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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C23Surface treatment C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL C23C22/00Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating

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Method for treating and phosphatizing metal board without using acid
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Grain-oriented magnetic steel sheets having chromium-free insulatin...
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Coated metal, coating-forming treatment solution, and method for pr...
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- Issue date Jul 4, 2023
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Takashi Terashima
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Alkaline molybdenum cation and phosphonate-containing cleaning comp...
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- Issue date Dec 6, 2022
- PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
- Mark W. McMillen
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Method for specifically adjusting the electrical conductivity of co...
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- Issue date Nov 8, 2022
- Chemetall GmbH
- Olaf Dahlenburg
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Solution for forming insulation coating and grain-oriented electric...
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- Issue date Sep 13, 2022
- Nippon Steel Corporation
- Regis Lemaitre
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Threaded connection for pipes and method for producing threaded con...
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Coated metal, coating-forming treatment solution, and method for pr...
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- Issue date Mar 22, 2022
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method for nickel-free phosphating metal surfaces
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- Issue date Sep 21, 2021
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Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for producing grai...
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Insulating-coated oriented magnetic steel sheet and method for manu...
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Composition for forming coating, production method for surface-trea...
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Method for nickel-free phosphating metal surfaces
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- Issue date Aug 11, 2020
- Chemetall GmbH
- Olaf Dahlenburg
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for fo...
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- Issue date Oct 29, 2019
- JFE Steel Corporation
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for fo...
- Patent number 10,435,791
- Issue date Oct 8, 2019
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Takashi Terashima
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Threaded connection for pipe or tube and method of producing the th...
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- Issue date Jul 23, 2019
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
- Kunio Goto
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Pretreating zinc surfaces prior to a passivating process
- Patent number 10,227,686
- Issue date Mar 12, 2019
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Andreas Arnold
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for fo...
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Rare earth magnet and method for manufacturing same
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- Issue date Feb 27, 2018
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- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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- Patent number 9,903,022
- Issue date Feb 27, 2018
- NIPPON STEEL 7 SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
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- Issue date Aug 8, 2017
- Taisei PLas Co., Ltd.
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Chemical conversion coating and method of fabricating the same
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- Issue date Feb 28, 2017
- NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing the same
- Patent number 9,545,740
- Issue date Jan 17, 2017
- Taisei PLas Co., Ltd.
- Masanori Naritomi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method for applying manganese phosphate layers
- Patent number 9,506,151
- Issue date Nov 29, 2016
- Chemetall GmbH
- Klaus-Dieter Nittel
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Galvannealed steel sheet and producing method thereof
- Patent number 9,133,536
- Issue date Sep 15, 2015
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
- Kazuhiko Honda
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Galvannealed steel sheet having excellent formability and exfoliati...
- Patent number 9,040,168
- Issue date May 26, 2015
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
- Kazuhiko Honda
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing same
- Patent number 8,703,272
- Issue date Apr 22, 2014
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Chromate-free conversion film solution and the method of applying t...
- Patent number 8,696,831
- Issue date Apr 15, 2014
- Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Treatment solution for insulation coating for grain oriented electr...
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- Issue date Sep 17, 2013
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Magnesium alloy member and method of manufacturing the same
- Patent number 8,501,301
- Issue date Aug 6, 2013
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- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...

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Improved Activation Agent for Manganese Phosphating Processes
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- Publication date Aug 29, 2024
- CHEMETALL GMBH
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Aqueous Pickling Compositions and Their Use
- Publication number 20230220560
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Phosphonate-Free, Aqueous Pickling Compositions and Their Use
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- B08 - CLEANING
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Method for Producing a Flat Steel Product Having a Protective Zinc-...
- Publication number 20230002877
- Publication date Jan 5, 2023
- ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
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RESOURCE-SAVING METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A METAL SURFACE PRIOR TO PHOS...
- Publication number 20220290303
- Publication date Sep 15, 2022
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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COMPOSITION, ITS USE FOR ACID PICKLING OF MAGNESIUM ALLOYS AND METH...
- Publication number 20220267907
- Publication date Aug 25, 2022
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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PHOSPHATE COATING WHICH CAN BE SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF HEXAVALENT CHR...
- Publication number 20220195604
- Publication date Jun 23, 2022
- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
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COATED METAL, COATING-FORMING TREATMENT SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR PR...
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AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR COATING GRAIN-ORIENTED STEEL
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GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING...
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- C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON
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METHOD FOR NI-FREE PHOSPHATIZING OF METAL SURFACES AND COMPOSITION...
- Publication number 20210348277
- Publication date Nov 11, 2021
- RHODIA OPERATIONS
- Nawel Souad Khelfallah
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METHOD FOR NI-FREE PHOSPHATIZING OF METAL SURFACES AND COMPOSITION...
- Publication number 20210340676
- Publication date Nov 4, 2021
- CHEMETALL GMBH
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- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC STEEL SHEETS HAVING CHROMIUM-FREE INSULATIN...
- Publication number 20210287834
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METHOD FOR TREATING AND PHOSPHATIZING METAL BOARD WITHOUT USING ACID
- Publication number 20210123113
- Publication date Apr 29, 2021
- TAI-AN LIAO
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PASSIVATION COMPOSITION BASED ON TRIVALENT CHROMIUM
- Publication number 20210062344
- Publication date Mar 4, 2021
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STEEL PISTON HAVING A PHOSPHATE LAYER
- Publication number 20200102656
- Publication date Apr 2, 2020
- Federal-Mogul Nurnberg GmbH
- DOMINIK LEITZMANN
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METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF A CHROMIUM FINISH SURFACE
- Publication number 20190203360
- Publication date Jul 4, 2019
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
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- Publication date May 2, 2019
- CHEMETALL GMBH
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- Publication date Dec 11, 2014
- Andreas ARNOLD
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...

