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Nozzle plate for spinning

EP 0656433 B1 · Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.

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  • Filed December 2, 1994 and granted October 14, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 2, 2014.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by June 2, 2020.
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FiledDecember 2, 1994
PublishedJune 7, 1995
GrantedOctober 14, 1998
Term endedDecember 2, 2014
Application numberEP 94308966
Classification (CPC)D01D5/253 +2 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedDec 2, 1994PublishedJune 7, 1995Patent grantedOct 14, 1998Term endedDec 2, 2014

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