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Vacuum pumping system and method of operation

EP 1844237 B1 · Applicant: Edwards Limited

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  • Filed January 23, 2006 and granted November 18, 2015. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 23, 2026.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledJanuary 23, 2006
PublishedOctober 17, 2007
GrantedNovember 18, 2015
Term endedJanuary 23, 2026
Application numberEP 06701044
Classification (CPC)F04C14/08 +2 more

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