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US2882134A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for aluminum etching

Assignee: Pennwalt Corp
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Filing: 1954-12-08
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Granted: 1959-04-14
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Expires: 1974-12-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Spring Samuel
  • 👤 Jr Robert Houston Elliott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 13:52
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F1/00; C23F1/10; C23F1/14; C23F1/32; C23F1/36

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
A METHOD OF ETCHING ALUMINUM WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE ALUMINUM TO THE ACTION OF AN ETCHING SOLUTION HAVING A TEMPERATURE OF 120 TO 180*F. SAID ETCHING SOLUTION CONTAINING A CONCENTRATON OF ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 15% OF AN ETCHING ALKALI SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM ALKALIES, ABOUT 4% TO ABOUT 10% BY WEIGHT, BASED UPON THE ETCHING ALKALI CONTENT OF THE SOLUTION, OF TARTARIC ACID, AND ABOUT 0.2 TO ABOUT 1.0% BY WEIGHT, BASED UPON THE ETCHING ALKALI CONTENT TO THE SOLUTION, OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF ETHYLENE DEIMINE-TETRACETIC ACID.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 95 words
A METHOD OF ETCHING ALUMINUM WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE ALUMINUM TO THE ACTION OF AN ETCHING SOLUTION HAVING A TEMPERATURE OF 120 TO 180*F. SAID ETCHING SOLUTION CONTAINING A CONCENTRATON OF ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 15% OF AN ETCHING ALKALI SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM ALKALIES, ABOUT 4% TO ABOUT 10% BY WEIGHT, BASED UPON THE ETCHING ALKALI CONTENT OF THE SOLUTION, OF TARTARIC ACID, AND ABOUT 0.2 TO ABOUT 1.0% BY WEIGHT, BASED UPON THE ETCHING ALKALI CONTENT TO THE SOLUTION, OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF ETHYLENE DEIMINE-TETRACETIC ACID.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1962-04-13 1962-10-13 1963-04-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-04-13 1966-10-13 1967-04-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-04-13 1970-10-13 1971-04-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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