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Method and apparatus for optical sensor system and optical interface circuit

AU 1996049737 · Applicant: Mei Incorporated

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  • Filed January 22, 1996 and granted February 24, 2000. 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 January 22, 2017.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by January 22, 2022.
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FiledJanuary 22, 1996
GrantedFebruary 24, 2000
Term ended byJanuary 22, 2017
Application numberAU 1996049737
Classification (IPC)G06K9/00 +2 more

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1997200020032006200920122015Application filedJan 22, 1996Patent grantedFeb 24, 2000Term ended byJan 22, 2017

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