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EP 3900849 B1 20240207 - OPTICAL SORTING SYSTEM FOR SORTING GRANULAR PARTICLES

Title (en)

OPTICAL SORTING SYSTEM FOR SORTING GRANULAR PARTICLES

Title (de)

OPTISCHE SORTIERANLAGE FÜR DIE SORTIERUNG VON GRANULATPARTIKELN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE TRI OPTIQUE DESTINÉ AU TRI DES PARTICULES GRANULAIRES

Publication

EP 3900849 B1 20240207 (DE)

Application

EP 21167660 A 20210409

Priority

DE 102020110976 A 20200422

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 5/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/3425 (2013.01); B07B 2201/04 (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 3900849 A2 20211027; EP 3900849 A3 20211229; EP 3900849 B1 20240207; DE 102020110976 A1 20211028; DE 102020110976 B4 20231221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21167660 A 20210409; DE 102020110976 A 20200422