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EP 3743541 A1 20201202 - NICKEL ALLOY PLATING

Title (en)

NICKEL ALLOY PLATING

Title (de)

NICKELLEGIERUNGSBESCHICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PLACAGE EN ALLIAGE DE NICKEL

Publication

EP 3743541 A1 20201202 (EN)

Application

EP 19700832 A 20190123

Priority

LU 100682 A 20180125
GB 201801235 A 20180125
EP 2019051580 W 20190123

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019145336A1] A nickel-boron coating deposited on a substrate which comprises nickel, boron and a material selected from bismuth, tin, tellurium, selenium, indium and gallium.

IPC 8 full level

C23C 18/34 (2006.01); C23C 18/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C23C 18/1637 (2013.01 - US); C23C 18/1698 (2013.01 - US); C23C 18/34 (2013.01 - EP US); C23C 18/50 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2019145336A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019145336 A1 20190801; EP 3743541 A1 20201202; US 2020399761 A1 20201224

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019051580 W 20190123; EP 19700832 A 20190123; US 201916962572 A 20190125