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Method and system for mechanical separation of various materials/substances from disposed fluorescent light tubes and similar lamps being crushed
EP 0817685 B1 · Applicant: MRT System AB
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- Filed March 19, 1996 and granted June 2, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 19, 2016.
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FiledMarch 19, 1996
PublishedJanuary 14, 1998
GrantedJune 2, 1999
Term endedMarch 19, 2016
Application numberEP 96907844
Classification (CPC)H01J9/52 +2 more
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