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Process for the manufacture of ceramic molds to be used for the preparation of unidirectional and single crystal metal components

EP 0530658 B1 · Applicant: CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI S.p.A.

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  • Filed August 26, 1992 and granted May 22, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 26, 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 February 26, 2018.
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FiledAugust 26, 1992
PublishedMarch 10, 1993
GrantedMay 22, 1996
Term endedAugust 26, 2012
Application numberEP 92114510
Classification (CPC)B22C9/04 +1 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedAug 26, 1992PublishedMarch 10, 1993Patent grantedMay 22, 1996Term endedAug 26, 2012

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