Expired European patentEurope
Bellows with a uniform electric conductive layer for a vacuum capacitor
EP 1183697 B1 · Applicant: Comet AG
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- Filed March 7, 2001 and granted February 20, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 7, 2021.
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FiledMarch 7, 2001
PublishedMarch 6, 2002
GrantedFebruary 20, 2008
Term endedMarch 7, 2021
Application numberEP 01907306
Classification (CPC)H01G5/00
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