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Windscreen wiper mechanism with an improved pivot joint between a link rod and a crank of the mechanism

EP 0679559 B1 · Applicant: PAUL JOURNEE S.A.

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  • Filed April 21, 1995 and granted January 28, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 21, 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 21, 2020.
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FiledApril 21, 1995
PublishedNovember 2, 1995
GrantedJanuary 28, 1998
Term endedApril 21, 2015
Application numberEP 95105968
Classification (CPC)F16C11/04 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedApril 21, 1995PublishedNov 2, 1995Patent grantedJan 28, 1998Term endedApril 21, 2015

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