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Torque control hinge

EP 1174576 B1 · Applicant: Pinet Industrie

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  • Filed July 10, 2001 and granted April 20, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 10, 2021.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledJuly 10, 2001
PublishedJanuary 23, 2002
GrantedApril 20, 2005
Term endedJuly 10, 2021
Application numberEP 01401840
Classification (CPC)E05D11/082

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