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Cross-articulated quadrilateral-type rod device, especially for a windshield wiper

EP 0161168 B1 · Applicant: EQUIPEMENTS AUTOMOBILES MARCHAL

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  • Filed April 10, 1985 and granted August 12, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 10, 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 10, 2010.
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FiledApril 10, 1985
PublishedNovember 13, 1985
GrantedAugust 12, 1987
Term endedApril 10, 2005
Application numberEP 85400714
Classification (CPC)B60S1/245

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedApril 10, 1985PublishedNov 13, 1985Patent grantedAug 12, 1987Term endedApril 10, 2005

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