Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 07/06

20060163054 - Plasma reactor for carrying out gas reactions and method for the plasma-supported reaction of gases: The invention relates to a device for carrying out gas reactions, comprising a plasma reactor with a through-flow of gases which has a, particularly cylindrical, plasma chamber, wherein flow-forming elements for forming a flow of gases are arranged before and/or in and/or after the plasma reactor in order to form...

20060163055 - Apparatus for direct plating on resistive liners: An apparatus for direct electroplating of a conductive material, such as copper, on resistive liners or substrates is provided. The apparatus includes an integrated in-situ measuring system to follow the actual progress of the front of the conductive material during plating. Feed-back of this information to a power supply allows...

20060163056 - Spiral electrodeionization device with uniform operating characteristics: EDI apparatus for demineralizing a liquid flow is assembled in a housing having a cylindrical shape, and includes two metal electrodes, and one or more leafs, each leaf comprising a pair of selectively ion-permeable membranes arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart by spacing elements that allow liquid to...

20060163057 - Spiral electrodeionization device with uniform operating characteristics: This invention relates to an anode assembly (1) to be used in a fused bath electrolysis aluminium production cell. This assembly comprises one inert anode (2) in the shape of a ladle, one connection conductor (3, 4, 5), mechanical connection means capable of cooperating so as to set up a...

20060163058 - Apparatus for plating a semiconductor wafer and plating solution bath used therein: A plating apparatus includes a plating solution bath which is capable to contain a plating solution therein; a holding mechanism which is capable to hold a wafer so that a processing surface is soaked in the plating solution, contained in the plating solution bath; a first electrode provided in the...

20060163059 - Sputtering cathode, production method and corresponding cathode: Sputtering cathode and method has a basic cathode body with cooling arrangement, and a cooling contact body disposed between the cooling arrangement and a target such that it is heat conducting, and wherein the contact face between the cooling contact body and the target is provided with a friction-reducing layer....

20060163060 - Magnetron arrangements: A magnetron output arrangement includes a coaxial output adapted to be coupled in an endfire configuration to a rectangular waveguide. The waveguide has a flange for mating with the magnetron output arrangement. The coaxial output includes a central conductor. The output arrangement further includes a plate located in a predetermined...

20060163061 - Method of filling an amperometric cell: The invention relates to an amperometric electrochemical cell having a first insulating substrate carrying a first electrode, a second insulting substrate carrying a second electrode, said electrodes being disposed to face each other and spaced apart by less than 500 μm, and defining a sample reservoir therebetween, and wherein at...

20060163062 - Interface patch clamping: The present invention relate to methods and devices for holding a cell and positioning recording electrodes inside it....

20060163063 - Device for measuring the electrical activity of biological elements and its applications: A device for measuring electrical activity of biological elements, including a substrate that has lower and upper faces and at least one through opening, the opening being delimited by a set of walls. Two plates are placed on either side of the lower and upper faces of the substrate and...

20060163064 - Sensor element for determining the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture: A sensor element for determining the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture, in particular for determining the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, having a laminated body that is made up of a plurality of solid electrolyte layers and that has...

20060163065 - Ion sensors formed with coatings: The invention provides an ion sensor for use in a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine combustor and other combustor surfaces that uses thin-film coatings to form both the dielectric and electrode layer of the ion sensor and methods to provide an electrical connection to the electrode layer. The dielectric...

20060163066 - Cerium dioxide-based electrode-electrolyte pair (variants), method for the production thereof (variants) and organogel: This invention relates to the field of electric power generation by direct transformation of the chemical energy of gaseous fuel to electric power by means of high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. The invention can be used for the fabrication of miniaturized thin filmed oxygen sensors, in electrochemical devices for oxygen...

20060163067 - Apparatus for the manufacture of a disposable electrophoresis cassette and method thereof: The present invention relates to a mold for the manufacture of an electrophoresis cassette (10), the mold comprising a body having a cassette molding part formed on one face thereof, the cassette molding part being surrounded by a peripheral sheet engaging portion extending in a plane located at a different...

