Expired European patentEurope
Device for automatically adjusting the knives of a meat-mincing machine
EP 0249840 B1 · Applicant: Karl Schnell GmbH & Co. Maschinenfabrik
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- Filed June 6, 1987 and granted September 26, 1990. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 6, 2007.
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FiledJune 6, 1987
PublishedDecember 23, 1987
GrantedSeptember 26, 1990
Term endedJune 6, 2007
Application numberEP 87108228
Classification (CPC)B02C18/36
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