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Method and apparatus for applying an elastic waistband to a disposable diaper

EP 0443244 A1 · Applicant: Paper Converting Machine Company

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  • Filed November 15, 1990 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 15, 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 May 15, 2016.
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FiledNovember 15, 1990
PublishedAugust 28, 1991
GrantedNever granted
Term endedNovember 15, 2010
Application numberEP 90312451
Classification (CPC)A61F13/15601

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedNov 15, 1990PublishedAug 28, 1991Term endedNov 15, 2010

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