Expired European patentEurope
Method and device for refining an arc during welding with protection gases
EP 0547417 B1 · Applicant: FRONIUS SCHWEISSMASCHINEN KG AUSTRIA
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- Filed November 30, 1992 and granted June 28, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 30, 2012.
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FiledNovember 30, 1992
PublishedJune 23, 1993
GrantedJune 28, 1995
Term endedNovember 30, 2012
Application numberEP 92120397
Classification (CPC)B23K9/06 +1 more
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