Expired European patentEurope
Variable valve timing with actuator locking for internal combustion engine
EP 1065348 B1 · Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
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- Filed June 19, 2000 and granted May 21, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 19, 2020.
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FiledJune 19, 2000
PublishedJanuary 3, 2001
GrantedMay 21, 2003
Term endedJune 19, 2020
Application numberEP 00305164
Classification (CPC)F01L1/34409
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