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EP 3476768 C0 20230802 - WASTE COLLECTING AND EMPTYING SYSTEM

Title (en)

WASTE COLLECTING AND EMPTYING SYSTEM

Title (de)

ABFALLSAMMEL- UND ENTLEERUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE COLLECTE ET DE VIDANGE DE DÉCHETS

Publication

EP 3476768 C0 20230802 (FR)

Application

EP 18201273 A 20181018

Priority

FR 1760265 A 20171031

IPC 8 full level

B65F 1/12 (2006.01); B65F 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65F 1/125 (2013.01); B65F 3/041 (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

Designated validation state (EPC)

Participating member state (EPC – UP)

AT BE BG DE DK EE FI FR IT LT LU LV MT NL PT SE SI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3476768 A1 20190501; EP 3476768 B1 20230802; EP 3476768 C0 20230802; FR 3072953 A1 20190503; FR 3072953 B1 20191101; MA 47241 A 20190501

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18201273 A 20181018; FR 1760265 A 20171031; MA 47241 A 20181018