EP1106984A3

Method and apparaus for detecting agglomerates

Abstract

Agglomerates 20 in a mixed phase container 1 are detected by measuring strain in a detecting rod 50 disposed in the mixed phase container 1 in which a mixed phase of gas and powders is formed. The detecting rod 50 is disposed at an insertion angle θ in the range from 20 degrees to 70 degrees with relation to the flow of gas and powders.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0264055A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,4,7
SU1693366A1	Cites	Soviet Union (until 1991)	A	Search report	1,4
US4046005A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,4
SU996856A1	Cites	Soviet Union (until 1991)	A	Search report	1,4
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 341 (P - 758) 13 September 1988 (1988-09-13)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
35184399	Japan	A	1999-12-10
35184399	Japan	–	1999-12-10
35184399	–	–	–
JP19990351843	–	–	–

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CA2311459A1	Canada	A1	2001-06-10
EP1106984A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-06-13
JP2001163905A	Japan	A	2001-06-19
KR20010066803A	Republic of Korea	A	2001-07-11
US2002056312A1	United States of America	A1	2002-05-16
US6417295B1	United States of America	B1	2002-07-09
EP1106984A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2003-10-22
JP3657485B2	Japan	B2	2005-06-08

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2005-03-30	Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D	18D
2005-02-11	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2004-07-14	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX
2004-06-23	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q
2004-04-28	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2003-10-22	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2003-10-22	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX
2003-09-05	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL
2001-06-13	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2001-06-13	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX
2001-04-27	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI