Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A selective plating brush applicator comprising: (a) an electrically conducting core: (b) a holding means attached to one end of the core for holding the plating brush; (c) a plating current application means attached to the core for applying a plating current to the core; (d) a brush head attached to the other end of the core for applying a selective plating solution to a workpiece, wherein the brush head is comprised of anodic electrically conducting flexible fibers and electrically non-conducting fibers, wherein the non-conducting fibers are attached to the ends of the conducting fibers, and the conducting fibers are conductively attached to the core, wherein the conducting and non-conducting fibers are positioned in the brush head in such a manner that when the plating brush is used to apply the plating solution to the workpiece the conducting fibers do not come in contact with the workpiece; and (e) a plating solution supply means for supplying the plating solution to the brush head; whereby when the brush head is placed in contact with the workpiece, plating current applied to the conducting core and workpiece and plating solution supplied to the brush head, the workpiece is selectively plated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A selective plating brush applicator comprising: (a) an electrically conducting core: (b) a holding means attached to one end of the core for holding the plating brush; (c) a plating current application means attached to the core for applying a plating current to the core; (d) a brush head attached to the other end of the core for applying a selective plating solution to a workpiece, wherein the brush head is comprised of anodic electrically conducting flexible fibers and electrically non-conducting fibers, wherein the non-conducting fibers are attached to the ends of the conducting fibers, and the conducting fibers are conductively attached to the core, wherein the conducting and non-conducting fibers are positioned in the brush head in such a manner that when the plating brush is used to apply the plating solution to the workpiece the conducting fibers do not come in contact with the workpiece; and (e) a plating solution supply means for supplying the plating solution to the brush head; whereby when the brush head is placed in contact with the workpiece, plating current applied to the conducting core and workpiece and plating solution supplied to the brush head, the workpiece is selectively plated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the core is a graphite core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the holding means is an electrically insulated holding means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the conducting fibers are graphite fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the conducting fibers are titanium fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the conducting fibers are selected from the group consisting of: (a) graphite, (b) titanium, (c) platinum, and (d) tantalum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the brush head is comprised of at least one bundle of conducting fibers surrounded by longer non-conducting fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the supply means is a tubular supply means passing from one end of the core to the conducting fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The plating brush of claim 1, wherein the supply means is a continuous supply means.