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Coating powders based on carboxyl-group-containing polyesters and suitable cross-linking agents, and a method of coating sheet metal with such coating powders
EP 0686176 B1 · Applicant: BASF Coatings Aktiengesellschaft
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- Filed February 11, 1994 and granted January 21, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 11, 2014.
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FiledFebruary 11, 1994
PublishedDecember 13, 1995
GrantedJanuary 21, 1998
Term endedFebruary 11, 2014
Application numberEP 94907540
Classification (CPC)C09D167/00
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