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(43) Date of publication: 18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29 (21) Application number: 10751798.9 (22) Date of filing: 12.08.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25D 3/38(2006.01) C25D 5/50(2006.01) C25D 5/10(2006.01) C25D 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2010/004942 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/029507 (17.03.2011 Gazette 2011/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 11.09.2009 DE 102009041250 (71) Applicant: Umicore Galvanotechnik GmbH 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd (DE)	(72) Inventors: GASSNER, Franz 86561 Oberlauterbach (DE) STRAUBINGER, Frank 73529 Schwaebisch Gmuend (DE) REI MÜLLER, Klaus 73565 Spraitbach-Vorderlintal (DE) WIRTH, Guenter 73560 Boebingen (DE) NEUHAUS, Silvia 73527 Schwaebisch Gmuend (DE) (74) Representative: Retzow, Stefan  Umicore AG & Co. KG Patente Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang (DE)