Patents Assigned to Rapid Electroplating Process, Inc.
  • Method and compositions for electroplating copper and brass
    Patent number: 4035246
    Abstract: An improved method of plating a workpiece with brass or copper which involves first applying an aqueous solution containing Rochelle salt, an alkali metal carbonate, and a surfactant to the workpiece without electrical current being applied, and thereafter rubbing the same solution into the workpiece while applying an electroplating current between a brass or copper anode and the workpiece. The invention is also concerned with the compositions used as electrolytes in this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Rapid Electroplating Process, Inc.
    Inventor: Felix R. Rapids