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Seat belt retraction mechanism

EP 0715577 B1 · Applicant: AlliedSignal Inc.

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  • Filed August 25, 1994 and granted February 10, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 25, 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 February 25, 2020.
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FiledAugust 25, 1994
PublishedJune 12, 1996
GrantedFebruary 10, 1999
Term endedAugust 25, 2014
Application numberEP 94927950
Classification (CPC)B60R22/34 +1 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedAug 25, 1994PublishedJune 12, 1996Patent grantedFeb 10, 1999Term endedAug 25, 2014

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