Injection Molding Machine - EP3466638
Patent number EP3466638 was granted to Sumitomo Heavy Industries on Jan 11, 2023. The application was originally filed on May 19, 2017 under application number EP17802702A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".
EP3466638
- Application Number
- EP17802702A
- Filing Date
- May 19, 2017
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Dec 9, 2022
- Grant Date
- Jan 11, 2023
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