Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 06/06

20060137968 - Oscillating shielded cylindrical target assemblies and their methods of use: The present invention relates to an oscillating shielded cylindrical target assembly comprising a cylindrical target, a motor assembly adapted to oscillate the cylindrical target, a shield, and a magnet assembly. Embodiments of the present invention also include a cylindrical target that has an outer surface containing a plurality of divided...

20060137969 - Method of manufacturing alloy sputtering targets: The present invention relates to a composite sputtering target comprising a plurality of bonded metal pieces. The composite sputtering target further comprises a bonded region between the metal pieces. The bonded region may comprise an inter-metallic region upon bonding. The composite sputter target of the present invention may be used...

20060137970 - Shield unit for tin sputtering apparatus, method of coating the same, and sputtering method: The present invention relates to a shield unit for a titanium nitride (TiN) sputtering apparatus that can reduce or prevent generation of unwanted particles. An exemplary shield unit for the sputtering apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper shield having a titanium (Ti) coating on...

20060137971 - Method for coating cutting implements: A method for coating a cutting implement. The coating has titanium chromium nitride and provides the cutting blades with a satin silver appearance. In some embodiments, the titanium chromium nitride coating has a thickness in a range between about 0.3 microns and 0.5 microns, a surface roughness in a range...

20060137972 - Actuator for displacing an anode frame of an electrolysis cell for the production of aluminium: The invention relates to jacks used for the displacement of anode frames of electrolytic cells designed for the production of aluminium. According to the invention, the jack (100, 100′) comprises a sleeve (120) provided with an opening (121), an actuation rod (140) comprising an axial cavity (141) and a thread...

20060137973 - Device and method for instrument steralization: An electrolytic device and method for generating a sterilizing solution that utilizes hydrogen produced at the cathode as a further means to discharge biofilm material, microorganisms, and other organic material from the cathode surface. The device to be cleaned is typically electrically conductive and acts as a cathode, preferably by...

20060137974 - Wafer electroplating apparatus: A wafer electroplating apparatus with a function of bubble removal includes an electroplating bath main body and a fixing device. The electroplating bath main body has an inlet device, a first de-bubble tank and at least an air hole. The fixing device has a second de-bubble tank and an outer...

20060137975 - Apparatus for controlling flow in an electrodeposition process: An electrowinning cell, having a tank with an opened upper end defined by a tank edge, electrolyte within the tank and a plurality of flat, metallic electrode plates disposed within the tank in side-by-side, spaced-apart, parallel relationship. Adjacent electrode plates define an electrode gap therebetween. An injector manifold is disposed...

20060137976 - Vitamin ion generator: The present invention discloses a vitamin ion generator. The ion generator including a discharge electrode, a ground electrode and vitamins housed in the discharge electrode is installed inside a discharge hole of an air conditioner. A power supply for applying power is connected to the discharge electrode. A reservoir for...

20060137977 - Wafer electroplating apparatus for improving process uniformity: Disclosed is a wafer electroplating apparatus, which includes an electroplating bath comprising an anode in the electroplating bath, an electroplating solution, and a cathode located on the top of the electroplating bath and on to which a wafer is mounted. The cathode comprises a first portion electrically connected to an...

20060137978 - Arc evaporation device: An arc evaporation device including a cathode target surrounded by a housing that forms the anode. In order to achieve a uniform evaporation of the target material, several electrically conductive second connections (84, 86) originate from the housing, these connections being linked by a second conductor (74) fixing an envelope...

20060137979 - Sensor element for determining gas components in gas mixtures and method for manufacturing the same: A sensor element for determining gas components in gas mixtures and a method for manufacturing the sensor element are provided, the sensor element having at least one pump cell which includes a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being situated in a measuring gas space of the...

20060137980 - Heterogeneous membrane electrodes: The present invention relates to planar electrochemical sensors with membrane coatings used to perform chemical analyses. The object of this invention is to provide unit-use disposable sensors of very simple and economical construction, preferably with only a single membrane coating on an electrode. The invented devices are potentiometric salt-bridge reference...

20060137981 - Nanoelectrode device for chemical analysis: A device is provided with tunable affinity for molecules such as in particular macromlecues including proteins and peptides. The device comprises a substrate with a surface; a plurality of locally substantially parallel electrodes along said surface, wherein adjacent electrodes are separated by a distance in the range of about 0.1...

