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Apparatus for the continuous deposition of a polycrystalline silicon layer on a carbon ribbon
EP 0141114 B1 · Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE Société anonyme dite:
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- Filed August 23, 1984 and granted September 21, 1988. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 23, 2004.
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FiledAugust 23, 1984
PublishedMay 15, 1985
GrantedSeptember 21, 1988
Term endedAugust 23, 2004
Application numberEP 84110062
Classification (CPC)C30B15/00 +2 more
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