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EP 0879099 A4 20001227 - MINIENVIRONMENT FOR MATERIAL HANDLING

Title (en)

MINIENVIRONMENT FOR MATERIAL HANDLING

Title (de)

MINIATURISIERTER KLEINRAUM ZUM HANDHABEN VON MATERIAL

Title (fr)

MINI-ENVIRONNEMENT POUR MANIPULATION DE MATERIEL

Publication

EP 0879099 A4 20001227 (EN)

Application

EP 95936290 A 19950927

Priority

US 9513008 W 19950927

IPC 1-7

B08B 15/02

IPC 8 full level

B08B 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: KR)

B08B 15/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] US 3498032 A 19700303 - SCOTT ROBERT D
[YA] EP 0139128 A2 19850502 - HITACHI LTD [JP]
[A] US 5326316 A 19940705 - HASHIMOTO NAOYUKI [JP], et al
See references of WO 9711792A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 3829295 A 19970417; EP 0879099 A1 19981125; EP 0879099 A4 20001227; KR 19990064357 A 19990726

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 3829295 A 19950927; EP 95936290 A 19950927; KR 19980705551 A 19980327