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EP 0941016 B1 20030528 - Curved electrode

Title (en)

Curved electrode

Title (de)

Gebogene Elektrode

Title (fr)

Electrode courbée

Publication

EP 0941016 B1 20030528 (DE)

Application

EP 99103899 A 19990301

Priority

DE 19808667 A 19980302

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0941016A2] The electrode has a first arm (10), at least one-second arm (20) and at least one curve (30) connecting a second arm to the first arm. Each curve has at least two mutually electrically insulated sub-curves (31,32) extending in the direction from the first to a second arm. Each curve has a larger cross-sectional area than the first and/or second arms.

IPC 1-7

H05B 3/84

IPC 8 full level

H05B 3/84 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0941016 A2 19990908; EP 0941016 A3 20000621; EP 0941016 B1 20030528; DE 19808667 A1 19990916; DE 19808667 C2 20010830; DE 59905696 D1 20030703; ES 2194398 T3 20031116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99103899 A 19990301; DE 19808667 A 19980302; DE 59905696 T 19990301; ES 99103899 T 19990301