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Zinc Alloy Plated Steel Material Having Excellent Surface Quality And Corrosion Resistance, And Method For Manufacturing Same - EP3733921

The patent EP3733921 was granted to Posco on Mar 1, 2023. The application was originally filed on Dec 13, 2018 under application number EP18896858A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3733921

POSCO
Application Number
EP18896858A
Filing Date
Dec 13, 2018
Status
Opposition Rejected
Aug 22, 2025
Grant Date
Mar 1, 2023
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Patent Citations (14) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2002332555
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (7) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "8th International Conference on Zinc and Zinc Alloy Coated Steel Sheet GALVATECH 2011", aimnet.it, (20110101), aimnet.it, (20210421), XP055797508
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OPPOSITION- De Bruycker Evy, "Zn-Al-Mg Coatings: Thermodynamic Analysis and microstructure-related properties", Thesis, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Gent, (20051001), Thesis, (20240106), XP093116400
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OPPOSITION- T. M. Kochneva; T. V. Kolyada; P. P. Poletskov; R. I. Abdulbarov; V. A. Zheleznov, "Cold rolling on textured rollers to obtain regulated surface roughness", Steel in Translation, Allerton Press, Inc., Heidelberg, Heidelberg , (20111127), vol. 41, no. 8, doi:10.3103/S0967091211080079, ISSN 1935-0988, pages 677 - 679, XP019984637

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