containing manganese cations

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Method for treating and phosphatizing metal board without using acid

Grain-oriented magnetic steel sheets having chromium-free insulatin...

Coated metal, coating-forming treatment solution, and method for pr...

Alkaline molybdenum cation and phosphonate-containing cleaning comp...

Method for specifically adjusting the electrical conductivity of co...

Solution for forming insulation coating and grain-oriented electric...

Threaded connection for pipes and method for producing threaded con...

Coated metal, coating-forming treatment solution, and method for pr...

Method for nickel-free phosphating metal surfaces

Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for producing grai...

Insulating-coated oriented magnetic steel sheet and method for manu...

Composition for forming coating, production method for surface-trea...

Method for nickel-free phosphating metal surfaces

Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for fo...

Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for fo...

Threaded connection for pipe or tube and method of producing the th...

Pretreating zinc surfaces prior to a passivating process

Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for fo...

Rare earth magnet and method for manufacturing same

Production method of galvannealed steel sheet having excellent form...

Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing same

Chemical conversion coating and method of fabricating the same

Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing the same

Method for applying manganese phosphate layers

Galvannealed steel sheet and producing method thereof

Galvannealed steel sheet having excellent formability and exfoliati...

Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing same

Chromate-free conversion film solution and the method of applying t...

Treatment solution for insulation coating for grain oriented electr...

Magnesium alloy member and method of manufacturing the same

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Improved Activation Agent for Manganese Phosphating Processes

Aqueous Pickling Compositions and Their Use

Aqueous Pickling Compositions and Their Use

Phosphonate-Free, Aqueous Pickling Compositions and Their Use

Method for Producing a Flat Steel Product Having a Protective Zinc-...

RESOURCE-SAVING METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A METAL SURFACE PRIOR TO PHOS...

COMPOSITION, ITS USE FOR ACID PICKLING OF MAGNESIUM ALLOYS AND METH...

PHOSPHATE COATING WHICH CAN BE SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF HEXAVALENT CHR...

COATED METAL, COATING-FORMING TREATMENT SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR PR...

AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR COATING GRAIN-ORIENTED STEEL

GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING...

METHOD FOR NI-FREE PHOSPHATIZING OF METAL SURFACES AND COMPOSITION...

METHOD FOR NI-FREE PHOSPHATIZING OF METAL SURFACES AND COMPOSITION...

GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC STEEL SHEETS HAVING CHROMIUM-FREE INSULATIN...

METHOD FOR TREATING AND PHOSPHATIZING METAL BOARD WITHOUT USING ACID

PASSIVATION COMPOSITION BASED ON TRIVALENT CHROMIUM

STEEL PISTON HAVING A PHOSPHATE LAYER

METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF A CHROMIUM FINISH SURFACE

IMPROVED METHOD FOR NICKEL-FREE PHOSPHATING METAL SURFACES

Threaded Connection for Pipe or Tube and Method of Producing the Th...

TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR CHROMIUM-FREE TENSION COATING, METHOD FOR FO...

TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR CHROMIUM-FREE TENSION COATING, METHOD FOR FO...

INSULATIVE COATING PROCESSING LIQUID AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING M...

COATING STRUCTURE, IMPELLER, COMPRESSOR, METAL PART MANUFACTURING M...

METHOD FOR NICKEL-FREE PHOSPHATING METAL SURFACES

ACTIVATING RINSE AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE

Method for Producing a Sandwich Structure, Sandwich Structure Produ...

TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR CHROMIUM-FREE TENSION COATING, METHOD FOR FO...

Solution for Forming Insulation Coating and Grain-Oriented Electric...

PRETREATING ZINC SURFACES PRIOR TO A PASSIVATING PROCESS