C23C 18/2046
By chemical pretreatment
Official title: {by chemical pretreatment}
C23C18/2046 (By chemical pretreatment) appears on 614 US grants and 785 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C23C- Granted patents
- 614
- Published applications
- 785
- Assignees
- 431
- Inventors
- 1,828
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 | 5 | 19 |
| 2005 | 7 | 41 |
| 2006 | 7 | 34 |
| 2007 | 11 | 33 |
| 2008 | 11 | 20 |
| 2009 | 10 | 41 |
| 2010 | 15 | 46 |
| 2011 | 19 | 30 |
| 2012 | 19 | 17 |
| 2013 | 18 | 28 |
| 2014 | 17 | 35 |
| 2015 | 26 | 55 |
| 2016 | 26 | 48 |
| 2017 | 26 | 49 |
| 2018 | 27 | 38 |
| 2019 | 30 | 61 |
| 2020 | 22 | 39 |
| 2021 | 30 | 32 |
| 2022 | 17 | 29 |
| 2023 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 21 |
| 2025 | 19 | 15 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
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
- 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
- Catalyst ink for plating and electroless plating method using same10 Feb 2026US 12,545,799 B2Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute
- Method for improving adhesion between metallization layers and ozone-etched plastics3 Feb 2026US 12,540,404 B2MacDermid Enthone Inc.
- Method for preparing non-electrically conductive antimicrobial articles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275167 A1Eastman Kodak Company
- 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.
- A method for the pre-treatment of a surface of a substrate6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226628 A1Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Chromium acid etching free metal plating of blends of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and polar polymer16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201157 A1Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
- Method of manufacturing nebuliser aperture plates25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176766 A1Stamford Devices Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroless plating process for the manufacture of printed circuit boards305US 5,648,125 A1997
- Selective metallization process265US 5,510,216 AShipley Company, L.L.C. · 1996
- Deposition of catalytic electrodes on ion-exchange membranes254US 4,364,803 AOronzio de Nora Impianti Elettrochimici S.p.A. · 1982
- Conductor track structures and method for production thereof118US 7,060,421 B2Lpkf Laser & Electronics AG · 2006
- Method for the production of radiant energy imaged printed circuit boards103US 3,930,963 APhotocircuits Division of Kollmorgen Corporation · 1976