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Improved Metal Alloy For Medical Devices - EP3055438

The patent EP3055438 was granted to Icon Medical on Mar 15, 2023. The application was originally filed on Oct 6, 2014 under application number EP14852817A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3055438

ICON MEDICAL
Application Number
EP14852817A
Filing Date
Oct 6, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Feb 10, 2023
Grant Date
Mar 15, 2023
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Patent Citations (23) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (4) New

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OPPOSITION- Annoymous, "Refractory Metals and Alloys", Metals Handbook Desk edition, USA, ASM International, (19980101), vol. J R Davis, pages 629 - 631, ISBN 978-0-87170-654-6, XP093146551-
OPPOSITION- Eck R, "Molybdan-Rhenium Legierungen als schweissbare Hochtemperatur Konstruktionswerkstoffe", International Journal of Refractory & Hard Metals, (19860301), vol. 5, no. 1, pages 1 - 8, XP093146562-
OPPOSITION- Jaffee R.I., Sims C.T., "The Effect of Rhenium on the Fabricability and Ductility of Molybdenum and Tungsten", Technical report, (19580401), pages 1 - 49, XP093146553-
OPPOSITION- Morito F., "Effect of alloy addition and impurities to the fracture of welds in molybdenum and its alloys ", Journal de physique Colloques, FR , (19900101), vol. 51, no. C1, doi:10.1051/jphyscol:1990144, ISSN 0449-1947, pages C1 - C1-286, XP093146557

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