Patents by Inventor Dale A. Neff

Dale A. Neff 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).

  • Apparatus for the electrodeposition of metal
    Patent number: 4571291
    Abstract: Improved apparatus and method for the electrodeposition of aluminum and its alloys using aprotic, oxygen and water-free organoaluminum electrolytes, utilizing a rotatable, triple-chambered treatment barrel which provides a greater ratio of anode to cathode surface area and also decreased spacing between anode and cathode, and further applying centrifugal force to the treatment barrel to assist the draining and removal of electroplating and rinse solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: Alumatec, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Schell, deceased, Stephen G. Lucas, Dale A. Neff, Bonnie E. Tuggle