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A method of separating and recovering a granulate from a viscous suspension containing said granulate, and apparatus for carrying out said method

EP 0251394 B1 · Applicant: Mudcleaning Services Amsterdam B.V.

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  • Filed June 18, 1987 and granted April 17, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 18, 2007.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by December 18, 2012.
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FiledJune 18, 1987
PublishedJanuary 7, 1988
GrantedApril 17, 1991
Term endedJune 18, 2007
Application numberEP 87201175
Classification (CPC)B01D33/04 +2 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedJune 18, 1987PublishedJan 7, 1988Patent grantedApril 17, 1991Term endedJune 18, 2007

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