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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1994
Patricia Bischoping, Webster, NY (US);
Robert P Altavela, Farmington, NY (US);
Lawrence Kotowicz, Rochester, NY (US);
Peter J Schmitt, Ontario, NY (US);
William G Herbert, Williamson, NY (US);
Ronald E Jansen, Palm City, FL (US);
John H Lennon, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Henry G Grey, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for depositing metal on a mandrel which provides a brushless electrical current continuity between the mandrel and a current source, comprising: (a) a metal deposition vessel; (b) an electrode disposed in the vessel; (c) a mandrel disposed in the vessel, spaced apart from the electrode; (d) an electrically conductive liquid disposed in the vessel; (e) an electrolytic solution disposed in the tank; (f) a layer of a substantially electrically nonconductive material disposed between the electrolytic solution and the conductive liquid; and (g) connecting means for electrically connecting the mandrel and the conductive liquid, coupled to the mandrel.