Expired European patentEurope
Process and plant for thermal treatment of carbon-containing material
EP 0699223 B1 · Applicant: kapak GmbH - Gesellschaft für Karbonisierung, Pyrolyse, Aktivierung -
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- Filed April 28, 1994 and granted February 26, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 28, 2014.
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FiledApril 28, 1994
PublishedMarch 6, 1996
GrantedFebruary 26, 1997
Term endedApril 28, 2014
Application numberEP 94915135
Classification (CPC)C10B53/02 +2 more
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