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A firing mechanism for a semi-automatic arm

EP 0363374 B1 · Applicant: NORTHERN FOOD-LINE MACHINES K/S

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Why it's free to use

  • Filed April 21, 1988 and granted March 24, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 21, 2008.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by October 21, 2013.
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FiledApril 21, 1988
PublishedApril 18, 1990
GrantedMarch 24, 1993
Term endedApril 21, 2008
Application numberEP 88903780
Classification (CPC)F41A19/13 +1 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedApril 21, 1988PublishedApril 18, 1990Patent grantedMarch 24, 1993Term endedApril 21, 2008

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