Expired European patentEurope
Process for producing ultra-high molecular weight low modulus polyethylene shaped articles
EP 0880433 B1 · Applicant: NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
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- Filed February 5, 1997 and granted November 6, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 5, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 5, 1997
PublishedDecember 2, 1998
GrantedNovember 6, 2002
Term endedFebruary 5, 2017
Application numberEP 97904254
Classification (CPC)B29C43/006 +1 more
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