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EP 0363390 B1 · Applicant: Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Gov. of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Filed May 17, 1988 and granted July 24, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 17, 2008.
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FiledMay 17, 1988
PublishedApril 18, 1990
GrantedJuly 24, 1991
Term endedMay 17, 2008
Application numberEP 88904413
Classification (CPC)C23C30/00 +1 more
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