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Diffusion vent for a rechargeable metal-air cell

EP 0708988 B1 · Applicant: AER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

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  • Filed June 2, 1994 and granted January 28, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 2, 2014.
  • 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 December 2, 2019.
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FiledJune 2, 1994
PublishedMay 1, 1996
GrantedJanuary 28, 1998
Term endedJune 2, 2014
Application numberEP 94917505
Classification (CPC)H01M12/08 +2 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedJune 2, 1994PublishedMay 1, 1996Patent grantedJan 28, 1998Term endedJune 2, 2014

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