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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
May. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Anthony Abys, Warren, NJ (US);
Conor Anthony Dullaghan, Chatham, NJ (US);
Peter Epstein, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Joseph John Maisano, Jr., Branchburg, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 3/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 3/50 ;
Abstract
The specification describes novel rhodium sulfate complex solutions which have a minimum of metal to metal complexing and are mostly complexed through the sulfate groups. Use of these solutions as electrolytes for plating rhodium results in electroplated layers with improved brightness and reduced stress.