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Pyrotechnic smoke-generating composition for camouflage purposes and its use in a smoke-generating body

EP 0679150 B1 · Applicant: NICO-PYROTECHNIK Hanns-Jürgen Diederichs GmbH & Co. KG

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  • Filed October 19, 1994 and granted August 13, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 19, 2014.
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FiledOctober 19, 1994
PublishedNovember 2, 1995
GrantedAugust 13, 1997
Term endedOctober 19, 2014
Application numberEP 94930913
Classification (CPC)C06D3/00

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedOct 19, 1994PublishedNov 2, 1995Patent grantedAug 13, 1997Term endedOct 19, 2014

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