Umicore Galvanotechnik Files Patent for Platinum Electrolyte

Germany-based Umicore Galvanotechnik has filed a patent application for a new platinum electrolyte. The inventors listed on the application are Uwe Manz and Bernd Weyhmueller. The application was filed on October 23, 2023, under the patent application number 202347072191 A. The international classification numbers for this patent are C25D 3/56, C25D 3/50, and C25D 7/00.

According to the abstract published by the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, the patent relates to a platinum electrolyte that contains specific additives and describes a method for electrolytically depositing a platinum layer using the claimed electrolyte.

The patent was published in Issue No. 50/2023 of the Patent Office Journal on December 15, 2023.