an article comprising a tank for Filtration, Znc., Newbury Park, Calif

supporting a plating fluid reser- A membrane electrode device for voir; a plating apparatus; and a electrodeposition coating com- plating chemical replenishment prising an electrode and a tubular system. membrane assembly

MEMBRANE ELECTRODE DEVICE FOR ELECTROCOATING US. Patent 6,264,809. July 24,200l

C.H. Lee, assignor to PTI Advanced

CATIONIC ELECTRODEPOSITION COATING US. Patent 6,265,079. July 24,200l

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S. Nishiguchi et al., assignors to

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., Hyogo, Japan

A cationic electrodeposition coat- ing composition comprising a base resin containing a cationiz- able functional group, character- ized by containing bismuth lac- tate derived from a lactic acid, whose L-isomer content is at least 80% by weight, or bismuth methoxyacetate in a form of being dissolved in an aqueous medium.

ELECTROLBSS METAL DEPOSITION US. Patent 6,265,086. July 24,200l

B. Harkness, assignor to Dow

Corning Ltd., Barry Wales, United

Kingdom

A method for forming a patterned metal film on a substrate by elec- troless metal deposition compris- ing applying a patterned coating of a silyl hydride functional resin onto a substrate; and applying an electroless plating solution com- prising a metal ion onto the silyl hydride functional resin coating to deposit a patterned metal film on the substrate.

POWDER COATING US. Patent 6,265,487. July 24,200l

P-G. Gottis, assignor to Vantico, Inc.,

Brewster, N.Y

A powder coating composition based on one or more than one poly (meth) acrylic resins having free carboxyl groups, which com- position comprises a hardener based on epoxide compounds.

VERTICAL CONVEYOR PARTS WASHER US. Patent 6,267,124. July 31, 2001

D.R. Bowden, assignor to Bowden

Industries, Inc., Huntsville, Ala.

A parts washing system compris- ing at least one wash tank adapt- ed to retain a cleaning solution therein, means mounted general- ly centrally of the wash tank for creating turbulence of a cleaning solution within the tank directed toward opposite side walls; an

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endless conveyor extending from a parts loading station to a parts discharging station and a plurali- ty of means for carrying parts mounted in spaced relationship to the endless conveyor, each means being pivotally mounted.

AIR ATOMIZING NOZZLE US. Patent 6267,301. July 31,ZOOl

J Haruch, assignor to Spraying

Systems Co., Wheaton, Ill.

An air atomizing nozzle assembly with improved air cap.

PARALLEL ACTION HOLDING CLAMP US. Patent 6,267,856. July 31, 200

H. Brown, assignor to M & B Plating

Racks Inc., Quebec, Canada

A holding clamp for releasably holding a thickened planar article to be submerged in a liquid solu-

tion bath ahead of a submerged anode bar and to be electroplated therein.

APPARATUS FOR ELECTROPLATING US. Patent 6,267,860. July 31,200l

WL. Brodsky, assignor to

International Business Machines

Corp., Armonk, NJ

A method for enhancing the elec- troplating of at least one article supported by an electrically con- ductive support structure adapt- ed to conduct electrical current and having a plurality of electri- cal connections adapted to con- nect to at least one article to be electroplated.

APPARATUS FOR PLATING WAFERS CM. Patent 6,267,862. July 31,200l

R. Kaufman and G.C. Downes, assig-

nors to Technic Inc., Cranston, R. I.

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