Expired European patentEurope
Sealing assembly for two connected relatively rotating members, in particular the two rings of a rolling bearing
EP 0870940 B1 · Applicant: SKF INDUSTRIE S.p.A.
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- Filed April 9, 1998 and granted October 17, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 9, 2018.
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FiledApril 9, 1998
PublishedOctober 14, 1998
GrantedOctober 17, 2001
Term endedApril 9, 2018
Application numberEP 98106616
Classification (CPC)F16C41/007 +2 more
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