Expired European patentEurope
Exhaust gas filter
EP 0331885 B1 · Applicant: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
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- Filed January 20, 1989 and granted August 14, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 20, 2009.
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FiledJanuary 20, 1989
PublishedSeptember 13, 1989
GrantedAugust 14, 1991
Term endedJanuary 20, 2009
Application numberEP 89100920
Classification (CPC)F01N13/009 +2 more
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