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EP 2974796 A3 20160504 - COLD GAS SPRAYING DEVICE

Title (en)

COLD GAS SPRAYING DEVICE

Title (de)

KALTGASSPRITZVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE PULVERISATION DE GAZ FROID

Publication

EP 2974796 A3 20160504 (DE)

Application

EP 15002083 A 20150714

Priority

DE 102014010439 A 20140716

IPC 8 full level

B05B 7/16 (2006.01); C23C 24/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B05B 7/1626 (2013.01); C23C 24/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[AD] EP 1390152 B1 20070905 - LINDE AG [DE]
[A] DE 102006014124 A1 20070927 - LINDE AG [DE]
[A] DE 102005053731 A1 20070524 - LINDE AG [DE]
[A] DE 102012013815 A1 20140116 - IMPACT INNOVATIONS GMBH [DE]

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2974796 A2 20160120; EP 2974796 A3 20160504; EP 2974796 B1 20170503; DE 102014010439 A1 20160121

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15002083 A 20150714; DE 102014010439 A 20140716