Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 05/07

20070119699 - Apparatus and method for sanitizing air and spaces: An apparatus for sanitizing air including a reaction unit for generating reactive oxygen species from oxygen in the air received in the reaction unit to be sanitized, wherein airborne contaminants in the air to be sanitized are neutralized by the generated concentration of reactive oxygen species before the air is... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070119700 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayer film: An exemplary apparatus for manufacturing a multilayer film includes a sputtering system. The sputtering system includes a first sputtering chamber, a nitrogen-doping sputtering chamber, a nitrogen and hydrogen-doping sputtering chamber, and a hydrogen-doping sputtering chamber connected to each other in that order. The first sputtering chamber is configured with two... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070119701 - High-power pulsed magnetron sputtering: Magnetically enhanced sputtering methods and apparatus are described. A magnetically enhanced sputtering source according to the present invention includes an anode and a cathode assembly having a target that is positioned adjacent to the anode. An ionization source generates a weakly-ionized plasma proximate to the anode and the cathode assembly.... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20070119702 - Method for sputtering a multilayer film on a sheet workpiece at a low temperature: A method for sputtering a multilayer film on a sheet workpiece at a low temperature of the present invention has the following steps: employing plasma to clean a surface of a sheet workpiece, sputtering at least one metal oxide or semiconductor oxide on the sheet workpiece, and sputtering at least... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070119704 - Method for sputtering a multilayer film on a sheet workpiece at a low temperature: A method for sputtering a multilayer film on a sheet workpiece at a low temperature of the present invention has the following steps: employing plasma to modify a surface of a sheet workpiece, providing a reciprocating sputtering process to deposit metal oxide layers or semiconductor oxide layers on the sheet... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070119703 - Molds having multilayer diamond-like carbon film and method for manufacturing same: A mold having a multilayer diamond-like carbon film is provided. The mold includes: a molding surface; an adhesive layer formed on the molding surface; a densified layer formed on the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being configured for enhancing bonding strength between the densified layer and the molding surface, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070119705 - Back-biased face target sputtering based memory data sensing technique: Systems and methods are disclosed to form an exemplary memory structure by flowing argon gas and oxygen gas in a deposition chamber; providing a low oxygen flow rate approximately between 0 and ten percent (10%) of an argon flow rate, a pressure approximately between 2×10−5 Torr and 1×10−3 Torr, and... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070119706 - Photoelectrochemical cell and method of manufacture: A photoelectrochemical cell may include a cell housing defining an interior volume with a window affixed to the cell housing for allowing the passage of light into the interior volume of the cell. A polymeric film may be affixed within the interior volume defining an anterior compartment and a posterior... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070119707 - Electrolyzer: An electrolysis cell includes an inner chamber containing a stack of porous anode and cathode plates with separators therebetween. Electrolyte is circulated through the porous anodes and cathodes in the inner chamber to generate hydrogen and oxygen gas. A plurality of electrolysis cells can be mounted together to form an... Agent: Colin P. Cahoon Carstens Yee & Cahoon, L.L.P.

20070119708 - Sensor deterioration judging apparatus and sensor deterioration judging method: In a sensor diagnosis process, a controller for controlling an NOx gas sensor performs processing of changing the oxygen partial pressure in a second measurement chamber by changing the oxygen partial pressure in a first measurement chamber (S190), processing of detecting a current flowing through a second pump cell before... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070119709 - Sensor deterioration judging apparatus and sensor deterioration judging method: A gas sensor controller 190 stops an operation of pumping in or out oxygen that is being performed by a first pump cell 111 in a state that the oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) of a gas to be measured is equal to a status judgment reference value (20%). The... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070119710 - Test substrate handling apparatus: The present invention is an integrated, test substrate handling apparatus for the measurement and analysis of blood analytes and blood parameters. The test substrate handling apparatus includes multiple test substrate components combined in a single unit. It advances a test substrate for measurement of blood parameters via programmed, periodic blood... Agent: Patentmetrix

20070119711 - High throughput separations based analysis systems and methods: Methods and systems for use in separating sample materials into different fractions employing pressure-based fluid flow for simultaneous loading of a sample and a reagent into a sample loading channel of a microfluidic device. The sample is loaded from an external source through an attached external sampling capillary. The reagent,... Agent: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.

