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Machine for heating and bending metallic printing plates, such as electrotype and stereotype plates

US 1,640,581 A · Inventors: SMITH CHRISTIAN N

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  • Granted August 30, 1927. A patent granted before 1976 lasted at most 17 years from grant, so its term ended by August 30, 1944.
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FiledMay 5, 1924
GrantedAugust 30, 1927
Term endedAugust 30, 1944
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Classification (CPC)B21D5/14
Length11 pages

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