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EP 0374292 B1 19930901 - APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SMOOTHING AND CALIBRATING PAPER, IN PARTICULAR PHOTOGRAPHIC BASIC PAPER

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SMOOTHING AND CALIBRATING PAPER, IN PARTICULAR PHOTOGRAPHIC BASIC PAPER

Publication

EP 0374292 B1 19930901 (DE)

Application

EP 88121477 A 19881222

Priority

EP 88121477 A 19881222

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0374292A1] An apparatus for smoothing and calibrating paper, that is to say a calender, is described, in particular in its use for producing photographic basic paper in a paper machine line.

IPC 1-7

D21G 1/00

IPC 8 full level

D21G 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D21G 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0374292 A1 19900627; EP 0374292 B1 19930901; AT E93913 T1 19930915; DE 3883774 D1 19931007; JP H02175992 A 19900709; US 5060565 A 19911029

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88121477 A 19881222; AT 88121477 T 19881222; DE 3883774 T 19881222; JP 27191789 A 19891020; US 45451689 A 19891221