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Degreasing process for cold-rolled metal strip

EP 0157708 B1 · Applicant: STEIN HEURTEY

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  • Filed April 3, 1985 and granted October 10, 1990. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 3, 2005.
  • 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 3, 2010.
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FiledApril 3, 1985
PublishedOctober 9, 1985
GrantedOctober 10, 1990
Term endedApril 3, 2005
Application numberEP 85400669
Classification (CPC)C23G5/00 +1 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedApril 3, 1985PublishedOct 9, 1985Patent grantedOct 10, 1990Term endedApril 3, 2005

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