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EP 3543422 B1 20200429 - U-SHAPED SECTION WITH FITTED ELEMENT

Title (en)

U-SHAPED SECTION WITH FITTED ELEMENT

Title (de)

U-PROFIL MIT EINBAUELEMENT

Title (fr)

PROFILÉ EN U POURVU D'ÉLÉMENT D'INSERTION

Publication

EP 3543422 B1 20200429 (DE)

Application

EP 18162974 A 20180320

Priority

EP 18162974 A 20180320

IPC 8 full level

E04F 11/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04F 11/1817 (2013.01); E04F 11/1853 (2013.01); E04F 2011/1823 (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 3543422 A1 20190925; EP 3543422 B1 20200429; DK 3543422 T3 20200629; ES 2806702 T3 20210218; HR P20201012 T1 20201016; HU E049675 T2 20201028; PL 3543422 T3 20200921; PT 3543422 T 20200703; RS 60623 B1 20200930; SI 3543422 T1 20200930

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18162974 A 20180320; DK 18162974 T 20180320; ES 18162974 T 20180320; HR P20201012 T 20200626; HU E18162974 A 20180320; PL 18162974 T 20180320; PT 18162974 T 20180320; RS P20200821 A 20180320; SI 201830083 T 20180320