Patents by Inventor Gernot Strube

Gernot Strube 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).

  • Patent number: 7179362
    Abstract: The invention relates to an acid electrolyte for depositing tin-copper alloys. Said electrolyte comprises one or more alkylsulfonic acids and/or alkanolsulfonic acids, one or more soluble tin(II) salts, one or more soluble copper(II) salts, and one or more organic sulfur compounds having one or more thioether functions and/or ether functions of general formula —R—Z—R?—(R and R? are the same or different non-aromatic organic radicals, and Z represents S or O). The invention also relates to a method, which involves the use of the electrolyte, to the coating obtained using said method, and to the use of the electrolyte for coating electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Dr.-Ing. Max Schlotter GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Michael Dietterle, Manfred Jordan, Gernot Strube
  • Patent number: 6998036
    Abstract: The invention relates to an acidic electrolyte used for depositing tin-silver alloys. The acidic electrolyte comprises one or more alkylsulfonic acids and/or alkanolsulfonic acids, one or more soluble tin (II) salts, one or more soluble silver (I) salts and one or more organic sulfur compounds with one or more thioether functional units and/or ether functional units of the general formula R—Z—R?—, wherein R and R? are the same or different non-aromatic organic groups, and Z represents S or O. The invention further relates to a method using the electrolyte and to the coating obtainable by the inventive method as well as to the use of the electrolyte for coating electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Dr.-Ing. Max Schlotter GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Dietterle, Manfred Jordan, Gernot Strube
  • Publication number: 20050029112
    Abstract: The invention relates to an acidic electrolyte used for depositing tin-silver alloys. The acidic electrolyte comprises one or more alkylsulfonic acids and/or alkanolsulfonic acids, one or more soluble tin(II) salts, one or more soluble silver(I) salts and one or more organic sulfur compounds with one or more tioether functional units and/or ether functional units of the general formula R-Z-R?—, wherein R and R? are the same or different non-aromatic organic groups, and Z represents S or O. The invention further relates to a method using the electrolyte and to the coating obtainable by the inventive method, as well as to the use of the electrolyte for coating electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Dietterle, Manfred Jordan, Gernot Strube
  • Patent number: 6770185
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous solution comprising the following components: Zn(II) ions, Sn(II) ions, aliphatic carboxylic acids and/or their alkaline salts, anionic surfactants, non-ionogenic surfactants and optionally aromatic aldehydes, aromatic ketones, aromatic carboxylic acids and heterocyclic carboxylic acids or their alkaline salts or conducting salts. The inventive solution provides a means for electrodepositing uniform light-colored tin-zinc alloys without having to use cyanide ions, allowing low energy consumption and few requirements in terms of the control of the bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Dr.-Ing. Max Schlotter GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Jordan, Gernot Strube
  • Publication number: 20040035714
    Abstract: The invention relates to an acid electrolyte for depositing tin-copper alloys. Said electrolyte comprises one or more alkylsulfonic acids and/or alkanolsulfonic acids, one or more soluble tin(II) salts, one or more soluble copper(II) salts, and one or more organic sulfur compounds having one or more thioether functions and/or ether functions of general formula —R—Z—R′—(R and R′ are the same or different non-aromatic organic radicals, and Z represents S or O). The invention also relates to a method, which involves the use of the electrolyte, to the coating obtained using said method, and to the use of the electrolyte for coating electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Dietterle, Manfred Jordan, Gernot Strube
  • Publication number: 20020046954
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous solution comprising the following components: Zn(II) ions, Sn(II) ions, aliphatic carboxylic acids and/or their alkaline salts, anionic surfactants, non-ionogenic surfactants and optionally aromatic aldehydes, aromatic ketones, aromatic carboxylic acids and heterocyclic carboxylic acids or their alkaline salts or conducting salts. The inventive solution provides a means for electrodepositing uniform light-colored tin-zinc alloys without having to use cyanide ions, allowing low energy consumption and few requirements in terms of the control of the bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Manfred Jordan, Gernot Strube
  • Patent number: 4650548
    Abstract: A process for preserving over long storage periods the solderability of tin-lead coatings on copper or copper-based alloys on through hole plated printed circuit boards is described in which an intermediate layer of lead is deposited before the deposition of a tin-lead alloy. Printed circuit boards produced in this manner show an improved soldering behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Dr.-Ing. Max Schlotter GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gernot Strube, Manfred Jordan