Expired European patentEurope
Process and apparatus for automatically positioning the toe end of a stocking at the open end of an everting tube for sewing purposes
EP 0203243 B1 · Applicant: SOLIS S.r.l.
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- Filed May 24, 1985 and granted January 11, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 24, 2005.
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FiledMay 24, 1985
PublishedDecember 3, 1986
GrantedJanuary 11, 1989
Term endedMay 24, 2005
Application numberEP 85830124
Classification (CPC)D05B23/007
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