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1 247 852 documents amended

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EP 3112580 B1 20180418 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BILDUNG EINER UNTERIRDISCHEN ROHRLEITUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA FORMATION D'UNE CANALISATION SOUTERRAINE

Publication

EP 3112580 B1 20180418 (DE)

Application

EP 16176198 A 20160624

Priority

DE 102015110582 A 20150701

IPC 8 full level

E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 7/20 (2006.01); E21B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21B 7/04 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 7/20 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 11/00 (2013.01 - EP 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 3112580 A1 20170104; EP 3112580 B1 20180418; DE 102015110582 A1 20170105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16176198 A 20160624; DE 102015110582 A 20150701