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Patterned conducting polymer surfaces and process for preparing the same and devices containing the same
EP 1007349 B1 · Applicant: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
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- Filed November 22, 1996 and granted September 29, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 22, 2016.
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FiledNovember 22, 1996
PublishedJune 14, 2000
GrantedSeptember 29, 2004
Term endedNovember 22, 2016
Application numberEP 96944198
Classification (CPC)H01B1/127 +2 more
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