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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384531 | Plated ground features for integrated lead suspensions A method for forming an electrical interconnect on an integrated lead suspension or suspension component of the type formed from a laminated sheet of material having a stainless steel layer, a conductive lead layer and an insulating layer separating the stainless st... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381318 | Method of manufacturing biaxially textured metallic layer featured by electroplating on the surface of single-crystalline or quasi-single-crystalline metal surface, and articles therefrom Disclosed herein are a biaxially textured pure metal or alloy layer deposited by electroplating process on the surface of a single-crystalline or quasi-single-crystalline metal substrate, and a method for manufacturing the biaxially textured pure metal or alloy laye... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361262 | Acid plating bath and method for the electrolytic deposition of satin nickel deposits The plating bath for the deposition of satin nickel deposits according to the present invention contains at least one quarternary ammonium compound and at least one polyether, the at least one polyether having at least one strongly hydrophobic side chain. As compare... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351448 | Anti-reflective coating on patterned metals or metallic surfaces An apparatus and process for coating surfaces of metal or metallic components including providing at least one metal having a patterned outer surface exhibiting an optical reflection greater than about 40%, providing at least one anti-reflective coating material, th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7300563 | Use of N-alllyl substituted amines and their salts as brightening agents in nickel plating baths An aqueous acidic plating bath for the electrodeposition of a nickel or nickel alloy deposit. The bath includes nickel ions and an additive having the general formula: H2C═CHCH2NR1R2 or [H2... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297373 | Conductive composites A conductive composite material formed from an organic polymer base, a highly conductive metal interlayer, and an electroless nickel top layer is described. The composite material may be electrically conductive and resistant to corrosion. The highly conductive metal... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7252706 | Inhibition of calcium and magnesium precipitation from wood preservatives A wood preservative that contains a copper salt complex and a precipitation inhibitor is provided. The wood preservative may contain copper carbonate, an alkanolamine such as monoethanolamine and precipitation inhibitor such as a phosphonate or ethylene diamine comp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244452 | Member excellent in antibacterial antimold and/or antialgae effects and process for producing the same Disclosed is a member which is superior in anti-fungus property and anti-alga property, and is coated with a surface treatment coating comprising at least a layer having anti-fungus property and/or anti-alga property laminated between a topmost surface functional la... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235165 | Electroplating solution and method for electroplating An electroplating solution may be formulated as an aqueous solution of oxalic acid, trisodium phosphate and ammonium sulfate. Such solutions may be used for both brush plating and bath plating, and are suitable for use with a variety of plating metals and substrate ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208073 | Media for use in plating electronic components Improvements in methods for plating metal on substrates are obtained by providing media in the plating solution in sizes that are less than 60% to 80% smaller than the average dimension of the substrates to be plated. It is also advantageous for the substrates and m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7153411 | Method for cleaning and polishing metallic alloys and articles cleaned or polished thereby A method of cleaning and polishing an alloy comprising at least one noble metal and at least one non-noble metal, the method including the steps of submerging said alloy in an electrolytic acidic bath comprising at least one chelating or complexing agent including s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7105082 | Composition and method for electrodeposition of metal on a work piece A composition for electrodeposition of a metal on a work piece, which electrodeposition is conducted at an electrodeposition temperature, is provided. The composition comprises a metal salt, a polymer suppressor having a cloud point, an accelerator and an electrolyt... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6923897 | Method for producing electrolytically coated cold rolled strip, preferably for use in the production of battery sheaths, and battery sheath produced according to this method The invention relates to a method for producing an electrolytically coated cold rolled strip, preferably for use in the production of battery sheaths. The cold rolled strip is provided with a cobalt or a cobalt alloy layer by an electrolytic method. The aim of the i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919014 | Satin-finished nickel or nickel alloy coating In order to achieve an even satin-finished nickel or nickel alloy coating an acid nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath is proposed which contains a sulfosuccinic acid compound of the general formula I additional to at least one quaternary ammonium compound, wh... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908689 | Ruthenium-aluminum underlayer for magnetic recording media A magnetic recording medium containing a B-2 structured ruthenium-aluminum underlayer comprising a (200) crystallographic orientation with a thickness from about 50 Å to about 800 Å, and a magnetic layer with a Co(11.0) crystallographic orientation, and a method... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884332 | Method and apparatus for treating an aqueous electroplating bath solution A method and apparatus for treating an aqueous electroplating bath solution. The method comprises continuously agitating the solution; adjusting the pH of the solution, adjusting the temperature of the solution while adding an amount of hydrogen peroxide sufficient ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6875330 | Process for coating workpieces with bearing metal A process is provided for coating metallic workpieces with a bearing material, wherein the workpiece first receives a hard chromium plating having a pearl or columnar structure type surface. A predominantly silver layer is then galvanically deposited, which fills in... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866765 | Electrolytic copper-plated R-T-B magnet and plating method thereof An R-T-B magnet (R is at least one kind of rare-earth elements including Y, and T is Fe or Fe and Co) has an electrolytic copper-plating film where the ratio [I(200)/I(111)] of the X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(200) from the (200) plane to the X-ray diffraction... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858122 | Nickel electroplating solution Nickel plating baths that efficiently deposit layers of nickel on only the parts to be plated without corroding electronic parts that are ceramic composites or ceramic parts containing transition metal oxides are provided. Such nickel plating baths contain at least ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6852211 | Nickel electroplating solution Nickel plating baths that efficiently deposit layers of nickel on only the parts to be plated without corroding electronic parts that are ceramic composites or ceramic parts containing transition metal oxides are provided. Such nickel plating baths contain at least ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852210 | Plating 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 |
