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Different density foam vehicle seat and method of making the same

EP 0386890 B1 · Applicant: HOOVER UNIVERSAL, INC.

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  • Filed February 13, 1990 and granted April 21, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 13, 2010.
  • 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 August 13, 2015.
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FiledFebruary 13, 1990
PublishedSeptember 12, 1990
GrantedApril 21, 1993
Term endedFebruary 13, 2010
Application numberEP 90301494
Classification (CPC)B29D99/0092 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedFeb 13, 1990PublishedSep 12, 1990Patent grantedApril 21, 1993Term endedFeb 13, 2010

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