Expired European patentEurope
Method and device for automatic irrigation
EP 0020558 B1 · Applicant: SKAPPEL, Einar
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- Filed October 22, 1979 and granted February 23, 1983. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 22, 1999.
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FiledOctober 22, 1979
PublishedJanuary 7, 1981
GrantedFebruary 23, 1983
Term endedOctober 22, 1999
Application numberEP 79901473
Classification (CPC)A01G25/165
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