US2690401A
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Chemical nickel plating on nonmetallic materials
Assignee: General American Transportation Corp
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Filing: 1951-06-07
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Granted: 1954-09-28
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Expires: 1971-06-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gutzeit Gregoire
- 👤 William J Crehan
- 👤 Krieg Abraham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:24
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/28; C23C18/30; C23C18/31; C23C18/32; C23C18/34; C23C18/36; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9335; Y10S428/934; Y10S428/935; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING AN INTIMATELY BONDED AND CONTINUOUS LAYER OF NICKEL UPON THE SURFACE OF A SOLID NON-METALLIC BODY, WHICH COMPRISES EXPOSING A FRESH NON-POLARIZED SURFACE OF SAID BODY HAVING INCORPORATED THEREIN AND EXPOSED THEREON DISPERSED GROWTH NUCLEI MINUTE PARTICLES ESSENTIALLY COMPRISING AN ELEMENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF IRON, COBALT, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER, SILVER, GOLD, PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM, AND IMMERSING SAID BODY IN A BATH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A NICKEL SALT AND A HYPOPHOSPHITE DURING A SUFFICIENT TIME INTERVAL TO CAUSE INITIAL NICKEL PLATING UPON SAID GROWTH NUCLEI AND SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF THE NICKEL PLATING INTO A CONTINUOUS NICKEL LAYER UPON THE FRESH NON-POLARIZED SURFACE OF SAID BODY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING AN INTIMATELY BONDED AND CONTINUOUS LAYER OF NICKEL UPON THE SURFACE OF A SOLID NON-METALLIC BODY, WHICH COMPRISES EXPOSING A FRESH NON-POLARIZED SURFACE OF SAID BODY HAVING INCORPORATED THEREIN AND EXPOSED THEREON DISPERSED GROWTH NUCLEI MINUTE PARTICLES ESSENTIALLY COMPRISING AN ELEMENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF IRON, COBALT, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER, SILVER, GOLD, PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM, AND IMMERSING SAID BODY IN A BATH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A NICKEL SALT AND A HYPOPHOSPHITE DURING A SUFFICIENT TIME INTERVAL TO CAUSE INITIAL NICKEL PLATING UPON SAID GROWTH NUCLEI AND SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF THE NICKEL PLATING INTO A CONTINUOUS NICKEL LAYER UPON THE FRESH NON-POLARIZED SURFACE OF SAID BODY.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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