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A method for removing, condensing and collecting propellants from foam materials and other materials for which the method is suitable in an environmentally friendly manner

EP 0489103 B1 · Applicant: L&E HOLDING ApS

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  • Filed August 17, 1990 and granted August 4, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 17, 2010.
  • 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 February 17, 2016.
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FiledAugust 17, 1990
PublishedJune 10, 1992
GrantedAugust 4, 1993
Term endedAugust 17, 2010
Application numberEP 90913467
Classification (CPC)C08J11/02 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedAug 17, 1990PublishedJune 10, 1992Patent grantedAug 4, 1993Term endedAug 17, 2010

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