NO318253B1 - Furanpolymer-impregnert tre, fremgangsmate for fremstilling av samme og anvendelse av samme - Google Patents

Furanpolymer-impregnert tre, fremgangsmate for fremstilling av samme og anvendelse av samme Download PDF

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NO318253B1
NO318253B1 NO20023592A NO20023592A NO318253B1 NO 318253 B1 NO318253 B1 NO 318253B1 NO 20023592 A NO20023592 A NO 20023592A NO 20023592 A NO20023592 A NO 20023592A NO 318253 B1 NO318253 B1 NO 318253B1
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Priority to SI200332338T priority patent/SI1534480T1/sl
Priority to AP2005003217A priority patent/AP2016A/xx
Priority to EP03771508.3A priority patent/EP1534480B1/en
Priority to BR0312905-5A priority patent/BR0312905A/pt
Priority to CA2493284A priority patent/CA2493284C/en
Priority to JP2004524400A priority patent/JP2005533689A/ja
Priority to PL375048A priority patent/PL205238B1/pl
Priority to PCT/NO2003/000251 priority patent/WO2004011214A2/en
Priority to CNB038178427A priority patent/CN100337800C/zh
Priority to US10/522,165 priority patent/US7858203B2/en
Priority to RU2005104826/04A priority patent/RU2309837C2/ru
Priority to MXPA05001068A priority patent/MXPA05001068A/es
Priority to DK03771508.3T priority patent/DK1534480T3/en
Priority to BRPI0312905 priority patent/BRPI0312905B1/pt
Priority to AU2003247295A priority patent/AU2003247295B2/en
Priority to NZ538393A priority patent/NZ538393A/en
Priority to ES03771508.3T priority patent/ES2448961T3/es
Priority to PT37715083T priority patent/PT1534480E/pt
Publication of NO318253B1 publication Critical patent/NO318253B1/no

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NO20023592A 2002-07-26 2002-07-26 Furanpolymer-impregnert tre, fremgangsmate for fremstilling av samme og anvendelse av samme NO318253B1 (no)

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NO20023592A NO318253B1 (no) 2002-07-26 2002-07-26 Furanpolymer-impregnert tre, fremgangsmate for fremstilling av samme og anvendelse av samme
PT37715083T PT1534480E (pt) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Madeira impregnada com polímero de furano
PCT/NO2003/000251 WO2004011214A2 (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer impregnated wood
US10/522,165 US7858203B2 (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer impregnated wood
EP03771508.3A EP1534480B1 (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer imprenated wood
BR0312905-5A BR0312905A (pt) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Madeira impregnada com polìmero de furano
CA2493284A CA2493284C (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer impregnated wood
JP2004524400A JP2005533689A (ja) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 フランポリマー含浸木材
PL375048A PL205238B1 (pl) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Drewno impregnowane polimerem furanowym, sposób przygotowania drewna impregnowanego polimerem furanowym, oraz zastosowanie drewna impregnowanego polimerem furanowym
SI200332338T SI1534480T1 (sl) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Les impregniran s polimerom furana
CNB038178427A CN100337800C (zh) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 呋喃聚合物浸渍的木材
AP2005003217A AP2016A (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan Polymer impregnated wood
RU2005104826/04A RU2309837C2 (ru) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Древесина, пропитанная фурановым полимером
MXPA05001068A MXPA05001068A (es) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Madera impregnada con polimero de furano.
DK03771508.3T DK1534480T3 (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer impregnated wood
BRPI0312905 BRPI0312905B1 (pt) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Madeira impregnada com polímero de furano e método para preparação de tal madeira.
AU2003247295A AU2003247295B2 (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer impregnated wood
NZ538393A NZ538393A (en) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Furan polymer impregnated wood
ES03771508.3T ES2448961T3 (es) 2002-07-26 2003-07-21 Madera impregnada de polímero de furano

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