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Apparatus and method for detecting particles in reactive and toxic gases
EP 1014075 B1 · Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
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- Filed December 15, 1999 and granted May 28, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 15, 2019.
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FiledDecember 15, 1999
PublishedJune 28, 2000
GrantedMay 28, 2008
Term endedDecember 15, 2019
Application numberEP 99124854
Classification (CPC)G01N15/065
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