Expired European patentEurope
Package system for the collection and transport of liquid waste
EP 0579815 B1 · Applicant: BURTON MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
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- Filed January 28, 1993 and granted May 28, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 28, 2013.
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FiledJanuary 28, 1993
PublishedJanuary 26, 1994
GrantedMay 28, 1997
Term endedJanuary 28, 2013
Application numberEP 93904754
Classification (CPC)E03F1/006
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