Expired European patentEurope
Variable displacement vane pump
EP 0051192 B1 · Applicant: Vickers Incorporated
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- Filed October 17, 1981 and granted February 13, 1985. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 17, 2001.
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FiledOctober 17, 1981
PublishedMay 12, 1982
GrantedFebruary 13, 1985
Term endedOctober 17, 2001
Application numberEP 81108454
Classification (CPC)F04C14/10 +2 more
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