Expired European patentEurope
Methods for conveying objects through apparatus, packing apparatus and methods for packing materials in cartons
EP 0707550 B1 · Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
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- Filed July 13, 1994 and granted January 20, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 13, 2014.
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FiledJuly 13, 1994
PublishedApril 24, 1996
GrantedJanuary 20, 1999
Term endedJuly 13, 2014
Application numberEP 94920554
Classification (CPC)B65B43/50
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