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A non-hydrous electrolyte lithium primary cell and a method for manufacturing manganese dioxide therefor.

EP 0373791 B1 · Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.

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  • Filed November 29, 1989 and granted April 27, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 29, 2009.
  • 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 May 29, 2015.
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FiledNovember 29, 1989
PublishedJune 20, 1990
GrantedApril 27, 1994
Term endedNovember 29, 2009
Application numberEP 89312439
Classification (CPC)H01M4/131 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedNov 29, 1989PublishedJune 20, 1990Patent grantedApril 27, 1994Term endedNov 29, 2009

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