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Process and apparatus for measuring the temperature and the bath level of molten electrolyte in aluminum winning cells
EP 0716165 B1 · Applicant: ALUMINIUM PECHINEY
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- Filed December 7, 1995 and granted July 8, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 7, 2015.
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FiledDecember 7, 1995
PublishedJune 12, 1996
GrantedJuly 8, 1998
Term endedDecember 7, 2015
Application numberEP 95420354
Classification (CPC)C25C3/20
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