Expired European patentEurope
Method and device for vapor-cracking of hydrocarbons in fluidized phase
EP 0489726 B1 · Applicant: TOTAL RAFFINAGE DISTRIBUTION S.A.
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- Filed September 1, 1989 and granted March 30, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 1, 2009.
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FiledSeptember 1, 1989
PublishedJune 17, 1992
GrantedMarch 30, 1994
Term endedSeptember 1, 2009
Application numberEP 89910120
Classification (CPC)C10G9/002 +2 more
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