FREE-STANDING METALLIC ARTICLE WITH OVERPLATING

A free-standing metallic article, and method of making, is disclosed in which the metallic article is electroformed on an electrically conductive mandrel. The mandrel has an outer surface layer having a preformed pattern. The outer surface layer has a dielectric region and an exposed metal region. T...

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Hauptverfasser:	DE LA FUENTE VORNBROCK ALEJANDRO, RUDIN ARTHUR, BABAYAN STEVE, CHARI ARVIND, XU DONG, MURALI VENKATESAN, PRABHU GOPAL, SUBBARAMAN VENKATESWARAN, TANNER DAVID, BRAINARD ROBERT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Zusammenfassung:	A free-standing metallic article, and method of making, is disclosed in which the metallic article is electroformed on an electrically conductive mandrel. The mandrel has an outer surface layer having a preformed pattern. The outer surface layer has a dielectric region and an exposed metal region. The metallic article has a plurality of electroformed elements that are formed on the exposed metal region of the outer surface layer of the electrically conductive mandrel. A first electroformed element has an overplated portion formed above the outer surface layer of the mandrel. The metallic article is configured to serve as an electrical conduit for a photovoltaic cell, and forms a unitary, free-standing piece when separated from the electrically conductive mandrel.