Expired European patentEurope
Sliding plate for sliding gate closures and sliding gate closure
EP 0040340 B1 · Applicant: Thyssen Aktiengesellschaft vorm. August Thyssen-Hütte
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- Filed May 2, 1981 and granted September 28, 1983. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 2, 2001.
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FiledMay 2, 1981
PublishedNovember 25, 1981
GrantedSeptember 28, 1983
Term endedMay 2, 2001
Application numberEP 81103299
Classification (CPC)B22D41/34
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