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Current content: 156 632 791 patent documents

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121 162 new documents added

981 197 documents amended

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EP 1590989 A1 20051102 - SOFT HEATING DEVICE

Title (en)

SOFT HEATING DEVICE

Title (de)

SCHMIEGSAME WÄRMEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF CHAUFFANT SOUPLE

Publication

EP 1590989 A1 20051102 (DE)

Application

EP 04701296 A 20040110

Priority

EP 2004000122 W 20040110
EP 03001466 A 20030123
DE 10308724 A 20030228
EP 04701296 A 20040110

IPC 1-7

H05B 3/34; H05B 3/06

IPC 8 full level

H05B 3/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004066676A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1590989 A1 20051102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04701296 A 20040110