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Method and device for installing a self-drilling expandable rock bolt and a self-drilling rock bolt
EP 1682748 B1 · Applicant: Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB
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- Filed October 20, 2004 and granted April 2, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 20, 2024.
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FiledOctober 20, 2004
PublishedJuly 26, 2006
GrantedApril 2, 2008
Term endedOctober 20, 2024
Application numberEP 04793816
Classification (CPC)E21D20/003 +2 more
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