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US4310392A
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Electrolytic plating
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1979-12-31
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Granted: 1982-01-12
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Expires: 1999-12-31
Abstract
Abstract The electroplating of various metals such as zinc, copper, cadmium, chromium, nickel cobalt, gold, silver, palladium, platinum, ruthenium and alloys of such metals takes place from electrolytes comprising heterocyclic additives such as lactones, lactams, cyclic sulfate esters, cyclic imides and cyclic oxazolinones. Specific examples of such additives are phenolphthalein, phthalide, phenolsulfone-phthalein, naphtholphthalein, 2-benzoxazdinone and phthalimide. These additives may be used in conjunction with various polyethers to permit high plating rates, constant plating thicknesses over wide areas and smooth coatings.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul A. Kohl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:31
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D3/00; C25D3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
A process for electroplating metallic substances consisting essentially of copper comprising the step of passing current through an anode, aqueous plating solution and cathode CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the plating bath comprises an heterocyclic additive consisting essentially of phenolphthalein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process for electroplating metallic substances consisting essentially of copper comprising the step of passing current through an anode, aqueous plating solution and cathode CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the plating bath comprises an heterocyclic additive consisting essentially of phenolphthalein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 in which the concentration of said phenolphthalein is from 0.005 g/l to 5.0 g/l.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 2 in which the concentration of phenolphthalein is between 0.1 and 0.2 g/l.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The process of claim 1 in which the plating solution comprises, in addition to the heterocyclic additive, a polyether additive which consists essentially of at least one organic compound selected from polyalkoxylated alkylphenols in which the alkyl group has from one to 20 carbon atoms and the number of alkoxy groups varies from 4 to 50.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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