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Device And Method For Safeguarding A Machine-Controlled Handling Device - EP1781981

The patent EP1781981 was granted to ABB Research on Mar 23, 2022. The application was originally filed on Aug 23, 2005 under application number EP05787611A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP1781981

ABB RESEARCH
Application Number
EP05787611A
Filing Date
Aug 23, 2005
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Feb 18, 2022
Grant Date
Mar 23, 2022
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