20060137982 - Polymers for separation of biomolecules by capillary electrophoresis: The invention provides uncharged water-soluble silica-adsorbing polymers for suppressing electroendoosmotic flow and to reduce analyte-wall interactions in capillary electrophoresis. In one aspect of the invention, one or more of such polymers are employed as components of a separation medium for the separation of biomolecules, such as polynucleotides, polysaccharides, proteins, and...

20060137983 - Method of controlling migration of substance: Transfer of fluid substances, and/or substances comprised in fluid substances, is controlled by introducing a separation medium, which prevents transfer of the fluid substances, and/or the substances comprised in the fluid substances, to an intermediate cavity connecting a first cavity and a second cavity; and introducing a connection medium to...

20060137984 - Biochip: A biochip includes a flat carrier and an array of spots containing catcher molecules which are arranged on the carrier. Each spot is associated with a microelectrode arrangement for impedance spectroscopic detection of binding events occurring between the catcher molecules and the target molecules applied via an analyte solution. In...

20060137985 - Microfluidic weaklink device: The present invention relates to an electrokinetic (EK) pump capable of creating high pressures electroosmotically, and capable of retaining high pressures. Both pressure creation and retention are accomplished without the need for moving parts. The EK pump uses a polymerizable fluid that creates the pressure-retaining seal within the EK pump...

20060137986 - Fluid flow controlling valve having seal with reduced leakage: A valve for controlling fluid flow has a housing with a plurality of ports. A movable element has a movable surface with an opening, and is capable of moving between (i) a first position in which the opening is aligned to at least one of the ports such that fluid...

20060131160 - Method of preparing dendrons and dendrimers with heterocyclic substructures of imino-ethers and derivatives using non-standard means and microwaves: Dendrons and dendrimers are prepared by synthetic procedures under microwaves starting from heterocyclic substructures of C2 and C4 substituted iminoethers or from their boronic, sulfonic and phosphoric derivatives, or from their N-substituted derivatives, cyclic and acyclics, their products of hydrolysis or the transformations of them in other pentagonal nitrogenated heterocycles...

20060131161 - Air sanitation with hydrogen peroxide: An apparatus and process is disclosed for sanitizing air. The apparatus and process produce and use hydrogen peroxide to act upon pathogens in the air for the removal of the pathogens. In particular, the invention is for use in sanitizing recirculated air using water and power available at the site...

20060131162 - Device and the parts thereof for producing electrodeposited dental shaped pieces: The invention relates to an apparatus for electrodeposition, in particular for the electrodeposition of shaped dental parts. In addition to the standard components, this apparatus includes at least one magnetic connecting means for producing the electrical contact for the electrodeposition between at least one electrode and the current/voltage source of...

20060131163 - Variable volume between flexible structure and support surface: Cells can include variable volumes defined between a flexible structure, such as a polymer layer, and a support surface, with the flexible structure and support surface being attached in a first region that surrounds a second region in which they are unattached. Various adhesion structures can attach the flexible structure...

20060131164 - Electrolytic hydrogen production method and related systems and electrolytes: An electrolyte composition comprises water; at least one ionizing compound and at least one chelating solvent. Also disclosed herein is an electrolyzer system comprising an electrolyte comprising water, at least one ionizing compound, and at least one chelating solvent. The electrolyzer system further comprises a cathode and an anode disposed...

20060131165 - Apparatus and method for generating and using multi-direction dc and ac electrical currents: Multi-directional currents are generated in a medium by cyclically reversing the direction of a conventional current applied to at least one of at least two electrodes so that an electromotive force (EMF) pulse travels from side of the electrode to the other, changing the direction of current in the medium....

20060131166 - Proton exchange membrane (pem) electrochemical cell having an integral, electrically-conductive, resiliently compressible, porous pad: Electrolysis cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. A multi-layer metal screen for defining a first fluid cavity is placed in contact with the outer face of...

20060131167 - Pressure electrolyser and cell frame for said electrolyser: A pressure electrolyzer having an electrolytic cell block that contains a number of electrolytic cells combined to form a stack, each electrolytic cell having an anode and a cathode. The electrolytic cell block has a sealed housing formed by a number of stacked cell frames of the electrolytic cells, the...