20070119712 - Electrophoretic separation of amphoteric molecules: Disclosed is a separation of amphoteric molecules according to their isoelectric points, wherein a first separation according to the isoelectric points of the molecules in one ore more first strip-like separation media located on a first carrier is carried out. First separation media have a first pl range.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070119713 - Methods for applying mitigation coatings, and related articles: A method for protecting a thermal barrier coating (TBC) which comprises voids is described. The method involves the step of electrophoretically depositing a mitigation coating material such as alumina to fill at least a portion of the voids. The TBC is often applied over a metal substrate, such as a... Agent: General Electric Company Gegr Patent Docket Rm.

20070119714 - Methods and devices for analysing a deformable object: Methods are described for analyzing at least one deformable object (O) in a suspension fluid, including the following steps: generation of an electric positioning field and positioning of the object (O) in a potential minimum of the positioning field, generation of an electric deformation field in such a way that... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070114120 - Morphological control of carbon manotubes: This disclosure relates to morphological control of carbon nanotubes with spatially, sequential time varying electric fields formed by electrode arrays located and activated near the CNT growth substrate.... Agent: Lee Grosskreuz Hechtel

20070114121 - Signal activated decontaminating coating: A method is provided for decontaminating a surface that is susceptible to contamination by a contaminant by applying to the surface a coating which produces a decontaminating agent for the contaminant in response to a signal, connecting the electroactive coating to a source of a signal, and when the surface... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070114122 - Sputtering method and sputtering device: It is an object of the invention to provide sputtering method and a sputtering device which can provide a uniform film-thickness distribution over the entire area of the substrate. A substrate as an object for a film-forming process and a target formed of a film-forming material are arranged in a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070114124 - Charge-free low-temperature method of forming thin film-based nanoscale materials and structures on a substrate: A method of forming a nanostructure at low temperatures. A substrate that is reactive with one of atomic oxygen and nitrogen is provided. A flux of neutral atoms of at least one of nitrogen and oxygen is generated within a laser-sustained-discharge plasma source and a collimated beam of energetic neutral... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20070114123 - Deposition on charge sensitive materials with ion beam deposition: A method is described that involves applying a first voltage to a first mesh located above a wafer. The wafer has a charge sensitive material exposed thereon. The method also involves applying a second voltage to a second mesh located above the wafer. The method also involves depositing a layer... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070114125 - System and method for electroplating flexible substrates: A processing system for processing flexible substrates is disclosed. The system includes a loading station having an input spool adapted to support a wounded, unprocessed flexible substrate; a processing station adapted to perform one or more predetermined processes on the flexible substrate; an unloading station having an output spool adapted... Agent: Orion Law Group

20070114126 - System and method to forecast the electrical conductivity of anodes for aluminum production before baking: The system (10) and the method are used for forecasting the electrical conductivity of an anode (12) for aluminum production before the anode (12) is baked. In the system (10), at least one receiving coil (20,22) is coupled to an electromagnetic field emitting unit (14,18). A sensing device (30) is... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070114127 - Plating apparatus: The present invention provides a technology for enabling a diaphragm to be arranged in a more facilitated manner in a plating tank of a plating apparatus having a diaphragm for separating an object to be plated from an anode. The plating apparatus having a plating tank, which plating tank comprising:... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20070114128 - Porous polymer electrodes: Porous polymer electrode assemblies are useful in the detection or quantification of a variety of analytes. By preparing a porous monolith, and applying a conductive polymer to the monolith, a porous matrix is prepared that combines favorable conductive properties, by virtue of the presence of the conductive polymer, with the... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070114129 - Sputtering target and manufacturing method therefor, and optical recording medium and manufacturing method therefor: To provide a sputtering target used for the formation of a recording layer of a recordable optical recording medium, wherein the sputtering target contains Bi and Fe and the packing density of the sputtering target is greater than 96%, and a recordable optical recording medium manufactured by using the sputtering... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070114130 - Gas sensors and methods of manufacture: Disclosed herein is a gas sensor that comprises a sensor cell, a sensing side support layer, and a reference side support layer. The sensor cell comprises an electrolyte layer, a sensing electrode and a reference electrode, wherein the sensing electrode is disposed on a sensing side of the electrolyte layer,... Agent: Paul L. Marshall Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070114131 - Method for coating vehicle bodies and parts thereof with rust-preventive ionomeric coatings: The present invention is directed to a method for coating car or truck bodies, or part thereof, with a rust-preventive ionomer coating composition as the car or truck body is being conveyed along the assembly line as at the vehicle assembly plant. The method of the present invention is used... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070108039 - Control of air flow for apparatus to produce reduction agents: The invention concerns a device for the production of ammonia for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine with an air supply. If the air supply includes a power supply, which is independent of the power of the internal combustion engine, and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070108040 - Power supply including transformer-less high voltage power oscillators for ozone generation: A transformer-less power supply is provided for ozone generation. The power supply advantageously reduces costs and increases reliability of ozone generators. The power supply provides a first AC voltage from a power source to a resonant circuit and the resonant circuit provides a second AC voltage to the ozone generating... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070108041 - Magnetron source having increased usage life: A magnetron source for producing a magnetic field near a sputtering target in a vacuum deposition system includes a first group of sequentially positioned individual magnets of a first magnetic polarity, and a second group of sequentially positioned individual magnets of a second magnetic polarity opposite to the first magnetic... Agent: Xin Wen

