C25D 5/627
Electroplating characterised by the visual appearance of the layers
Official title: {Electroplating characterised by the visual appearance of the layers, e.g. colour, brightness or mat appearance}
C25D5/627 (Electroplating characterised by the visual appearance of the layers) appears on 511 US grants and 624 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C25D- Granted patents
- 511
- Published applications
- 624
- Assignees
- 359
- Inventors
- 1,337
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 16 |
| 2004 | 14 | 24 |
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| 2006 | 8 | 25 |
| 2007 | 10 | 18 |
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| 2009 | 9 | 27 |
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| 2021 | 25 | 30 |
| 2022 | 23 | 9 |
| 2023 | 20 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Coloration via laser oxidation17 Mar 2026US 12,577,683 B2Kohler Co.
- Articles comprising heterogeneous and thermally stable grain-refined alloys20 Jan 2026US 12,529,160 B2Integran Technologies Inc.
- Multi-colored decorative component and method30 Dec 2025US 12,508,834 B2Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
- Sulfonate electroplating bath, process for refining metal by electrolytic depositing and process for controlling metal morphology in electrolytic refining30 Dec 2025US 12,509,789 B2BASF SE
- Electrogalvanized steel sheet having superb whiteness and method for manufacturing same16 Dec 2025US 12,497,708 B2Posco
- Plating solution27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250872 A1Jcu Corporation
- Nickel-plated metal material6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226644 A1Toyo Kohan Co.Ltd
- Coloration via laser oxidation2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185238 A1Kohler Co.
- Articles with decorative surface coatings7 May 2026US 2026/0125817 A1Maxterial, Inc.
- Heterogeneous grain-refined metallic materials19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078519 A1Integran Technologies Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for electro-chemical mechanical deposition328US 6,176,992 B1Nutool, Inc. · 2001
- Method of electroplating a precious metal on a semiconductor device, integrated circuit or the like103US 5,039,381 A1991
- Apparatus and method for electrolytically depositing copper on a semiconductor workpiece96US 6,277,263 B1Semitool, Inc. · 2001
- Process and bath for electroplating nickel-chromium alloys81US 4,461,680 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1984
- Method for electrolytically depositing copper on a semiconductor workpiece71US 6,290,833 B1Semitool, Inc. · 2001