Expired European patentEurope
Elastic rubber support
EP 0098331 B1 · Applicant: Firma Carl Freudenberg
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- Filed November 20, 1982 and granted January 15, 1986. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 20, 2002.
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FiledNovember 20, 1982
PublishedJanuary 18, 1984
GrantedJanuary 15, 1986
Term endedNovember 20, 2002
Application numberEP 82110747
Classification (CPC)F16F13/106
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