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US3666520A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of forming a metallic copper layer on the surface of workpiece of aluminum or aluminum base alloy

Assignee: Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1970-08-31
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Granted: 1972-05-30
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Expires: 1990-08-31
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Abstract

Abstract THIS NVENTION RELATES TO A PROCESS OF FORMING A METALLIC COPPER LAYER OF A UNIFORM THICKNESS ON THE SURFACE OF WORKPIECE MADE OF ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM BASE ALLOY BY APPLYING FINELY DIVIDED COPPER HALIDE PARTICLES ON SAID SURFACE UNIFORMLY WITH AID OF A HIGHER ALIPHTIC MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING 6-12 CARBON ATOMS OR A CYCLOALIPHATIC MONO-HYDRIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING 6-8 CARBON ATOMS AS THE ADHESIVE MEDIUM, AND THEN HEATING SAID SURFACE TO A SUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE TO REACT THE COPPER HALIDE WITH THE ALUMINUM MATERIAL OF THE WORKPIECE AT THE SURFACE OF THE WORKPIECE, WHEREBY METALLIC COPPER IS LIBERATED, DEPOSITED ON AND PARTLY DIFFUSED INTO THE SURFACE OF THE WORKPIECE AND A FIRMLY ADHERED COPPER LAYER OF A UNIFORM THICKNESS MAY BE FORMED ON THE SURFACE OF THE ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM BASE ALLOY MATERIAL AND, IF DESIRED, WITHIN A SHARPLY LIMITED AREA OF THE SURFACE OF THE WORKPIECE.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shiro Terai
  • 👤 Yoshihiko Sugiyama
  • 👤 Toshio Suzuki
  • 👤 Hiroshi Irie

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 16:55
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/02

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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) 1975-05-30 1975-11-29 1976-05-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-05-30 1979-11-29 1980-05-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-05-30 1983-11-29 1984-05-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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