20060163068 - Method for soil remediation and engineering: An electrokinetic method for groundwater protection, soil remediation and engineering which comprises applying an electric field across an area of soil, sediment or slurry so as to generate a pH and Eh gradient and thereby promote the in situ precipitation of a stable iron-rich band. The method may be performed...

20060163070 - Apparatus for priming microfluidics devices with feedback control: A priming unit for a microfluidics device contains a pressurization unit and pressure and temperature detectors as part of a feedback loop that controls the pressure applied by the pressurization unit and the time during which the pressure is applied. This control feature is particularly useful in controlling the exposure...

20060163069 - Universal interface for a micro-fluidic chip: An integrated capillary electrophoresis system comprising a universal interface is disclosed. The universal interface includes one or more of the following structural elements: a chip assembly that receives a capillary electrophoresis CE chip; a fluidic interface for coupling fluids between the chip assembly and external sources or destinations; a first...

20060157339 - Treatment of crude oil fractions, fossil fuels, and products thereof with sonic energy: In crude oil fractions, fossil fuels, and organic liquids in general in which it is desirable to reduce the levels of sulfur-containing and nitrogen-containing components, the process reduces the level of these compounds via the application of sonic energy. The process can be performed both with and without the added...

20060157340 - Transfer chamber for vacuum processing system: A transfer chamber for a substrate processing tool includes a main body having side walls adapted to couple to at least one processing chamber and at least one load lock chamber. The main body houses at least a portion of a robot adapted to transport a substrate between the processing...

20060157341 - Thin piece specimen preparing method and composite charged particle beam device: At the same time as making a lamina by performing a sputtering etching working of a 1st focused ion beam 101, a scanning ion microscope observation is made by performing an irradiation of a 2nd focused ion beam 102 from a direction parallel to a side wall of the lamina,...

20060157342 - Gas drive electrolytic cell: The present invention is directed to an electrolytic cell that is completely sealed during the electrolysis operation during production of oxidant. Gasses generated within the electrolysis operation, primarily hydrogen that is liberated at the cathode surface, increase the pressure within the cell, and the gas pressure is ultimately utilized to...

20060157343 - Electrolytic cell for surface and point of use disinfection: The present invention is an apparatus and method for disinfecting or sanitizing a desired object. The apparatus includes a container for an aqueous solution; the container may be a spray bottle. The apparatus includes an electrolytic cell, containing an electrolyte, an electrical power source, a control circuit for providing an...

20060157345 - In-line coating/sputtering system with internal static electricity/dust removal and recycle apparatuses: An in-line coating/sputtering system includes a clean region with an internal static electricity/dust removal apparatus and an elevator device therein. A loading region has a pressure-down chamber with two gates on opposite ends thereof, one of which is communicated with the clean region. A coating/sputtering region has a vacuum chamber...

20060157346 - Rotating tubular sputter target assembly: A target assembly is claimed for use in e.g. a magnetron deposition apparatus. The target assembly is characterised in that at least one of the functions—bearing of the tube, rotation of the tube, electrical contact, coolant sealing and vacuum sealing—is integrated into the tube itself. Such an assembly has the...

20060157347 - Reduced maintenance sputtering chambers: Improved sputtering chambers for sputtering thin coatings onto substrates. One sputtering chamber includes spall shields which are disposed inwardly and upwardly toward the chamber interior and toward the sputtering targets, and which can aid in the retention of overcoated sputtering material which may otherwise fall onto substrates to be coated....

20060157344 - Linear sweeping magnetron sputtering cathode and scanning in-line system for arc-free reactive deposition and high target utilization: A sweeping linear magnetron is described. The magnetron has a cathode backing plate, a drive housing attached to the cathode backing plate and a motor held in the drive housing. The motor drives a yoke positioned within a cut-out in the backing plate. The yoke has a magnet pack attached...

20060157348 - Method and apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality of a gas-concentration measuring apparatus: In an activation state of a sensor device, when voltage on the connection points between the sensor device and the sensor control circuit becomes a preset abnormal value, electric cut off is made between the sensor control circuit and the connection point. Then, the delivery of power to the heater...

20060157349 - Concentration and cleanup of nucleic acid samples: Methods and devices are described for concentration and cleanup of samples containing bio-molecule analytes (e.g., polynucleotides, such as DNA, RNA, PNA). Various embodiments provide for pH-mediated sample concentration and cleanup of nucleic acid samples with channel devices (e.g., cross-T format, microchannel devices)....

