Patents by Inventor John Louis Bestel

John Louis Bestel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of selectively electroplating an area of a surface
    Patent number: 4033833
    Abstract: A method of selectively plating an area of a substrate surface is disclosed. The method comprises contact masking at least one charged anode, spaced from the surface, with a dielectric member which is maintained between the anode and the surface, along their corresponding opposed surface areas, out of contact with the surface. The surface is cathodically charged. The masked anode is contacted with a stream of an electroplating electrolyte. The stream of electrolyte then contacts at least a portion of the charged surface, including the area to be plated, to fully flow electrolyte thereover to selectively electroplate the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Louis Bestel, Richard Haynes, Venkataraman Srinivasan