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EP3428321 - METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTROLYTE FOR ELECTRODEPOSITION OF A CHROMIUM-CHROMIUM OXIDE LAYER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.04.2021
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  14.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip29.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V.
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
[2019/03]
Inventor(s)01 / WIJENBERG, Jacques Hubert Olga Joseph
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V., Group
Intellectual Property Services - 3G.37
PO Box 10000
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
02 / WITTEBROOD, Adrianus Jacobus
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V., Group
Intellectual Property Services - 3G.37
PO Box 10000
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
 [2019/03]
Representative(s)Group Intellectual Property Services
c/o Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
[N/P]
Former [2019/03]Bodin, Andre
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
Group Intellectual Property Services - 3G.37
P.O. Box 10000
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
Application number, filing date18182791.610.07.2018
[2019/03]
Priority number, dateEP2017018059710.07.2017         Original published format: EP 17180597
[2019/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3428321
Date:16.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:C25D3/06, C25D9/10
[2019/03]
CPC:
C25D3/06 (EP); C25D9/10 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2019/34]
Former [2019/03]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ELEKTROLYTS ZUR ELEKTROPOSITIONIERUNG EINER CHROM-CHROMOXIDSCHICHT[2019/03]
English:METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTROLYTE FOR ELECTRODEPOSITION OF A CHROMIUM-CHROMIUM OXIDE LAYER[2019/03]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN ÉLECTROLYTE POUR L'ÉLECTRODEPOSITION D'UNE COUCHE DE CHROME ET D'OXYDE DE CHROME[2019/03]
Examination procedure11.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/34]
16.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
29.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [Y]US2015354085  (BOKISA GEORGE [US]) [Y] 1-14 * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0021] *;
 [Y]  - WIJENBERG J H O J ET AL, "Oxidation reactions in chromium(III) formate electrolytes at platinum and at a catalytic mixed metal oxide coating of iridium oxide and tantalum oxide", ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, BARKING, GB, (20160716), vol. 213, doi:10.1016/J.ELECTACTA.2016.07.084, ISSN 0013-4686, pages 194 - 200, XP029698438 [Y] 1-14 * Sections 1 and 2.1;; table 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.07.084
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