Patents by Inventor Marlin E. Miner

Marlin E. Miner 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: 4842886
    Abstract: The mixed potential of a standard reference electrode and an electrically conductive article that is being electrolessly plated is compared to a DC reference voltage. A predetermined level of comparison indicates the start of electroless plating. This comparison starts a timer. After a predetermined time interval has expired, plating is terminated. The result is a plated coating that is uniform and of a closely controlled thickness. The article to be plated is a thin film magnetic recording disk upon which a thin cobalt containing layer, in the range of about 850 angstroms thick, is to be plated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel C. Anderson, Marlin E. Miner, Lubomyr T. Romankiw, Steven F. Starcke