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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C23Surface treatment C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL C23C18/00Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating Contact plating

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Means for carrying out electroless metal deposition with atomic sub...
- Patent number 12,024,778
- Issue date Jul 2, 2024
- UNIWERSYSTET WARSZAWSKI
- Rafal Jurczakowski
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Array substrate, manufacturing method of the array substrate, and d...
- Patent number 11,830,887
- Issue date Nov 28, 2023
- CHUZHOU HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Yuming Xia
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method for monitoring the total amount of sulphur containing compou...
- Patent number 11,761,090
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Andreas Kirbs
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Device for electroless metallization of a target surface of at leas...
- Patent number 11,566,329
- Issue date Jan 31, 2023
- AP & S INTERNATIONAL GMBH
- Jörg Hildebrand
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Production process for highly conducting and oriented graphene film
- Patent number 11,469,009
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Global Graphene Group, Inc.
- Aruna Zhamu
- C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Method for metallising a porous structure made of carbon material
- Patent number 11,427,915
- Issue date Aug 30, 2022
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Paul-Henri Haumesser
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Electroless copper or copper alloy plating bath and method for plating
- Patent number 11,396,706
- Issue date Jul 26, 2022
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Roman-David Kulko
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Device for manufacturing hybrid metal foams
- Patent number 11,274,376
- Issue date Mar 15, 2022
- APOLLO ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
- Robert R. Aronsson
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Metal-plated carbon material and manufacturing method thereof
- Patent number 11,268,194
- Issue date Mar 8, 2022
- Yazaki Corporation
- Yutaka Handa
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Reduced visibility conductive micro mesh touch sensor
- Patent number 11,261,529
- Issue date Mar 1, 2022
- FUTURETECH CAPITAL, INC.
- Robert Routh
- B31 - MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER OR CARDBOARD WORKING PAPER OR CARDBOARD
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Electrode for battery and fabrication method thereof
- Patent number 11,211,606
- Issue date Dec 28, 2021
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Zijian Zheng
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Multilayer composition and process of making
- Patent number 11,136,671
- Issue date Oct 5, 2021
- Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.A.
- Paula Cojocaru
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Shielded cables
- Patent number 11,094,428
- Issue date Aug 17, 2021
- Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.A.
- Massimo Genoni
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Surface functionalisation method
- Patent number 11,014,121
- Issue date May 25, 2021
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Pascal Viel
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method for formation of electro-conductive traces on polymeric arti...
- Patent number 10,982,328
- Issue date Apr 20, 2021
- Valstybinis Moksliniu Tyrimu Institutas Fiziniu Ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras
- Karolis Ratautas
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Process for depositing a metal or metal alloy on a surface of a sub...
- Patent number 10,975,474
- Issue date Apr 13, 2021
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Christian Wendeln
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Polymer hollow particle, a method of preparing the same, and compos...
- Patent number 10,907,023
- Issue date Feb 2, 2021
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Chong Min Koo
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Substrate processing method
- Patent number 10,903,081
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- Tokyo Electron Limited
- Tomohisa Hoshino
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Silver-containing precursor and product articles containing cellulo...
- Patent number 10,870,774
- Issue date Dec 22, 2020
- Eastman Kodak Company
- Deepak Shukla
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Electrically conductive proppant and methods for energizing and det...
- Patent number 10,870,793
- Issue date Dec 22, 2020
- Carbo Ceramics, Inc.
- Chad Cannan
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Method of manufacturing hybrid metal foams
- Patent number 10,858,748
- Issue date Dec 8, 2020
- APOLLO ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
- Robert R. Aronsson
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Composition for forming conductive pattern by irradiation of electr...
- Patent number 10,837,114
- Issue date Nov 17, 2020
- LG Chem., Ltd
- Jae Hyun Kim
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Process for pretreatment of plastic surfaces for metallization
- Patent number 10,822,703
- Issue date Nov 3, 2020
- BASF SE
- Axel Kirste
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Metalization of surfaces
- Patent number 10,822,702
- Issue date Nov 3, 2020
- Cuptronic Technology Ltd.
- Björn Atthoff
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
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Electroless copper plating polydopamine nanoparticles
- Patent number 10,760,162
- Issue date Sep 1, 2020
- The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- Siyuan Ma
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Copper-containing articles
- Patent number 10,745,570
- Issue date Aug 18, 2020
- EASTMAN RODACK COMPANY
- Thomas B. Brust
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Conductive member
- Patent number 10,737,461
- Issue date Aug 11, 2020
- Seiren Co., Ltd.
- Takayuki Sasaki
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Methods of fast fabrication of single and multilayer circuit with h...
- Patent number 10,660,217
- Issue date May 19, 2020
- Jun Yang
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Stable electroless copper plating compositions and methods for elec...
- Patent number 10,655,227
- Issue date May 19, 2020
- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC
- Alejo M. Lifschitz Arribio
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Selective electroless electrochemical atomic layer deposition in an...
- Patent number 10,640,874
- Issue date May 5, 2020
- Lam Research Corporation
- Aniruddha Joi
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...