| 6824668 | Method for electroplating Ni-Fe-P alloys using sulfamate solution Disclosed is a method of electroplating a Ni—Fe—P alloy using a sulfamate solution and, in particular, a method of electroplating a Ni—Fe—P alloy using a plating solution containing nickel sulfamate, iron sulfamate, phosphorous acid, and a buffer agent. The ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6825512 | Micromachined sensor with insulating protection of connections An active part of a sensor is formed, for example, by micro-machined silicon wafers bearing electronic elements, electrical conductors, connection pads, and pins. The pads are electrically connected to the pin ends by conductive elements. Then the wafer and the pin ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6797141 | Removal of coagulates from a non-glare electroplating bath The invention deals with the technical problem to devise a process for the extended use of electrolytes which economically ensures a high electrolyte quality without having to accept production interruptions for regeneration. Especially, it is envisaged to conduct t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797415 | Cobalt-nickel-iron alloy thin film and method of forming the same, and thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same A track width defining layer for defining a write track width of a thin-film magnetic head is made of a CoNiFe film formed through electroplating. The CoNiFe film contains 60 to 75 weight % cobalt, 10 to 20 weight % nickel, and 10 to 20 weight % iron, and has a crys... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793798 | Radioactively coated devices This invention relates to radioactively coated devices, preferably radioactively coated medical devices. These coated devices are characterized as having a low rate of leaching of the radioisotope from the surface of the coated device and a uniform radioactive coati... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790332 | Method for the galvanic deposition of nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys or cobalt alloys with periodic current pulses A method for galvanically depositing nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys or cobalt alloys in a galvanic bath includes using electrolytes containing nickel compounds or cobalt compounds. At least one anode and at least one cathode of the bath are subject to periodic curren... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6773568 | Metal alloy compositions and plating methods related thereto The present invention provides inter alia electroplating compositions, methods for use of the compositions and products formed by the compositions. Electroplating compositions of the invention are characterized in significant part by a grain refiner/stabilizer addit... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6699379 | Method for reducing stress in nickel-based alloy plating An improved plating method in combination with a low-temperature thermal treatment is disclosed. The method for reducing the stress in the nickel-based alloy plating comprises the steps of: (a) adding ceramic particles into a plating bath containing solub... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6689413 | Using plated surface for recording media without polishing Ultra smooth as-deposited composite nickel coatings for use in an information storage system are provided. The composite nickel coatings include an electrolessly deposited nickel layer formed on a sputter deposited nickel layer. The composite nickel coati... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6602548 | Ceramic turbine blade attachment having high temperature, high stress compliant layers and method of fabrication thereof A nickel base single crystal compliant layer on a ceramic blade has the capability to sustain high stresses and high operating temperature. Layers of nickel and platinum bonded on a single crystal superalloy over a sputtered gold-chromium layer support th... | 08/05/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6451194 | Process for preparing and replenishing an electrolyte in an electrolyte bath A process and apparatus for supplying a soluble metal compound to an electrolyte solution uses a powder wetting device in a loop from a working tank. The powder wetting machine supplies the powdered metal compound directly into the electrolyte solution wh... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436546 | Method for coating foil comprised of nickel or nickel alloy The invention discloses a method for coating foil comprised of nickel or a nickel alloy by sputtering a layer comprised of a metal compound on the foil in a vacuum. The foil is treated in an argon plasma with a pressure of 1031 3 to 10-2 | 08/20/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6372345 | Composite particles for composite dispersion plating and method of plating therewith The present invention is applicable to composite particles for composite dispersion plating used for forming a self-lubricating composite dispersion coating and a method of plating using such composite particles as well as a plating (coating) using the sa... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6346181 | Electroplating process for preparing a Ni layer of biaxial texture Disclosed is an Ni-plated layer of biaxial texture, which is formed by electroplating. In the Ni-plated layer,peaks measured on a θ-rocking curve have a FWHM of 7° or less in terms of the misorientation on the c-axis; and peaks measured on $c;-scan h... | 02/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6336962 | Method and solution for producing gold coating The present invention describes a method of producing gold coating on a workpiece having a palladium surface, having the steps of: a) making an aqueous solution containing at least one compound selected from the group of compounds containing gold(I) and gold(I... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6306275 | Method for controlling organic micelle size in nickel-plating solution A process for controlling the micelle size distribution of an alkylene oxide dispersion in a nickel-plating electrolyte is used to maintain the electrolyte in a condition suitable for producing nickel coatings having a uniform satin finish in which finish... | 10/23/2001 |