20060157350 - Toughened polyester compositions: Toughened polyester compositions containing specified amounts of certain reinforcing fillers, a polymeric toughening agent, and sepiolite-type clay, in which the sepiolite is added before or during polymerization to form the polyester, are especially useful for parts which have appearance surfaces and/or are painted. Such compositions are useful for items such...

20060151311 - Electroconductive 12ca0.7al203 and compound of same type, and method for preparation thereof: A compound is provided in which electrons at a high concentration are introduced into a 12CaO.7Al2O3 compound, a 12SrO.7Al2O3 compound, or a mixed crystal compound containing 12CaO.7Al2O3 and 12SrO.7Al2O3. The compound formed by substituting all the free oxygen ions with electrons is regarded as an electride compound in which [Ca24Al28O64]4+(4e−)...

20060151312 - Method for producing a multilayer coating and device for carrying out said method: A method for producing one or more coating on a displaccable substrate in a vacuum chamber with the aid of a residual gas, by means of a sputtering device said coating being formed from at least two constituents, whereby a sputtering material of the sputtering device constitutes at least one...

20060151313 - Thin film battery, anode film for thin film battery and preparation method thereof: Method for preparation of anode film for thin film battery comprises: providing a target material to provide Li ion and Ti ion and a substrate comprising a base layer, a buffer layer and a precious metal current collector layer; sputtering LiMO layer on a said substrate at high temperature in...

20060151314 - Sputtering system and manufacturing method of thin film: It is an object to provide a sputtering system that enables forming a high-quality thin film including no impurity, and it is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a high-quality thin film with the sputtering system. The present invention provides a sputtering system...

20060151315 - Apparatus for manufacturing electrolytic metal foil: Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing an electrolytic metal foil, which includes an electrolytic cell containing electrolyte; an upper drum installed in an upper portion of the electrolytic cell to be rotatable and to which a negative potential is applied; a lower drum soaked in the electrolyte of the electrolytic...

20060151316 - Ion eluting unit and device loaded with same: An ion elution unit generates metal ions by applying a voltage between electrodes. Terminals are formed integrally to the electrodes. The terminals protrude downward through the bottom wall of the casing of the ion elution unit. The space between the electrodes becomes narrower from the upstream side to the downstream...

20060151317 - Semiconductor wafer holder and electroplating system for plating a semiconductor wafer: A semiconductor wafer holder includes first and second holding members between which a semiconductor wafer is held. The second holding member includes a second conductive element placed in contact with a first conductive element of the first holding member and the semiconductor wafer. A ring clamp is used to press...

20060151318 - Electrode for electrochemical cell, method of manufacturing the same, and electrochemical cell includng the electrode: An electrode for an electrochemical cell is provided. The electrode comprises an electrode active material coated on a current collector. The surface of the electrode active material has a greater porosity than the portion nearest the current collector. The electrode includes an active material with controlled porosity, where the porosity...

20060151319 - Plasma processing apparatus and semiconductor device manufactured by the same apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus of this invention includes a sealable chamber to be introduced with reactive material gas, a plurality of pairs of cathode-anode bodies arranged in the chamber, for forming a plurality of discharge spaces for performing plasma discharge of the material gas, a power supply for plasma discharge,...

20060151320 - Tubular sputtering target: A tubular sputtering target with a target body and with an attachment device arranged at at least one end of the target body. The attachment device and/or an end cover are joined with the target body by material joining or positive locking....

20060151321 - Cylindrical sputtering target, ceramic sintered body, and process for producing sintered body: A hollow cylindrical ceramic sintered body having high density, a process for producing the sintered boy, and a cylindrical ceramic sputtering target having high quality without cracks or breakage, are disclosed. The hollow cylindrical ceramic sintered body is obtained by placing a cylindrical ceramic molding to be sintered on a...

20060151322 - Sample container for analyses: The present invention relates to a sample container for analyses suitable for medical diagnostics comprising a platform plate having at least one reaction chamber. The reaction chamber has a bottom and a sidewall which form a three-dimensional chamber which is open in the upward direction. The ratio of the numerical...

