Expired European patentEurope
Device for controlling the correct positioning of printing plates on the plate cylinder of a printing machine
EP 0655331 B1 · Applicant: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
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- Filed November 3, 1994 and granted January 2, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 3, 2014.
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FiledNovember 3, 1994
PublishedMay 31, 1995
GrantedJanuary 2, 1997
Term endedNovember 3, 2014
Application numberEP 94117300
Classification (CPC)B41F27/005 +1 more
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