Expired European patentEurope
Process for the production of silicon in electric low-shaft furnace and green bricks to carry out the process
EP 0527353 B1 · Applicant: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS CORPORATION AIMCOR
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- Filed July 17, 1992 and granted June 7, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 17, 2012.
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FiledJuly 17, 1992
PublishedFebruary 17, 1993
GrantedJune 7, 1995
Term endedJuly 17, 2012
Application numberEP 92112203
Classification (CPC)C01B33/025
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