EP1828440A4 - Pulse-plating method and apparatus - Google Patents

Pulse-plating method and apparatus

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Publication number: EP1828440A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: pulse; plating method; plating
Prior art date: 2004-12-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP05819032A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP1828440A1 (en

EP1828440B1 (en

Inventor

Anders Remgaard

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Polymer Kompositer I Goteborg AB

Original Assignee

Polymer Kompositer I Goteborg AB

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2004-12-14

Filing date

2005-12-14

Publication date

2011-08-03

2005-12-14 Application filed by Polymer Kompositer I Goteborg AB filed Critical Polymer Kompositer I Goteborg AB

2007-09-05 Publication of EP1828440A1 publication Critical patent/EP1828440A1/en

2011-08-03 Publication of EP1828440A4 publication Critical patent/EP1828440A4/en

2012-09-19 Application granted granted Critical

2012-09-19 Publication of EP1828440B1 publication Critical patent/EP1828440B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2025-12-14 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D5/00—Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
- C25D5/18—Electroplating using modulated, pulsed or reversing current
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D5/00—Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
- C25D5/60—Electroplating characterised by the structure or texture of the layers
- C25D5/605—Surface topography of the layers, e.g. rough, dendritic or nodular layers
- C25D5/611—Smooth layers

EP05819032A 2004-12-14 2005-12-14 Pulse-plating method and apparatus Active EP1828440B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
SE0403047A SE0403047D0 (en)	2004-12-14	2004-12-14	Pulse-plating method and apparatus
PCT/SE2005/001928 WO2006065220A1 (en)	2004-12-14	2005-12-14	Pulse-plating method and apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1828440A1 EP1828440A1 (en)	2007-09-05
EP1828440A4 true EP1828440A4 (en)	2011-08-03
EP1828440B1 EP1828440B1 (en)	2012-09-19

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05819032A Active EP1828440B1 (en)	2004-12-14	2005-12-14	Pulse-plating method and apparatus

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP1828440B1 (en)
SE (1)	SE0403047D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2006065220A1 (en)

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2004
- 2004-12-14 SE SE0403047A patent/SE0403047D0/en unknown
2005
- 2005-12-14 WO PCT/SE2005/001928 patent/WO2006065220A1/en active Application Filing
- 2005-12-14 EP EP05819032A patent/EP1828440B1/en active Active

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Publication number	Publication date
EP1828440A1 (en)	2007-09-05
SE0403047D0 (en)	2004-12-14
WO2006065220A1 (en)	2006-06-22
EP1828440B1 (en)	2012-09-19

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