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Conductive pigment-coated surfaces
Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1982-05-17
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Granted: 1983-06-14
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Expires: 2002-05-17
Abstract
Abstract Conductive pigment-coated surfaces may be prepared by alloying a nonnoble conductive metal with an oxidizable material, admixing the alloy with an organic vehicle and a binder to form an ink followed by firing the ink in an oxidizing atmosphere containing about 20% by volume of oxygen at a temperature in excess of 1000 DEG F. If so desired, a vitreous frit may also be present in the mixture. The resulting ink will possess desirable characteristics such as increased resistivity to oxidation, and increased firing strength when the oxidizable material such as boron is present in the alloy in an amount in the range of from about 12% to about 25% by weight.
Inventors
- 👤 Ming S. Shum
- 👤 Daniel S. Janikowski
- 👤 Steven A. Bradley
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 02:19
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/02; H01B1/14; H01B1/16; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/06; H01C17/065; H01C17/06506; H01C17/06513; H01C17/06553
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A process for the preparation of a conductive pigment-coated surface having enhanced adhesion qualities and enhanced predictable resistivity which comprises alloying a nonnoble conductive metal with from about 12% to about 25% by weight of at least one oxidizable material selected from the group consisting of boron, boron-carbon and boron-silicon, mixing the resulting alloy with an organic vehicle to form an ink, screening said ink onto a substrate, thereafter firing said ink in an oxidizing atmosphere containing about 20% by volume of oxygen at a temperature in excess of about 1000° F. for a period of time sufficient to oxidize said oxidizable material without oxidation of said nonnoble metal, and cooling the thus fired product to produce conductive pigment-coated surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process for the preparation of a conductive pigment-coated surface having enhanced adhesion qualities and enhanced predictable resistivity which comprises alloying a nonnoble conductive metal with from about 12% to about 25% by weight of at least one oxidizable material selected from the group consisting of boron, boron-carbon and boron-silicon, mixing the resulting alloy with an organic vehicle to form an ink, screening said ink onto a substrate, thereafter firing said ink in an oxidizing atmosphere containing about 20% by volume of oxygen at a temperature in excess of about 1000° F. for a period of time sufficient to oxidize said oxidizable material without oxidation of said nonnoble metal, and cooling the thus fired product to produce conductive pigment-coated surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 further characterized in that said ink contains a vitreous frit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as set forth in claim 2 in which said frit is present in said ink in an amount in the range of from about 0.1 to about 20% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as set forth in claim 2 in which said vitreous frit is glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said nonnoble conductive metal is nickel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said nonnoble conductive metal is copper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said nonnoble conductive metal is aluminum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said oxidizable material is boron.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said oxidizable material is boron-carbon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said oxidizable material is boron-silicon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said alloy comprises a mixture of nickel and boron.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 in which said alloy comprises a mixture of copper and boron.
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