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EP 0724474 A1 19960807 - CATALYTIC METHOD

Title (en)

CATALYTIC METHOD

Title (de)

KATALYTISCHE METHODE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE CATALYTIQUE

Publication

EP 0724474 A1 19960807 (EN)

Application

EP 95930851 A 19950816

Priority

US 9510492 W 19950816
US 29236294 A 19940818

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9605906A1] A catalytic converter for control of exhaust gas pollutants comprising an oblique mounted monolith catalyst (11).

IPC 1-7

B01D 53/34; F01N 3/10

IPC 8 full level

B01D 53/86 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01N 3/28 (2013.01); F01N 3/2817 (2013.01); F01N 3/2828 (2013.01); F01N 3/2835 (2013.01); F01N 3/2842 (2013.01); F01N 2330/02 (2013.01); F01N 2330/06 (2013.01); F01N 2330/10 (2013.01); F01N 2570/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9605906 A1 19960229; CA 2173959 A1 19960229; EP 0724474 A1 19960807; EP 0724474 A4 19970115; JP H09504474 A 19970506

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9510492 W 19950816; CA 2173959 A 19950816; EP 95930851 A 19950816; JP 50820095 A 19950816