Expired European patentEurope
Image display apparatus
EP 0180902 B1 · Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
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- Filed October 29, 1985 and granted September 16, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 29, 2005.
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FiledOctober 29, 1985
PublishedMay 14, 1986
GrantedSeptember 16, 1992
Term endedOctober 29, 2005
Application numberEP 85113762
Classification (CPC)G06F3/04845
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