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EP 1115510 B1 20031210 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING BATCHES OF WOOD CHIPS

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING BATCHES OF WOOD CHIPS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KLASSIFIKATION VON HOLZSCHNITZELCHARGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF SERVANT A CLASSIFIER DES LOTS DE COPEAUX DE BOIS

Publication

EP 1115510 B1 20031210 (EN)

Application

EP 99901537 A 19990122

Priority

CA 9900048 W 19990122
US 16333898 A 19980930

IPC 1-7

B07C 5/342

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/342 (2006.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK FI FR GB IE LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AT E255960 T1 20031215; BR 9914139 A 20010619; DE 69913544 D1 20040122; EP 1115510 A1 20010718; EP 1115510 B1 20031210

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 99901537 T 19990122; BR 9914139 A 19990122; DE 69913544 T 19990122; EP 99901537 A 19990122