Expired European patentEurope
Apparatus and method for supply of belt-linked ammunition
EP 0343825 B1 · Applicant: LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company
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- Filed May 16, 1989 and granted February 10, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 16, 2009.
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FiledMay 16, 1989
PublishedNovember 29, 1989
GrantedFebruary 10, 1993
Term endedMay 16, 2009
Application numberEP 89304906
Classification (CPC)F41A9/34
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