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Fluidized bed combustion system and process for operating same

EP 0461846 B1 · Applicant: FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION

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  • Filed June 11, 1991 and granted January 2, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 11, 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 December 11, 2016.
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FiledJune 11, 1991
PublishedDecember 18, 1991
GrantedJanuary 2, 1997
Term endedJune 11, 2011
Application numberEP 91305233
Classification (CPC)F22B31/0084 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedJune 11, 1991PublishedDec 18, 1991Patent grantedJan 2, 1997Term endedJune 11, 2011

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