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EP 1511627 A4 20060621 - CONTROLLED PENETRATION SUBPAD

Title (en)

CONTROLLED PENETRATION SUBPAD

Title (de)

UNTERSCHEIBE MIT GESTEUERTER EINDRINGUNG

Title (fr)

SOUS-TAMPON A PENETRATION MAITRISEE

Publication

EP 1511627 A4 20060621 (EN)

Application

EP 03734462 A 20030609

Priority

US 0318002 W 20030609
US 38694302 P 20020607
US 45731603 A 20030609

IPC 1-7

B32B 31/00

Citation (search report)

[X] US 5692950 A 19971202 - RUTHERFORD DENISE R [US], et al
[X] US 6194317 B1 20010227 - KAISAKI DAVID A [US], et al
[A] EP 1031398 A2 20000830 - OBSIDIAN INC [US]
See references of WO 03103959A1

Citation (examination)

WO 9906182 A1 19990211 - SCAPA GROUP PLC [GB], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IE IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1511627 A1 20050309; EP 1511627 A4 20060621; JP 2006502013 A 20060119; JP 4362443 B2 20091111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03734462 A 20030609; JP 2004511057 A 20030609