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Paste formulations for use in the electronics industry

Assignee: Vesuvius Holdings Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-27
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2012-04-27
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Abstract

Abstract In a paste for use in the electronics industry which comprises: i) a non aqueous vehicle; and ii) a particulate filler material, the improvement which comprises the vehicle being a stable emulsion of at least two immiscible organic liquids of at least 50% by volume disperse phase, one of which liquids is selected from the group consisting of a polar solvent and a mixture of polar solvents, and the other of which liquids is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons and the paste, when heated to remove the vehicle therefrom yields less than 3.0% by weight of organic residues based on the weight of the paste.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E. King
  • 👤 Andrew C. Mackie
  • 👤 Geoffrey A. Paterson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 08:51
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/36; B23K35/3612; C; C23; C23C; C23C24/00; C23C24/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
In a paste for use in the electronics industry which comprises: i) a non aqueous vehicle; and ii) a particulate filler material, the improvement which comprises the vehicle being a stable emulsion of at least two immiscible organic liquids of at least 50% by volume disperse phase, one of which liquids is selected from the group consisting of a polar solvent and a mixture of polar solvents, and the other of which liquids is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons and the paste, when heated to remove the vehicle therefrom yields less than 3.0% by weight of organic residues based on the weight of the paste.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 115 words
In a paste for use in the electronics industry which comprises: i) a non aqueous vehicle; and ii) a particulate filler material, the improvement which comprises the vehicle being a stable emulsion of at least two immiscible organic liquids of at least 50% by volume disperse phase, one of which liquids is selected from the group consisting of a polar solvent and a mixture of polar solvents, and the other of which liquids is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons and the paste, when heated to remove the vehicle therefrom yields less than 3.0% by weight of organic residues based on the weight of the paste.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
Paste according to claim 1 wherein the polar organic solvent is a glycol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
Paste according to claim 1 wherein the aliphatic hydrocarbon is a mineral oil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
Paste according to claim 1 which, when heated to remove the vehicle therefrom yields less than 2.5% by weight of organic residues based on the weight of the paste.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
Paste according to claim 1 wherein the polar solvent and the aliphatic hydrocarbon each has a lower boiling point of >100° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
Paste according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle contains 0.2 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight thereof, of an emulsifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 12 words
Paste according to claim 6 wherein the emulsifier is a poly(oxyalkylene)alkyl ether.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
Paste according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle includes a co-solvent in an amount of up to 20 vol%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
Paste according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle includes a thickening agent in an amount of up to 30 wt %.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
Paste according to claim 1 for manufacturing multilayer capacitors in which the particulate material is a palladium/silver powder mixture.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 18 words
Paste according to claim 1 which is a solder paste in which the particulate material is solder powder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
Paste according to claim 11 wherein the solder powder is selected from the group consisting of an alloy of tin, lead, bismuth and combinations thereof.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4369063A Cited
USRE32309E Cited

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-06-28 1996-12-28 1997-06-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-06-28 2000-12-28 2001-06-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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