Title (en)

Anodizing aluminium and alloys thereof

Title (de)
Eloxiertes Aluminium und darauf beruhende Legierungen

Title (fr)
Anodisation d'aluminium et alliages correspondants

Publication
EP 1980651 A2 20081015 (EN)

Application
EP 08251610 A 20080502

Priority
US 74482907 A 20070504

Abstract (en)
This invention encompasses methods of producing a colored oxide layer on an aluminum material by anodizing the aluminum material in an
electrolyte comprising water, sulfuric acid and oxalic acid. The anodizing step comprises passing at least two sequential current densities through
the electrolyte. Methods of making and using article with a colored oxide layer on an aluminum material make by the methods disclosed herein are
also disclosed.

Inventor
FUK CHIU NG (CN)
SHU CHUNG LI (GB)

Applicant
DURACOUCHE INTERNAT LTD (VG)

IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)

C25D 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC (invention and additional information)

C25D 11/08(2013.01); C25D 11/024(2013.01); Y10T428/12(2013.01); Y10T428/12993(2013.01)

Citation (applicant)
US 400664 A

JOSEPH R. DAVIS: 'Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys," ASM International, (1993); and RE. Sanders, "Technology Innovation in
Aluminium Products' THE JOURNAL OF THE MINERALS vol. 53, no. 2, 2001, pages 21 - 25
S. KAWAI: 'Anodizing and Coloring of Aluminum Allloys' ASM INTERNATIONAL 2002,

Citation (search report)

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[X]US 2918416 A
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[X]US 2004129574 A1
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Cited by
AU2014201145B2; WO2014056944A1; US9034166B2; EP2302106A1; FR3018824A1; WO2015144302A1; WO2011100098A1;
WO2014056552A1; EP2474650A4; FR3031028A1; WO2016108003A1; EP2644752A3

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

EPO simple patent family

EP 1980651 A2 20081015; EP 1980651 A3 20100428; CN 101298690 A 20081105; KR 20080098331 A 20081107; US 2008274375 A1 20081106

INPADOC legal status

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