Expired European patentEurope
Process for automatically emptying and cleaning sanitary containers and apparatus for carrying out the process
EP 0093846 B1 · Applicant: S I C AG
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- Filed February 28, 1983 and granted January 2, 1986. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2003.
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FiledFebruary 28, 1983
PublishedNovember 16, 1983
GrantedJanuary 2, 1986
Term endedFebruary 28, 2003
Application numberEP 83101940
Classification (CPC)A61G9/02
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