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Colloidal compositions for electroless deposition
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-09-26
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Granted: 1991-04-23
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Expires: 2008-09-26
Abstract
Abstract Metallic surfaces are imparted to non-conductors or dielectric substrates by electroless(chemical) plating process comprised of coating the substrates with colloid(s) of non-precious metals and wherein the colloids are prepared in a manner as to impart resistance towards further deterioration.
Inventors
- 👤 Nathan Feldstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:52
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181; C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/1851; C23C18/1872; C23C18/1886; C23C18/1889; C23C18/31; C23C18/38; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A colloidal composition useful in the metallization of an electrically non-conductive substrate wherein said colloidal composition is the reaction product resulting from the admixture in a liquid medium comprising at least one primary metal and at least one secondary metal, said metals being in positive oxidation states, and wherein said primary metal is selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, and cobalt and mixtures thereof and wherein said secondary metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, germanium, lead, antimony, bismuth, chromium, tin, thallium, and mixtures thereof, and further wherein said primary metal and said secondary metal in said resultant colloidal composition are in a reduced oxidation state derived through the chemical reduction in the admixture of both the primary and secondary metals both metals having been initially introduced in a higher oxidation state than their oxidation states in the resultant colloidal composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A colloidal composition useful in the metallization of an electrically non-conductive substrate wherein said colloidal composition is the reaction product resulting from the admixture in a liquid medium comprising at least one primary metal and at least one secondary metal, said metals being in positive oxidation states, and wherein said primary metal is selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, and cobalt and mixtures thereof and wherein said secondary metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, germanium, lead, antimony, bismuth, chromium, tin, thallium, and mixtures thereof, and further wherein said primary metal and said secondary metal in said resultant colloidal composition are in a reduced oxidation state derived through the chemical reduction in the admixture of both the primary and secondary metals both metals having been initially introduced in a higher oxidation state than their oxidation states in the resultant colloidal composition.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for improving the stability of a colloidal dispersion comprising a primary metal selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, cobalt, and iron including the step comprising of the admixing of a secondary metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, germanium, lead, antimony, bismuth, chromium, tin, thallium, and mixtures thereof, and further wherein said primary metal and said secondary metal in said resultant colloidal composition are in a reduced oxidation state derived through the chemical reduction in the admixture of both the primary and secondary metals, both metals having been initially introduced in a higher oxidation state than their oxidation states in the resultant colloidal dispersion.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for improving the stability of a colloidal dispersion comprising a primary metal selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, cobalt, and iron including the step comprising of the admixing of a secondary metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, germanium, lead, antimony, bismuth, chromium, tin, thallium, and mixtures thereof, and further wherein said primary metal and said secondary metal in said resultant colloidal composition are in a reduced oxidation state derived through the chemical reduction in the admixture of both the primary and secondary metals, both metals having been initially introduced in a higher oxidation state than their oxidation states in the resultant colloidal dispersion.
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