Expired European patentEurope
Method and apparatus for cooling a continuously cast metal product
EP 0241445 B1 · Applicant: CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES CENTRUM VOOR RESEARCH IN DE METALLURGIE Assoc. sans but lucratif Ver, zonder winstoogmerk
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- Filed March 9, 1987 and granted October 11, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 9, 2007.
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FiledMarch 9, 1987
PublishedOctober 14, 1987
GrantedOctober 11, 1989
Term endedMarch 9, 2007
Application numberEP 87870033
Classification (CPC)B22D11/124 +1 more
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