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Process to detect the lack of coffee beans in a grinder of a coffee machine and coffee machine carrying out the process
EP 1707089 B1 · Applicant: Saeco IPR Limited
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- Filed February 22, 2006 and granted May 2, 2007. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 22, 2026.
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FiledFebruary 22, 2006
PublishedOctober 4, 2006
GrantedMay 2, 2007
Term endedFebruary 22, 2026
Application numberEP 06405076
Classification (CPC)A47J31/42
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