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Method for electrochemical fabrication

  • US 6,027,630 A
  • Filed: 04/03/1998
  • Issued: 02/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of electrically patterning an object, comprising:

  • obtaining a supported mask which is separate from the object, having a first support portion, and a second patterned portion, said second patterned portion having a first surface connected to said first support portion, and a second surface which is conformable and can change in shape when pressed against said object to conform to a surface of said object;

    pressing said mask against said object in an electrically active bath; and

    after said pressing, passing a current through said electrically active bath, to pattern said object only at locations where said second patterned portion is not pressed against said object.

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