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Closing mechanism for the suction device of a dental care machine

EP 0445091 A1 · Applicant: PLANMECA OY

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  • Filed January 23, 1991 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 23, 2011.
  • 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 July 23, 2016.
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FiledJanuary 23, 1991
PublishedSeptember 4, 1991
GrantedNever granted
Term endedJanuary 23, 2011
Application numberEP 91850013
Classification (CPC)A61C17/12

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedJan 23, 1991PublishedSep 4, 1991Term endedJan 23, 2011

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