Expired European patentEurope
Pressure disconnection device for power steering at its extreme steering deflection positions.
EP 1052159 B1 · Applicant: Mercedes Benz Lenkungen GmbH
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- Filed March 8, 2000 and granted October 1, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 8, 2020.
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FiledMarch 8, 2000
PublishedNovember 15, 2000
GrantedOctober 1, 2003
Term endedMarch 8, 2020
Application numberEP 00104895
Classification (CPC)B62D5/061
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