Patents by Inventor Mike BRIESE

Mike BRIESE 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).

  • 3-(carbamoyl) pyridinium-1-YL-propane-1-sulfonates useful in electroplating baths
    Patent number: 9790607
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chemical compound useful in a galvanic nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath for depositing a semi-bright nickel or bright nickel alloy coating characterized in that the chemical compound has general formula IA: in which in general formula IA, R3 and R4?-CH2CH3 or R3 and R4 taken together with the N atom form a pyrrolidine ring or a morpholine ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philip Hartmann, Philipp Wachter, Mike Briese, Heiko Brunner, Richard Richter, Lars Kohlmann
  • Galvanic nickel electroplating bath for depositing a semi-bright nickel
    Patent number: 9752244
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a galvanic nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath for depositing a semi-bright nickel or nickel alloy coating characterized in that the electroplating bath comprises at least one compound having the general formula (I) wherein R1=C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with a SO3? group, C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with a carboxylic group or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with at least an aromatic and/or a heteroaromatic group; R2=NR3R4 moiety, OR5 moiety, or cyclic NR6 moiety, wherein R3, R4, R5=hydrogen or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with at least an aromatic and/or a heteroaromatic group, wherein R3, R4 and R5 are identical or different; R6=C3-C8 hydrocarbon moiety or C3-C8 hydrocarbon moiety, wherein at least one carbon atom is substituted by a heteroatom; and n=1-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Schulz, Philip Hartmann, Philipp Wachter, Mike Briese, Heiko Brunner, Richard Richter, Lars Kohlmann
  • GALVANIC NICKEL OR NICKEL ALLOY ELECTROPLATING BATH FOR DEPOSITING A SEMI-BRIGHT NICKEL OR NICKEL ALLOY
    Publication number: 20160053395
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a galvanic nickel or nickel alloy electroplating bath for depositing a semi-bright nickel or nickel alloy coating characterized in that the electroplating bath comprises at least one compound having the general formula (I) wherein R1=C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with a SO3? group, C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with a carboxylic group or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with at least an aromatic and/or a heteroaromatic group; R2=NR3R4 moiety, OR5 moiety, or cyclic NR6 moiety, wherein R3, R4, R5=hydrogen or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety or C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety substituted with at least an aromatic and/or a heteroaromatic group, wherein R3, R4 and R5 are identical or different; R6=C3-C8 hydrocarbon moiety or C3-C8 hydrocarbon moiety, wherein at least one carbon atom is substituted by a heteroatom; and n=1-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter SCHULZ, Philip HARTMANN, Philipp WACHTER, Mike BRIESE, Heiko BRUNNER, Richard RICHTER, Lars KOHLMANN