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Electronic accelerator pedal having a kickdown feature

EP 1098237 B1 · Applicant: CTS Corporation

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  • Filed November 4, 1999 and granted January 19, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 4, 2019.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by May 4, 2025.
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FiledNovember 4, 1999
PublishedMay 9, 2001
GrantedJanuary 19, 2005
Term endedNovember 4, 2019
Application numberEP 99308782
Classification (CPC)G05G5/03 +2 more

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2000200220042006200820102012201420162018Application filedNov 4, 1999PublishedMay 9, 2001Patent grantedJan 19, 2005Term endedNov 4, 2019

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