Expired European patentEurope
Method for producing nitrogen trifluoride by gas-solid reaction
EP 0959040 B1 · Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
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- Filed May 20, 1999 and granted August 6, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 20, 2019.
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FiledMay 20, 1999
PublishedNovember 24, 1999
GrantedAugust 6, 2003
Term endedMay 20, 2019
Application numberEP 99109947
Classification (CPC)C01B21/0832
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