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DUAL CHANNEL FLOW PLATE FOR WET PROCESSING
- Publication number 20250038013
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
- Vladimir Kudriavtsev
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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USE OF AN AQUEOUS ALKALINE COMPOSITION FOR THE ELECTROLESS DEPOSITI...
- Publication number 20250034718
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Heiko BRUNNER
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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PLATING METHOD AND PLATING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20240309511
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
- Takeshi Nagao
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Additive Solution-Processed Structural Colors
- Publication number 20240229242
- Publication date Jul 11, 2024
- The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Lingjie Jay GUO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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CORE-SHELL NANOWIRE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
- Publication number 20240177886
- Publication date May 30, 2024
- ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
- Lance Michael WHEELER
- B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY
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Additive Solution-Processed Structural Colors
- Publication number 20240133038
- Publication date Apr 25, 2024
- The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Lingjie Jay GUO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIB...
- Publication number 20230340673
- Publication date Oct 26, 2023
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- André BEYER
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING SOLUTION
- Publication number 20230323541
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- MELTEX INC.
- Yoshito TSUKAHARA
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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METHOD FOR ELECTROLESSLY DEPOSITING A METAL LAYER ONTO A SUBSTRATE
- Publication number 20230313383
- Publication date Oct 5, 2023
- Pac Tech - Packaging Technologies GmbH
- Vinith Bejugam
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method for Manufacturing Conductive Pattern-Provided Structure
- Publication number 20230279553
- Publication date Sep 7, 2023
- Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tomoko Kozono
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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SOLUTION AND PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF NONCONDUCTIVE AREA FOR E...
- Publication number 20230235461
- Publication date Jul 27, 2023
- JETCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Chia-Chen CHANG
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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METHODS FOR TREATING METAL NANOCRYSTALS AND FOR FORMING BULK NANOST...
- Publication number 20230083886
- Publication date Mar 16, 2023
- Northwestern University
- Luke Clyde Oak Prestowitz
- B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY
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Structure with Conductive Pattern and Method for Manufacturing Same
- Publication number 20220408558
- Publication date Dec 22, 2022
- Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tomoko Kozono
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR COATING NON-CONDUCTING ARTICLES WITH BROAD-SP...
- Publication number 20220356582
- Publication date Nov 10, 2022
- Prerna Goradia
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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SOLUTION AND PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF NONCONDUCTIVE AREA FOR E...
- Publication number 20220267906
- Publication date Aug 25, 2022
- JETCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Chia-Chen CHANG
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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ELECTROLESS METAL COATINGS EXHIBITING WAVE PERMEABILITY AND METHOD...
- Publication number 20220235467
- Publication date Jul 28, 2022
- FUNDACIÓN CIDETEC
- Asier SALICIO PAZ
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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LIGHT PERMEABLE METALLIC COATINGS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE TH...
- Publication number 20220213600
- Publication date Jul 7, 2022
- FUNDACIÓN CIDETEC
- Asier SALICIO PAZ
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CIRCUIT BOARD
- Publication number 20220192033
- Publication date Jun 16, 2022
- Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd
- Fumioki FUKATSU
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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High Elongation Electroless Copper Process
- Publication number 20220081776
- Publication date Mar 17, 2022
- MacDermid Enthone Inc.
- Roger Bernards
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method for electroless nickel deposition onto copper without activa...
- Publication number 20220064801
- Publication date Mar 3, 2022
- Valstybinis Moksliniu Tyrimu Institutas Fiziniu Ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras
- Aldona Jagminiene
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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REDUCED VISIBILITY CONDUCTIVE MICRO MESH TOUCH SENSOR
- Publication number 20210301403
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- FUTURETECH CAPITAL, INC.
- Robert Routh
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD
- Publication number 20210289637
- Publication date Sep 16, 2021
- C. Uyemura & Co., Ltd.
- Yoshikazu SAIJO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING BATH
- Publication number 20210262096
- Publication date Aug 26, 2021
- C. UYEMURA & CO., LTD
- Hideaki TAKADA
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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ELECTROLESS COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY PLATING BATH AND METHOD FOR PLATING
- Publication number 20210246559
- Publication date Aug 12, 2021
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Roman-David KULKO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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ETCHING SOLUTION, TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
- Publication number 20210200383
- Publication date Jul 1, 2021
- Cambrios Film Solutions Corporation
- Chung-Chin Hsiao
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING AND COUNTERACTING PASSIVATION
- Publication number 20210140051
- Publication date May 13, 2021
- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials L.L.C.
- Benjamin NAAB
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING AND COUNTERACTING PASSIVATION
- Publication number 20210140052
- Publication date May 13, 2021
- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials L.L.C.
- Benjamin NAAB
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DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING HYBRID METAL FOAMS
- Publication number 20210087700
- Publication date Mar 25, 2021
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- Robert R. ARONSSON
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PROCESS FOR METALLIZING HOLES OF AN ELECTRONIC MODULE BY LIQUID-PHA...
- Publication number 20210040620
- Publication date Feb 11, 2021
- 3D PLUS
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COMPOSITION FOR PRETREATMENT FOR ELECTROLESS PLATING, PRETREATMENT...
- Publication number 20200407854
- Publication date Dec 31, 2020
- OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
- Shingo Nagamine
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Means for carrying out electroless metal deposition with atomic sub...

