Patents by Inventor Frank J. Cole

Frank J. Cole 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 and apparatus for electroplating
    Patent number: 4514266
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for quality high speed electrical plating of one or both sides of a metallic workpiece 12 wherein a combined consumable-non-consumable anode system so provides a uniformity of metallic deposition at relatively high speeds irrespective of the consumable anode 15 contour. A metal ion containing plating solution flows into contact with a workpiece through apertures 86 in the non-consumable anode 16 while metal ion concentration is maintained. The consumable-non-consumable anode system is used in a vertical or horizontal submerged cell configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: Republic Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Cole, Henry N. Hahn