Expired European patentEurope
Sampled data memory system eg for a television picture magnification system
EP 0287331 B1 · Applicant: RCA Thomson Licensing Corporation
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- Filed April 12, 1988 and granted March 9, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 12, 2008.
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FiledApril 12, 1988
PublishedOctober 19, 1988
GrantedMarch 9, 1994
Term endedApril 12, 2008
Application numberEP 88303278
Classification (CPC)H04N9/64 +2 more
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