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Method for the in situ and continuous high-sensibility measuring of concentrations of gas and volatile products, and apparatus for carrying it out
EP 0042789 B1 · Applicant: BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
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- Filed June 17, 1981 and granted September 18, 1985. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 17, 2001.
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FiledJune 17, 1981
PublishedDecember 30, 1981
GrantedSeptember 18, 1985
Term endedJune 17, 2001
Application numberEP 81400967
Classification (CPC)H01J49/24
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