Patents by Inventor Maulik Dhanesh Mehta

Maulik Dhanesh Mehta 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).

  • Composition for desmutting aluminum
    Patent number: 6407047
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved composition and process for pretreatment of aluminum prior to electroplating. The invention is an aqueous composition comprised of an acid, an oxidizing agent, and, optionally, a halogenated compound. This composition is useful in a process that effectively removes smut that results from the etching step of the aluminum pretreatment process. Alternatively, the composition can be used in a process which combines the etch and desmut steps in Al pretreatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Maulik Dhanesh Mehta, Paul Andrew Butkovsky
  • Composition for desmutting aluminum
    Publication number: 20020035050
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved composition and process for pretreatment of aluminum prior to electroplating. The invention is an aqueous composition comprised of an acid, an oxidizing agent, and, optionally, a halogenated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Maulik Dhanesh Mehta, Paul Andrew Butkovsky