Array substrate, manufacturing method of the array substrate, and d...

Method for monitoring the total amount of sulphur containing compou...

Device for electroless metallization of a target surface of at leas...

Production process for highly conducting and oriented graphene film

Method for metallising a porous structure made of carbon material

Electroless copper or copper alloy plating bath and method for plating

Device for manufacturing hybrid metal foams

Metal-plated carbon material and manufacturing method thereof

Reduced visibility conductive micro mesh touch sensor

Electrode for battery and fabrication method thereof

Multilayer composition and process of making

Shielded cables

Surface functionalisation method

Method for formation of electro-conductive traces on polymeric arti...

Process for depositing a metal or metal alloy on a surface of a sub...

Polymer hollow particle, a method of preparing the same, and compos...

Substrate processing method

Silver-containing precursor and product articles containing cellulo...

Electrically conductive proppant and methods for energizing and det...

Method of manufacturing hybrid metal foams

Composition for forming conductive pattern by irradiation of electr...

Process for pretreatment of plastic surfaces for metallization

Metalization of surfaces

Electroless copper plating polydopamine nanoparticles

Copper-containing articles

Conductive member

Methods of fast fabrication of single and multilayer circuit with h...

Stable electroless copper plating compositions and methods for elec...

Selective electroless electrochemical atomic layer deposition in an...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

DUAL CHANNEL FLOW PLATE FOR WET PROCESSING

USE OF AN AQUEOUS ALKALINE COMPOSITION FOR THE ELECTROLESS DEPOSITI...

PLATING METHOD AND PLATING APPARATUS

Additive Solution-Processed Structural Colors

CORE-SHELL NANOWIRE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

Additive Solution-Processed Structural Colors

A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIB...

ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING SOLUTION

METHOD FOR ELECTROLESSLY DEPOSITING A METAL LAYER ONTO A SUBSTRATE

Method for Manufacturing Conductive Pattern-Provided Structure

SOLUTION AND PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF NONCONDUCTIVE AREA FOR E...

METHODS FOR TREATING METAL NANOCRYSTALS AND FOR FORMING BULK NANOST...

Structure with Conductive Pattern and Method for Manufacturing Same

NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR COATING NON-CONDUCTING ARTICLES WITH BROAD-SP...

SOLUTION AND PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF NONCONDUCTIVE AREA FOR E...

ELECTROLESS METAL COATINGS EXHIBITING WAVE PERMEABILITY AND METHOD...

LIGHT PERMEABLE METALLIC COATINGS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE TH...

CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CIRCUIT BOARD

High Elongation Electroless Copper Process

Method for electroless nickel deposition onto copper without activa...

REDUCED VISIBILITY CONDUCTIVE MICRO MESH TOUCH SENSOR

METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD

ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING BATH

ELECTROLESS COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY PLATING BATH AND METHOD FOR PLATING

ETCHING SOLUTION, TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING AND COUNTERACTING PASSIVATION

ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING AND COUNTERACTING PASSIVATION

DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING HYBRID METAL FOAMS

PROCESS FOR METALLIZING HOLES OF AN ELECTRONIC MODULE BY LIQUID-PHA...

COMPOSITION FOR PRETREATMENT FOR ELECTROLESS PLATING, PRETREATMENT...