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Process for desulfurizing a combustible gas containing sulfur

EP 0171298 B1 · Applicant: UNION SIDERURGIQUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE par abréviation "USINOR"

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  • Filed February 19, 1985 and granted January 18, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 19, 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 August 19, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 19, 1985
PublishedFebruary 12, 1986
GrantedJanuary 18, 1989
Term endedFebruary 19, 2005
Application numberEP 85400298
Classification (CPC)C10K1/20 +2 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedFeb 19, 1985PublishedFeb 12, 1986Patent grantedJan 18, 1989Term endedFeb 19, 2005

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