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(11) EP 3 328 575 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
06.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/23

(21) Application number: 16745387.7

(22) Date of filing: 25.07.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B22D 11/055(2006.01)
B22D 11/057(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/043820
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/019586 (02.02.2017 Gazette 2017/05)
(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
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 28.07.2015 US 201514811036

(71) Applicant: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
Alpharetta, GA 30005 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • KAPAJ, Nuredin
    Mars, PA 16046 (US)

(74) Representative: Metals@Linz 
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH Intellectual Property Upstream IP UP Turmstraße 44
4031 Linz
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