Patent ID: 9163321
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: C25D

Abstract:
1. A method for building a three dimensional formation on a work piece through the action of electrochemical deposition using a static, generic, multi-segmented electrode array, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of anodic electrodes, each having an active end; supporting the plurality of electrodes in an ordered array; electrically insulating each electrode from another; establishing an electrical circuit with each electrode to form individual anodes, each of the anodes having a width; providing a cathodic work piece having a work surface to be built upon; supporting the work piece with its work surface in opposing spaced relation to the active ends of the electrodes; flowing an electrolyte rich with metallic ions through the space between the work surface and the active ends; selectively varying the electrical energy delivered to specific electrodes to cause metallic ions in the electrolyte to deposit onto the work surface as a three dimensional formation; wherein w