Expired European patentEurope
Method to identify objects on a conveyor line
EP 1371940 B1 · Applicant: SICK AG
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- Filed May 19, 2003 and granted October 26, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 19, 2023.
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FiledMay 19, 2003
PublishedDecember 17, 2003
GrantedOctober 26, 2005
Term endedMay 19, 2023
Application numberEP 03011367
Classification (CPC)G01B11/04
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