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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:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Camille I Van Ast, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528492 ; 528495 ; 528499 ; 427306 ; 4274431 ; 427444 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for preparing the surface of a cyanate ester polymer or composite for metal plating. The surface is treated with a preheated solution containing a compound selected from the group consisting of at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide and at least one primary amine. The method of the invention operates to improve adhesion between the treated surface and a subsequently plated metal, such that the resulting cyanate ester polymer or composite may replace certain metallic components in such applications as aircraft, spacecraft, and automobiles given its highly conductive metallic coating.