2020 Gazette 2020/52)

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SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR

SOLARTHERMISCHER KOLLEKTOR

COLLECTEUR THERMIQUE SOLAIRE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR 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: 20.06.2019 GB 201908889

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/17

(73) Proprietor: Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • GHANI, Faisal
    Dundee DD5 2EJ (GB)

(74) Representative: Scintilla Intellectual Property Ltd 
Suite 2.1 145 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5JF
Glasgow G2 5JF (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
CA-A1- 2 150 750
DE-U1- 202010 005 345
GB-A- 2 462 174
US-A- 4 267 826
 DE-B3- 102013 019 871
DE-U1- 9 100 096
US-A- 4 149 525
   
       
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