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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993

Filed:

Jan. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:

D Gregory Beckett, Oakville, CA;

Assignee:

Beckett Industries Inc., Oakville, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428209 ; 428457 ; 428901 ; 428201 ; 428202 ;
Abstract

Selective demetallization of an etchable metal film supported on a polymeric material or other microwave transparent material, particularly an etchable metal film, particularly aluminum, of thickness at least about 1 micron adhesively joined to a flexible polymeric material substrate, is described. A web of metallized polymeric material has a pattern of etchant-resistant material first applied and then the web is immersed in and passed through a bath of aqueous etchant, particularly hot aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, for a time at least sufficient to completely remove the etchable metal from non-protected areas of the web. The demetallized web is washed and dried.


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