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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:
Jan. 19, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
James L Manniso, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427243 ; 427244 ; 427305 ; 427306 ;
Abstract
Microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) articles, having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils also having continuous interporous metal coatings which encapsulate the nodes and fibrils of the PTFE while maintaining substantial porosity are disclosed, together with a method of producing temporary liquid-filled hydrophilic microporous article resulting in an improved metal plating manufacturing process.