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Method of treating clay to improve its whiteness

AU 1983018367 · Applicant: Engelhard Corporation

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  • Filed August 24, 1983 and granted November 1, 1988. An Australian standard patent lasts 20 years from its date of patent, which is at most a year after this filing, so its term ended by August 24, 2004.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by August 24, 2009.
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FiledAugust 24, 1983
GrantedNovember 1, 1988
Term ended byAugust 24, 2004
Application numberAU 1983018367
Classification (IPC)C09C1/00 +2 more

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1984198719901993199619992002Application filedAug 24, 1983Patent grantedNov 1, 1988Term ended byAug 24, 2004

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