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Apparatus for use in electrical, e.g. electrochemical, measurement procedures, and its production and use and composite assemblies incorporating the apparatus
EP 0186286 B1 · Applicant: UNILEVER N.V.
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- Filed October 31, 1985 and granted January 2, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 31, 2005.
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FiledOctober 31, 1985
PublishedJuly 2, 1986
GrantedJanuary 2, 1991
Term endedOctober 31, 2005
Application numberEP 85307890
Classification (CPC)G01N27/3335
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