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Lapping carrier for use in fabricating sliders

EP 1494835 B1 · Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

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  • Filed April 16, 2003 and granted June 23, 2010. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 16, 2023.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledApril 16, 2003
PublishedJanuary 12, 2005
GrantedJune 23, 2010
Term endedApril 16, 2023
Application numberEP 03726332
Classification (CPC)B24B37/048 +2 more

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2004200620082010201220142016201820202022Application filedApril 16, 2003PublishedJan 12, 2005Patent grantedJune 23, 2010Term endedApril 16, 2023

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