US3372471A
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Method of manufacturing microwave components
Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
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Filing: 1964-10-20
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Granted: 1968-03-12
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Expires: 1984-10-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Kuhn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 09:09
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F1/00; C23F1/10; C23F1/14; C23F1/16; C23F1/28; B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/001; B23K35/004; C25; C25D; C25D3/00; C25D3/02; C25D3/46; C25D5/00; C25D5/10; C25D5/12; H; H01; H01P; H01P11/00; H01P7/00; H01P7/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING MICROWAVE COMPONENTS BY ELECTROPLATING AND THEREAFTER SOLDERING WITHIN A PROTECTIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE, AND WHERE SAID COMPONENTS ARE FORMED OF A BASE MATERIAL OF STEEL HAVING RELATIVELY CONSTANT LENGTH WHEN SUBJECTED TO HEATING, AND ARE ASSEMBLED INTO SEVERAL SUBASSEMBLIES WHICH ARE ACCESSBLE FOR PERFORMING THE PLATING COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PLATING A LAYER OF NICKEL ON THE STEEL BASE MATERIAL OF THE ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS, SAID NICKEL LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF SEVERAL MICRONS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION, PLATING A LAYER OF SILVER HAVING A THICKNESS OF SEVERAL MICRONS OVER THE NICKEL LAYER TO INCREASE CONDUCTIVITY, SOLDERING TOGETHER WITHIN A PROTECTIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE THE SEVERAL SUBASSEMBLIES WITH A SOLDER OF GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AT A TEMPERATURE WHICH FUSES THE PLATED LAYERS INTO THE BASE MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING MICROWAVE COMPONENTS BY ELECTROPLATING AND THEREAFTER SOLDERING WITHIN A PROTECTIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE, AND WHERE SAID COMPONENTS ARE FORMED OF A BASE MATERIAL OF STEEL HAVING RELATIVELY CONSTANT LENGTH WHEN SUBJECTED TO HEATING, AND ARE ASSEMBLED INTO SEVERAL SUBASSEMBLIES WHICH ARE ACCESSBLE FOR PERFORMING THE PLATING COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PLATING A LAYER OF NICKEL ON THE STEEL BASE MATERIAL OF THE ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS, SAID NICKEL LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF SEVERAL MICRONS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION, PLATING A LAYER OF SILVER HAVING A THICKNESS OF SEVERAL MICRONS OVER THE NICKEL LAYER TO INCREASE CONDUCTIVITY, SOLDERING TOGETHER WITHIN A PROTECTIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE THE SEVERAL SUBASSEMBLIES WITH A SOLDER OF GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AT A TEMPERATURE WHICH FUSES THE PLATED LAYERS INTO THE BASE MATERIAL.
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