Expired European patentEurope
Device for transporting heavy loads
EP 0056431 B1 · Applicant: Wenko-Wenselaar GmbH
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- Filed October 16, 1981 and granted December 4, 1985. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 16, 2001.
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FiledOctober 16, 1981
PublishedJuly 28, 1982
GrantedDecember 4, 1985
Term endedOctober 16, 2001
Application numberEP 81108407
Classification (CPC)B62B5/0083
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