Expired European patentEurope
Apparatus and process for dispensing incompatible chemicals to a common utilization point
EP 1041187 B1 · Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
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- Filed March 21, 2000 and granted May 4, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 21, 2020.
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FiledMarch 21, 2000
PublishedOctober 4, 2000
GrantedMay 4, 2005
Term endedMarch 21, 2020
Application numberEP 00201043
Classification (CPC)D06F39/022
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