Precious-metal-alloy contacts

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PATENT NO 10411379
APP PUB NO 20170271800A1
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15464051

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Contacts that may be highly corrosion resistant, may be readily manufactured, and may conserve precious materials. One example may provide contacts having a layer of a precious-metal alloy to improve corrosion resistance. The precious-metal-alloy layer may be plated with a hard, durable, wear and corrosion resistant plating stack for further corrosion resistance and wear improvement. The resources consumed by a contact may be reduced by forming a bulk or substrate region of the contact using a more readily available material, such as copper or a material that is primarily copper based.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnstead, Michael W Pleasanton, US 5 13
Esmaeili, Hani Sunnyvale, US 22 175
Jol, Eric S San Jose, US 159 3551
Kallman, Benjamin J Menlo Park, US 34 304
Kowalski, Stefan A San Jose, US 12 103
Kwok, Raymund W M Hong Kong, HK 12 55
McDonald, Daniel T Cupertino, US 22 234
Wagman, Daniel C Los Gatos, US 48 1103

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