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Class 205/257 - Platinum group metal-containing alloy (i.e., contains Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, or Os)


Subclass of Class 205 - Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions
Definition: Subject matter wherein the alloy contains a platinum group
No. of patents: 80
Last issue date: 11/27/2007


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7300562Platinum alloy using electrochemical deposition
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for depositing a noble metal alloy onto a microelectronic workpiece. In one particular aspect of the invention, a platinum metal alloy is electrochemically deposited on a surface of the workpiece from an ...
11/27/2007
7160582Method for forming on a metallic substrate a sulphur-free metallic coating
The invention concerns a method wherein the substrate (5) to be coated is immersed in an autocatalytic chemical deposit bath (4), for example nickel, contained in a stainless steel vessel (1) and wherein can be optionally mixed a suspended MCrAl...
01/09/2007
7022210Locally-distributed electrode and method of fabrication
A locally distributed electrode is made by placing a conducting metallic oxide layer and a counter electrode in contact with a noble metal electroplating solution and applying a negative potential to the metallic oxide layer relative to the counter electrode, such t...
04/04/2006
7002447Fuel tank resistor card having improved corrosion resistance
A resistor card for a fuel level sensor has improved resistance to corrosion and wear. The resistor card has a substrate with a resistive layer and a conductive layer. A nickel layer covers the conductive layer. A nickel-gold alloy layer covers the nickel layer. The...
02/21/2006
6974636Protective coating for turbine engine component
A turbine engine component comprising a substrate made of a nickel-base or cobalt-base superalloy and a protective coating overlying the substrate, the coating formed by electroplating at least two platinum group metals selected from the group consisting of platinum...
12/13/2005
6864011Fuel-cell electrode and method of manufacturing the fuel-cell electrode
A fuel-cell electrode and a method of manufacturing the fuel-cell electrode achieves a high catalyst utilization ratio and makes it possible to obtain higher output characteristics with a smaller amount of catalyst. The fuel-cell electrode includes a catalytic layer...
03/08/2005
6852210Plating method and plating bath precursor used therefor
To provide a plating method, which enables wide industrial use of the redox system electroless plating method having excellent characteristics, and a plating bath precursor which is preferable for the plating method. The plating method comprises a process oxidizing ...
02/08/2005
6824667Metal hydride composite materials
A method of producing metal hydride misch-metal composite powders comprising providing to a rotary flow-through electrodeposition apparatus a powder whose particles comprise one or more lanthanide alloy metals selected from the group consisting of titanium lanthanid...
11/30/2004
6773573Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate
A metal plating bath containing alcohol compounds that inhibit or retard the consumption of plating bath additives. The additives are chemical compounds that improve the brightness of the plated metal, the physical properties of the plated metal especially with resp...
08/10/2004
6743346Electrolytic solution for electrochemical deposit of palladium or its alloys
An aqueous electrolysis bath of acidic pH for the electrochemical deposition of palladium and its alloys, the bath containing a palladium compound and optionally at least one compound of a secondary metal to be co-deposited in the form of an alloy with the palladium...
06/01/2004
6743950Palladium complex salt and use thereof for adjusting palladium concentration of an electrolytic solution for deposit of palladium or one of its alloys
A novel complex salt off palladium sulfate and ethylenediamine contains 31 to 41% by weight of palladium and has a molar ratio [SO4]:[Pd] of between 0.9 and 1.15 and a ratio [ethylenediamine ]:[Pd] of between 0.8 and 1.2. The invention further relates to ...
06/01/2004
6740220Electrocatalytic cathode device of palladium and iridium on a high density or porous carbon support and a method for making such a cathode
The present invention relates to a method of producing an electrocatalytic cathode for use in an electrochemical cell system comprising the steps of providing a carbon substrate and simultaneously depositing palladium and iridium on the carbon substrate by cyclic vo...
05/25/2004
6736954Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate
A metal plating bath and method of plating a metal on a substrate where the metal plating bath contains heteroatom organic compounds that prevent or inhibit the consumption of metal plating bath additives. The metal plating bath additives improve the brightness of p...
05/18/2004
6630250Article having an iridium-aluminum protective coating, and its preparation
An article substrate is protected by a protective structure overlying a surface of the article substrate. The protective structure includes a protective coating that is formed by depositing a layer of iridium overlying the surface of the substrate, deposi...
10/07/2003
6620304Bath system for galvanic deposition of metals
A bath system for galvanic deposition of metals includes a solution containing at least one metal, especially a precious metal and/or precious metal alloy in the form of a water-soluble salt, at least one water-soluble protein material or amino acid and/o...
09/16/2003
6558813Article having a protective coating and an iridium-containing oxygen barrier layer
A protected article includes a substrate, such as a nickel-base superalloy, a protective coating comprising aluminum overlying a surface of the substrate, and an iridium-containing oxygen barrier layer overlying the protective coating. A ceramic thermal b...
05/06/2003
6379524Method 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
6344125Pattern-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
6274254Electrodeposited precious metal finishes having wear resistant particles therein
An electrical connector comprises connector contacts having a metal base and a surface finish layer over the base, the surface finish layer being a composite of an electroplated precious metal composition and wear resistant particles dispersed therein. In...
