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Device And Method For Connecting Two Rotating Machine Parts - EP3179138

The patent EP3179138 was granted to Wittenstein on May 10, 2023. The application was filed on Dec 8, 2016 under application number EP16202971A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3179138

WITTENSTEIN
Application Number
EP16202971A
Filing Date
Dec 8, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 7, 2023
Publication Date
May 10, 2023
External Links
Slate, Register, Google Patents

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SEW EURODRIVEFeb 2, 2024-ADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (15) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONUS2006142113
OPPOSITIONDE10125322
OPPOSITIONDE102004054045
OPPOSITIONDE102009007105
OPPOSITIONDE10207396
OPPOSITIONDE10207398
OPPOSITIONEP1479948
OPPOSITIONGB2149053
OPPOSITIONUS2006142113
OPPOSITIONUS2010087285
SEARCHDE10125322
SEARCHDE102009007105
SEARCHGB2149053
SEARCHUS2006142113
SEARCHUS2010087285

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