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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374652 | Plating method Copper plating baths containing a leveling agent that is a reaction product of a compound including a heteroatom chosen from nitrogen, sulfur and a mixture of nitrogen and sulfur, with a polyepoxide compound containing an ether linkage that deposit copper on the sur... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7208056 | Rare earth sintered magnet, and method for improving mechanical strength and corrosion resistance thereof An R-T-B system rare earth sintered magnet having a high mechanical strength and excellent corrosion resistance is provided. The R-T-B system rare earth sintered magnet of the present invention comprises a sintered body comprising a main phase consisting of an R | 04/24/2007 |
| 7163613 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by forming plating layers having differing thicknesses There is provided a semiconductor device comprising: a first plating layer formed on one surface of an interconnect pattern; a second plating layer formed within through holes in the interconnect pattern; a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the first plat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156973 | Process for preparing a conducting polymer electrode useful for electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols This invention relates to increasing the electrocatalytic activity of conducting polymers so that the same may be useful for electro-oxidation of methanol which is important for fuel-cell technology. Conventional catalysts used for this process are based on Pt, Ru o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128820 | Process for preparing a non-conductive substrate for electroplating A composition and process for electroplating a conductive metal layer onto the surface of a non-conductive material is disclosed. The composition and process utilizes an obvious dispersion traditional carbon black particles and highly conductive carbon black particl... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7074455 | Method of manufacturing porous metal plates and electrodes for alkaline storage batteries A method of manufacturing an electrode for an alkaline storage battery, including a process of manufacturing a porous metal plate. A method of manufacturing this porous metal plate includes adding a predetermined organic substance to a urethane sponge or coating a f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069641 | Method for preparing composite materials of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor The present invention discloses a method for preparing a conductive polymeric composite material having carbon black utilized to a structure for composite materials of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor. The method first provides a metal laminated materia... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7025867 | Direct electrolytic metallization on non-conducting substrates The invention relates to a method for the direct electrolytic metallization of electrically non-conducting substrate surfaces comprising bringing the substrate surfaces into contact with a water-soluble polymer; treating the substrate surfaces with a permanganate so... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008187 | Rotor for cooling pumps, in particular for marine engines and relevant manufacturing process A rotor for cooling pumps is provided. The rotor is of the type which includes a core to be assembled on a shaft connected with an engine and a body, fitted in the core, provided with a plurality of radial tabs in flexible material. The core and the body with the ta... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005054 | Method for manufacturing probes of a probe card A method to make probes of a probe card includes providing a blocking plate on an electroplating tank. The blocking plate has a plurality of openings according to the layout of contact pads on a probe head. There are bumps on the contact pads of the probe head. Cont... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979393 | Method for plating copper conductors and devices formed A method for plating copper conductors on an electronic substrate and devices formed are disclosed. In the method, an electroplating copper bath that is filled with an electroplating solution kept at a temperature between about 0° C. and about 18° C. is first prov... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972081 | Fabrication of embedded vertical spiral inductor for multichip module (MCM) package A process for fabricating a vertical spiral inductor within a multichip module package is disclosed. The process consists of depositing a pattern of bottom lines by electroplating copper on a substrate and then depositing an insulation pattern. Next, depositing a pa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962742 | Pattern card A pattern card has a base material being composed of a paper sheet and a color texture layer printed on the paper sheet. A wax layer is formed on the base material. A protection printing ink is coated on the wax layer. A picture printing ink is partially coated on t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6911396 | Method of producing metallic film Concentration of electric current due to an additive (particularly, a brightener) remaining or precipitated in a high concentration at grain boundary triple points and wiring groove portions in the surface layer of a copper plating film is obviated, whereby preceden... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878260 | Process for forming a high-quality interface between a plated and a non-plated area A process for forming an interface (106) between a plated and a non-plated area (102, 104) on the surface of a plastic component (100) is disclosed. First, an anti-plating layer (110) is formed over the surface of the plastic component. T... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875471 | Metallization of polymer parts for painting The quality of painted surfaces of polymeric articles is improved by depositing a coating of a metal such as zinc or zinc alloy on the surface of the article to be painted. For example, zinc is electrodeposited on a conductive surface of the article. The metal coate... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872294 | Metallization of polymer composite parts for painting The quality of painted surfaces of polymer composites is improved by first forming an electroless metal coating on the molded surface of the composite and then electroplating a coating of zinc or zinc alloy on the metallized composite surface. The “galvanized” c... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6797331 | Process for producing a chemical-resistant protective layer for a rotary body having a base body made from fiber-reinforced plastic A fiber-reinforced plastic base body is first of all provided with a coating of hard rubber or thermoplastic having a dispersed metal or ceramic content of 5% by volume to 80% by volume, and the coating is ground down to provide a smooth surface In a further step a ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790334 | Combined adhesion promotion and direct metallization process A combined adhesion promotion method of a metal to a non-conductive substrate and directly metallizing the non-conductive substrate with the metal. The method involves texturing a non-conductive substrate with a cobalt etch followed by applying a sulfide to the text... