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Arrangement for direct induction melting in a cooled vessel with supplementary electromagnetic confinement of the contents
EP 0056915 B1 · Applicant: SOCIETE D'APPLICATIONS DE LA PHYSIQUE MODERNE ET DE L'ELECTRONIQUE SAPHYMO-STEL
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- Filed November 20, 1981 and granted July 25, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 20, 2001.
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FiledNovember 20, 1981
PublishedAugust 4, 1982
GrantedJuly 25, 1984
Term endedNovember 20, 2001
Application numberEP 81401845
Classification (CPC)H05B6/22 +1 more
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