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System for detecting the presence in a rack of a portable unit suitable for transmitting or receiving a signal containing an identification number assigned thereto
EP 0461692 B1 · Applicant: ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS B.V.
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- Filed May 24, 1991 and granted April 5, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 24, 2011.
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FiledMay 24, 1991
PublishedDecember 18, 1991
GrantedApril 5, 1995
Term endedMay 24, 2011
Application numberEP 91201255
Classification (CPC)G08B3/1075
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