Expired European patentEurope
An acoustic transducer system
EP 0039986 B1 · Applicant: MILLTRONICS LTD.
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- Filed January 29, 1981 and granted April 6, 1983. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 29, 2001.
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FiledJanuary 29, 1981
PublishedNovember 18, 1981
GrantedApril 6, 1983
Term endedJanuary 29, 2001
Application numberEP 81300378
Classification (CPC)G10K11/02
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