Patents by Inventor William V. Hough

William V. Hough 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).

  • Palladium boron plates by electroless deposition alloy
    Patent number: 4341846
    Abstract: A bath for the electroless deposition of palladium boron comprises an aqueous solution of divalent palladium, ammonia or amine, and a tertiary amine borane. The bath may contain thio-organic, iminonitrile or other stabilizers. A hard palladium alloy is plated, having the composition of 1-3% amorphous borone, 1-3% crystalline PdH.sub.0.706, the remainder amorphous palladium. A strong laminate is formed when the alloy is plated on electroless nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: William V. Hough, John L. Little, Kevin E. Warheit
  • Method for the electroless deposition of palladium
    Patent number: 4279951
    Abstract: A bath for the electroless deposition of palladium comprises an aqueous solution of divalent palladium, ammonia or amine, and a tertiary amine borane. The bath may contain thio-organic, iminonitrile or other stabilizers. A hard palladium alloy is plated, having the composition of 1-3% amorphous borone, 1-3% crystalline PdH.sub.0.706, the remainder amorphous palladium. A strong laminate is formed when the alloy is plated on electroless nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1981
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: William V. Hough, John L. Little, Kevin E. Warheit
  • Palladium alloy baths for the electroless deposition
    Patent number: 4255194
    Abstract: A bath for the electroless deposition of palladium comprises an aqueous solution of divalent palladium, ammonia or amine, and a tertiary amine borane. The bath may contain thio-organic, iminonitrile or other stabilizers. A hard palladium alloy is plated, having the composition of 1-3% amorphous borone, 1-3% crystalline PdH.sub.0.706, the remainder amorphous palladium. A strong laminate is formed when the alloy is plated on electroless nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: William V. Hough, John L. Little, Kevin E. Warheit
  • Method for the synthesis of borazine
    Patent number: 4150097
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing borazine by preparing a liquid mixture of ammonia borane and a high boiling point solvent which is inert to ammonia borane, and heating said mixture to obtain borazine and hydrogen. Volatized borazine is stripped from the hydrogen during synthesis and any borazine entrained in the solvent is removed by distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: William V. Hough, Clarence R. Guibert, Gerald T. Hefferan
  • Electroless gold plating baths
    Patent number: 4142902
    Abstract: Improved electroless gold plating baths, free of cyanide ion, comprise an alkaline aqueous solution of a soluble gold (III) salt and an ether substituted tertiary amine borane. Metallic and non-metallic substrates having catalytically activated surfaces are plated by immersing the substrate in the plating bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Aaron R. Burke, William V. Hough, Gerald T. Hefferan
  • Water soluble tertiary amine boranes
    Patent number: 4080381
    Abstract: New water soluble ether substituted tertiary amine boranes are prepared by reaction of dimethylsulfide borane and an ether substituted tertiary amine of the formulaRO(C.sub.a H.sub.2a O).sub.x C.sub.b H.sub.2b NR'R"BH.sub.3wherein a is zero or an integer from 1 to 3, x is zero or an integer from 1 to 4, b is an integer from 1 to 5 and R, R' and R" are alkyl groups containing up to 5 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Aaron R. Burke, William V. Hough