The patent EP3441491 was granted to Aisin Keikinzoku on Oct 30, 2024. The application was originally filed on Mar 21, 2017 under application number EP17774503A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| EXAMINATION | US2012234440 | 
| EXAMINATION | WO2004046402 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2009013479 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2014125676 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2015221924 | 
| OPPOSITION | EP0449771 | 
| OPPOSITION | JP2010179363 | 
| OPPOSITION | US2013146183 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2004046402 | 
| OTHER | US2012234440 | 
| SEARCH | CA2950075 | 
| SEARCH | EP1241275 | 
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| EXAMINATION | - Aluminum Association, "International Alloy Designations and Chemical Composition Limits for Wrought Aluminum and Wrought Aluminum Alloys", (20150131), URL: http://www.aluminum.org/sites/default/files/TEAL_1_OL_2015.pdf, (20180724), XP055494916 | 
| EXAMINATION | - L F Mondolfo, "ALUMINUM-ZINC-MAGNESIUM ALLOYS", Aluminum Alloys : Structure and Properties, Elsevier Science & Technology, (20130924), pages 844 - 865, ISBN 978-0-408-70932-3, XP055757123 | 
| EXAMINATION | - Astm, "B807/B807M - 06 Standard Practice for Extrusion Press Solution Heat Treatment for Aluminum Alloys", West Conshohocken, PA, doi:10.1520/B0807_B0807M-06, (20060331), URL: http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/resolver.cgi?B807B807M-06, (20201207), XP055757109 | 
| EXAMINATION | - E. A. Tkachenko ET AL, "THE PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE OF HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINIUM 1933 ALLOY FORGINGS", Aluminium Alloys Their Physical and Mechanical Properties Part 3 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference ICAA5, (19960701), doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.217-222.1819, pages 1819 - 1822, XP055748001 | 
| OPPOSITION | - R. Shahani et al, "High strength 7XXX alloys for ultra-thick aerospace plate : optimisation of alloy composition", Proceedings of ICAA-6 International Conference on Aluminium Alloys, (19980101), vol. 2, pages 1105 - 1110 | 
| OPPOSITION | - R. Shahani et al, "High strength 7XXX alloys for ultra-thick aerospace plate : optimisation of alloy composition", Proceedings of ICAA-6 International Conference on Aluminium Alloys, (19980101), vol. 2, pages 1105 - 1110, XP055307822 | 
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