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Method of, and apparatus for, gas shielded arc welding with direct current non-consumable electrode

EP 0062124 B1 · Applicant: KOBE STEEL LIMITED

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  • Filed April 8, 1981 and granted November 14, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 8, 2001.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by October 8, 2006.
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FiledApril 8, 1981
PublishedOctober 13, 1982
GrantedNovember 14, 1984
Term endedApril 8, 2001
Application numberEP 81301532
Classification (CPC)B23K9/167 +1 more

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1982198419861988199019921994199619982000Application filedApril 8, 1981PublishedOct 13, 1982Patent grantedNov 14, 1984Term endedApril 8, 2001

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