Expired European patentEurope
System and method of precise wire feed control in a welder
EP 1817134 B1 · Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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- Filed August 24, 2005 and granted August 9, 2017. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 24, 2025.
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FiledAugust 24, 2005
PublishedAugust 15, 2007
GrantedAugust 9, 2017
Term endedAugust 24, 2025
Application numberEP 05776278
Classification (CPC)B23K9/1336
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