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Automatic adjustment method for elimination of the centering error during the electrical test on printed circuit boards
EP 0874243 B1 · Applicant: MANIA TECNOLOGIE ITALIA S.p.A.
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- Filed January 22, 1998 and granted July 14, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 22, 2018.
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FiledJanuary 22, 1998
PublishedOctober 28, 1998
GrantedJuly 14, 2004
Term endedJanuary 22, 2018
Application numberEP 98101052
Classification (CPC)G01R31/2813 +1 more
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