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Electromagnetically driven valve control system for internal combustion engines

EP 0717172 B1 · Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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  • Filed December 16, 1995 and granted February 10, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 16, 2015.
  • 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 June 16, 2021.
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FiledDecember 16, 1995
PublishedJune 19, 1996
GrantedFebruary 10, 1999
Term endedDecember 16, 2015
Application numberEP 95119902
Classification (CPC)F02D41/042 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedDec 16, 1995PublishedJune 19, 1996Patent grantedFeb 10, 1999Term endedDec 16, 2015

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