Expired European patentEurope
Arrangement and method for measuring surface irregularities at an object
EP 1192415 B1 · Applicant: Volvo Personvagnar AB
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- Filed February 8, 2001 and granted December 10, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 8, 2021.
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FiledFebruary 8, 2001
PublishedApril 3, 2002
GrantedDecember 10, 2008
Term endedFebruary 8, 2021
Application numberEP 01904723
Classification (CPC)G01B11/30 +2 more
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