20060131168 - Electrochemical treatment of ammonia in waste-water: In a sewage treatment plant, dissolved ammonium is extracted from the waste-water stream, and is transferred to a body of secondary water. The secondary water is passed through an electrolysis station, where the ammonium is transformed to nitrogen gas. The capture and transfer can be done by ion-exchange, the electrolysis...

20060131169 - Cathode block for aluminum refining and method for production thereof: A cathode block for aluminum refining containing a calcined coke in a proportion of 15 to 100 wt %, characterized in that the calcined coke is prepared by mixing a heavy oil having a content of quinoline insoluble components of 10 to 25 wt % with 3 to 20 wt...

20060131170 - Dual anode ac supply for continuous deposition of a cathode material: There is provided by this invention an apparatus for sputter deposition of an insulating material in a continuous mode of operation that utilizes at least two sputtering anodes and a cathode connected to a center tapped conductor to maintain the target cathode at a negative potential with respect to the...

20060131171 - Analysis implement with opening in insulation film: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (X) which includes a substrate (1), a flow path for moving a sample along the substrate (1), a reagent portion (14) provided in the flow path, and an insulating film (13) covering the substrate (1) and including an opening (15a) for defining...

20060131172 - Method of vertically aligning carbon nanotubes using electrophoresis: A method of vertically aligning carbon nanotubes, whereby carbon nanotubes are grown on a substrate on which a catalyst metallic layer is formed, the grown carbon nanotubes are separated from the substrate in a bundle shape, the separated carbon nanotube bundles is put in an electrolyte having a charger, the...

20060131173 - Method of coating an electric wire and insulated wire: In view of the above-discussed state of the art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of coating an electric wire by which insulated wires excellent in dielectric breakdown voltage can be obtained by a relatively short period of dipping of articles to be coated...

20060131174 - Electrokinetic device employing a non-newtonian liquid: A non-Newtonian fluid is used in an electrokinetic device to produce electroosmotic flow therethrough. The nonlinear viscosity of the non-Newtonian fluid allows the electrokinetic device to behave differently under different operating conditions, such as externally applied pressures and electric potentials. Electrokinetic devices can be used with a non-Newtonian fluid in...

20060124442 - Device capable of removing contaminants from a fluid: A fluid purifying device having various embodiments, each of which is capable of removing airborne molecules, such as contaminants, malodors, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pathogens, mold and bacteria, using the combination of visible light and a photocatalyst that has been either treated with a photosensitizer or has been treated in...

20060124443 - Control and monitoring of non-resonant radiation-induced nucleation, crystallization, and polymorph formation: The invention relates to methods of assessing the polymorphic form of a substance by assessing Raman-shifted radiation scattered by a particle of the substance. The method is useful, for example, for assessing particle sizes and size distributions in mixtures containing both particles of the substance and other materials. The invention...

20060124444 - Method and device for deodorization and purification of exhaust gas or flue gas: A method and device for removing, deodorizing and purifying odor, smoke and harmful substances from exhaust gas or flue gas employs a water solution containing hypohalogenous acid compounds such as sodium hypochlorite, an alkaline electrolyte such as potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide and a saline electrolyte such as sodium chloride,...

20060124445 - Electrical heating reactor for gas phase reforming: The invention concerns an electrical reactor for reforming, in the presence of an oxidant gas, a gas comprising at least one hydrocarbon, and/or at least one organic compound, including carbon and hydrogen atoms as well as at least one heteroatom. Said reactor comprises: an enclosure, a reaction chamber provided with...

20060124446 - Method for the production of a substrate with a magnetron sputter coating and unit for the same: According to the invention, the distribution of material amounts deposited on the substrate may be optimized for magnetron sputter coating in which a magnetron magnetic field pattern (9) is cyclically (My) moved along the sputtering surface (7) and a substrate (11) is passed along the sputter surface (7), whereby the...

20060124447 - Multilayer composites and manufacture of same: The present invention is directed towards a process of depositing multilayer thin films, disk-shaped targets for deposition of multilayer thin films by a pulsed laser or pulsed electron beam deposition process, where the disk-shaped targets include at least two segments with differing compositions, and a multilayer thin film structure having...

