METHODS FOR TAILORING THE SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF A NANOCRYSTALLINE OR AMORPHOUS METAL OR ALLOY AND ARTICLES FORMED BY SUCH METHODS - Patent 2092092

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EP 2 092 092 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/35

(21)	Application number: 07875205.2

(22)	Date of filing: 14.11.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C25F 3/14^(2006.01)
C25D 5/48^(2006.01)

C25F 3/08^(2006.01)
C25D 5/18^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/023939

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/035444 (19.03.2009 Gazette 2009/12)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

15.11.2006 US 859067 P

(71)	Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
	Cambridge, MA 02139 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SCHUH, Christopher, A. Ashland, MA 01721 (US) RUAN, Shiyun Cambridge, MA 02139 (US)

(74)	Representative: Popp, Eugen
	Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)

(54)	METHODS FOR TAILORING THE SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF A NANOCRYSTALLINE OR AMORPHOUS METAL OR ALLOY AND ARTICLES FORMED BY SUCH METHODS