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Process and plant for the treatment of a raw fluid flow by simple settlement after introducing fine sand

EP 0680933 B1 · Applicant: OTV Omnium de Traitements et de Valorisation

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  • Filed April 19, 1995 and granted December 12, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 19, 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 19, 2020.
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FiledApril 19, 1995
PublishedNovember 8, 1995
GrantedDecember 12, 2001
Term endedApril 19, 2015
Application numberEP 95400873
Classification (CPC)B01D21/02 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedApril 19, 1995PublishedNov 8, 1995Patent grantedDec 12, 2001Term endedApril 19, 2015

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