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EP 1314640 B1 20060802 - Float element

Title (en)

Float element

Title (de)

Schwimmelement

Title (fr)

Elément flotteur

Publication

EP 1314640 B1 20060802 (DE)

Application

EP 01128195 A 20011127

Priority

EP 01128195 A 20011127

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1314640A1] The barge (10) comprises at least one float body (11) comprising one or more blocks of material having a specific weight less than 1.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B63B 5/00 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

DE 19638917 A1 19970417 - FOERST KLAUS DR [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1314640 A1 20030528; EP 1314640 B1 20060802; AU 2002352157 A1 20030610; DE 50110634 D1 20060914; PL 199766 B1 20081031; PL 352894 A1 20030602; WO 03045772 A1 20030605; WO 03045772 A9 20041229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01128195 A 20011127; AU 2002352157 A 20021126; DE 50110634 T 20011127; EP 0213321 W 20021126; PL 35289402 A 20020320