Expired European patentEurope
Velocity servo with position error correction
EP 0258641 B1 · Applicant: LITTON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
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- Filed July 30, 1987 and granted October 21, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 30, 2007.
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FiledJuly 30, 1987
PublishedMarch 9, 1988
GrantedOctober 21, 1992
Term endedJuly 30, 2007
Application numberEP 87111058
Classification (CPC)G05B19/232
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