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Tool for preventing an erroneous assembly of universal joints and universal joint

EP 1693586 B1 · Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION

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  • Filed February 17, 2006 and granted May 28, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 17, 2026.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledFebruary 17, 2006
PublishedAugust 23, 2006
GrantedMay 28, 2008
Term endedFebruary 17, 2026
Application numberEP 06003326
Classification (CPC)F16D1/0864 +2 more

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