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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2007
Applicants:

Khanh T. Huynh, Eagan, MN (US);

Thomas A. Isberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Matthew S. Stay, Minneapolis, MN (US);

William A. Tolbert, Woodbury, MN (US);

Martin B. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);

Joseph W. Woody, Woodbury, MN (US);

Robin E. Wright, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);

Haiyan Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);

Inventors:

Khanh T. Huynh, Eagan, MN (US);

Thomas A. Isberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Matthew S. Stay, Minneapolis, MN (US);

William A. Tolbert, Woodbury, MN (US);

Martin B. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);

Joseph W. Woody, Woodbury, MN (US);

Robin E. Wright, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);

Haiyan Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/16 (2006.01); B32B 37/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/30 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/24 (2006.01); B32B 38/16 (2006.01); B44C 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of forming a metallic material on a receptor that includes the steps of: placing a donor element proximate a receptor, wherein the donor element includes a donor substrate and a thermal transfer layer, wherein the thermal transfer layer includes a catalytic material, and wherein the thermal transfer layer of the donor element is placed proximate the surface of the receptor; thermally transferring at least a portion of the thermal transfer layer from the donor element to the receptor; and electrolessly depositing a metallic material on the receptor by growth of the metallic material on the catalytic material.


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