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Method for depositing a metal on a surface
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1980-01-02
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Granted: 1981-05-19
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Expires: 2000-01-02
Abstract
Abstract The method of depositing a metal on a surface especially suitable for the manufacture of printed circuit boards includes coating the surface with a sensitizing solution comprising an inaqueous solvent solution, a reducible salt of a non-noble metal, a salt of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid and a polyol type secondary reducing agent such as sorbitol. The coated surface is then dried and the dried surface may be stored for extended periods of time before further processing which consists of imaging the sensitized surface with ultraviolet light and electrolessly plating a metal over the imaged surface.
Inventors
- 👤 William M. Beckenbaugh
- 👤 Patricia J. Goldman
- 👤 Ted D. Polakowski, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:26
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181; H05K3/182; H05K3/185; C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/1601; C23C18/1603; C23C18/1607; C23C18/1608; C23C18/1612; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of depositing a metal on a substrate which comprises: (a) coating the substrate with a sensitizing solution comprising a reducible salt of non-noble metal, a primary reducing agent selected from the group consisting of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid, alkali metal salts of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid and mixtures thereof, and a secondary reducing agent; (b) drying the coated substrate; (c) storing the dried substrate for at least 3 days at relative humidities of at least 32%; and (d) exposing the dried substrate to ultraviolet light to form a catalytic layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of depositing a metal on a substrate which comprises: (a) coating the substrate with a sensitizing solution comprising a reducible salt of non-noble metal, a primary reducing agent selected from the group consisting of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid, alkali metal salts of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid and mixtures thereof, and a secondary reducing agent; (b) drying the coated substrate; (c) storing the dried substrate for at least 3 days at relative humidities of at least 32%; and (d) exposing the dried substrate to ultraviolet light to form a catalytic layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein said secondary reducing agent is a polyol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 2 wherein said polyol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol and a mixture of sorbitol and lactose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said sensitizing solution includes an alkyl alcohol having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of depositing a metal on a substrate which comprises: (a) coating the substrate with a sensitizing solution comprising a reducible salt of a non-noble metal, a primary reducing agent selected from the group consisting of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid, alkali metal salts thereof and mixtures thereof, and a secondary reducing agent; (b) drying the coated substrate; (c) storing the dried substrate for at least one day at relative humidities of at least 42%; and (d) exposing the substrate to ultraviolet light to form a catalytic layer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of depositing a metal on a substrate which comprises: (a) coating the substrate with a sensitizing solution comprising a reducible salt of a non-noble metal, a primary reducing agent selected from the group consisting of 2,7 anthraquinone disulfonic acid, alkali metal salts thereof and mixtures thereof, and a secondary reducing agent; (b) drying the coated substrate; (c) storing the dried substrate for at least one day at relative humidities of at least 42%; and (d) exposing the substrate to ultraviolet light to form a catalytic layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method defined in claim 1 including the step of exposing said catalytic layer to an electroless metal deposition solution to deposit an electroless metal deposit thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 5 further comprising exposing said catalytic layer to an electroless metal deposition solution to deposit an electroless metal deposit thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said coated substrate is dried at a temperature of at least 95° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said coated substrate is dried at a temperature of at least 90° C. for times of greater than 3 minutes.
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