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A method of machining a workpiece, and an apparatus for controlling feed rate of a workpiece machining cutter

EP 0018710 B1 · Applicant: FANUC LTD.

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  • Filed March 12, 1980 and granted May 18, 1983. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 12, 2000.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by September 12, 2005.
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FiledMarch 12, 1980
PublishedNovember 12, 1980
GrantedMay 18, 1983
Term endedMarch 12, 2000
Application numberEP 80300755
Classification (CPC)B23Q15/10

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedMarch 12, 1980PublishedNov 12, 1980Patent grantedMay 18, 1983Term endedMarch 12, 2000

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