Patent ID: 8951352
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: C01B,C23C,C25D,H01R,H05B

Abstract:
1. A manufacturing apparatus for deposition of a material on a carrier body having a first end and a second end spaced from each other with a socket disposed at each end of the carrier body, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a chamber; an inlet defined through said housing for introducing a gas into the chamber; an outlet defined through said housing for exhausting the gas from the chamber; at least one electrode having an exterior surface having a contact region adapted to contact the socket, said electrode disposed through said housing with said electrode at least partially disposed within the chamber for coupling with the socket, wherein said electrode defines a cup with said contact region located within a portion of said cup; a power supply device coupled to said electrode for providing an electrical current to said electrode; an exterior coating disposed on said exterior surface of said electrode outside of said contact region, said exterior coating having an electrical conductivity of at least 9×10 a contact region coating disposed on the contact region and comprising a single, uniform composition that is distinct from the exterior coating, the contact region coating consisting of silver.