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Device to assess the dimensions of a possibly moving object

EP 0442252 B1 · Applicant: GEC ALSTHOM T&D GESELLSCHAFT m.b.H.

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  • Filed December 10, 1990 and granted February 22, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 10, 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 June 10, 2016.
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FiledDecember 10, 1990
PublishedAugust 21, 1991
GrantedFebruary 22, 1995
Term endedDecember 10, 2010
Application numberEP 90890319
Classification (CPC)G01B11/105

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedDec 10, 1990PublishedAug 21, 1991Patent grantedFeb 22, 1995Term endedDec 10, 2010

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