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EP 3181231 B1 20200129 - DRUM LID OF A SOLID BOWL SCREW CENTRIFUGE

Title (en)

DRUM LID OF A SOLID BOWL SCREW CENTRIFUGE

Title (de)

TROMMELDECKEL EINER VOLLMANTELSCHNECKENZENTRIFUGE

Title (fr)

COUVERCLE DE TAMBOUR D'UNE CENTRIFUGEUSE À VIS À BOL PLEIN

Publication

EP 3181231 B1 20200129 (DE)

Application

EP 16195749 A 20161026

Priority

DE 102015122006 A 20151216

IPC 8 full level

B04B 1/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B04B 1/20 (2013.01); B04B 2001/2083 (2013.01)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Alfa Laval Corporate AB

DE 102010020901 A1 20111124 - GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH [DE]
DE 102014108722 A1 20151105 - HILLER GMBH [DE]
DE 102012004548 A1 20130912 - FLOTTWEG SE [DE]
US 2014038806 A1 20140206 - LENDZIAN WILLI B [DK], et al
WO 02098567 A1 20021212 - ALFA LAVAL INC [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 3181231 A1 20170621; EP 3181231 B1 20200129; DE 102015122006 A1 20170622; DK 3181231 T3 20200414

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16195749 A 20161026; DE 102015122006 A 20151216; DK 16195749 T 20161026