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EP0272420A2
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Photopatterned aromatic polymeric substrates, method for making same and use
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1987-11-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-11-05
Abstract
Abstract Patterned electroless plating of aromatic polymeric organic substrate can be achieved by initially irradiating the surface of the plastic with patterned UV energy. The irradiated plastic can then be treated with a colloidal suspension of precious metal, such as palladium or an organo palladium compound. Activation of the applied precious metal provides patterned electroless deposition on the plastic surface when in contact with an electroless plating bath.
Inventors
- 👤 Willard Thomas Grubb
- 👤 Bradley Ross Karas
- 👤 Larry Neil Lewis
- 👤 James Edward Pickett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:16
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/1601; C23C18/1603; C23C18/1607; C23C18/1608; C23C18/1612; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/2006; C23C18/2013; C23C18/2026; C23C18/204; C23C18/2046; C23C18/2073; C23C18/2086; C23C18/28; C23C18/30; C23C18/31; C23C18/38; G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/58; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181; H05K3/182; H05K3/185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 53
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
Photopatterned organic substrate comprising aromatic organic polymer whose surface is substantially free of chemically or physically combined hydrazine, hydrazine derivatives, or hydrazine residues, oxidizable or reducible compounds of multivalent metals, or poisons for catalytically active precious metal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
Photopatterned organic substrate comprising aromatic organic polymer whose surface is substantially free of chemically or physically combined hydrazine, hydrazine derivatives, or hydrazine residues, oxidizable or reducible compounds of multivalent metals, or poisons for catalytically active precious metal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
7 words
Photopatterned polyetherimide in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Photopatterned shaped polyetherimide exhibiting a patterned hydrophilic surface in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
7 words
Photopatterned film in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
9 words
A photopatterned layered structure in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A photopatterned layered structure in accordance with claim 5, comprising aromatic organic polymer and an inorganic substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 6, where the inorganic substrate is glass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A layered sturcture in accordance with substrate claim 6, where the inorganic substrate is ceramic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A layered structure in accordance with claim 6, where the inorganic substrate is metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photopatterned aromatic organic polymeric coating having a thickness of at least 1 mil on a non-aromatic organic polymeric substrate in accordance with claim 1.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
62 words
A method which comprises, exposing to patterned electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of less than 400 nm, organic substrate comprising aromatic organic polymer whose surface is substantially free of chemically or physically combined hydrazine, hydrazine derivatives, or hydrazine residues, oxidizable or reducible compounds of multivalent metals, or poisons for catalytically active precious metal, until the exposed surface is rendered at least hydrophilic.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
62 words
A method which comprises, exposing to patterned electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of less than 400 nm, organic substrate comprising aromatic organic polymer whose surface is substantially free of chemically or physically combined hydrazine, hydrazine derivatives, or hydrazine residues, oxidizable or reducible compounds of multivalent metals, or poisons for catalytically active precious metal, until the exposed surface is rendered at least hydrophilic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 11, where the organic substrate comprises a blend of aromatic organic polymers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method in accordance with claim 11, where the organic substrate is a polyetherimide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
142 words
A resistless method for electrolessly plating at least a portion of aromatic polymeric organic substrate in a patterned manner which comprises the steps of (1) exposing aromatic polymeric organic substrate surface to patterned electromagnetic irradiation having a wavelength of less than about 400 nm, (2) treating the resulting surface of the aromatic organic polymeric substrate, including areas irradiated in accordance with step (1), with a colloidal suspension of precious metal, or precious metal in the chemically combined state, to provide substrate surface having catalytically active precious metal, and (3) effecting patterned electroless metal plating of the substrate surface of (2), where the surface of the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate, prior to step (1), is substantially free of chemically or physically combined hydrazine, hydrazine derivatives, or hydrazine residues, oxidizable or reducible compounds of multivalent metals, or poisons for catalytically active precious metal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
142 words
A resistless method for electrolessly plating at least a portion of aromatic polymeric organic substrate in a patterned manner which comprises the steps of (1) exposing aromatic polymeric organic substrate surface to patterned electromagnetic irradiation having a wavelength of less than about 400 nm, (2) treating the resulting surface of the aromatic organic polymeric substrate, including areas irradiated in accordance with step (1), with a colloidal suspension of precious metal, or precious metal in the chemically combined state, to provide substrate surface having catalytically active precious metal, and (3) effecting patterned electroless metal plating of the substrate surface of (2), where the surface of the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate, prior to step (1), is substantially free of chemically or physically combined hydrazine, hydrazine derivatives, or hydrazine residues, oxidizable or reducible compounds of multivalent metals, or poisons for catalytically active precious metal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic organic polymeric substrate is a shaped substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic organic polymeric substrate is a polyimide substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 16, where the polyimide substrate is a polyetherimide substrate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 17, where the polyetherimide substrate is reinforced with glass fiber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric organic substrate is a nonplanar shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric organic substrate is treated with a colloidal suspension of palladium.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric organic substrate is treated with an organopalladium compound.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the electroless plating bath is an electroless copper plating bath.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric organic substrate is pretreated by grit blasting its surface.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric organic substrate is surface pretreated with an alcoholic solution of an alkali metal hydroxide.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the electroless plated aromatic polymeric organic substrate is electroplated to a thickness of at least one mil.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric organic substrate is maintained at a temperature in the range of from 25°C to 200°C during irradiation.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric substrate is a polystyrene substrate.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric substrate is a polycarbonate substrate.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric substrate is a polyphenylene oxide substrate.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric substrate is a silicone-polyimide substrate.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric substrate is a blend of aromatic organic polymers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 14, where the aromatic polymeric substrate is a blend of aromatic organic polymer and aliphatic organic polymer.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
92 words
A resistless method for electrolessly plating at least a portion of a shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate in a patterned manner which comprises the steps of (1) exposing shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate surface to patterned electromagnetic irradiation having a wavelength of less than about 400 nm, (2) treating the resulting shaped aromatic organic polymeric substrate, including surface irradiation in accordance with step (1), with a colloidal suspension of precious metal to provide substrate surface having catalytically active precious metal, and (3) effecting patterned electroless plating of the substrate surface of (2).
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
92 words
A resistless method for electrolessly plating at least a portion of a shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate in a patterned manner which comprises the steps of (1) exposing shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate surface to patterned electromagnetic irradiation having a wavelength of less than about 400 nm, (2) treating the resulting shaped aromatic organic polymeric substrate, including surface irradiation in accordance with step (1), with a colloidal suspension of precious metal to provide substrate surface having catalytically active precious metal, and (3) effecting patterned electroless plating of the substrate surface of (2).
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the aromatic organic polymeric substrate is a polyimide substrate.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 34, where the polyimide substrate is a polyetherimide substrate.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 35, where the polyetherimide substrate is reinforced with glass fiber.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 35, where the polyetherimide substrate is reinforced with an inorganic filler.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate is a nonplanar shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate is treated with a colloidal suspension of palladium.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the electroless plating bath is an electroless copper plating bath.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate is surface pretreated by grit blasting its surface.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate is surface pretreated with an alcoholic solution of an alkali metal hydroxide.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the electroless plated shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate is electroplated to a thickness of at least one mil.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric organic substrate is maintained at a temperature in the range of from 25°C to 200°C during irradiation.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric substrate is a polystyrene substrate.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric substrate is a polycarbonate substrate.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric substrate is a polyphenylene oxide substrate.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric substrate is a silicone-polyimide substrate.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method in accordance with claim 33, where the shaped aromatic polymeric substrate is a blend of aromatic organic polymer with an aliphatic resin.
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