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6787047 | Methods for manufacturing a microstructured sensor A method for manufacturing a sensor, the sensor including a three-dimensional interdigital electrode arrangement positioned on a substrate, comprising applying a temperature sensing resistor onto the substrate by sputtering a first adhesion layer and a first metalli... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6764586 | Method for electrochemically metallizing an insulating substrate Provided is a process for metallizing an insulating substrate by depositing a uniform thin film of a metal on the insulating substrate. The process comprises placing the insulating substrate in an electrochemical cell which contains as the electrolyte a solution of ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6712948 | Process for metallizing a plastic surface A process for the metallization of a plastic surface, whereby the following process steps are performed in sequence, one after another. The plastic surface is subjected to an etching treatment under mild etching conditions. Subsequently, the plastic surface is treat... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6680092 | Coating method and products obtained by same The invention concerns a method for producing high resolution patterns on a support comprising the following steps: high resolution printing of a varnish on the support; treating the support by electrolysis; washing and drying the support.... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6632344 | Conductive oxide coating process The invention is directed to a process for electroplating a non-conducting surface such as through-hole walls within a printed circuit board substrate. The process comprises formation of a conductive oxide coating over a substrate, preferably by immersion... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6565731 | Electroplating process A process for electroplating a substrate by coating the substrate with a coating of conductive particles. The process is characterized by a pretreatment sequence that includes contact of the substrate with a single solution containing a reducing agent and... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6495020 | Method of manufacturing a brain probe assembly The present invention is a method of producing an electrode probe assembly, comprising, providing a flexible polymer substrate bearing a coating of conductive material and using photolithography and electroplating to form a set of contacts and conductors ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6475629 | Adhesive film formed of a siloxane-modified polyamideimide resin composition, adhesive sheet and semiconductor device Adhesive film useful for the production of semiconductor devices is produced from a siloxane-modified polyamideimide resin composition, comprising 100 parts by weight of a siloxane-modified polyamideimide resin and 1 to 200 parts by weight of a thermosett... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6451240 | Method of manufacturing an intracutaneous microneedle array A microneedle array is manufactured using a mold preparation procedure that begins by placing an optical mask over a layer of PMMA material, exposing the PMMA material to x-rays, then developing using a photoresist process. The remaining PMMA material is ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6426290 | Electroplating both sides of a workpiece A method of electroplating both sides of a dual-sided circuit board substrate having electrically connected, multi-trace circuit patterns formed on both sides of the substrate, without requiring formation and at least partial removal of electrically condu... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6258311 | Forming mold cavities A method for producing a multiplicity of fastener element molding cavities extending from a mold surface, for molding a plastic product having fastener elements integrally molded with and extending from a product base, and a mold so produced. The mold cav... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6258241 | Process for electroplating metals A process for electroplating metal on a resistive substrate and the article of manufacture produced therefrom are disclosed. The metal layer is electroplated onto the resistive substrate in an electroplating bath having a polarization parameter .xi. less ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6256883 | Method of producing nozzle plate for use in ink jet printer A method of producing a nozzle plate for use in an ink jet head includes the steps of (a) stretching a predetermined number of resin lines, each having a cross section corresponding in shape to each nozzle hole to be formed in an ink jet head, in the same... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6235182 | Solution for pretreatment of electrically non-conductive surfaces, and method of coating the surfaces with solid material particles A solution for the pretreatment of electrically non-conductive surfaces and a method for coating surfaces with solid matter particles, for example carbon black, graphite, silicon dioxide, aluminum oxides, transition metal chalcogenides and titanium dioxid... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6171468 | Direct metallization process A method of applying a conductive carbon coating to a non-conductive surface, conductive carbon compositions for that purpose, and a printed wiring board having through holes or other nonconductive surfaces treated with such carbon compositions are disclo... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6113746 | Methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the materials produced by these methods Methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the novel materials produced by these methods. The methods concern the application of high voltage, high frequency sparks to the surface of materials in order to alter the magnetic properties o... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110347 | Method for the formation of an indium oxide film by electrodeposition process or electroless deposition process, a substrate provided with the indium oxide film for a semiconductor element, and a semiconductor element provided with the substrate A method for forming an indium oxide film on an electrically conductive substrate by immersing the substrate and a counter electrode in an aqueous solution containing at least nitrate and indium ions and flowing an electric current between the substrate a... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6106689 | Process for forming zinc oxide film and processes for producing semiconductor device substrate and photo-electricity generating device using the film A process for forming a zinc oxide film including immersing an electroconductive substrate having a surface including a plurality of linear projections in an aqueous solution containing at least nitrate ions and zinc ions to form a zinc oxide film on the ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6103086 | Method of forming reliable copper interconnects with improved hole filling The reliability of Cu and Cu alloy interconnects is significantly enhanced by controlling the temperature of the electroplating solution during via opening filling to substantially prevent occlusion of the opening. Embodiments of the present invention inc... | 08/15/2000 |
