Expired European patentEurope
Balanced slider, vibration and shock resistant, for movable contacts of auxiliary thermal switches and the like
EP 0817220 B1 · Applicant: GE Power Controls Italia S.p.a.
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- Filed June 21, 1997 and granted December 17, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 21, 2017.
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FiledJune 21, 1997
PublishedJanuary 7, 1998
GrantedDecember 17, 2003
Term endedJune 21, 2017
Application numberEP 97201911
Classification (CPC)H01H5/06 +1 more
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