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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Lacks Enterprises, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michael LaVallee, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lacks Enterprises, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 5/02 (2006.01); C25D 5/56 (2006.01); C25D 13/02 (2006.01); C25D 13/20 (2006.01); C25D 13/22 (2006.01); C23C 18/16 (2006.01); C25D 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 5/022 (2013.01); C23C 18/1605 (2013.01); C23C 18/1653 (2013.01); C25D 5/02 (2013.01); C25D 5/56 (2013.01); C25D 13/02 (2013.01); C25D 13/12 (2013.01); C25D 13/20 (2013.01); C25D 13/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for plating a work piece. An electroless layer of material is applied to the work piece using an electroless plating process. The method includes creating a barrier in electrical conductivity in the work piece to divide the work piece into a first segment and a second segment which are substantially electrically insulated from one another, prior to electroplating the work piece. A plurality of methods are disclosed for dividing the work piece into the first and second segments.