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1 340 825 documents amended

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EP 3308866 B1 20220105 - HOPPER COMPRISING A SCREEN WITH CONVERGING SLOPES

Title (en)

HOPPER COMPRISING A SCREEN WITH CONVERGING SLOPES

Title (de)

TRICHTER, DER MIT EINEM SIEB MIT KONVERGIERENDEN SCHRÄGFLÄCHEN AUSGESTATTET IST

Title (fr)

TREMIE COMPRENANT UN CRIBLE A PENTES CONVERGENTES

Publication

EP 3308866 B1 20220105 (FR)

Application

EP 17196390 A 20171013

Priority

FR 1659903 A 20161013

IPC 8 full level

B07B 1/12 (2006.01); B07B 1/46 (2006.01); B28C 5/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07B 1/12 (2013.01); B07B 1/4609 (2013.01); B28C 5/0887 (2013.01); B28C 5/1261 (2013.01); B28C 5/1292 (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 3308866 A1 20180418; EP 3308866 B1 20220105; FR 3057468 A1 20180420; FR 3057468 B1 20210129

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17196390 A 20171013; FR 1659903 A 20161013