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Actuation and control device for electric switchgear

EP 1069579 B1 · Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD.

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  • Filed July 14, 1999 and granted March 28, 2007. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 14, 2019.
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FiledJuly 14, 1999
PublishedJanuary 17, 2001
GrantedMarch 28, 2007
Term endedJuly 14, 2019
Application numberEP 99202306
Classification (CPC)H01H11/0062

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