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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry Y Kumagai, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, PA (US);
Daniel J Shanefield, Princeton Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
Fred W Verdi, Lawrence Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Western Electric Co., Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 97 ; 2041 / ; 2041 / ; 2041 / ; 427 98 ; 427 99 ; 427306 ; 427316 ;
Abstract
A method of electrolessly plating a substrate having a rubber-modified epoxy surface includes the steps of preheating the substrate and while still warm, sputter etching at least 50A. from its surface. The substrate is then vacuum metalized with an adhesion promoting metal film, coated with a catalytic layer and a metal is electrolessly deposited thereover.