20060151323 - Electric-current biosensor: An electric-current biosensor has first and second supports, a pair of positive and negative electrodes on the first supports, an activity area covers the positive and negative electrodes, a pair of testing ports on two sides of the second support, and an electrode film mating with the activity area. The...

20060151324 - Arrays of electrodes coated with molecules and their production: The present invention provides a method of forming coatings of at least two different coating molecules on at least two electrodes, the method comprising: (a) providing an array of at least two individually-addressable electrodes, (b) allowing a layer of a masking molecule to adsorb onto all electrodes, (c) inducing electrochemical...

20060151325 - Method for ph-biased isoelectric trapping separations: A method for separating an ampholytic component by electrophoresis, the method involving placing a sample containing an ampholytic component having a pI value in an electrophoresis separation system comprising an anolyte having a pH and a catholyte having a pH, the catholyte pH being higher than the anolyte pH, one...

20060144687 - Apparatus for treating thin film and method of treating thin film: An apparatus and method for treating a thin film on a substrate is presented. The substrate is loaded on a fixed stage adapted to receive the substrate. An energy source is aligned through a space in a gas shield so as to face a thin film on the substrate to...

20060144688 - Enhanced generation of hydroxyl radicals: This invention provides a process for enhancing the generation of hydroxyl radicals in aqueous mixtures containing hydrogen peroxide, which process comprises supplying oxygen and magnesium oxide to the mixture and irradiating it with UV light. The process can be used, for example, for processing ballast water, industrial waste waters, and...

20060144689 - Modular ozone generator: A modular ozone generator includes an ultraviolet (UV) lamp within a chamber for converting some of the oxygen molecules in air to ozone molecules. The air is introduced through an inlet at a high point of the chamber and discharged through an outlet at a low point of the chamber...

20060144691 - Modular ozone generator with an air diffuser: A modular ozone generator includes an ultraviolet (UV) lamp within a chamber for converting some of the oxygen molecules in air to ozone molecules. The air is introduced through an inlet at a high point of the chamber and discharged through an outlet at a low point of the chamber...

20060144690 - Uv target for an environmental air sterilization apparatus: The present invention is a high volume, wall-mountable air sanitation apparatus for disinfecting and removing VOC's with high energy UV light and ozone. The apparatus has a powerful fan and an elongated UV light source and target for use with the movement of a large volume of air. The target...

20060144692 - Method for plasma charging a probe: A method for electrically charging a probe by plasma technology for use in pipetting compounds in small volumes includes the steps of placing the probe to be charged in a plasma chamber, creating a vacuum within the plasma chamber and then introducing a stable gas into the plasma chamber, applying...

20060144693 - Arc-hydrolysis fuel generator with energy recovery: An arc-hydrolysis fuel generator and method of use thereof, the generator comprising a circuit for recovery of electrical energy from an arc. The generator further selectively comprises an electrical potential loop, which recycles electrical energy and a grid placed around an arc-hydrolysis unit, wherein the grid recovers electrostatic energy generated...

20060144694 - Processes for forming electronic devices and electronic devices formed by such processes: A process for forming an electronic device includes forming a first layer over a substrate, wherein the first layer includes an organic layer, and depositing a second layer over the substrate after forming the first layer, wherein depositing the second layer is performed using ion beam sputtering. In another embodiment,...

20060144696 - Magnetron sputtering process: A magnetron sputtering process is provided. First, a reaction chamber including a substrate base, a target comprised of Al or its alloy or other metals or their alloy with higher melting point, and a magnetron device. Next, a substrate is disposed onto the substrate base. The pressure within the reaction...

20060144697 - Method of making coated article by sputtering cast target to form zinc oxide inclusive layer(s): A coated article includes a coating which has a zinc oxide inclusive layer provided as a contact layer under and directly contacting an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver. It has been found that the emissivity (or emittance) of the coated article can be reduced by...

20060144695 - Sputtering process for depositing indium tin oxide and method for forming indium tin oxide layer: A sputtering process of indium tin oxide (ITO) is provided. The sputtering process includes the following steps. First, a substrate is moved into a reaction chamber, wherein an ITO target is disposed inside the reaction chamber. Then, a plasma gas and a reaction gas are provided into the reaction chamber...

