ELECTRONIC SUPPORTS AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING APERTURES IN ELECTRONIC SUPPORTS - Patent 1258179

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EP 1 258 179 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(21)	Application number: 01912926.1

(22)	Date of filing: 22.02.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H05K 1/03

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0105/680

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0106/3984 (30.08.2001 Gazette 2001/35)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

22.02.2000 US 183979 P
22.02.2000 US 184026 P
18.09.2000 US 233619 P
15.02.2001 US 783537

(71)	Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
	Cleveland, OH 44111 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LAWTON, Ernest, L. Clemmons, NC 27012 (US) LAMMON-HILINSKI, Kami Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lind, Urban
	Awapatent AB,P.O. Box 11394 404 28 Göteborg 404 28 Göteborg (SE)

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