The patent EP2377960 was granted to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Apr 6, 2022. The application was originally filed on Jul 30, 2009 under application number EP09833255A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2002339033 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2004360071 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPH10195587 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS58171553 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS5858248 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS62142745 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS63100154 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS6324041 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS6372850 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2005085488 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10252240 |
| OPPOSITION | DE19827861 |
| OPPOSITION | DE3639658 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2002339033 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2004360071 |
| OPPOSITION | JP3582400B |
| OPPOSITION | JPH10195587 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS58171553 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS5858248 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS62142745 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS63100154 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS6324041 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS6372850 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2005085488 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008112720 |
| SEARCH | WO2008112720 |
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