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Chrome-Plated Part And Manufacturing Method Of The Same - EP2396455

The patent EP2396455 was granted to Atotech Deutschland on Oct 24, 2018. The application was originally filed on Feb 13, 2009 under application number EP09787854A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP2396455

ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND
Application Number
EP09787854A
Filing Date
Feb 13, 2009
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 21, 2018
Grant Date
Oct 24, 2018
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MACDERMIDJul 24, 2019PAGE WHITE FARRERADMISSIBLE
SCHNEIDERJul 24, 2019DOMPATENT VON KREISLER SELTING WERNERADMISSIBLE
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Patent Citations (22) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (12) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- MARKS SCHARIO, "Troubleshooting decorative nickel plating solutions (part II of III installments)", METALFINISHING, (200705), pages 41 - 44, XP002554282 [X] 1,2,4,9,13 * the whole document * [Y] 2,3,5-8,10-13-
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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Berechnungstool für Mischdichte und wt%-at% Umrechnung", Sindlhauser Materials, (20190125), page 1, URL: http://www.sindlhauser.de/de/berechnungstool.html, XP055625577-
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OPPOSITION- Kazuo Watanabe, "Decorative Trivalent Chromium Plating", Atotech Japan K. K., (20050512), vol. 56, no. 6, pages 20 - 24, XP055625889-
OPPOSITION- MARK SCHARIO, "Troubleshooting Decorative Nickel Plating Solutions (Part II of III Installments)", Metalfinishing, (20070500), pages 41 - 44, XP002554282-
OPPOSITION- R.A. TREMMEL, "Methods to improve the corrosion performance of microporous nickel deposits", Plating & Surface Finishing: Journal of the American Electroplaters' Society, (19961000), pages 1 - 6, XP008166508-
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OPPOSITION- "Standard Test Method for Simultaneous Thickness and Electrochemical Po- tential Determination of Individual Layers in Multilayer Nickel Deposit (STEP Test", ASTM B 764-94, American Society for Testing and Materials ,, (19940000), XP055625586-
OPPOSITION- ZHIXIANG ZHENG et al., "Tribological and electromechanical behavior of thick Cr-C alloy coatings electrodeposited in trivalent chromium bath as an alternative to conventional Cr coatings", Electrochimica Acta, (20060000), vol. 52, pages 1366 - 1373, XP055625871-
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