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Volute Casing For A Centrifugal Pump And Centrifugal Pump - EP3401550

The patent EP3401550 was granted to Sulzer Management on Feb 14, 2024. The application was originally filed on Apr 4, 2018 under application number EP18165609A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3401550

SULZER MANAGEMENT
Application Number
EP18165609A
Filing Date
Apr 4, 2018
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 12, 2024
Grant Date
Feb 14, 2024
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OPPOSITION- D02: Bescheid des US-Patentamts vom 24.06.2020-
OPPOSITION- Alemi Hamed et al, "Effect of the volute tongue profile on the performance of a low specific speed centrifugal pump", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. PART A,JOURNAL OF POWER AND ENERGY, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PUBLICATIONS, SUFFOLK, GB, GB , (20150301), vol. 229, no. 2, doi:10.1177/0957650914562095, ISSN 0957-6509, pages 210 - 220, XP093238272

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