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Current content: 157 636 699 patent documents

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43 606 new documents added

1 129 815 documents amended

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EP 2957679 B1 20181226 - SUPERORDINATE CONTROL SYSTEM

Title (en)

SUPERORDINATE CONTROL SYSTEM

Title (de)

ÜBERGEORDNETES STEUERSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE PLACÉ EN AMONT

Publication

EP 2957679 B1 20181226 (DE)

Application

EP 14172965 A 20140618

Priority

EP 14172965 A 20140618

IPC 8 full level

E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 3/96 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E02F 3/306 (2013.01); E02F 3/435 (2013.01); E02F 9/205 (2013.01); E21B 7/022 (2013.01)

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 2957679 A1 20151223; EP 2957679 B1 20181226

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14172965 A 20140618