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EP 3130878 B1 20191218 - IRRITANT SPRAY DEVICE

Title (en)

IRRITANT SPRAY DEVICE

Title (de)

REIZSTOFF-SPRÜHGERÄT

Title (fr)

PULVERISATEUR DE MATIERE IRRITANTE

Publication

EP 3130878 B1 20191218 (DE)

Application

EP 16183690 A 20160811

Priority

DE 102015215263 A 20150811

IPC 8 full level

F41H 9/10 (2006.01); B05B 15/55 (2018.01); B05B 12/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B05B 7/1272 (2013.01 - EP); B05B 7/267 (2013.01 - EP); B05B 12/02 (2013.01 - EP); B05B 15/55 (2018.01 - EP US); F41H 9/10 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

DE 3836051 A1 19891130 - SCHUETZE ALFRED APP [DE]
DE 202008011570 U1 20081224 - HNE TECHNOLOGIE AG [DE]
EP 1284162 A1 20030219 - ITW OBERFLAECHENTECHNIK 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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3130878 A1 20170215; EP 3130878 B1 20191218; DE 102015215263 A1 20170216

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16183690 A 20160811; DE 102015215263 A 20150811