GPI coverage and content

You can use Global Patent Index (GPI) to carry out detailed searches in the EPO's worldwide bibliographic (DOCDB), legal event (INPADOC) and full-text data sets, and download or visualise the search results for statistical analysis.

Current content: 157 337 350 patent documents

This week's update (19/07/2024 12:00 CET):

219 431 new documents added

1 247 852 documents amended

GPI key values

Run regular monitoring (e.g. monthly or quarterly) of technical areas or companies

Use built-in charts to visualise technical trends and patenting activity of companies

Choose the data you want to see and download to focus on what you are interested in

Run data quality assessments to measure the risk of incomplete search results

EP 0860536 A3 19981118 - Laundry drier

Title (en)

Laundry drier

Title (de)

Wäschegestell

Title (fr)

Sèchoir à linge

Publication

EP 0860536 A3 19981118 (DE)

Application

EP 97121627 A 19971209

Priority

DE 19707113 A 19970222

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0860536A2] A rotary clothes line has an upright post (5) and several arms (1-4) that spread outwards and carry several clothes lines. The arms have a rest position which runs in parallel to the post, and an operating position in which they extend transversely in relation to the post. A shade (20) is incorporated into one of the arms (1). The width of the shade corresponds to the length of the arm (1).

IPC 1-7

D06F 57/04

IPC 8 full level

D06F 57/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 57/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[AD] EP 0276627 A1 19880803 - STEINER WALTER
[A] EP 0547591 A1 19930623 - LEIFHEIT AG [DE]
[A] US 2468240 A 19490426 - EDWARD SCHMIDT

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0860536 A2 19980826; EP 0860536 A3 19981118; DE 19707113 A1 19980827; DE 19707113 C2 19990902

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97121627 A 19971209; DE 19707113 A 19970222