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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Douglas P. Riemer, Waconia, MN (US);
Stephen P. Toperzer, Altoona, WI (US);
Donovan D. Turvold, Cosmos, MN (US);
Christopher R. Rosenau, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Dylan S. Johnson, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for electroplating a web of conductive material with a source material comprises a transport mechanism, an electrical contact, a plating bath, and at least one nozzle. The transport mechanism transports the web through the system. The electrical contact electrically engages the web to cause current to flow into the web. The plating bath contains a volume of an electrically conductive liquid contain ions of the source material. The nozzle is configured to flow a low electrical conductivity fluid onto the web. A portion of the web is immersed in the electrically conductive liquid. The current flowing in the web causes the ions of the source material in the electrically conductive liquid to attach to a surface of the portion of the web.