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EP 2985473 B1 20171011 - Lifting module

Title (en)

Lifting module

Title (de)

Hubmodul

Title (fr)

Module de levage

Publication

EP 2985473 B1 20171011 (DE)

Application

EP 14180521 A 20140811

Priority

EP 14180521 A 20140811

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/22 (2006.01); F15B 20/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/22 (2013.01); F15B 20/004 (2013.01); F15B 2211/30505 (2013.01); F15B 2211/3055 (2013.01); F15B 2211/30565 (2013.01); F15B 2211/327 (2013.01); F15B 2211/351 (2013.01); F15B 2211/353 (2013.01); F15B 2211/4053 (2013.01); F15B 2211/41509 (2013.01); F15B 2211/50572 (2013.01); F15B 2211/5756 (2013.01); F15B 2211/761 (2013.01); F15B 2211/8633 (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 2985473 A1 20160217; EP 2985473 B1 20171011

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14180521 A 20140811