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EP 0599049 B1 20000412 - Use of carbon microfibres

Title (en)

Use of carbon microfibres

Title (de)

Verwendung von Mikro-Carbonfasern

Title (fr)

Utilisation de microfibres de carbone

Publication

EP 0599049 B1 20000412 (DE)

Application

EP 93116853 A 19931019

Priority

DE 4239532 A 19921125

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0599049A2] The invention relates to the use of carbon microfibres for the non-destructive testing of the electro conductivity of the substrate of microstructured bodies, in which microstructure elements of electrically nonconducting material rise out of an electrically conducting substrate.

IPC 1-7

G01R 1/067

IPC 8 full level

G01R 1/067 (2006.01); H01R 4/04 (2006.01); H01R 11/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 4/04 (2013.01); H01R 11/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0599049 A2 19940601; EP 0599049 A3 19950816; EP 0599049 B1 20000412; AT E191794 T1 20000415; DE 4239532 C1 19940210; DE 59310006 D1 20000518

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93116853 A 19931019; AT 93116853 T 19931019; DE 4239532 A 19921125; DE 59310006 T 19931019