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(11) EP 3 455 383 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
20.03.2019 Bulletin 2019/12

(21) Application number: 17796564.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.04.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C22C 38/26(2006.01)
C22C 38/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/030000
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/196552 (16.11.2017 Gazette 2017/46)
(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: 10.05.2016 US 201662333950 P

(71) Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WANG, Yumin
    Ithaca New York 14850 (US)
  • JUNKER, Matthew E.
    Cortland New York 13045 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins Schley 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Hermann-Sack-Strasse 3
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


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