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Vectorable variable flow area propulsion nozzle

EP 0281264 B1 · Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

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  • Filed February 11, 1988 and granted October 24, 1990. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 11, 2008.
  • 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 August 11, 2013.
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FiledFebruary 11, 1988
PublishedSeptember 7, 1988
GrantedOctober 24, 1990
Term endedFebruary 11, 2008
Application numberEP 88301150
Classification (CPC)F02K1/008 +2 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedFeb 11, 1988PublishedSep 7, 1988Patent grantedOct 24, 1990Term endedFeb 11, 2008

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