Expired European patentEurope
Infrared tracker for a portable missile launcher
EP 0562785 B1 · Applicant: Hughes Aircraft Company
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- Filed March 22, 1993 and granted October 29, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 22, 2013.
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FiledMarch 22, 1993
PublishedSeptember 29, 1993
GrantedOctober 29, 1997
Term endedMarch 22, 2013
Application numberEP 93302129
Classification (CPC)F41G7/303
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