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The use of an amorphous alloy catalyst for decomposition of chlorofluorocarbons

EP 0448976 B1 · Applicant: YKK CORPORATION

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  • Filed February 27, 1991 and granted December 29, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 27, 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 August 27, 2016.
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FiledFebruary 27, 1991
PublishedOctober 2, 1991
GrantedDecember 29, 1993
Term endedFebruary 27, 2011
Application numberEP 91102919
Classification (CPC)B01J37/26 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedFeb 27, 1991PublishedOct 2, 1991Patent grantedDec 29, 1993Term endedFeb 27, 2011

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