Patents Examined by Jack T. Brammer
  • Method of metalizing a surface using a mixture of olefin and dibenzalacetone palladium complex
    Patent number: 5032488
    Abstract: When irradiated, a mixture of (a) a non-volatile substance containing at least one olefinic double bond and (b) a dibenzalacetone palladium complex deposits zero-valent palladium. Electrically non-conductive carrier materials which have been coated with a layer of said mixture can, after irradiation, be metallized by metal deposition without current, with electrically conductive coatings or patterns being obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jurgen Finter