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A device for determining the charge condition of batteries, in particular on board a vehicle

EP 0502437 B1 · Applicant: IVECO FIAT S.p.A.

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  • Filed February 28, 1992 and granted September 3, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2012.
  • 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 August 28, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 28, 1992
PublishedSeptember 9, 1992
GrantedSeptember 3, 1997
Term endedFebruary 28, 2012
Application numberEP 92103452
Classification (CPC)G01R19/16542 +1 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedFeb 28, 1992PublishedSep 9, 1992Patent grantedSep 3, 1997Term endedFeb 28, 2012

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