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1 247 852 documents amended

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EP 4197705 B1 20240710 - SURFACE TRACKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING TRACKING CORD

Title (en)

SURFACE TRACKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING TRACKING CORD

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG DER VERFOLGUNG EINER OBERFLÄCHE MITTELS EINES VERFOLGUNGSSEILS

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'AIDE AU TRAÇAGE D'UNE SURFACE AU MOYEN D'UN CORDEAU DE TRAÇAGE

Publication

EP 4197705 B1 20240710 (FR)

Application

EP 22210737 A 20221201

Priority

FR 2113026 A 20211206

IPC 8 full level

B25H 7/00 (2006.01); E04D 15/02 (2006.01); E04G 21/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25H 7/00 (2013.01); E04D 15/025 (2013.01); E04G 21/1891 (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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4197705 A1 20230621; EP 4197705 B1 20240710; FR 3129864 A1 20230609; FR 3129864 B1 20231215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22210737 A 20221201; FR 2113026 A 20211206