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US2985567A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrodeposition of black chromium coatings

Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1959-03-16
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Granted: 1961-05-23
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Expires: 1979-03-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Pinkerton Henry Latta

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 08:49
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D3/00; C25D3/02; C25D3/04; C25D3/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
THE PROCESS OF ELECTRODEPOSITING AN ADHERENT BLACK CHROMIUM COATING ON AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES MAKING THE MEMBER A CATHODE IN AN AQUEOUS ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CHROMIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST 60 GRAMS PER LITER, AND A FLUORINE-BEARING CATALYST ION IN AMOUNT SUCH THAT THE RATIO OF CHROMIC ACID (CRO3) TO SAID FLUORINE-BEARING ION IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 125 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF CRO3 TO 1 PART OF FLUORINE-BEARING ION TO 4,000 PARTS OF CRO3 TO 1 PART OF FLUORINE-BEARING ION, SAID SOLUTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY FREE OF OTHER CATALYST IONS, AND PASSING A DIRECT CURRENT THROUGH THE MEMBER AT A CURRENT DENSITY OF FROM 75 TO 450 A.S.F. WHILE MAINTAINING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID SOLUTION WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 70*F. TO 100*F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
THE PROCESS OF ELECTRODEPOSITING AN ADHERENT BLACK CHROMIUM COATING ON AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES MAKING THE MEMBER A CATHODE IN AN AQUEOUS ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CHROMIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST 60 GRAMS PER LITER, AND A FLUORINE-BEARING CATALYST ION IN AMOUNT SUCH THAT THE RATIO OF CHROMIC ACID (CRO3) TO SAID FLUORINE-BEARING ION IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 125 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF CRO3 TO 1 PART OF FLUORINE-BEARING ION TO 4,000 PARTS OF CRO3 TO 1 PART OF FLUORINE-BEARING ION, SAID SOLUTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY FREE OF OTHER CATALYST IONS, AND PASSING A DIRECT CURRENT THROUGH THE MEMBER AT A CURRENT DENSITY OF FROM 75 TO 450 A.S.F. WHILE MAINTAINING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID SOLUTION WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 70*F. TO 100*F.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-05-22 1964-11-21 1965-05-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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