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Blast furnace with narrowed top section and method of using

AU 1999051240 · Applicant: Improved Converters Inc

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  • Filed July 23, 1999 and granted September 12, 2002. 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 July 23, 2020.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by July 23, 2025.
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FiledJuly 23, 1999
GrantedSeptember 12, 2002
Term ended byJuly 23, 2020
Application numberAU 1999051240
Classification (IPC)C21B7/00 +2 more

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2000200320062009201220152018Application filedJuly 23, 1999Patent grantedSep 12, 2002Term ended byJuly 23, 2020

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