Patents by Inventor Stacy A. Riley

Stacy A. Riley 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).

  • Adhesion enhancement for metal foil
    Patent number: 6086743
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating metal foil including sequentially contacting the metal foil with a metal foil oxidizer solution containing water and at least about 7 ppm dissolved oxygen, contacting the metal foil with a chromium containing electrolytic bath and electrolyzing the bath, wherein the bath contains about 0.1 to about 5 g/l of a chromium compound, and contacting the metal foil with a silane solution containing from about 0.1 to about 10% v/v of a silane compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Gould Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ameen, Stacy A. Riley
  • Adhesion enhancement for metal foil
    Patent number: 5885436
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating metal foil including sequentially contacting the metal foil with a first solution containing a metal foil oxidizer and less than about 5 g/l of a hydroxide compound, contacting the metal foil with a chromium containing electrolytic bath and electrolyzing the bath, wherein the bath contains about 0.1 to about 5 g/l of a chromium compound, and contacting the metal foil with a second solution containing from about 0.1 to about 10% v/v of a silane compound, with the proviso that the metal foil is not contacted with a reducing agent after contact with the first solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Gould Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ameen, Stacy A. Riley