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EP 1010133 B1 · Applicant: Hitachi Koki Imaging Solutions, Inc.
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- Filed June 12, 1997 and granted March 26, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 12, 2017.
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FiledJune 12, 1997
PublishedJune 21, 2000
GrantedMarch 26, 2003
Term endedJune 12, 2017
Application numberEP 97930008
Classification (CPC)G06K15/02 +1 more
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