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Partitioned hot water tank

EP 0502001 B1 · Applicant: Ventank Products Ltd.

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  • Filed November 21, 1990 and granted August 25, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 21, 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 May 21, 2016.
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FiledNovember 21, 1990
PublishedSeptember 9, 1992
GrantedAugust 25, 1993
Term endedNovember 21, 2010
Application numberEP 90916778
Classification (CPC)F24D3/082 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedNov 21, 1990PublishedSep 9, 1992Patent grantedAug 25, 1993Term endedNov 21, 2010

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