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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012532 | Methods of making crystalline tantalum pentoxide There is disclosed a method of forming crystalline tantalum pentoxide on a ruthenium-containing material having an oxygen-containing surface wherein the oxygen-containing surface is contacted with a treating composition, such as water, to remove at least some oxygen... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7276267 | Method for the manufacture of an injection molded conductor carrying means A method making possible the production of an injection molded conductor carrying means composed of a first supporting substrate and a second supporting substrate. The first supporting substrate comprises a basically metallizeable plastic material and the second sup... | 10/02/2007 |
| 6945299 | Terminal electrode forming method in chip-style electronic component and apparatus therefor The invention provides an electrode forming method with steps of arraying chip-style electronic components on an arraying flat bed thereby positioning and aligning the components, lowering a film coated with an adhesive in relative manner together with an adhering t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 5599592 | Process for the metallization of plastic materials and products thereto obtained A positive metallization process for metallizing a plastic composite piece containing a polymer and grains of one or more oxides, includes three successive steps. The first step consists of irradiating the plastic piece surface to be metallized with a lig... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5436034 | Process for improving the adhesiveness of electrolessly deposited metal films Electrolessly deposited metal films having improved adhesion can be obtained by coating the surface of the substrates to be metallized with a formulation consisting of UV-curable varnishes which contain noble metal compounds as activators and, in addition... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5316786 | Method for the treatment of steel-hybrid printed circuit boards A method of pre-treating steel-hybrid circuit board substrates or carrier plates before the application of coatings that are to be burnt in or fired. In prior art steel-hybrid circuit boards of this type, the burning-in of the coatings in a kiln produces ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 4966786 | Conditioning means for printed circuits A conditioning means for basis material for producing printing circuits is an alkaline solution of a halogen-free palladium salt and 2-aminopyridine.... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4859498 | Chip component holding plate A chip component holding plate includes a sheet member composed of silicon rubber, on which a number of quadrilateral through holes each of which is capable of holding a chip component therein are formed. A plate composed of stainless steel is formed on o... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4828878 | Device for and method of treating objects, particularly printed circuit boards Objects such as for example printed circuit boards are transported for treating through a treatment container which accommodates a treating medium in a lower plane being supported by clamps of object supports, and then the object supports with the clamps ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4783345 | Method for the manufacture of prepregs and their use Prepregs can be prepared by impregnating reinforcement materials such as glass, carbon or plastic (in the form of fibers or nonwoven or woven materials) with a solution of a polyepoxy resin and a polyamine as a hardener and subsequent drying. For the manu... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4745004 | Method and apparatus for transporting circuit or other work units being processed A method and apparatus for transporting work to be processed through a series of work processing stations by moving the work along a path extending past the stations to successive positions along the path opposite the stations, respectively, and at each p... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4327125 | Colloidal compositions for electroless deposition comprising colloidal copper-stannic oxide product Metallic surfaces are imparted to non-conductors or dielectric substrates by electroless (chemical) plating process comprised of coating the substrates with colloid(s) of non-precious metals and wherein the colloids are prepared in a manner as to impart r... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4277518 | Solder-coating method A continuous process for applying a solder coating to copper-coated holes and tracks on a printed circuit board. The upper surface of the circuit board having a flux thereon is contacted with a contact member and the circuit board and contact member are m... | 07/07/1981 |