Expired European patentEurope
Method for controlling the plating rate in an electroless plating process
EP 0194530 B1 · Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
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- Filed February 28, 1986 and granted May 13, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2006.
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FiledFebruary 28, 1986
PublishedSeptember 17, 1986
GrantedMay 13, 1992
Term endedFebruary 28, 2006
Application numberEP 86102645
Classification (CPC)C23C18/1617 +2 more
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