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EP 2811222 B1 20160406 - Recessed luminaire

Title (en)

Recessed luminaire

Title (de)

Einbauleuchte

Title (fr)

Luminaire encastrable

Publication

EP 2811222 B1 20160406 (FR)

Application

EP 14170847 A 20140602

Priority

FR 1355072 A 20130603

IPC 8 full level

F21V 21/04 (2006.01); F21S 8/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F21S 8/026 (2013.01); F21V 21/046 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

EP 2803909 A1 20141119 - LUCIBEL SA [FR]
US 2011080733 A1 20110407 - WANG HUI-HSIUNG [TW]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2811222 A1 20141210; EP 2811222 B1 20160406; FR 3006419 A1 20141205; FR 3006419 B1 20150515

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14170847 A 20140602; FR 1355072 A 20130603