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A method of checking the loading and unloading of tankers by means of an electromagnetic identification system, and an identification system for use in said method
EP 0258935 B1 · Applicant: N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek NEDAP
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- Filed August 24, 1987 and granted November 15, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 24, 2007.
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FiledAugust 24, 1987
PublishedMarch 9, 1988
GrantedNovember 15, 1989
Term endedAugust 24, 2007
Application numberEP 87201593
Classification (CPC)B67D7/06 +2 more
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