Expired European patentEurope
Process and apparatus for the production of pure hydrogen starting from a gas containing helium
EP 1097903 B1 · Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
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- Filed October 31, 2000 and granted June 11, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 31, 2020.
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FiledOctober 31, 2000
PublishedMay 9, 2001
GrantedJune 11, 2003
Term endedOctober 31, 2020
Application numberEP 00403030
Classification (CPC)C01B3/56 +2 more
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