ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,745, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to DIPSOL CHEMICALS Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Method and system for electroplating parts with metal" was invented by Toshihiro Niikura (Livonia, Mich.), Alec Chaffee (Livonia, Mich.), Tarek Nahlawi (Livonia, Mich.) and Shuntaro Tsukiyama (Livonia, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system of electroplating using an anode that can be prepared relatively easily without the need for ancillary equipment or anolyte management, and without the need for expensive metals or special metals.The present invention relates to a method of electroplating...