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Distributed sensor array and method using a pulsed signal source

EP 0251632 B1 · Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

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  • Filed June 22, 1987 and granted April 14, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 22, 2007.
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FiledJune 22, 1987
PublishedJanuary 7, 1988
GrantedApril 14, 1993
Term endedJune 22, 2007
Application numberEP 87305541
Classification (CPC)G01D5/35383

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedJune 22, 1987PublishedJan 7, 1988Patent grantedApril 14, 1993Term endedJune 22, 2007

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