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<SDOBI lang="de"><B000><eptags><B001EP>ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESM..................</B001EP><B005EP>J</B005EP><B007EP>DIM360 Ver 2.40 (30 Jan 2013) -  1620000/0</B007EP></eptags></B000><B100><B110>2672058</B110><B120><B121>EUROPÄISCHE PATENTANMELDUNG</B121></B120><B130>A3</B130><B140><date>20140416</date></B140><B190>EP</B190></B100><B200><B210>13164603.6</B210><B220><date>20130419</date></B220><B250>de</B250><B251EP>de</B251EP><B260>de</B260></B200><B300><B310>102012206526</B310><B320><date>20120420</date></B320><B330><ctry>DE</ctry></B330><B310>102012212360</B310><B320><date>20120713</date></B320><B330><ctry>DE</ctry></B330></B300><B400><B405><date>20140416</date><bnum>201416</bnum></B405><B430><date>20131211</date><bnum>201350</bnum></B430></B400><B500><B510EP><classification-ipcr sequence="1"><text>E21B  17/00        20060101AFI20140313BHEP        </text></classification-ipcr><classification-ipcr sequence="2"><text>E21B  19/14        20060101ALI20140313BHEP        </text></classification-ipcr><classification-ipcr sequence="3"><text>E21B  21/01        20060101ALI20140313BHEP        </text></classification-ipcr></B510EP><B540><B541>de</B541><B542>Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verschließen der Enden von Bohrgestängeelementen</B542><B541>en</B541><B542>Method and device for sealing the ends of drilling rod elements</B542><B541>fr</B541><B542>Procédé et dispositif de fermeture des extrémités d'éléments de tige de forage</B542></B540><B590><B598>1</B598></B590></B500><B700><B710><B711><snm>BENTEC GMBH Drilling &amp; Oilfield Systems</snm><iid>100085875</iid><irf>072P019EP</irf><adr><str>Deilmannstrasse 1</str><city>48455 Bad Bentheim</city><ctry>DE</ctry></adr></B711></B710><B720><B721><snm>Aalderink, Jan</snm><adr><str>Fuchsweg 9</str><city>48455 Bad Bentheim</city><ctry>DE</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Gelker, Michael</snm><adr><str>Strootstr. 16</str><city>49809 Lingen (Ems)</city><ctry>DE</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Göcke, Florian</snm><adr><str>Kolpingstrasse 2</str><city>48599 Gronau/Epe</city><ctry>DE</ctry></adr></B721></B720><B740><B741><snm>Werner &amp; ten Brink</snm><iid>101297553</iid><adr><str>Patentanwälte 
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<p id="pa01" num="0001">Die Erfindung betrifift ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung (10) zum Verschließen der Enden von Bohrgestängeelementen (12) bei Bohranlagen mit einer an einem Ende eines jeweiligen Bohrgestängeelements (12) anbringbaren Verschlusskappe (20).
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