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Baggage inspection apparatus and method for determining the presence of explosives

EP 0140955 B1 · Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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  • Filed April 11, 1984 and granted January 23, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 11, 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 October 11, 2009.
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FiledApril 11, 1984
PublishedMay 15, 1985
GrantedJanuary 23, 1991
Term endedApril 11, 2004
Application numberEP 84901852
Classification (CPC)G01V3/14 +1 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedApril 11, 1984PublishedMay 15, 1985Patent grantedJan 23, 1991Term endedApril 11, 2004

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