(19)
(11) EP 1 937 873 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:
31.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/44

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/36

(21) Application number: 06777754.0

(22) Date of filing: 13.07.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C23C 28/04(2006.01)
C23C 28/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2006/064195
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/020138 (22.02.2007 Gazette 2007/08)

(54)

SUBSTRATE COATED WITH A LAYERED STRUCTURE COMPRISING A TETRAHEDRAL CARBON COATING

SUBSTRAT, DAS MIT EINER SCHICHTSTRUKTUR MIT EINER BESCHICHTUNG AUS TETRAEDRISCHEM KOHLENSTOFF BESCHICHTET IST

SUBSTRAT REVETU D'UNE STRUCTURE STRATIFIEE COMPRENANT UN REVETEMENT DE CARBONE TETRAEDRIQUE


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

(30) Priority: 18.08.2005 EP 05107583

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27

(73) Proprietor: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
8808 Pfäffikon SZ (CH)

(72) Inventor:
  • DEKEMPENEER, Erik
    B-2390 Oostmalle (BE)

(74) Representative: Intellectual Property Services GmbH 
Langfeldstrasse 88
8500 Frauenfeld
8500 Frauenfeld (CH)


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