Expired European patentEurope
Measuring the strength of a material within a moving web
EP 0400770 B1 · Applicant: INTERNATIONAL CONTROL AUTOMATION FINANCE S.A.
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- Filed January 16, 1990 and granted November 2, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 16, 2010.
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FiledJanuary 16, 1990
PublishedDecember 5, 1990
GrantedNovember 2, 1994
Term endedJanuary 16, 2010
Application numberEP 90300436
Classification (CPC)G01N33/367 +2 more
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