20060124449 - Thin film coating having niobium-titanium layer: The invention provides niobium-titanium films, coatings (e.g., low-emissivity coatings) comprising one or more niobium-titanium films, and substrates bearings such coatings. Methods of depositing niobium-titanium films are also provided....

20060124448 - Thin film semi-permeable membranes for gas sensor and catalytic applications: The invention relates to novel sensors of the catalytic gas-sensing thin-film metal surface type wherein the surface has an inorganic protective membrane coating formed by a pulsed dc sputtering technique. Preferably, the thin-film metal surface is a Pd, Pt, Ni, Au, Ag or an alloy thereof. The inorganic membrane is...

20060124450 - Method and apparatus for cathodic arc deposition of materials on a substrate: A method for applying a coating by a cathodic is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a cathodic arc coater that includes a power source and utilizes a disk-shaped cathode, the cathode having an evaporative surface extending between a first end surface and a second end surface,...

20060124451 - Wafer support apparatus for electroplating process and method for using the same: A multi-layered wafer support apparatus is provided for performing an electroplating process on a semiconductor wafer (“wafer”). The multi-layered wafer support apparatus includes a bottom film layer and a top film layer. The bottom film layer includes a wafer placement area and a sacrificial anode surrounding the wafer placement area....

20060124452 - Spouted bed electrode cell for metal electrowinning: It is herein described an electrowinning cell with a spouted bed electrode of growing metallic beads, separated by a semi-permeable diaphragm and suitable for being assembled in a stack in a modular arrangement....

20060124453 - Electrochemical cells: An electrochemical cell has an inner, titanium-rod electrode (1) mounted coaxially within an outer, titanium-tube electrode (2) with a porous, ceramic tube (3) mounted coaxially between them to define coaxial, annular passageways (4,5) for liquid flow in separate streams lengthwise of the cell between respective pairs of inlet/outlet ports (6,...

20060124454 - Anode used for electroplating: The present invention relates to an anode for electroplating, which has an anode base and a shield and is characterized in that additive degradation is reduced when it is used in electroplating....

20060124455 - Thin film forming device and thin film forming method: A thin film deposition apparatus of the present invention includes a vacuum container for maintaining a vacuum therein, gas introducer for introducing a reactive gas into the vacuum container, and plasma generator for generating a plasma of the reactive gas within the vacuum container. A wall surface within the vacuum...

20060124456 - Sputtering target, method for producing sputtering target, sputtering apparatus, and liquid-jet head: A sputtering target, which is obtained by rolling a metallic material comprising platinum to form a metal plate having a predetermined thickness, and heating the metal plate for recrystallization, has crystallographic textures isotropic in any of the planar direction and the thickness direction, and has a maximum value of Vickers...

20060124457 - Coulometric water vapor sensor: A sensor for detecting water vapor in a gaseous sample. The sensor comprises (a) an anode, (b) a cathode, (c) an electrolyte intermediate the anode and cathode, and (d) an inlet orifice through a central area of the anode or cathode through which the gaseous sample may be placed into...

20060124458 - Electrochemical gas sensor: An electrochemical gas sensor with a stacked arrangement of electrodes and nonwoven layers arranged in parallel, comprising at least one measuring electrode (3) and at least one counterelectrode (5). A porous membrane (8) that is permeable to air is in contact with the stacked arrangement of electrodes and nonwoven layers...

20060124459 - Devices and methods for focusing analytes in an electric field gradient ii: Devices are provided for separating and focusing analytes, comprising a separation chamber and electrodes separated from the separation chamber by a membrane. The electrodes are operative to generate an electric field in the separation chamber. Molecular sieve in the separation chamber is operative to shift the location at which a...

20060124460 - Multi-dimensional electrophoresis method: An electrophoresis apparatus is generally disclosed for sequentially analyzing a single sample or multiple samples having one or more analytes in high or low concentrations. The apparatus comprises a relatively large-bore transport capillary which intersects with a plurality of small-bore separation capillaries. Analyte concentrators, having antibody-specific (or related affinity) chemistries,...

20060124461 - Method of coating electric wire having edges and insulated wire: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of coating an electric wire having edges, by which insulated wires having a high dielectric breakdown voltage can be attained. A method of coating an electric wire having edges, comprising a step of: forming an insul at ing...