08/14/2001
6258239Process for the manufacture of an electrode for a solid polymer fuel cell
In a process for manufacturing an electrode for a PEM fuel cell or an electrochemical energy converter, an ion-exchange polymer is applied to one face of an electrode substrate. An electrocatalyst is then applied to the substrate by electrochemical deposi...
07/10/2001
6179985Metal 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
6117301Electrolyte for the galvanic deposition of low-stress, crack-resistant ruthenium layers
An electrolyte for the galvanic deposition of stress-relieved, crack-resistant ruthenium layers containing ruthenium in complexed form. The additive for the electrolyte is pyridine or an N-alkylated pyridinium salts of formula I ##STR1## wherein...
09/12/2000
5976344Composition for electroplating palladium alloys and electroplating process using that composition
An aqueous electroplating bath for the electrodeposition of palladium alloys in a mixed ligand system. A first ligand operates to form a complex of palladium and a second ligand functions to form a complex of another metal which brings the plating potenti...
11/02/1999
5965002Elecrodeposition 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
5948222Reactivation of deactivated anodes
Disclosed is a method of reactivating a deactivated anode that has a coating of a noble metal or noble metal oxide on a substrate. A coating of a noble metal is deposited on the anode either electrolessly or electrolytically. The noble metal in the deposi...
09/07/1999
5863400Electrochemical cells
An electrochemical cell comprises a porous membrane (8) of electrically insulating composition, the membrane having pores (not illustrated) communicating from one side of the membrane to another, a working electrode (5) disposed on one side and a counter ...
01/26/1999
5804400Electrochemiluminescent 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
5779873Electroplating of nickel on nickel ferrite devices
This invention is predicated on the discovery by the present applicants that boric acid in conventional nickel plating baths is responsible for excessive lateral growth in the electroplating of nickel on nickel ferrite substrates. While nickel baths witho...
07/14/1998
5693427Article 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
5552031Palladium alloy plating compositions
A palladium alloy plating composition comprising 4 to 20 g/l of palladium ion, 0.3 to 2.0 g/l of gold ion, 5 to 100 g/l of a conductive salt and 0.5 to 20 g/l of a complexing agent, and optionally 0.3 to 5 g/l of an alloying metal ion provides a plating w...
09/03/1996
5549810Bath for the electrodeposition of palladium-silver alloys
Aqueous ammoniacal baths containing polyamines and mercaptoalkane carboxylic acids and/or mercaptoalkane sulfonic acids for the electrodeposition of palladium-silver alloys are provided, which are particularly suited as electrical contacts. The baths have...
08/27/1996
5437847Method of separating and recovering ruthenium from high-level radioactive liquid waste
A method of recovering volatile ruthenium, which is separated and formed by constant potential electrolysis from high-level radioactive liquid waste discharged from the reprocessing step of spent nuclear fuel by purex process, in the form of stable solid....
08/01/1995
5421991Platinum alloy electrodeposition bath and process for manufacturing platinum alloy electrodeposited product using the same
This invention provides a platinum alloy electrodeposition bath which, by alloying platinum with other metals, enables thick plating and can give platinum alloy layers having superior luster and hardness, and also provides a process for manufacturing a pl...
06/06/1995
5342504Palladium-nickel alloy plating solution
A novel palladium-nickel alloy plating solution provides a uniform electrodeposited film with excellent gloss at a high electric current density. A palladium-nickel alloy plating solution comprises a water-soluble palladium salt, a water-soluble nickel sa...
08/30/1994
5180482Thermal annealing of palladium alloys
This invention is concerned with production of electrical devices comprising an electrodeposited conductive region free from cracking defects. In the production of a contact portion of the device from a metal strip electroplated with a conductive stripe o...
01/19/1993
5102509Plating
An effective bath for plating platinum or platinum alloys contains a complexed platinum (II) salt in which the anion component is a group or radical derived from an organic acid or inorganic acid other than a hydrohalic acid, in alkaline aqueous solution....
04/07/1992
5024733Palladium alloy electroplating process
An electroplating process is described for electroplating alloys of palladium and arsenic. The resulting electrodeposits are bright, ductile and remain ductile and crack-free even when the electrodeposits are quite thick. The deposits are quite hard and s...
06/18/1991
4938851Method for preparing an electrode and use thereof in electrochemical processes
The present invention concerns a method for preparing electrodes for use in electrochemical processes, said electrodes being constituted by a conductive support whereto an electrocatalytic coating is applied by galvanic deposition from a galvanic plating ...
07/03/1990
4923574Method for making a record member with a metallic antifriction overcoat
A magnetic recording member with a thin metallic antifriction protection overcoat formed over a magnetic layer. The overcoat is soft ductile and low stress and includes a metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, silver, gold, cadmi...
05/08/1990
4911798Palladium alloy plating process
A process is described for electroplating palladium and palladium alloys. The process involves the use of an alkyl hydroxyamine as complexing agent and is particularly good for palladium alloys such as palladium-nickel and palladium-cobalt....
03/27/1990
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