Global Patent Index - EP 0892087 A3

EP 0892087 A3 20000607 - Electroplating of low-stress nickel

Title (en)

Electroplating of low-stress nickel

Title (de)

Elektrobeschichtung von spannungsarmem Nickel

Title (fr)

Electroplacage de nickel à faibles contraintes

Publication

EP 0892087 A3 20000607 (EN)

Application

EP 98304642 A 19980611

Priority

  • US 5014097 P 19970618
  • US 6492398 A 19980423

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0892087A2] Nickel and nickel alloys can be electroplated from an aqueous acidic solution containing nickel alkane sulfonic acid and a stress-reducing additive that imparts compressive stress to an electrodeposit. The electroplating bath is acidic with a pH of 0 to 5.

IPC 1-7

C25D 3/12

IPC 8 full level

C25D 3/12 (2006.01); C25D 21/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C25D 3/12 (2013.01); C25D 21/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] US 3312604 A 19670404 - HERBERT WELLS FREDERICK, et al
  • [A] GB 1213267 A 19701125 - NICKEL LE [FR]
  • [A] US 4108740 A 19780822 - WEARMOUTH WILLIAM RONALD
  • [A] US 3726768 A 19730410 - LUNDQUIST J, et al
  • [DX] KUDRYAVTSEV ET AL.: "Nickel Electrodeposition from Methansulfonic Acid-Based Bath", PROCEEDINGS OF AMERICAN ELECTROPLATERS, SURFACE FINISHING, 1996, pages 837 - 841, XP000884995
  • [XA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 446 (C - 1098) 17 August 1993 (1993-08-17)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 06 28 June 1996 (1996-06-28)
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 379 (C - 628) 22 August 1989 (1989-08-22)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0892087 A2 19990120; EP 0892087 A3 20000607; CA 2236933 A1 19981218; CN 1142327 C 20040317; CN 1213019 A 19990407; JP H1171695 A 19990316; SG 63851 A1 19990330

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98304642 A 19980611; CA 2236933 A 19980610; CN 98114933 A 19980618; JP 18572298 A 19980617; SG 1998001409 A 19980612