Expired European patentEurope
Process for the manufacture of bottoms for metallurgical vessels
EP 0053554 B1 · Applicant: INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE (IRSID) France
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- Filed November 27, 1981 and granted December 12, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 27, 2001.
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FiledNovember 27, 1981
PublishedJune 9, 1982
GrantedDecember 12, 1984
Term endedNovember 27, 2001
Application numberEP 81401880
Classification (CPC)C21C5/35 +2 more
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