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1 247 852 documents amended

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EP 3216913 B1 20181024 - LAUNDRY DRYER

Title (en)

LAUNDRY DRYER

Title (de)

WÄSCHETROCKNER

Title (fr)

SÈCHE-LINGE

Publication

EP 3216913 B1 20181024 (DE)

Application

EP 17156810 A 20170220

Priority

DE 102016104552 A 20160311
DE 102016104580 A 20160314

IPC 8 full level

D06F 57/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/00 (2020.01); D06F 59/02 (2006.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 57/08 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02 - 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)

DE 102016104580 B3 20170330; EP 3216913 A1 20170913; EP 3216913 B1 20181024

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102016104580 A 20160314; EP 17156810 A 20170220