Expired European patentEurope
A machine for spreading material, such as fertilizer
EP 0311202 B1 · Applicant: C. van der Lely N.V.
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- Filed October 3, 1988 and granted May 11, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 3, 2008.
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FiledOctober 3, 1988
PublishedApril 12, 1989
GrantedMay 11, 1994
Term endedOctober 3, 2008
Application numberEP 88202170
Classification (CPC)A01C17/006
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