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Current content: 157 117 910 patent documents

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139 301 new documents added

1 340 825 documents amended

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EP 3383145 B1 20190619 - PLASMA TORCH

Title (en)

PLASMA TORCH

Title (de)

PLASMABRENNER

Title (fr)

TORCHE À PLASMA

Publication

EP 3383145 B1 20190619 (FR)

Application

EP 18162465 A 20180319

Priority

FR 1752665 A 20170330

IPC 8 full level

H05H 1/40 (2006.01); H05H 1/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05H 1/34 (2013.01 - EP US); H05H 1/3452 (2021.05 - EP); H05H 1/40 (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 3383145 A1 20181003; EP 3383145 B1 20190619; FR 3064876 A1 20181005; FR 3064876 B1 20191227

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18162465 A 20180319; FR 1752665 A 20170330