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Process and apparatus for the separation of a gaseous mixture

EP 0677483 B1 · Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE

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  • Filed April 4, 1995 and granted September 2, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 4, 2015.
  • 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 October 4, 2020.
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FiledApril 4, 1995
PublishedOctober 18, 1995
GrantedSeptember 2, 1998
Term endedApril 4, 2015
Application numberEP 95400753
Classification (CPC)F25J3/0252 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedApril 4, 1995PublishedOct 18, 1995Patent grantedSep 2, 1998Term endedApril 4, 2015

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