Expired European patentEurope
Process of reducing wet pressure drop in a limiting orifice drying medium and a limiting orifice drying medium made thereby
EP 1015692 B1 · Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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- Filed September 17, 1998 and granted January 28, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 17, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 17, 1998
PublishedJuly 5, 2000
GrantedJanuary 28, 2004
Term endedSeptember 17, 2018
Application numberEP 98940515
Classification (CPC)D21F11/14 +2 more
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