Expired European patentEurope
Method and device for removing coatings applied to the surface of a glass plate
EP 0769348 B1 · Applicant: FOR.EL. BASE di VIANELLO FORTUNATO & C. S.n.c.
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- Filed October 14, 1996 and granted April 11, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 14, 2016.
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FiledOctober 14, 1996
PublishedApril 23, 1997
GrantedApril 11, 2001
Term endedOctober 14, 2016
Application numberEP 96116434
Classification (CPC)C03C19/00 +1 more
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