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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6562220 | Metal alloy sulfate electroplating baths The use of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of alkyl and alkanol sulfonic acids as additives in pure metal and metal alloy sulfate electroplating baths has a number of unexpected benefits including wider useful c... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6503640 | Method of manufacturing an assembly of brazed dissimilar metal components Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an assembly of components joined by brazing, comprising the steps of: (i) forming the components of which at least one is made from a multi-layered brazing sheet product, the multi-layered brazing sheet product compr... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6406611 | Nickel cobalt phosphorous low stress electroplating An electrolytic plating process is provided for electrodepositing a nickel or nickel cobalt alloy which contains at least about 2% to 25% by atomic volume of phosphorous. The process solutions contains nickel and optionally cobalt sulfate, hypophosphorous... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6391181 | Articles having a colored metallic coating and process for their manufacture An article includes a colored electroplated metallic coating comprising both nickel and zinc, on an underplate of copper, brass, bright nickel or matt nickel, supported on a metallic or plastic substrate, various colors in the electroplated coating being ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383661 | Method of manufacturing an aluminum product The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an Al or Al alloy workpiece, including the steps of (a) providing an Al or Al alloy workpiece, (b) pre-treating of the outersurface of the Al or Al alloy workpiece, and (c) plating a metal layer including... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379524 | Method for preparing composite membrane for separation of hydrogen gas A process for manufacturing a composite membrane for separation of hydrogen gas using palladium, which employs the step of electroplating under vacuum an alloy of a palladium compound and a transition metal.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6372118 | Ni-Fe-Co electroplating bath A corrosion resistant and wear resistant nickel-iron-cobalt/hardener alloy or nickel-cobalt/hardener alloy having a brilliant luster is electrodeposited onto the surface of a substrate as an alternative to chromium plating. The plating solution contains n... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6344125 | Pattern-sensitive electrolytic metal plating A process for the electrolytic deposition of a metal, preferably copper or an alloy of copper, directly onto a barrier layer coated on a dielectric layer. The process is advantageous because it electrolytically deposits metal in a pattern that is either t... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6342147 | Process for producing hard, electrodeposited iron with inherent channel porosity A process of producing an iron plating on a metal surface of a part is provided. The process includes the steps of forming and maintaining an electrolytic plating bath to comprise: 200-500 Gm/L ferrous sulfate; 20-70 Gm/L ferrous fluoborate; 10-35 Gm/L am... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6337007 | Method of making a Co-Fe-Ni soft magnetic thin film A soft magnetic thin film in the form of a Co--Fe--Ni--C thin film consisting essentially of 40-70% by weight of cobalt, 20-40% by weight of iron, 5-20% by weight of nickel, and 0.02-0.1% by weight of carbon has a high saturation magnetic flux density, ex... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6323128 | Method for forming Co-W-P-Au films A method for forming a quaternary alloy film of Co--W--P--Au for use as a diffusion barrier layer on a copper interconnect in a semiconductor structure and devices formed incorporating such film are disclosed. In the method, a substrate that has copper co... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319308 | Coating compositions containing nickel and boron and particles The invention is directed to corrosion and wear resistant metallic coatings containing nickel, boron, particles. The coatings are preferably deposited on catalytically active substrates from an electroless coating bath containing nickel ions, a stabilizer... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6319621 | Copper foil having glossy surface with excellent oxidation resistance and method of manufacturing the same To establish a technique of further improving the oxidation resistance of the glossy surface of a copper foil that has a composite layer containing chromium, zinc, and phosphorus on its glossy surface is achieved by a copper foil having excellent oxidatio... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6251253 | Metal alloy sulfate electroplating baths The use of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of alkyl and alkanol sulfonic acids as additives in pure metal and metal alloy sulfate electroplating baths has a number of unexpected benefits including wider useful c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248228 | Metal alloy halide electroplating baths The use of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of alkyl and alkanol sulfonic acids as additives in pure metal and metal alloy halide electroplating baths has a number of unexpected benefits including wider useful cu... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6187461 | Electrodeposition process of a cobalt-chromium film on aluminum alloys for magnetic recording A cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) magnetic film electrodeposited on the surface of an aluminum alloy. A process for making an aluminum alloy electrodeposited a cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) magnetic film comprises the steps of chemically polishing an aluminum alloy sub... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183881 | Magnetic thin film and method for forming the same A magnetic thin film forming method forms a magnetic thin film on a conductive film by electroplating using a plating bath containing Ni ions, Fe ions, Mo ions and an organic acid. A concentration of the organic acid in the plating bath is 3-20 times a co... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179985 | Metal alloy fluoroborate electroplating baths The use of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of alkyl and alkanol sulfonic acids as additives in pure metal and metal alloy fluoroborate electroplating baths has a number of unexpected benefits including wider use... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6149790 | Method of making iron-electroplated aluminum materials A method for making an aluminium material which is electroplated on its aluminum or aluminium alloy base with iron or an iron alloy containing 2-20 weight % of chromium, and which can be utilized as a new structural or functional material in various indus... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6051117 | Reticulated metal article combining small pores with large apertures An apertured and porous metal article can find use, for example, in diaphragm or membrane electrolysis cells. The article may comprise a thin and flexible metal foam of small pores which, typically, has been perforated with large apertures. The article ma... