Expired European patentEurope
Device for arranging lying objects into a row of upright objects
EP 1007453 B1 · Applicant: Prakken, Bouwe
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- Filed August 27, 1998 and granted November 21, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 27, 2018.
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FiledAugust 27, 1998
PublishedJune 14, 2000
GrantedNovember 21, 2001
Term endedAugust 27, 2018
Application numberEP 98941899
Classification (CPC)B65G47/252
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