Expired European patentEurope
Robot controller
EP 0881044 B1 · Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
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- Filed September 10, 1996 and granted June 7, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 10, 2016.
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FiledSeptember 10, 1996
PublishedDecember 2, 1998
GrantedJune 7, 2006
Term endedSeptember 10, 2016
Application numberEP 96929577
Classification (CPC)B25J9/1633
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