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EP 1086445 A1 20010328 - ELECTRONIC SWITCH UTILIZED IN, FOR EXAMPLE, A DROWSINESS WARNING DEVICE

Title (en)

ELECTRONIC SWITCH UTILIZED IN, FOR EXAMPLE, A DROWSINESS WARNING DEVICE

Title (de)

ELEKTRONISCHER SCHALTER FÜR EINSCHLAFWARNUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

COMMUTATEUR ELECTRONIQUE UTILISE DANS, PAR EXEMPLE, UN DISPOSITIF DE DETECTION DE SOMNOLENCE

Publication

EP 1086445 A1 20010328 (EN)

Application

EP 99911248 A 19990308

Priority

US 9905147 W 19990308
US 7634598 A 19980512

IPC 1-7

G08B 23/00

IPC 8 full level

G08B 23/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9959118A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2993699 A 19991129; EP 1086445 A1 20010328

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2993699 A 19990308; EP 99911248 A 19990308