20060124462 - Method of coating with lead-free electrodeposition coating composition and coated article: The present invention relates to a cationic electrodeposition coating composition substantially free of lead compounds, and more specifically to a method of coating an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel plate with the composition and a coated article obtained by the method having edge portions and general surfaces excellent in corrosion resistance....

20060124463 - Method of cell capture: Embodiments of methods and devices are disclosed for the manipulation (e.g., concentration, purification, capture, trapping, location, transfer) of analytes, e.g., biomolecules, with respect to analyte-containing solutions, using one or more electric fields....

20060124464 - High performance magnetic composite for ac applications and a process for manufacturing the same: A magnetic composite for AC applications with improved magnetic properties (i.e. low hysteresis losses and low eddy current losses) is disclosed. The composite comprises a consolidation of magnetizable metallic microlamellar particles each having a top and bottom surfaces and opposite ends. The top and bottom surfaces are coated with a...

20060113181 - Exhaust gas purifying apparatus and method for controlling it: The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying apparatus 10 which can effectively purify an exhaust gas with the use of a plasma. The present exhaust gas purifying apparatus 10 comprises a NOx purifying catalyst 1 disposed in an exhaust gas pipe 11 for an internal combustion engine (ENG); a...

20060113182 - Driving frequency modulation system and method for plasma accelerator: A plasma accelerator (300) is disclosed that has three separate sections of coils (301-316) disposed outside the plasma chamber (321). The separate sections of coils include an initial discharge section (309-316), an acceleration section (303-308), and a nozzle section (301-302). Each section of coils is driven by signals of a...

20060113183 - Continuous coating process: A system for coating variable and/or unlimited length parts is provided. The system comprises a process tank, a coating material supply, and an open-ended process tank conveyor is provided. The process tank comprises an entry port, an exit port opposite the entry port, and a process path extending from the...

20060113184 - Lead frame plating apparatus: Disclosed herein is a lead frame plating apparatus. The lead frame plating apparatus comprises side inlets provided in the diagonal direction at opposite sides for supplying plating solution, a flow mixing room defined with an inner space in the longitudinal direction, a plating solution outlet for guiding the plating solution...

20060113185 - Plating apparatus: The present invention is concerned with a plating apparatus for use in forming a plated film in trenches, via holes, or resist openings that are defined in a surface of a semiconductor wafer, and forming bumps to be electrically connected to electrodes of a package, on a surface of a...

20060113186 - Fluorine cell: An arrangement for installing and sealing an anode within a fluorine generating electrolytic cell is described, the arrangement comprising: an anode connection member, said anode connection member (32) passing through an aperture (70) in a skirt wall (20) and being in electrical connection with a skirt wall closure member (72)...

20060113187 - Biosensors comprising semiconducting electrodes or ruthenium containing mediators and method of using the same: Disclosed herein are biosensors for measuring analyte concentration in a bodily fluid comprising at least one electrode comprising semiconducting, conducting, or thin film carbon material, and an electron mediator comprising a ruthenium containing electron mediator, or a ferricyanide material or ferrocene carboxylic acid. Methods of measuring analyte concentration in a...

20060113188 - Gas sensor, and gas sensor manufacturing method: A gas sensor comprising: a gas detecting element extending in an axial direction and including a detecting electrode provided on an outer surface of a leading end side of the gas detecting element, and a lead portion connecting to the detecting electrode and extending toward a rear end side of...

20060113189 - Method for separating substances: An objective of the present invention is to provide electrophoretic separation methods and devices that enable the various features of a substrate surface that comes in contact with an electrophoresis medium to be controlled. The present invention provides methods for electrophoresing substances, which comprises the steps of: (a) adding a...

20060113190 - Microfluidic device and method for improved sample handling: A microfluidics device and method for sample loading, concentrating, mixing, and/or reacting is disclosed. The device has a microchannel network that includes a channel segment communicating with first and second reservoirs. A projection formed on a wall portion of the channel segment terminates therein at a point or edge. When...

20060113191 - Capillary cassette and method of manufacturing the same: Capillary columns (102) pass through and are inserted in a rubber plate (14), held and fixed by elastic force of rubber, and two-dimensionally arranged on a sample injection side. it fixes the capillary columns (102) arranged on a plane in close contact by holding the same with a holder plate...