20060144698 - Electroplating apparatus including a real-time feedback system: An electro-chemical plating system includes an upper rotor assembly for receiving and holding a wafer; an electroplating reactor vessel for containing plating solution in which the wafer is immersed; an anode array including a plurality of concentric anode segments provided inside the electroplating reactor vessel; a power supply system including...

20060144699 - Systems and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces: Systems and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system includes (a) a processing unit having a first flow system configured to convey a flow of a first processing fluid to a microfeature workpiece, (b) an electrode unit having an electrode and a second...

20060144700 - Apparatus and process for mediated electrochemical oxidation of materials: A unique apparatus unique apparatus and process that uses mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO) for: (1) Destruction of: a) nearly all organic solid, liquid, and gases materials, except fluorinated hydrocarbons; b) all biological solid, liquid, and gases materials; c) and/or dissolution and decontamination (such as cleaning equipment and containers, etc.) of...

20060144701 - Apparatus and process for the production of metals in stacked electrolytic cells: A process and apparatus for reducing an alkali metal salt to an alkali metal through electrolysis in a series of electrolytic cells are disclosed. The process employs as a separator between anode and cathode compartments a material that is both an ionic conductor of the metal ion and an electrical...

20060144702 - Diamond-coated electrode and method for producing same: A diamond electrode having a sufficiently low resistance is disclosed which is realized by increasing the amount of boron added thereto. A method for producing a high-performance, high-durability electrode is also disclosed by which adhesiveness between a diamond coating and a substrate and separation resistance during electrolysis are sufficiently increased....

20060144703 - Multi-track magnetron exhibiting more uniform deposition and reduced rotational asymmetry: A multi-track magnetron having a convolute shape and asymmetric about the target center about which it rotates. A plasma track is formed as a closed loop between opposed inner and outer magnetic poles, preferably as two or three radially arranged and spirally shaped counter-propagating tracks with respect to the target...

20060144704 - Analyte test sensor and method of manufacturing the same: An analyte test sensor for use in measuring the concentration of a particular analyte in a test sample includes a non-conductive substrate, a reference electrode deposited on the substrate, a working electrode deposited on the substrate and a compensation electrode deposited on the substrate. The compensation electrode is provided with...

20060144705 - Silicon seal for microprobes: The invention relates to silicone gaskets for measuring gas concentrations, procedures to produce these gaskets and procedures to produce microsensor which utilize these gaskets. The gaskets are characterized by a high permeability for the analyte, are electrically insulating and can be realized within microsensors. The microsensors based on the current...

20060144706 - Methods and apparatus for processing a sample of biomolecular analyte using a microfabricated device: A technique processes a sample of biomolecular analyte. The technique uses an apparatus having a support assembly that receives and supports a test module, a load assembly that loads the sample of biomolecular analyte onto the test module, an electrophoresis assembly that applies a current to the test module such...

20060144707 - Isolation of sperm cells from other biological materials using microfabricated devices and related methods thereof: The present invention relates to cell separation using microfabricated devices. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for separation of sperm from biological materials, such as other cells and molecular species, in a cell mixture in a microfabricated device through the use of electroosmotic flow, electrophoretic mobility, pressure...

20060144708 - In-gel fluorescent protein staining technique: An “in-gel” staining technique for detecting and/or separating proteins during electrophoresis, illustratively as a modification of the standard Laemmli procedure. A fluorescent dye, such as Nile red or Phosphine, is included in the running buffer (mobile phase) which may be a standard Laemmli Tris-Glycine SDS buffer that has been modified...

20060144709 - Structure of an electrode for use in an electrolytic cell: There is disclosed a structure of an electrode for use as an anode and/or a cathode in an electrolytic cell. The electrode structure is characterised by a conductive frame (10) having a number of liquid through flow openings (18) and including means (20) for connection to current a supply, in...

20060144710 - Electrophoretic system with protection for its detectors: Electrophoretic system having a separation system and a detection system, where the separation system has a channel (1) and a first separation electrode (2) located at a first end of the channel (1) and a second separation electrode (3) located at the second end of the channel (1), where the...