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Improved sound absorption in foam core panels and their method of manufacture

EP 0286571 B1 · Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc.

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  • Filed April 5, 1988 and granted December 7, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 5, 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 October 5, 2013.
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FiledApril 5, 1988
PublishedOctober 12, 1988
GrantedDecember 7, 1994
Term endedApril 5, 2008
Application numberEP 88630060
Classification (CPC)B29C69/001 +2 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedApril 5, 1988PublishedOct 12, 1988Patent grantedDec 7, 1994Term endedApril 5, 2008

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