Expired European patentEurope
Method and apparatus for continuously coating synthetic floor coverings with a textured surface
EP 0174643 B1 · Applicant: Tarkett Pegulan Aktiengesellschaft
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- Filed September 11, 1985 and granted January 11, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 11, 2005.
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FiledSeptember 11, 1985
PublishedMarch 19, 1986
GrantedJanuary 11, 1989
Term endedSeptember 11, 2005
Application numberEP 85111462
Classification (CPC)D06N3/08
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