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EP 3795734 A1 20210324 - WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

LAVE-LINGE

Publication

EP 3795734 A1 20210324 (EN)

Application

EP 20190850 A 20200813

Priority

IT 201900016712 A 20190919

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 37/266 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); D06F 39/081 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XYI] JP 2004194716 A 20040715 - SHARP KK
[Y] WO 2019161898 A1 20190829 - ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AB [SE]
[Y] ES 2066675 A2 19950301 - MAYC SA [ES]
[A] DE 69013663 T2 19950302 - CIAPEM [FR]
[A] US 2009293202 A1 20091203 - BOLDUAN EDWIN [DE], et al
[A] US 2012060568 A1 20120315 - BUSO DANNY [IT], et al

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 extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3795734 A1 20210324; EP 3795734 B1 20230712; ES 2961393 T3 20240311; IT 201900016712 A1 20210319

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20190850 A 20200813; ES 20190850 T 20200813; IT 201900016712 A 20190919