(19)
(11) EP 2 501 833 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:
10.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/01

(21) Application number: 10778816.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C22C 14/00(2006.01)
C22F 1/10(2006.01)
 C22C 19/03(2006.01)
C22F 1/18(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/056687
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/062863 (26.05.2011 Gazette 2011/21)

(54)

NICKEL-TITANIUM-RARE EARTH ALLOY AND METHOD OF PROCESSING THE ALLOY

NICKEL-TITAN- SELTENERDELEMENT-LEGIERUNG UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER BEHANDLUNG

ALLIAGE NICKEL-TITANE-ÉLÉMENT DE TERRE RARE ET SON PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 17.11.2009 GB 0920123

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/39

(73) Proprietors:
  • Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Bloomington, IN 47402 (US)
  • University of Limerick
    Limerick (IE)

(72) Inventors:
  • SYED, Tofail Ansar Md.
    Limerick (IE)
  • CARLSON, James M.
    Bloomington, IN 47404 (US)
  • GANDHI, Abbasi A.
    Gujarat 38007 (IN)
  • BUTLER, James
    Aherlow, Co. Tipperary (IE)
  • TIERNAN, Peter
    Caherconlish, Co. Limerick (IE)
  • O'DONOGHUE, Lisa
    Limerick (IE)

(74) Representative: Georgiou, Sarah Caroline 
Williams Powell Staple Court 11 Staple Inn Buildings
London WC1V 7QH
London WC1V 7QH (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2009/070784
CN-A- 101 314 826
US-A- 5 964 968
 WO-A2-2006/081011
JP-A- 58 157 935
US-A1- 2008 053 577
   
       
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