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Aluminum foil cleaning process

Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1974-10-03
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Granted: 1976-05-04
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Expires: 1994-10-03
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Abstract

Abstract A process for preparing an aluminum foil for coating with photoresist for the purpose of preparing an etched strip for semiconductor assembly utilizing the step of cleaning said aluminum surface with a water solution comprising one to five percent ammonium persulfate, one to five percent sodium chlorate and one to three percent of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of dioctyl sodium sulfo succinate and dodecyl benzene sulfonate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dervin L. Flowers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:09
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23G; C23G1/00; C23G1/24; H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/04; H10W70/045

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 69 words
A process for preparing an aluminum foil for coating with photoresist for the purpose of preparing an etched strip for semiconductor assembly comprising the step of cleaning said aluminum foil with a water solution comprising one to five percent ammonium persulfate, one to five percent sodium chlorate and one to three percent of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of dioctyl sodium sulfo succinate and dodecyl benzene sulfonate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 69 words
A process for preparing an aluminum foil for coating with photoresist for the purpose of preparing an etched strip for semiconductor assembly comprising the step of cleaning said aluminum foil with a water solution comprising one to five percent ammonium persulfate, one to five percent sodium chlorate and one to three percent of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of dioctyl sodium sulfo succinate and dodecyl benzene sulfonate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process as recited in claim 1 wherein said solution is heated to about 50°C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 54 words
A process of cleaning an aluminum surface comprising the step of cleaning said aluminum surface with a water solution comprising one to 5 percent ammonium persulfate, one to five percent sodium chlorate and one to three percent of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of dioctyl sodium sulfo succinate and dodecyl benzene sulfonate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 54 words
A process of cleaning an aluminum surface comprising the step of cleaning said aluminum surface with a water solution comprising one to 5 percent ammonium persulfate, one to five percent sodium chlorate and one to three percent of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of dioctyl sodium sulfo succinate and dodecyl benzene sulfonate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process as recited in claim 3 wherein said solution is heated to about 50°C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
A process as recited in claim 3 wherein said solution comprises three percent ammonium persulfate and three percent sodium chlorate and said solution is heated to a temperature between 30° - 100°C.

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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) 1979-05-04 1979-11-03 1980-05-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-05-04 1983-11-03 1984-05-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-05-04 1987-11-03 1988-05-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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