US4670306A
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Method for treatment of surfaces for electroless plating
Assignee: Seleco Inc
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Filing: 1985-09-09
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Granted: 1987-06-02
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Expires: 2005-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A method for the treatment of a substrate for electroless metal plating which includes the steps of applying onto at least a portion of the substrate a material selected for having adequate adherence to the substrate and for being suitably absorptive of an electroless plating cataylst. The coated surface is thereafter successively contacted with a plating catalyst, accelerator for the catalyst, and an electroless plating solution.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Salem
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:55
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for the selective treatment of a portion of the surface of a substrate for electroless metal plating which comprises the steps of: a. applying onto only a portion of the surface of the substrate a coating of a material, the material having the characteristics of suitable adhesion to the substrate surface and suitable absorptivity for an electroless plating catalyst, the coating material being a water-based, acrylic latex paint, the substrate thereby having a coated surface portion and an uncoated surface portion: b. contacting the coated and uncoated surface portions of step a. with an electroless plating catalyst suitable to provide absorption of the catalyst by the coated portion but not by the uncoated portion; c. contacting the catalyst-absorbed coating portion and the non-catalyst-absorbed uncoated portion of step b. with an accelerator for the catalyst; and d. electroless plating a metal onto the accelerated coated portion of step c.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for the selective treatment of a portion of the surface of a substrate for electroless metal plating which comprises the steps of: a. applying onto only a portion of the surface of the substrate a coating of a material, the material having the characteristics of suitable adhesion to the substrate surface and suitable absorptivity for an electroless plating catalyst, the coating material being a water-based, acrylic latex paint, the substrate thereby having a coated surface portion and an uncoated surface portion: b. contacting the coated and uncoated surface portions of step a. with an electroless plating catalyst suitable to provide absorption of the catalyst by the coated portion but not by the uncoated portion; c. contacting the catalyst-absorbed coating portion and the non-catalyst-absorbed uncoated portion of step b. with an accelerator for the catalyst; and d. electroless plating a metal onto the accelerated coated portion of step c.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 in which the acrylic latex paint is combined with about 10% N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-06-01 | 1990-12-01 | 1991-06-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-06-01 | 1994-12-01 | 1995-06-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-06-01 | 1998-12-01 | 1999-06-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |