Expired European patentEurope
Apparatus for working metal workpieces
EP 0693009 B1 · Applicant: Liet, Cornelis Hendricus
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- Filed November 18, 1992 and granted February 12, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 18, 2012.
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FiledNovember 18, 1992
PublishedJanuary 24, 1996
GrantedFebruary 12, 1997
Term endedNovember 18, 2012
Application numberEP 93900461
Classification (CPC)B21D28/12
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