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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1997
Ram Singh Raghava, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrew Z Glovatsky, Livonia, MI (US);
Jay DeAvis Baker, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michael George Todd, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed herein a method for adhering metallizations to a substrate, comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate having a first surface; (2) applying a coating atop the first surface, such that the coating has a second surface bonded to the first surface, and a third surface generally conforming with the second surface; (3) etching away material from the third surface, so as to roughen and form pits in the third surface; and (4) attaching a metallization to the pits in the third surface by plating, sputtering, or similar means.