Expired European patentEurope
Chemical vapor deposition of tin oxide on float glass in the tin bath
EP 0309902 B1 · Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
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- Filed September 22, 1988 and granted November 12, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 22, 2008.
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FiledSeptember 22, 1988
PublishedApril 5, 1989
GrantedNovember 12, 1997
Term endedSeptember 22, 2008
Application numberEP 88115550
Classification (CPC)C03C17/2453 +1 more
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