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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7964069 | Device for galvanic coating of a piston A device for galvanic coating of a piston has a pot-shaped interior for accommodating the piston and an electrolyte fluid, a holder device for fixing the piston in place, a cover that is structured like a shutter and leaves only the surfaces of the piston that are t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7318884 | Apparatus for electrochemical precision machining On an apparatus for electrochemical precision machining, the tool holder (1) performing the oscillatory motion is supported by bearing bushes (25, 26) made of a swelling material within a casing (2) performing the feed motion. The swelling, cool... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7087144 | Contact ring with embedded flexible contacts A contact assembly for supporting a substrate in an electrochemical plating system, wherein that contact assembly includes a contact ring and a thrust plate assembly. The contact ring includes an annular ring member having an upper surface and a lower surface, an an... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077945 | Cu—Ni—Fe anode for use in aluminum producing electrolytic cell A method of producing aluminum in an electrolytic cell containing alumina dissolved in an electrolyte, the method comprising the steps of providing a molten salt electrolyte at a temperature of less than 900° C. having alumina dissolved therein in an electrolytic c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6936153 | Semiconductor plating system workpiece support having workpiece-engaging electrode with pre-conditioned contact face A semiconductor workpiece holder used in electroplating systems for plating metal layers onto a semiconductor workpieces, and is of particular advantage in connection with plating copper onto semiconductor materials. The workpiece holder includes electrodes which ha... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926813 | Electrical contacting element made of an elastic material To electrically contact and electrolytically treat, more specifically to electroplate, very thin, electrically conductive layers, especially with a high electrolytic current, a device comprising contact carriers, more specifically clamps, clips and like, with contac... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922886 | APT-1 (anode placement tool-model 1) An apparatus designed for installing anode bracelets upon pipes used in cathodic protection systems. The apparatus includes a pair of grasp booms which hold the anode bracelet during installation of the bracelet around the pipe to be cathodically protected. The gras... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916409 | Apparatus and process for electrolytic removal of material from a medical device An apparatus and process is disclosed for the electrolytic removal of metal from a device, such as a medical device. More particularly, the apparatus of the invention includes a mandrel having slots or openings therein to expose portions of a metallic device, such a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6503579 | Plasma CVD method, plasma CVD apparatus, and electrode The invention provides a plasma CVD method and device which can form a uniform or substantially uniform film on an outer surface of an object independently of the shape of the object, and also provides an electrode used in the method and device. More spec... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6251251 | Anode design for semiconductor deposition An anode assembly including a perforated anode. A perforated anode holder holds the anode. The anode holder includes perforations at least in a bottom wall such that plating solution may flow through perforations in the anode holder and perforations in th... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6228231 | Electroplating workpiece fixture having liquid gap spacer A fixture for supporting a workpiece during electroplating of a metal upon the workpiece in a conductive electroplating bath includes a non-conductive frame member for receiving the workpiece therein. The fixture further includes a current distribution me... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6156169 | Electroplating anode titanium basket An electroplating anode titanium basket including a fixing section, a resolution section and a surrounding section. The surrounding section can effectively increase the area of the insoluble anode and enhance the load ability of the anode. The increased a... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6071388 | Electroplating workpiece fixture having liquid gap spacer A fixture for supporting a workpiece during electroplating of a metal upon the workpiece in a conductive electroplating bath includes a non-conductive frame member for receiving the workpiece therein. The fixture further includes a current distribution me... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6051119 | Plating structure for a pin grid array package Disclosed is a plating structure including a substrate having a plurality of pins to be plated and a metallic plating screen having a plurality of apertures, wherein each of the apertures has at least two tabs spaced apart from each other, wherein the met... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045669 | Structure of electric contact of electrolytic cell The present invention provides a structure of an electric contact of an electrolytic cell, wherein an elongated conductive member is provided as a bus bar 10 on a wall of an electrolytic cell for feeding current to anodes 1 and cathodes 2 arranged in the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5976331 | Electrodeposition apparatus for coating wafers An apparatus may be used to deposit metal or conductive layers upon semiconductor wafers using an electrochemical process. The apparatus comprises a housing for retaining a first electrode (e.g., anode) and a second electrode (e.g., cathode), in a fixed s... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5938899 | Anode basket for continuous electroplating An anode containment basket for holding soluble anodes in a horizontal plane within the plating bath of a continuous electroplating line. The basket includes a nonconductive conduit having a continuous sidewall, an interior space and open ends. One open e... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5766430 | Conductive anode basket with submerged electrical connection An anode basket according to the present invention for use in electroplating operations includes a container for suspending anode metal in plating solution. The container has mesh walls formed of conductive, corrosion resistant material and is connected t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5744013 | Anode basket for controlling plating thickness distribution An anode basket containing anode particles used for electroplating a work piece. The anode basket includes baffles positioned inside the basket at selected locations. Hinges secure the baffles to opposing sidewalls of the basket and allow the baffles to p... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738769 | Anode holder A crank-pin anode holder (1) for the electro-plating industry follows the movement of a crank-pin to be plated which is rotating horizontally. During operation, non-metallic shoes (12) of a jaw plate (4) centralize themselves and sit on the crank-pin insi... