Expired European patentEurope
Apparatus for developing a latent image with developer and electrostatographic printing machine incorporating same
EP 0037288 B1 · Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
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- Filed April 2, 1981 and granted June 27, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 2, 2001.
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FiledApril 2, 1981
PublishedOctober 7, 1981
GrantedJune 27, 1984
Term endedApril 2, 2001
Application numberEP 81301429
Classification (CPC)G03G15/09
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