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US2686859A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electroplating

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1950-10-11
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Granted: 1954-08-17
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Expires: 1970-10-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alvin N Gray
  • 👤 Guy E Murray

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 09:14
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D7/00; C25D7/06; C25D7/0607; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S205/00; Y10S205/917

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR HAVING A STEEL CORE COVERED WITH A HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER OF COPPER, WHICH COMPRISES IMPRESSING A CATHODIC CHARGE UPON A MOVING STEEL WIRE, CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING THE CATHODICALLY CHANGED WIRE LINGITUDINALLY THROUGH A SERIES OF ELECTROLYTIC CELLS CONTAINING COPPER-PLATING ELECTROLYTE TO SUCCESSIVELY PLATE A PLURALITY OF THIN LAYERS OF COPPER THEREON, THEN IMPRESSING AN ANODIC CHARGE UPON THE PLATED WIRE, CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING THE ANODICALLY CHARGED WIRE THROUGH
Claim 2
Independent Claim 73 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR HAVING A STEEL CORE COVERED WITH A HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER OF COPPER, WHICH COMPRISES IMPRESSING A CATHODIC CHARGE UPON A MOVING STEEL WIRE, CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING THE CATHODICALLY CHANGED WIRE LINGITUDINALLY THROUGH A SERIES OF ELECTROLYTIC CELLS CONTAINING COPPER-PLATING ELECTROLYTE TO SUCCESSIVELY PLATE A PLURALITY OF THIN LAYERS OF COPPER THEREON, THEN IMPRESSING AN ANODIC CHARGE UPON THE PLATED WIRE, CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING THE ANODICALLY CHARGED WIRE THROUGH

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-08-16 1958-02-15 1958-08-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-08-16 1962-02-15 1962-08-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-08-16 1966-02-15 1966-08-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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