(19)
(11) EP 4 103 314 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:
21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/15

(21) Application number: 20760928.0

(22) Date of filing: 17.08.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01J 4/00(2006.01)
B01J 3/00(2006.01)
 B01J 8/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B01J 4/007; B01J 8/002; B01J 8/004; B01J 8/003; B01J 2204/002; B01J 2204/005; B01J 2208/00752; B01J 2208/00761; B01J 2208/00769; B01J 2208/00982; B01J 2219/242; B01J 2219/3086; B01J 2219/3088; B01J 3/006
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2020/057739
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/161085 (19.08.2021 Gazette 2021/33)

(54)

DEVICE FOR HANDLING CATALYST AND OTHER MATERIAL IN A REACTOR VESSEL

VORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON KATALYSATOREN UND ANDEREM MATERIAL IN EINEM REAKTORBEHÄLTER

DISPOSITIF POUR MANIPULER UN CATALYSEUR ET UN AUTRE MATÉRIAU DANS UNE CUVE DE RÉACTEUR

(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: 12.02.2020 ZA 202000893

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/51

(73) Proprietor: CATTRACER UK LIMITED
Scunthorpe DN17 2BY (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • OOSTHUIZEN, Riaan, Daniel
    4126 Amanzimtoti (ZA)
  • BARNARD, Jakobus
    7140 Cape Town (ZA)
  • COLE, Conan
    7441 Cape Town (ZA)

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


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 3 431 174
WO-A1-2020/006594
 EP-A2- 1 388 368
GB-A- 2 477 593
   
       
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