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045682 | Ductility agents for nickel-tungsten alloys A tungsten alloy electroplating bath. Highly ductile tungsten alloy deposits are facilitated using a sulfur co-depositing ductility additive such as: ##STR1## wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of H1, alkyl, a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5985124 | Nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath and plating process using the same Disclosed is a nickel electroplating bath or a nickel alloy electroplating bath used for electroplating a conductor partially masked with an organic high-molecular resist layer, wherein the nickel electroplating bath contains a water-soluble nickel salt, ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5965002 | Elecrodeposition of manganese and other hard to deposit metals A method of codepositing iron and manganese having a high proportion of manganese incorporates use of a new electrochemical cell. The deposit comprises up to 38% manganese from a solution of wide ranging pH from an aqueous bath of sulfate, phosphate salt ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5944966 | Low hydrogen overvoltage cathode and process for production thereof A novel cathode of low hydrogen overvoltage is provided which is useful for electrolysis of water and electrolysis of an aqueous alkali metal chloride such as sodium chloride. A process for producing the cathode is also provided. The low hydrogen overvolt... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5944977 | Hydrogen-occluding alloy pretreatment method, pretreated hydrogen-occluding alloy, and nickel-hydrogen secondary battery employing the same as an anode A method of pretreating a hydrogen-occluding alloy, by electrically plating the hydrogen-occluding alloy with a Co--V alloy or a Co--Mo alloy. A nickel-hydrogen secondary battery manufactured using the pretreated hydrogen-occluding alloy has an increased ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5906725 | Method for preparing nickel-zinc-copper or nickel-zinc alloy electroplating solutions from zinc-containing waste articles having a nickel/copper electroplating layer A zinc-containing waste article is recycled by a method in which the zinc of the waste article is recovered in a molten state while the unmolten nickel/copper electroplating layer of the waste article is dissolved in an acidic solution to form a nickel-zi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5888373 | Method for repairing nickel-zinc-copper or nickel-zinc alloy electroplating solutions from acidic waste solutions containing nickel and zinc ions and electroplating thereof A method for preparing a nickel-zinc-copper or nickel-zinc alloy electroplating solution from at least one electroplating waste solution and/or at least one acidic leach solution of metal scrap containing nickel and/or zinc ions is disclosed. The method i... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5861218 | Zinciferous plated steel sheet and method for manufacturing same A zinciferous plated steel sheet which comprises a steel sheet, at least one zinciferous plating layer formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet, and an Fe--Ni--O film as an uppermost layer formed on the zinciferous plating layer. The total quanti... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5849423 | Zinciferous plated steel sheet and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a zinciferous plated steel sheet, comprises: forming a zinciferous plating layer on a steel sheet; and forming an Fe--Ni--O film on the zinciferous plating layer. The Fe--Ni--O film is formed by carrying out electrolysis with th... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5827413 | Low hydrogen over voltage cathode and process for production thereof A low hydrogen overvoltage cathode is provided which comprises an electroconductive base material coated with an alloy layer containing cobalt and tin at least at a content of tin ranging from 0.01 to 95% by weight. A process is also provided for producin... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5810992 | Electroplating of iron-cobalt alloy onto aluminum alloy parts A process for plating aluminum alloy substrates such as aluminum pistons with an iron-cobalt alloy comprising the steps of (a) plating on the aluminum alloy substrate a thin layer of nickel from an electroless nickel bath; and (b) plating on the nickel la... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5804400 | Electrochemiluminescent assay A rapid single step assay suitable for the detection or quantification of enzymes, in particular, hydrolases, especially, aminopeptidases and esterases. The enzymatic reaction causes the cleavage of a metal ligand labelled hydrolase substrate. The cleaved... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5725750 | Process for producing porous iron metal body A process, particularly a continuous process, for industrially producing a high-quality inexpensive porous iron metal while preventing the conventional rusting problem which process comprises coating the surface of a conductive porous base material by iro... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5693427 | Article with protective coating thereon An article is coated with a multilayer coating comprising a semi-bright nickel layer deposited on the surface of the article, a bright nickel layer deposited on the bright nickel layer, a gold layer deposited on the semi-bright nickel layer, a ruthenium l... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5672262 | Methods and electrolyte compositions for electrodepositing metal-carbon alloys Methods for electrodepositing a metal-carbon coating on a substrate comprng immersing the substrate in an aqueous electrolyte, and passing a sufficient current through the electrolyte to effect electrolyte deposition of a metal-carbon alloy on the substr... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5660705 | Method of repairing a tube, such as a steam-generator tube, by electroplating lining A thick non-magnetic metal plating (18) constituting a sleeve on the surface of the tube (12) is produced by electroplating a region to be repaired. The plating has a thickness greater than 0.5 mm, and preferably close to 1 mm, and by itself can ensure th... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5630929 | Highly corrosion-resistant zincate type zinc-iron-phosphorus alloy plating bath and plating method using the plating bath A zinc-iron-phosphorus alloy-plating bath having a pH of not less than 13 and containing iron, phosphorus and zinc sources in amounts required for electro-depositing a zinc-iron-phosphorus alloy film having an iron content ranging from 0.1 to 30% by weigh... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5582927 | High magnetic moment materials and process for fabrication of thin film heads Certain alloys of CoFeCu are provided in film and laminate form which have a unique combination of electromagnetic properties which enable them to be used as magnetic thin films in magnetic recording heads, shields and flux guides. The films and laminates... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5582709 | Zinc-cobalt alloy-plating alkaline bath and plating method using the same A zinc-cobalt alloy-plating alkaline bath comprises a zinc compound, a cobalt compound, an alkali hydroxide and a reaction product of an alkyleneamine with an alkylene oxide and having a pH of not less than 13 and a method for forming a zinc-cobalt alloy ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575899 | Electrolytic zinc-nickel alloy plating solution and a method of the plating using the same The present invention relates to an electrolytic zinc-nickel alloy plating solution, which comprises a plating solution containing zinc chloride, nickel chloride, and potassium chloride; polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 400-800 as a nonion... | 11/19/1996 |
