surface of the substrate; patterning the seed layer in a predetennined configuration; depositing a polyimide layer on the patterned seed layer and a part of the substrate, which is not covered with the patterned seed layer; directing a light beam onto a portion of the polyimide layer fonned on top of the patterned seed layer; developing the portion of the polyimide layer to expose the patterned seed layer; curing the remaining portion of the polyimide layer under appropriate conditions to fonn an insulator; and electroplating the conductive layer on the exposed patterned seed layer.
Waterborne Coating
Urethane Coating Composition
us. Patent 5,777,024. July 7,
matic having 8 to 12 carbon atoms; and a polyacrylate ester of an alkylene polyol.
A coating composition comprising an allophanate-modified urethane resin.
Cleaning System for Elongated Objects
1998 T.H. Killilea et a/., assignorsto The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis
Polyester Powder Coating
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Patent 5,777,045. July 7, 1998 LJ. Carr, assignorto Amoco Corp., Chicago
A powder coating composition comprising a resin comprising a polyglycidyl-terminated polyester and a carboxylated polyester.
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In-Mold Coating Composition
A one-coat, waterborne coating system for untreated polypropylene-based substrates consisting of dispersed particulates of chlorinated polyolefin resin and separate dispersed particulates of an acrylic resin dispersed in aqueous medium.
An in-mold coating composition comprising a saturated aliphatic polyester urethane acrylate; an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic (meth)acrylate; a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate; a vinyl-substituted aro-
Patent 5,777,022. July 7, 1998 J. Bugajskiet al., assignorsto Bee ChemicalCo., Lansing, III.
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Patent 5,777,053. July 7, 1998 D.S. McBain et al., assignorsto GenCorp Inc., Fairlawn, Ohio
CUSTOM MADE FLAPWHEELS Schaffner manufactu rers FLAPWHEELS to your specification quickly. Special contour treatments and sizes are no problem. Schaffner also offers a wide variety of interleafing, spacing and slashing. All Schaffner coated abrasive FLAPWHEELS are produced in a SPC environment to assure quality.
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Patent 5,778,907. July 14, 1998 G.F. Ransley et al., assignorsto DEC International Inc., Madison, Wis.
An apparatus for cleaning elongated objects comprising a tank; a first conveyor mounted inside the tank and downwardly inclined from the feed end toward the tank bottom; a second conveyor mounted inside the tank and upwardly inclined from the bottom toward the exit end; a manifold capable of producing a jet stream that can be directed at the angular section fonned by the planes of the first and second conveyors; and a means for driving the conveyors.
Nozzle for Paint Spray Guns
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Patent 5,779,153. July 14, 1998 J. Wu, Taipei Hsien, assignorto Chia Chun EnterprisesCo. Ltd., Taipei Hsien, Japan
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A nozzle for paint spray guns comprising a tubular body having a front end terminating in a conical nozzle tip and a rear end terminating in an outer thread for mounting.
Spraying Device
us. Patent 5,779,162. July 14,
1998 T.J. Noakes et al., assignorsto ImperialChemical IndustriesPLC, London
An electrostatic spraying device capable of spraying liquids having resistivities of the order of 5 x 10° ohm'cm and viscosities of the order of I Poise at a spraying rate up to at least 4 cc/min.
Abrasive Grain
us. Patent 5,779,743. July 14,
1998 W.P. Wood, assignorto 3M Co., St. Paul, Minn.
A method for making alpha aluminabased ceramic abrasive grain, comprising preparing a homogeneous dispersion by combining components comprising liquid medium, acid, greater than 60% by weight
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Composite Material Having Antiwear Property
plating layer formed thereon into a ZnCI 2 'NH 4 Cl flux so as to deposit a layer of the flux on outer peripheral surfaces of the particles having the plating layer formed thereon, the flux layer having a thickness of 0.18 to 0.78 micrometer; and vacuum drying.
S. Kito et al., assignorsto Toyota JidoshaKK and
Electroplating of Nickel on Nickel Ferrite Devices
A process for producing metallic alloy particles adapted for dispersion in a matrix of a composite material having an anti wear property comprising electroplating a plating layer including either tin or nickel on outer peripheral surfaces of at least one group of particles selected from the group consisting of Fe-C alloy particles and FeW-C alloy particles with an electric current density of from 0.5 to 5.0 A/dm 2 so as to electroplate tin in an amount of I to 15% by weight or nickel in an amount of I to 10% by weight with respect to the particles; immersing the particles having the
A method of electroplating nickel on a nickel ferrite device comprising providing a substrate of nickel-containing ferrite: adhering a metal conductor to the substrate: disposing the substrate and conductor in a nickel plating bath comprising nickel salt and an acidic buffer substantially free of boric acid for buffering the bath to a pH of 3 or less: and applying an electric current through the conductor to isotropically electroplate a desired thickness of nickel on the conductor.
US. Patent 5,779,872. July 14, 1998
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