20070108042 - Method for shaping a magnetic field in a magnetic field-enhanced plasma reactor: Methods for rotating a magnetic field in a process chamber is provided herein. In one embodiment, a method for rotating a magnetic field in a process chamber includes forming a magnetic field having a primary shape; changing the primary shape to at least two sequential transitional shapes; and changing the... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20070108043 - Sputtering target including titanium silicon oxide and method of making coated article using the same: This invention relates to a sputtering target of or including Ti1-xSixOy and/or a method of making a coated article using such a sputtering target. In certain example embodiments, the Ti1-xSixOy may be substoichiometric with respect to oxygen. In certain example embodiments of this invention, the target may include Ti1-xSixOy where... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070108044 - Plating tank: Provides a plating tank that can transport platy work securely without causing abrasion and attain uniform plating quality and uniform plating film thickness. The shields are comprised of four shielding plates 108, 109, 112, and 113 on upper part and lower part of the thin plate board as follows. The... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070108045 - Electrolytic generation of nitrogen: The invention provides methods and devices for the electrochemical generation of nitrogen from organic nitrogen compounds, such as hydrazides (RCONHNH2), the corresponding organic hydrazino-carboxylates (RCO2NHNH2) and amino-guanidine salts (e.g. aminoguanide bicarbonate H2NNHC (NH) NH2H2CO3). A variety of organic hydrazides and hydrazino-carboxylates may be used, and empirically tested for performance. For... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20070108046 - Sputtering target and method for finishing surface of such target: Provided is a hollow cathode sputtering target comprising an inner bottom face having a surface roughness of Ra≦1.0 μm, and preferably Ra≦0.5 μm. This hollow cathode sputtering target has superior sputter film evenness (uniformity), generates few arcing and particles, is capable of suppressing the peeling of the redeposited film on... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070108047 - Sensing element and method of making the same: Disclosed herein is a sensing element comprising: an electrochemical cell; wherein the sensing element comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Pd and alloys and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; and wherein the electrically conductive element is thermally stable at temperatures of greater than or... Agent: Paul L. Marshall Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070108048 - Sensors: The subject invention provides devices and methods for the analysis of a body fluid. Embodiments include sensors that are sample-fillable by contacting a corner of the sensor to a sample.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070108051 - Oxygen sensor: In an oxygen sensor, a basic body is provided and a plurality of function layers are laminated on a surface of the basic body, the function layers including at least a solid electrolyte layer having an oxygen ion conductivity and a pair of electrode layers between which the solid electrolyte... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070108049 - Sensor element: A sensor element to determine the temperature or the oxygen concentration of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes a first solid electrolyte film, a second solid electrolyte film, and a diffusion barrier disposed in a layer plane between the first and the second solid electrolyte film. A... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070108050 - Sensors: A sensor (1) for capacitively measuring the distance to a stationary or passing object. The sensor has an electrode (2) that capacitively couples with the object and is formed from an electrically conductive ceramic material. The electrode is substantially surrounded by a housing (4) formed from an electrically non-conductive ceramic.... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20070108052 - Hydrogen sensor: A novel, resistance-based porous silicon sensor with Pd nano structures as the hydrogen sensing layer is presented. The sensor operates at room temperature. The hydrogen sensor of the present includes a p-Type Si substrate that is subjected to porous Si etching to form a nanoporous substrate. The substrate is then... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070108053 - Device for operating a gas sensor: A device for operating a gas sensor having both at least one pump cell and a measuring cell is provided. A constant current source is provided that makes available a pump current which acts upon an outer electrode of the pump cell. The constant current source provides at least two... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070108054 - Devices with a passageway for electroosmotic flow and method of making same: A device has a passageway (14) for electroosmotic flow therealong. The passageway (14) is bordered by an internal surface (12). A porous plug (16,18) is located in the passageway (14) so that there are no gaps between the porous plug (16, 18) and the internal surface (12). The plug (16,18)... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070108055 - Matrix and dynamic polymer systems and compositions for microchannel separation: Matrix polymers and dynamic coating polymers, compositions thereof and related methods, systems and apparatus for microchannel separation.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070108056 - Electrochemical ion exchange treatment of fluids: A fluid treatment apparatus for treating a fluid comprises an electrochemical cell having fluid orifices to receive and release fluid, and a fluid passageway connecting the orifices with a water-splitting ion exchange membrane is exposed to the fluid in the passageway. First and second electrodes are positioned about the membrane.... Agent: Janah & Associates A Professional Corp

