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EP 3342506 B1 20240306 - FORCE GRADIENT EVALUATION

Title (en)

FORCE GRADIENT EVALUATION

Title (de)

KRAFTGRADIENTENAUSWERTUNG

Title (fr)

ÉVALUATION DU GRADIENT DE LA FORCE

Publication

EP 3342506 B1 20240306 (DE)

Application

EP 17202976 A 20171122

Priority

DE 102016226330 A 20161230
DE 102017200322 A 20170111

IPC 8 full level

B21J 15/04 (2006.01); B21J 15/10 (2006.01); B21J 15/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21J 15/043 (2013.01); B21J 15/105 (2013.01); B21J 15/285 (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 3342506 A1 20180704; EP 3342506 B1 20240306

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17202976 A 20171122