Expired European patentEurope
Switch assembly for high voltage overhead lines
EP 1018198 B1 · Applicant: ABB AB
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- Filed January 15, 1997 and granted April 2, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 15, 2017.
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FiledJanuary 15, 1997
PublishedJuly 12, 2000
GrantedApril 2, 2008
Term endedJanuary 15, 2017
Application numberEP 97900845
Classification (CPC)H02B5/00
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