20070108057 - Enzyme immobilization for electroosmotic flow: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus of immobilizing a biocatalyst on a microfluidic biochip for conducting reactions in the presence of electroosmotic flow. The biochip includes a polymer on its microfluidic flow surfaces, wherein the polymer includes a first substituent selected from ionic groups of the same polarity or... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20070108058 - Compositions, methods, devices, and systems for nucleic acid fractionation: The present disclosure provides methods, devices, systems and compositions for nucleic acid separation and/or purification. In some embodiments, nucleic acids from about 10 nucleotides to about 150 nucleotides may be separated and/or purified in seconds to minutes. A system for purifying a nucleic acid within seconds to minutes may include:... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070102280 - Air supply apparatus: In an air sterilization system that includes a UV kill chamber for sterilizing air that is to be supplied to users, the effectiveness of killing or neutralizing pathogens is increased by including not only a UV light source of a certain intensity but also including a particle filter and providing... Agent: Richard S. Faust

20070102279 - Method and apparatus for microwave reduction of organic compounds: The invention described herein generally pertains to utilization of high power density microwave energy to reduce organic compounds to carbon and their constituents, primarily in a gaseous state. The process includes, but is not limited to, scrap tires, plastics, asphalt roofing shingles, computer waste, medical waste, municipal solid waste, construction... Agent: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

20070102281 - 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane purification with photochlorination equipment: c) reacting, in the gaseous state and in the presence of UV light from the photochlorinator, the mixture with Cl2 with the distillation inseparable mixture of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane and one or more unsaturated compounds to saturate unsaturated fluorocarbons into a reacted mixture, and d) separating a purified 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane product containing less... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Group Ab2

20070102282 - Ultra-violet radiation absorbing silicon particle nanoclusters: Silicon particle nano-clusters formed with crystalline cores and amorphous shells are used for absorbing ultraviolet wavelength radiation. Silicon nano-particles are synthesized by plasma-chemical sputtering of bulk silicon crystal to form particles which are then quenched in an atmosphere of oxygen or oxygen and nitrogen. Analysis of these particles is presented... Agent: Keisling Pieper & Scott PLC Bank Of America Plaza

