R.B. Warner and J.P. Gaser,assignors to Jason Inc., CLeveLand

A method of making a honing toolcomprising the steps of forming acompact bundle of relatively shortabrasive containing monofila•ments; inserting the bundle into aholder so that a portion of themonofilaments projects a uniformshort distance from the holderwith the tips ofthe monofilamentsforming the working face of thetool; and encapsulating the bun•dle in an elastomer to provide im•proved support for the portion ofthe monofilaments.

....CTIIOL.. PLAnH MUnIONU.S. Patent 5,897,692. Apr. 27, 1999K. Kotsuka and K. Kondo, assignorsto Denso Corp., Japan

An electroless plating solutioncomprising nickel ions and atleast one member selected fromthe group consisting ofcopper andcobalt ions; a complexing agentcontaining a hydroxycarboxylicacid and a reducing agent andhaving a pH of at least 7; iron ionsprovided by a source selected fromthe group consisting of potassiumferrocyanide and potassium fem•cyanide; and an anionic surfac•tant.

COIIPOSITIOII ... PIIOC..POll...............U.S. Patent 5,897,716. Apr. 27, 1999G. Reghi and K. Korinek, assignorsto HenkeL Corp., PLymouth Meeting,Pa.A process of treating a metal sur•face selected from the group con•sisting of iron and steel, galva•nized iron and steel, zinc andthose of its alloys that contain atleast 50 atomic percent zinc, andaluminum and its alloys that con•tain at least 50 atomic percentaluminum with a composition fora time in the range from 3 to 30sec and at a temperature notgreater than 60·C; rinsing thesurface of the metal substrate be-

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fore it is dried, with water, and,optionally, also with an aqueouscomposition consisting essentiallyofwater and a component selectedfrom the group consisting of wa•ter-soluble and water-dispersiblepolymers and copolymers anddrying the rinsed metal surface;and, optionally, overcoating thedried surface with a protective

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coating selected from the groupconsisting of vinyl, acrylic, epoxy,and polyester based paints, enam•els, and lacquers.

DIVIa fOR IILIC1IIOLYTIC....aaTMA..-Tu.s. Patent 5,897,756. Apr. 27, 1999K.H. Fuchs, assignor to LeaRonaLGmbH, BirkenfeLd, Germany

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Fabricated andElectroformed ToolsFor Batch andPress Side SystemsMasking forBase Coating,EMI and RFIShieldingand Color FinishesSqueeze PllerPaint Masking

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