The patent EP3791820 was granted to ST Jude Medical on Apr 27, 2022. The application was originally filed on Oct 21, 2016 under application number EP20203250A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | WO2014US11940 |
| EXAMINATION | EP2908723 |
| EXAMINATION | WO2013028998 |
| OPPOSITION | EP3023052 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014113612 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015187430 |
| SEARCH | EP2908723 |
| SEARCH | US2009171274 |
| SEARCH | US8295902 |
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| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
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| DESCRIPTION | - BAUMGARTNER, M.E.RAUB, CH. J., "The Electrodeposition of Platinum and Platinum Alloys", Platinum Metals Review, (19880000), vol. 32, no. 4, pages 188 - 197, XP002448020 |
| DESCRIPTION | - "Electroplating the Platinum Metals - A RECENT SURVEY OF PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS", Platinum Metals Rev., (19700000), vol. 14, no. 3, pages 93 - 94 |
| DESCRIPTION | - E.T. HAUGANP. DALSJO, Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI, (20140110), page 1141 |
| DESCRIPTION | - OHNO, IZUMI, Electroless Deposition of Palladium and Platinum, Modern Electroplating, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chp, (20100000), vol. 20, pages 477 - 482 |
| DESCRIPTION | - RAO, CHEPURI R.K.TRIVEDI, D.C., "Chemical and electrochemical depositions of platinum group metals and their applications", Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol. 249, no. 2005, pages 613 - 631 |
| DESCRIPTION | - SHEELA G. et al., "Electrodeposition of Iridium", Bulletin of Electrochemistry, (19990500), vol. 15, no. 5-6, pages 208 - 210 |
| DESCRIPTION | - WU, FENG et al., "Electrodeposition of Platinum-Iridium Alloy on Nickel-Base Single-Crystal Superalloy TMS75", Surface and Coatings Technology, (20040601), vol. 184 |
| DESCRIPTION | - YINGNA WU et al., "Characterization of Electroplated Platinum-Iridium Alloys on the Nickel-Base Single Crystal Superalloy", Materials Transactions, (20050000), vol. 46, no. 10, pages 2176 - 2179 |
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