Expired European patentEurope
Apparatus for thin film formation by plasma cvd
EP 0336979 B1 · Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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- Filed October 14, 1988 and granted May 24, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 14, 2008.
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FiledOctober 14, 1988
PublishedOctober 18, 1989
GrantedMay 24, 1995
Term endedOctober 14, 2008
Application numberEP 88908981
Classification (CPC)C23C16/509 +2 more
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