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EP 3101155 B1 20171122 - METALLISATION METHOD AND TOOL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPLEX SHADINGS

Title (en)

METALLISATION METHOD AND TOOL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPLEX SHADINGS

Title (de)

METALLISIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND WERKZEUG, DAS DIE ERSTELLUNG VON KOMPLEXEN ABSTUFUNGEN ERMÖGLICHT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE MÉTALLISATION ET OUTIL PERMETTANT LA RÉALISATION DE DÉGRADÉS COMPLEXES

Publication

EP 3101155 B1 20171122 (FR)

Application

EP 16172954 A 20160603

Priority

FR 1555141 A 20150605

IPC 8 full level

C23C 18/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C23C 18/16 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3101155 A1 20161207; EP 3101155 B1 20171122; FR 3037081 A1 20161209; FR 3037081 B1 20170804; PL 3101155 T3 20180731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16172954 A 20160603; FR 1555141 A 20150605; PL 16172954 T 20160603