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5725745 | Electrode feeder for plating system A high speed electrical plating apparatus employing a moving fluid and a tubular anode. The tubular anode contains pellets of the material being plated so as to make up for those utilized during the plating process. The electrodes are configured in such a... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5589043 | Mask for plating metals and method of construction thereof A two-part reusable mask to protect objects to be plated. The mask can be used for painting, chemical treatment or other treatments. By adjusting the shape of the mask, any object can be plated. In the case of coins or medallions, a two sided mask is form... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5472592 | Electrolytic plating apparatus and method An apparatus (10) for electrolytic plating of a substrate (44) includes a tank (14) in which a shaft (30) is centrally mounted for rotation about a first axis (28). The shaft carries an arm (40), on the distal end (112) of which is rotatably mounted a fix... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5340456 | Anode basket An anode basket for use in electroplating operations. The anode basket is formed of a pliant, shape-returning material which acts as a spring to ensure contact between the plating metal and the anode. The basket may be formed of a non-conductive plastic a... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5100528 | Continuous silver refining cell A continuous silver refining cell comprises a tank containing an electrolyte, at least one vertical cathode disk mounted on a rotating horizontal shaft placed above the tank so that slightly less than half of the disk is immersed in the electrolyte, at le... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5009752 | Process and apparatus for recovery of fissionable materials from spent reactor fuel by anodic dissolution An electrochemical process and apparatus for the recovery of uranium and plutonium from spent metal clad fuel pins is disclosed. The process uses secondary reactions between U+4 cations and elemental uranium at the anode to increase reaction ra... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4966673 | Device for cleaning and polishing jewelry The invention provides a jewelry cleaning arrangement including a housing and a cleaning bath tank formed of an electrically conductive material. The cleaning bath tank is supported within the housing and is connectable to an electric potential. An electr... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4872963 | Method and apparatus for improved electroplating and painting racks A retaining tip for releasable attachment to a rod having a cross-section in which two arms are attached to one another at one end of each by a circular wound helical spring. The other end of each arm is configured to retain parts or objects which are to ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4863596 | Cell alignment frame assembly A special, easy to use, economical frame is provided to quickly and efficiently align water purification cells in a vertical stack. The dependable, effective frame has moveable side and back posts and convenient crank or slide rod adjustments.... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4660308 | Tentering frame for sheet-like members A tentering apparatus for tensioning a sheet-like member, for example, a membrane used in an electrolyzer. The apparatus includes four clamping assemblies arranged in a frame-shape configuration within an outer frame member, and a fastener, such as a thre... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4610773 | Immersion type electrode structure Disclosed herein is an immersion type electrode structure comprising a power supply bus bar and an anode provided with a hanging current supply portion contacting with the power supply bus bar. In this structure, at least that portion of the bus bar which... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4447298 | Method of operating an electroplating system Anode bodies for a galvanic plating bath, e.g. for electrodeposition of copper, are spheres which can be received in an anode holder in the bath and have advantages over irregular and other anode shapes deriving from the fact that the metal is solubilized... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4381982 | Rotogravure cylinder plating and de-plating apparatus Polypropylene plastic baskets for phosphorized or non-phosphorized copper anode nuggets are suspended, one on each side of a cylinder to be plated, in a bath of plating electrolyte. The tops of the baskets are disposed beneath the surface of the plating s... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4352727 | Rotogravure cylinder plating and de-plating apparatus Polypropylene plastic baskets for phosphorized or non-phosphorized copper anode nuggets are suspended, one on each side of a cylinder to be plated, in a bath of plating electrolyte. The tops of the baskets are disposed beneath the surface of the plating s... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4331527 | Rotogravure cylinder plating apparatus Polypropylene plastic baskets for phosphor copper anode nuggets are suspended, one on each side of a cylinder to be plated, in a bath of plating electrolyte. The tops of the baskets are disposed beneath the surface of the plating solution, the upper porti... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4297197 | Electroplating rack A metal electroplating rack coated with an insulating coating. The extremities of the rack has tips which are uncoated to provide electrical contact for a part being plated. The portion of the rack adjacent the tips has at least one opening through the ra... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4257855 | Apparatus and methods for the electrolytic production of aluminum metal An electrolytic cell for the production of aluminum metal comprises a permanent hollow anode structure of substantially corrosion-resistant material, with numerous perforations in the base of said structure, a packed bed of consumable carbon pieces suppor... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4257864 | Portable silver recovery unit A portable unit for recovering metallic silver from photographic processing solutions includes a lightweight, molded tank structure. Spaced, elongate, stationary anodes are disposed within the tank and are positioned parallel to each other. An elongate ca... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4226685 | Electrolytic treatment of plating wastes The known method of removing heavy metal and cyanide ions from plating waste solutions wherein the solution is passed through flow-through, high surface area electrodes to precipitate heavy metal ions and to oxidize cyanide is improved through the use of ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4207153 | Electrorefining cell with bipolar electrode and electrorefining method An electrorefining cell includes a bipolar electrode that is comprised of a sheet of acid resistant metal and a basket of the same or similar material attached directly to one side of the sheet, the basket being lined with an acid-resistant filter cloth. ... | 06/10/1980 |
