Inventor · Wellesley, MA, US

Roger Bernards

20Patents
10h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 23, 1988 → May 8, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5252196A Copper electroplating solutions and processes Chemistry; Metallurgy 64 Expired
US5223118A Method for analyzing organic additives in an electroplating bath Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US5051154A Additive for acid-copper electroplating baths to increase throwing power Electricity 30 Expired
US5068013A Electroplating composition and process Electricity 17 Expired
US6716281B2 Composition and method for preparing chemically-resistant roughened copper surfaces for bonding to substrates Electricity 16 Expired
US6946027B2 Composition and method for preparing chemically-resistant roughened copper surfaces for bonding to substrates Electricity 15 Expired
US7108795B2 Composition and method for preparing chemically-resistant roughened copper surfaces for bonding to substrates Electricity 15 Expired
US4932518A Method and apparatus for determining throwing power of an electroplating solution Electricity 14 Expired
US7351353B1 Method for roughening copper surfaces for bonding to substrates Electricity 12 Expired
US4897165A Electroplating composition and process for plating through holes in printed circuit boards Electricity 10 Expired
US5004525A Copper electroplating composition Electricity 8 Expired
US7211204B2 Additives to stop copper attack by alkaline etching agents such as ammonia and monoethanol amine (MEA) Electricity 6 Expired
US7153445B2 Method for roughening copper surfaces for bonding to substrates Electricity 5 Expired
US7563315B2 Composition and method for preparing chemically-resistant roughened copper surfaces for bonding to substrates Electricity 3 Active
US6623787B2 Method to improve the stability of dispersions of carbon Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US7767009B2 Solution and process for improving the solderability of a metal surface Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US5395652A Plating catalyst formed from noble metal ions and bromide ions Electricity 1 Expired
US8110252B2 Solution and process for improving the solderability of a metal surface Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7591956B2 Method and composition for selectively stripping nickel from a substrate Electricity 0 Active
US10986738B2 Carbon-based direct plating process Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.