Owner NV Bekaert SA

Inventors Kester, Daniel; Venkatraman, Chandra; Majeroni, Keith

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2004295440

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/054540

Priority PCT/EP03/50923 02.12.03 EP

Filing date 30 November 2004

Wipo publication date 16 June 2005

Acceptance publication date 29 October 2009

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C23C 16/02 (2006.01) Chemical deposition or plating by decomposition - Pretreatment of the material to be coated

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