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(11) EP 1 520 054 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/30

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/43

(21) Application number: 03763072.0

(22) Date of filing: 01.07.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C22C 9/06(2006.01)
 C22F 1/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/020664
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/005560 (15.01.2004 Gazette 2004/03)

(54)

COPPER ALLOY CONTAINING COBALT, NICKEL, AND SILICON

COBALT, NICKEL UND SILICIUM ENTHALTENDE KUPFERLEGIERUNG

ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE CONTENANT DU COBALT, DU NICKEL ET DU SILICIUM

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 05.07.2002 US 393765 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/14

(73) Proprietors:
  • GBC Metals, LLC
    East Alton IL 63024 (US)
  • Wieland-Werke AG
    89079 Ulm (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • MANDIGO, Frank, N.
    North Branford, CT 06417 (US)
  • ROBINSON, Peter, W.
    Glen Carbon, IL, 62034-1380 (US)
  • TYLER, Derek, E.
    Cheshire, CT 06410 (US)
  • BOEGEL, Andreas
    D-89264 Weissenhorn (DE)
  • KUHN, Hans-Achim
    D-89257 Illertissen (DE)
  • KEPPELER, Frank, M.
    D-70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • SEEGER, Joerg
    D-89073 Ulm (DE)

(74) Representative: Dziewior, Joachim et al
Patentanwälte Dres. Fay Dziewior & Hentrich Postfach 17 67
89007 Ulm
89007 Ulm (DE)


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