Expired European patentEurope
An apparatus for transporting objects, particularly packaged food products, from a product loading station to a product unloading station
EP 0531610 B1 · Applicant: BARILLA G. e R. F.lli - Società per Azioni
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- Filed April 10, 1992 and granted May 22, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 10, 2012.
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FiledApril 10, 1992
PublishedMarch 17, 1993
GrantedMay 22, 1996
Term endedApril 10, 2012
Application numberEP 92106220
Classification (CPC)B65G17/002
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