Expired European patentEurope
Guidance system for the recoiling mass of an artillery gun
EP 1072857 B1 · Applicant: GIAT INDUSTRIES
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- Filed June 30, 2000 and granted August 21, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 30, 2020.
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FiledJune 30, 2000
PublishedJanuary 31, 2001
GrantedAugust 21, 2002
Term endedJune 30, 2020
Application numberEP 00401873
Classification (CPC)F41A25/22
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