Patents by Inventor Lee Alan Chase

Lee Alan Chase 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 for electroplating high-impact plastics
    Patent number: 6114051
    Abstract: A method for plating a high impact resistant plastic, particularly a polycarbonate substrate which has been modified with up to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The surface of the plastic is first conditioned with a halogenated organic solvent conditioner, preferably 1-3-dichloro-2-propanol, prior to the electrochemical deposition of the desired metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Lacks Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger James Timmer, Lee Alan Chase
  • Method for electroplating high-impact plastics
    Patent number: 5846665
    Abstract: A method for plating a high impact resistant plastic, particularly a polycarbonate substrate which has been modified with up to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The surface of the plastic is first conditioned with a halogenated organic solvent conditioner, preferably 1-3-dichloro-2-propanol, prior to electroless plating and the electrochemical deposition of the desired metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Lacks Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger James Timmer, Lee Alan Chase