Expired European patentEurope
Snap zipper, bag with snap zipper, manufacturing method and apparatus for bag with snap zipper, and bagging method and apparatus for bag with snap zipper
EP 0339324 B1 · Applicant: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO. LTD.
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- Filed April 6, 1989 and granted March 2, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 6, 2009.
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FiledApril 6, 1989
PublishedNovember 2, 1989
GrantedMarch 2, 1994
Term endedApril 6, 2009
Application numberEP 89106062
Classification (CPC)B29C66/80 +2 more
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