AU2002303216A1 - Material and process useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article - Google Patents

Material and process useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article

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AU2002303216A1
AU2002303216A1 AU2002303216A AU2002303216A AU2002303216A1 AU 2002303216 A1 AU2002303216 A1 AU 2002303216A1 AU 2002303216 A AU2002303216 A AU 2002303216A AU 2002303216 A AU2002303216 A AU 2002303216A AU 2002303216 A1 AU2002303216 A1 AU 2002303216A1
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flexible graphite
process useful
graphite article
embossed flexible
preparing embossed
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AU2002303216A
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Jeremy Klug
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Graftech Inc
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Graftech Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/826,227 external-priority patent/US7341781B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/826,228 external-priority patent/US6716381B2/en
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Publication of AU2002303216A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002303216A1/en
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AU2002303216A 2001-04-04 2002-04-02 Material and process useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article Abandoned AU2002303216A1 (en)

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US09/826,227 2001-04-04
US09/826,228 2001-04-04
US09/826,227 US7341781B2 (en) 2001-04-04 2001-04-04 Material useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article
US09/826,228 US6716381B2 (en) 2001-04-04 2001-04-04 Process for preparing embossed flexible graphite article
PCT/US2002/010397 WO2002084760A2 (en) 2001-04-04 2002-04-02 Material and process useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article

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