ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR THE ELECTROPOLISHING TREATMENT OF NICKEL-TITANIUM ALLOYS AND/OR OTHER METAL SUBSTRATES INCLUDING TUNGSTEN, NIOB AND TANTAL ALLOYS - Patent 3074553

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EP 3 074 553 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/40

(21)	Application number: 14803125.5

(22)	Date of filing: 26.11.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C25F 3/26^(2006.01)

C25F 3/22^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2014/075710

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/078930 (04.06.2015 Gazette 2015/22)

(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
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

28.11.2013 EP 13005538

(71)	Applicant: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited
	Dublin 2 (IE)

(72)	Inventor:
	FRITZ, Ulf 78250 Tengen (DE)

(74)	Representative: Zacco GmbH
	Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München 80335 München (DE)

(54)	ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR THE ELECTROPOLISHING TREATMENT OF NICKEL-TITANIUM ALLOYS AND/OR OTHER METAL SUBSTRATES INCLUDING TUNGSTEN, NIOB AND TANTAL ALLOYS