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EP 3067460 B1 20240501 - METHOD FOR FOLDING LAUNDRY

Title (en)

METHOD FOR FOLDING LAUNDRY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM FALTEN VON WÄSCHESTÜCKEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DESTINE AU PLIAGE DE LINGE

Publication

EP 3067460 B1 20240501 (DE)

Application

EP 16000279 A 20160204

Priority

DE 102015002975 A 20150310

IPC 8 full level

D06F 89/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 89/00 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

DE 2852190 A1 19800619 - KANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO
EP 0612879 A1 19940831 - JENSEN AG BURGDORF [CH]

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 3067460 A1 20160914; EP 3067460 B1 20240501; DE 102015002975 A1 20160915

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16000279 A 20160204; DE 102015002975 A 20150310