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EP 3499160 B1 20200226 - FREEZE DRYER, FREEZE DRYING ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR OPERATING A FREEZE-DRYER AND A NEW USE OF A CARRIAGE

Title (en)

FREEZE DRYER, FREEZE DRYING ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR OPERATING A FREEZE-DRYER AND A NEW USE OF A CARRIAGE

Title (de)

GEFRIERTROCKNER, GEFRIERTROCKNUNGSANLAGE, VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES GEFRIERTROCKNERS UND NEUE VERWENDUNG EINES SCHLITTENS

Title (fr)

LYOPHILISATEUR, INSTALLATION DE LYOPHILISATEUR, PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN LYOPHILISATEUR ET NOUVELLE UTILISATION D'UN CHARIOT

Publication

EP 3499160 B1 20200226 (DE)

Application

EP 17207708 A 20171215

Priority

EP 17207708 A 20171215

IPC 8 full level

F26B 5/06 (2006.01); F26B 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F26B 5/06 (2013.01); F26B 9/066 (2013.01); F26B 25/003 (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 3499160 A1 20190619; EP 3499160 B1 20200226; ES 2787019 T3 20201014

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17207708 A 20171215; ES 17207708 T 20171215