Expired European patentEurope
Improvement for ladles to cast metal
EP 0302040 B1 · Applicant: RECHERCHES ET DEVELOPPEMENTS DESAAR, société anonyme
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- Filed July 15, 1988 and granted September 16, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 15, 2008.
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FiledJuly 15, 1988
PublishedFebruary 1, 1989
GrantedSeptember 16, 1992
Term endedJuly 15, 2008
Application numberEP 88870124
Classification (CPC)B22D41/60
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