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Optical method and apparatus to determine the dimensions of a relatively moving object, in particular a coin in a vending machine

EP 0119936 B1 · Applicant: MECELEC, Société Anonyme

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  • Filed February 1, 1984 and granted December 3, 1986. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 1, 2004.
  • 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 August 1, 2009.
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FiledFebruary 1, 1984
PublishedSeptember 26, 1984
GrantedDecember 3, 1986
Term endedFebruary 1, 2004
Application numberEP 84420015
Classification (CPC)G07D5/02

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedFeb 1, 1984PublishedSep 26, 1984Patent grantedDec 3, 1986Term endedFeb 1, 2004

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