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Apparatus for electroplating articles
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1951-06-13
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Granted: 1955-11-22
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Expires: 1971-06-13
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 La Verne G Hakes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G49/00; B65G49/02; B65G49/04; B65G49/0409; B65G49/0436; B65G49/044; B65G49/045; B65G49/0454; B65G49/0463
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A PLATING APPARATUS, WHICH COMPRISES A CONTAINER FOR AN ELECTROLYTIC PLATING BATH, ANODE MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE BATH, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING A SERIES OF ARTICLES THROUGH THE BATH ONE AFTER ANOTHER ALONG A PATH IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EACH ARTICLE IS IN THE BATH FOR SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME, A PLURALITY OF CATHODE RAILS EXTENDING ALONG THE BATH IN POSITIONS ADJACENT TO SAID PATH THROUGH THE BATH, MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY CONNECTING SAID ARTICLES TO DIFFERENT CATHODE RAILS, MEANS FOR APPLYING SUCH POTENTIALS ACROSS EACH CATHODE RAIL AND THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A PLATING APPARATUS, WHICH COMPRISES A CONTAINER FOR AN ELECTROLYTIC PLATING BATH, ANODE MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE BATH, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING A SERIES OF ARTICLES THROUGH THE BATH ONE AFTER ANOTHER ALONG A PATH IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EACH ARTICLE IS IN THE BATH FOR SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME, A PLURALITY OF CATHODE RAILS EXTENDING ALONG THE BATH IN POSITIONS ADJACENT TO SAID PATH THROUGH THE BATH, MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY CONNECTING SAID ARTICLES TO DIFFERENT CATHODE RAILS, MEANS FOR APPLYING SUCH POTENTIALS ACROSS EACH CATHODE RAIL AND THE
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1958-11-21 | 1959-05-23 | 1959-11-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1962-11-21 | 1963-05-23 | 1963-11-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1966-11-21 | 1967-05-23 | 1967-11-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |