Expired European patentEurope
Device for detecting a periodically changing value in synchronism with the crankshaft
EP 0678159 B1 · Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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- Filed June 22, 1994 and granted December 2, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 22, 2014.
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FiledJune 22, 1994
PublishedOctober 25, 1995
GrantedDecember 2, 1998
Term endedJune 22, 2014
Application numberEP 94918296
Classification (CPC)F02D41/187
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