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Sealing device with an inflatable seal for doors or movable panel boards

EP 0471596 B1 · Applicant: LE JOINT FRANCAIS, Société en Nom Collectif

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  • Filed July 10, 1991 and granted September 20, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 10, 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 January 10, 2017.
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FiledJuly 10, 1991
PublishedFebruary 19, 1992
GrantedSeptember 20, 1995
Term endedJuly 10, 2011
Application numberEP 91401924
Classification (CPC)B60J10/86 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedJuly 10, 1991PublishedFeb 19, 1992Patent grantedSep 20, 1995Term endedJuly 10, 2011

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