Expired European patentEurope
Improved machine for effecting continual twisting and a complementary texturing treatment of a synthetic yarn
EP 0533596 B1 · Applicant: ICBT
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- Filed September 15, 1992 and granted January 11, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 15, 2012.
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FiledSeptember 15, 1992
PublishedMarch 24, 1993
GrantedJanuary 11, 1995
Term endedSeptember 15, 2012
Application numberEP 92420314
Classification (CPC)D02G1/0266 +1 more
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