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Transponder reading device and also control system for controlling the handling of transponder-bearing objects by means of transponder reading devices
EP 0919037 B1 · Applicant: Hermos Gesellschaft Für Technische Informatik MBH
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- Filed August 12, 1997 and granted April 18, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 12, 2017.
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FiledAugust 12, 1997
PublishedApril 18, 2001
GrantedApril 18, 2001
Term endedAugust 12, 2017
Application numberEP 97940071
Classification (CPC)G06K17/0022 +1 more
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