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You can use Global Patent Index (GPI) to carry out detailed searches in the EPO's worldwide bibliographic (DOCDB), legal event (INPADOC) and full-text data sets, and download or visualise the search results for statistical analysis.

Current content: 157 117 910 patent documents

This week's update (12/07/2024 12:00 CET):

139 301 new documents added

1 340 825 documents amended

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EP 3252187 B1 20200429 - SLIPRING WITH REDUCED CONTACT NOISE

Title (en)

SLIPRING WITH REDUCED CONTACT NOISE

Title (de)

SCHLEIFRING MIT REDUZIERTEM KONTAKTRAUSCHEN

Title (fr)

BAGUE COLLECTRICE À BRUIT DE CONTACT REDUIT

Publication

EP 3252187 B1 20200429 (DE)

Application

EP 16197807 A 20161108

Priority

EP 16172007 A 20160530

IPC 8 full level

C25D 3/40 (2006.01); C25D 5/12 (2006.01); C25D 7/00 (2006.01); H01R 39/00 (2006.01); C25D 3/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C25D 3/40 (2013.01 - EP); C25D 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 5/605 (2020.08 - EP US); C25D 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 3/38 (2013.01 - EP)

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 3252187 A1 20171206; EP 3252187 B1 20200429

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16197807 A 20161108