Apparatus for electrodeposition

US5863394A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Peter Schmitt · Erlangen, DE
• Patricia Bischoping · Webster, US
• Robert P. Altavela · Webster, US
• Lawrence Kotowicz · Rochester, US
• William G. Herbert · Ellisville, US
• Ronald E. Jansen · Stuart, US
• John H. Lennon · Canandaigua, US
• Henry G. Grey · Las Vegas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 1996
• Grant date: Jan 26, 1999
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C25D17/12
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

There is disclosed an apparatus for depositing metal on a member comprising: (a) a first electrode comprising a first corrugated side; (b) a second electrode having the same polarity as the first electrode and comprising a second corrugated side, wherein the second corrugated side is disposed opposite the first corrugated side, and spaced therefrom; (c) a channel defined by the first corrugated side and the second corrugated side for movement of the member therebetween, wherein the channel has a plurality of alternating expansive areas and constrictive areas; and (d) a conveyor device for transporting the member through the channel.