Expired European patentEurope
Improvements relating to fluid control or metering assemblies
EP 0061908 B1 · Applicant: Hudson, David Rosser
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- Filed March 26, 1982 and granted August 20, 1986. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 26, 2002.
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FiledMarch 26, 1982
PublishedOctober 6, 1982
GrantedAugust 20, 1986
Term endedMarch 26, 2002
Application numberEP 82301596
Classification (CPC)G01F15/18
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