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EP 2857750 B1 20190403 - Shaped refractory brick

Title (en)

Shaped refractory brick

Title (de)

Feuerfester Formziegel

Title (fr)

Brique réfractaire de forme adaptée

Publication

EP 2857750 B1 20190403 (FR)

Application

EP 14186916 A 20140929

Priority

FR 1359673 A 20131004

IPC 8 full level

F23M 5/02 (2006.01); F22B 37/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F22B 37/108 (2013.01); F23M 5/02 (2013.01); F23M 2900/05002 (2013.01); F23M 2900/05004 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

EP 2302315 A1 20110330 - SAINT GOBAIN INDUSTRIEKERAMIK DUESSELDORF GMBH [DE]
EP 0103365 A1 19840321 - KAISER ALUMINIUM CHEM CORP [US]

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 2857750 A1 20150408; EP 2857750 B1 20190403; ES 2725602 T3 20190925; FR 3011618 A1 20150410; FR 3011618 B1 20151023; PL 2857750 T3 20190930; PT 2857750 T 20190530

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14186916 A 20140929; ES 14186916 T 20140929; FR 1359673 A 20131004; PL 14186916 T 20140929; PT 14186916 T 20140929