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Lithium Silicate Glass Ceramic - EP2261184

The patent EP2261184 was granted to Ivoclar Vivadent on May 31, 2017. The application was originally filed on Feb 2, 2006 under application number EP10013129A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP2261184

IVOCLAR VIVADENT
Application Number
EP10013129A
Filing Date
Feb 2, 2006
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Feb 17, 2017
Publication Date
May 31, 2017
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VITA ZAHNFABRIK H RAUTERDec 19, 2017DOMPATENT VON KREISLER SELTING WERNER -
VITA ZAHNFABRIK H RAUTERDec 19, 2017DOMPATENT VON PATENT UND RECHTSANWALTEN -

Patent Citations (24) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (7) New

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DESCRIPTION- M.-P. BOROM; A.M. TURKALO; R.H. DOREMUS, "Strength and Microstructure in Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramics", J. AM. CERAM. SOC., (1975), vol. 58, no. 9-10, pages 385 - 391
DESCRIPTION- S.D. STOOKEY, "Chemical Machining of Photosensitive Glass", IND. ENG. CHEM., (1993), vol. 45, pages 115 - 118
OPPOSITION- IAN C. MADSEN et al., "Description and survey of methodologies for the determination of amorphous content via X-ray powder diffraction", Z. Kristallogr., (20110000), vol. 226, no. 12, pages 944 - 955, XP055443152
OPPOSITION- MARCUS P. BOROM et al., "Strength and Microstructure in Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramics", Journal of The American Cermic Society, (19740000), vol. 58, no. 9-10, pages 385 - 391, XP001261204
OPPOSITION- WILLIAMS F. HAMMETTER et al., "Crystallization Kinetics of a Complex Lithium Silicate Glass-Ceramic", Journal of the American Ceramic-Society, (19870800), vol. 70, no. 8, pages 577 - 582, XP001261179
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OPPOSITION- WOLFRAM HÖLAND et al., "Control of nucleation in glass ceramics", Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, (20030300), vol. 361, pages 575 - 589, XP055263846

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