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EP 2018246 A1 20090128 - METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPONENT CONSISTING OF AN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT AN EROSIVE PROCESS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPONENT CONSISTING OF AN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT AN EROSIVE PROCESS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM VORBEREITEN EINES BAUTEILS AUS EINEM ELEKTRISCH LEITENDEN BASISMATERIAL AUF DAS DURCHFÜHREN EINES ERODIERPROZESSES

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR PRÉPARER UN ÉLÉMENT CONSTITUÉ D'UN MATÉRIAU DE BASE ÉLECTROCONDUCTEUR À L'EXÉCUTION D'UN PROCESSUS D'ÉROSION

Publication

EP 2018246 A1 20090128 (DE)

Application

EP 07728082 A 20070413

Priority

EP 2007053616 W 20070413
EP 2006004786 W 20060519
EP 07728082 A 20070413

IPC 8 full level

B23H 9/10 (2006.01); C23C 4/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007134916A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2018246 A1 20090128

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07728082 A 20070413