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Citation
(2002), "New patents for M+B Plating Racks", Circuit World, Vol. 28 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2002.21728dad.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
New patents for M+B Plating Racks
Keyword: Patents
M+B Plating Racks Inc has been granted two new U.S. Patents during the last few months.
U.S. PATENT # US 6,325,903 B1 was granted December 4th 2001. This patent covers the latest improvements made to it's Parallel Action Clamp which is already covered by U.S. Patent # US 6,267,856 B1. The latest improvement actually increases the clamp gripping power by up to 40 per cent at the contact points when the clamp is vibrated at the correct frequency. This not only prevents the panel from being inadvertently released from the clamp, but it also eliminates all ''chatter'' at the contact points that can cause problems at higher currents such as used with pulse plating.
U.S. PATENT # US 6,342,138 B1 was granted on January 29th 2002. This patent covers the latest double-sided clip that can be used with our standard copper core racks. This clip allows current to be delivered from both sides of the panel being plated. This is sometimes advantage for customers using a direct metalization process. The clip also is very useful for flex and thin core materials as it offers a flat contact surface that does not twist or tear the material.