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Air-conditioning device intended in particular for use in a motor vehicle, with atmosphere-side outlet temperature regulation

EP 0771276 B1 · Applicant: Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH

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  • Filed May 4, 1996 and granted July 4, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 4, 2016.
  • 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 November 4, 2021.
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FiledMay 4, 1996
PublishedMay 7, 1997
GrantedJuly 4, 2001
Term endedMay 4, 2016
Application numberEP 96915017
Classification (CPC)B60H1/00842 +1 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedMay 4, 1996PublishedMay 7, 1997Patent grantedJuly 4, 2001Term endedMay 4, 2016

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