C23C 18/20
Of organic surfaces
Official title: of organic surfaces, e.g. resins
C23C18/20 (Of organic surfaces) appears on 1,289 US grants and 1,273 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C23C- Granted patents
- 1,289
- Published applications
- 1,273
- Assignees
- 669
- Inventors
- 3,145
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 33 | 0 |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 7 |
| 2002 | 19 | 21 |
| 2003 | 13 | 24 |
| 2004 | 14 | 42 |
| 2005 | 13 | 52 |
| 2006 | 14 | 47 |
| 2007 | 15 | 53 |
| 2008 | 14 | 41 |
| 2009 | 18 | 65 |
| 2010 | 21 | 69 |
| 2011 | 28 | 54 |
| 2012 | 38 | 39 |
| 2013 | 22 | 33 |
| 2014 | 36 | 48 |
| 2015 | 36 | 85 |
| 2016 | 40 | 98 |
| 2017 | 44 | 75 |
| 2018 | 53 | 63 |
| 2019 | 47 | 90 |
| 2020 | 43 | 66 |
| 2021 | 39 | 44 |
| 2022 | 37 | 44 |
| 2023 | 24 | 36 |
| 2024 | 23 | 31 |
| 2025 | 24 | 27 |
| 2026 | 10 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Metallized polymer particles and related methods2 Jun 2026US 12,644,187 B2Xerox Corporation
- Conductive nonwoven fabric, and method for manufacturing conductive nonwoven fabric21 Apr 2026US 12,609,214 B2Yazaki Corporation
- Copper clad laminate and method for producing the same14 Apr 2026US 12,604,417 B2Toyo Kohan Co.Ltd
- Resin material treatment method, and compositions for the same24 Mar 2026US 12,584,225 B1Okuno Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
- Aqueous alkaline cleaner solution for glass filler removal and method17 Mar 2026US 12,577,500 B2Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Method for preparing non-electrically conductive antimicrobial articles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275167 A1Eastman Kodak Company
- Substrate liquid processing method and substrate liquid processing apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255892 A1Tokyo Electron Limited
- Thermoplastic resin composition, method of preparing thermoplastic resin composition, molded article including thermoplastic resin composition, and method of manufacturing molded article20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242585 A1LG Chem.Ltd.
- Laminated structure and method for manufacturing the same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242973 A1Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- A method for the pre-treatment of a surface of a substrate6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226628 A1Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroless plating process for the manufacture of printed circuit boards305US 5,648,125 A1997
- Catalyst for electroless deposition of metals274US 3,937,857 AAMP Incorporated · 1976
- Catalysts for electroless deposition of metals on comparatively low-temperature polyolefin and polyester substrates274US 4,006,047 AAMP Incorporated · 1977
- Palladium sulfate solution for the selective seeding of the metal interconnections on polyimide dielectrics for electroless metal deposition270US 5,380,560 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1995
- Selective metallization process265US 5,510,216 AShipley Company, L.L.C. · 1996