Expired European patentEurope
Method of manufacturing high-temperature shape memory alloys
EP 0709482 B1 · Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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- Filed October 27, 1995 and granted July 28, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 27, 2015.
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FiledOctober 27, 1995
PublishedMay 1, 1996
GrantedJuly 28, 1999
Term endedOctober 27, 2015
Application numberEP 95402416
Classification (CPC)C22F1/006
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