Expired European patentEurope
Low profile fluid catalytic cracking apparatus and method
EP 0403475 B1 · Applicant: THACKER, Milton B.
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- Filed May 12, 1988 and granted November 10, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 12, 2008.
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FiledMay 12, 1988
PublishedDecember 27, 1990
GrantedNovember 10, 1993
Term endedMay 12, 2008
Application numberEP 88905081
Classification (CPC)B01J8/26 +2 more
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