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EP 0968060 A1 20000105 - PROCESS FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED SURFACES IN COIL COATING

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED SURFACES IN COIL COATING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR GENERIERUNG STRUKTURIERTER OBERFLÄCHEN BEI DER SPULENBESCHICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR GENERER DES SURFACES STRUCTUREES DANS UNE ENDUCTION EN CONTINU DE BANDES

Publication

EP 0968060 A1 20000105 (EN)

Application

EP 98906902 A 19980202

Priority

EP 98906902 A 19980202
EP 9800541 W 19980202
EP 97101538 A 19970131

IPC 1-7

B05D 3/12; B05D 5/02; B44D 2/00

IPC 8 full level

B05C 9/14 (2006.01); B05D 3/12 (2006.01); B05D 5/02 (2006.01); B05D 5/06 (2006.01); B05D 7/14 (2006.01); B44D 2/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B05D 3/12 (2013.01 - EP US); B05D 5/061 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AT E238108 T1 20030515; DE 69813786 D1 20030528; DE 69813786 T2 20040129; EP 0968060 A1 20000105; EP 0968060 B1 20030423

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 98906902 T 19980202; DE 69813786 T 19980202; EP 98906902 A 19980202