DE69514634D1 - Öllösliche Polyether - Google Patents

Öllösliche Polyether

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DE69514634D1
DE69514634D1 DE69514634T DE69514634T DE69514634D1 DE 69514634 D1 DE69514634 D1 DE 69514634D1 DE 69514634 T DE69514634 T DE 69514634T DE 69514634 T DE69514634 T DE 69514634T DE 69514634 D1 DE69514634 D1 DE 69514634D1
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polyethers
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Edward Chung Yit Nieh
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DE69514634T 1994-12-30 1995-07-14 Öllösliche Polyether Expired - Fee Related DE69514634T2 (de)

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US08/366,857 US5494595A (en) 1994-12-30 1994-12-30 Oil soluble polyethers

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EP (1) EP0719817B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH08239467A (de)
CA (1) CA2155907A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69514634T2 (de)

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CA2155907A1 (en) 1996-07-01
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DE69514634T2 (de) 2000-06-08
EP0719817A2 (de) 1996-07-03
US5494595A (en) 1996-02-27

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