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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wade Sonnenberg, Upton, MA (US);
Patrick J Houle, Framingham, MA (US);
Thong B Luong, Springfield, MA (US);
James G Shelnut, Northboro, MA (US);
Gordon Fisher, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Shipley Company, L.L.C., Marlborough, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ; C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205159 ; 205125 ; 205161 ; 205163 ; 205166 ; 205183 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a conductive dispersions used for diverse purposes such a base for electroplating nonconductors. The dispersion are characterized by use of a stabilizing quantity of a stabilizer having repeating alylkene oxide groups and a hydrophilic--lipophilic balance in excess of 12. It has been found that the stabilizers utilized in the subject compositions does result in a significant loss of conductivity in coatings formed from the dispersion.