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EP 3297398 B1 20200708 - DEVICE FOR HEAT-TREATING OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR TUBES AND CONTAINERS MADE OF METAL

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR HEAT-TREATING OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR TUBES AND CONTAINERS MADE OF METAL

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR WÄRMEBEHANDLUNG VON GEGENSTÄNDEN, INSBESONDERE VON ROHREN UND BEHÄLTNISSEN AUS METALL

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE D'OBJETS, EN PARTICULIER DE TUYAUX ET DE CONTENANTS EN MÉTAL

Publication

EP 3297398 B1 20200708 (DE)

Application

EP 17190571 A 20170912

Priority

DE 102016117452 A 20160916

IPC 8 full level

H05B 6/10 (2006.01); H05B 6/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 6/101 (2013.01); H05B 6/44 (2013.01)

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 3297398 A2 20180321; EP 3297398 A3 20180404; EP 3297398 B1 20200708; DE 102016117452 A1 20180322

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17190571 A 20170912; DE 102016117452 A 20160916