Expired European patentEurope
Low noise charge coupled imager circuit
EP 0131048 B1 · Applicant: Hughes Aircraft Company
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- Filed December 30, 1983 and granted March 18, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 30, 2003.
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FiledDecember 30, 1983
PublishedJanuary 16, 1985
GrantedMarch 18, 1987
Term endedDecember 30, 2003
Application numberEP 84900592
Classification (CPC)H10F39/153
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