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Differential detecting apparatus for PSK signals

EP 0771097 B1 · Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

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  • Filed October 23, 1996 and granted October 11, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 23, 2016.
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FiledOctober 23, 1996
PublishedMay 2, 1997
GrantedOctober 11, 2006
Term endedOctober 23, 2016
Application numberEP 96307689
Classification (CPC)H04L27/2331

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