20070102283 - Pvd method to condition a substrate surface: A method for conditioning a surface of a substrate, particularly substrates useful in a fuel cell, is disclosed. In one aspect, a method is disclosed for treating a substrate to increase the substrate's resistance to acid etching. The method includes depositing a layer of etch-resistant material via a PVD process... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070102284 - Small scanned magentron: A small magnet assembly having a magnet assembly of area less than 10% of the target area, is scanned in a retrograde planetary or epicyclic path about the back of a target being plasma sputtered including an orbital rotation about the center axis of the target and a planetary rotation... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20070102285 - Apparatus for managing a plating liquid: The concentration of a leveler in a plating liquid that is used by a plating apparatus for filling metal such as copper in interconnection trenches and holes defined in the surface of a semiconductor substrate or the like is determined based on a peak area (Ar value) in a peel-off... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070102287 - Method and apparatus for an improved optical window deposition shield in a plasma processing system: The present invention presents an improved optical window deposition shield an improved optical window deposition shield for optical access to a process space in a plasma processing system through a deposition shield, wherein the design and fabrication of the optical window deposition shield advantageously provides an optically clean access to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070102286 - Process kit and target for substrate processing chamber: A process kit comprises a ring assembly that is placed about a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber to reduce deposition of process deposits on the chamber components and on an overhang edge of the substrate. The process kit includes a deposition ring, cover ring, and anti-lift bracket, and... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20070102290 - Novel material development apparatus and novel material development method using arc plasma: This invention provides a novel material development apparatus capable of automatically and efficiently forming uniform novel materials with reduced impurities and different compositions individually on respective cells. The novel material development apparatus includes: a plurality of arc plasma guns; a magnetic circuit deflecting/focusing plasma of the arc plasma guns; a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070102289 - Sputtering target material: The provided is a sputtering target material that is made not to cause an arcing phenomenon and splash phenomenon at the time of sputtering as completely as possible. A portion to be used for sputtering of the sputtering target material is subjected to a friction stir processing. Even with a... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20070102288 - Tantalum sputtering target and method of manufacturing same: Provided is a tantalum sputtering target manufactured by working a molten and cast tantalum ingot or billet through forging, annealing and rolling, wherein the structure of the tantalum target comprises a non-recrystallized structure. The tantalum sputtering target having a high deposition speed and excellent uniformity of film, producing less arcings... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070102291 - Plasma-enhanced film deposition: The invention provides methods and equipment for depositing films. In certain embodiments, there is provided a deposition chamber having a substrate-coating region and an electrode-cleaning region. In these embodiments, an electrode is positioned in the deposition chamber and has an interior cavity in which first and second magnet systems are... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070102292 - Method and system for error checking an electrochemical sensor: A method and a corresponding system for error checking an electrochemical sensor having at least two electrodes and a liquid measuring medium applied thereto are disclosed. The method comprises determining a first admittance between a first set of electrodes of the sensor; determining a second admittance between a second set... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20070102293 - Electrochemical flow cell, an assembly of and a method of fabrication of the same: An electrochemical flow cell comprises a substrate having an insulated surface, a polymer gasket integrally disposed on the surface, and a top cover disposed on the gasket. The components define a fluidic channel when assembled. An electrode(s) on the substrate surface provides for electrochemical detection of analytes in the fluid... Agent: Daniel L. Dawes Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20070102294 - Solid state electrochemical gas sensor and method for fabricating same: An electrochemical gas sensor, a method for making the sensor and methods for the detection of a gaseous species. The electrochemical gas sensor is a solid-state gas sensor that includes a solid polymer electrolyte. A working electrode is separated from a counter electrode by the solid polymer electrolyte. The sensor... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070102295 - Microfabricated structures for facilitating fluid introduction into microfluidic devices: Fluid introduction is facilitated through the use of a port which extends entirely through a microfluidic substrate. Capillary forces can be used to retain the fluid within the port, and a series of samples or other fluids may be introduced through a single port by sequentially blowing the fluid out... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070102296 - Microfabricated structures for facilitating fluid introduction into microfluidic devices: Fluid introduction is facilitated through the use of a port which extends entirely through a microfluidic substrate. Capillary forces can be used to retain the fluid within the port, and a series of samples or other fluids may be introduced through a single port by sequentially blowing the fluid out... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070102297 - Microfabricated structures for facilitating fluid introduction into microfluidic devices: Fluid introduction is facilitated through the use of a port which extends entirely through a microfluidic substrate. Capillary forces can be used to retain the fluid within the port, and a series of samples or other fluids may be introduced through a single port by sequentially blowing the fluid out... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070102298 - Pulsed field gel electrophoresis chambers, accessories and methods of use for the separation of dna molecules: Methods of use, accessories and chambers, optimal for performing Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) of DNA molecules in ‘Contour Clamped Homogeneous Electric Field’ (CHEF) and ‘Transversal Alternating Field Electrophoresis’ (TAFE) systems, are provided herein. DNA molecules are rapidly separated in the minigels of these chambers. The sizes of chambers and... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20070095647 - Method and apparatus for producing reactive oxidizing species: A method and apparatus for producing Reactive Oxidizing Species (ROS) used to purify air, soil, and water is described.... Agent: David W Barman

20070095648 - High impedance system for generating electric fields and method of use: Disclosed is a system and method for generating time variant and invariant electric fields (E-fields) for various applications. Generating the E-field utilizes high impedance dielectric materials having a collection of three imperative material properties: high permittivity (ε), high volume resistivity (ρ) and high maximum allowable E-field stress (φ) and physical... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070095649 - Ambient ozone control system: An ambient ozone control system for generating a desired ozone concentration within a substantially enclosed single-room structure. The system is provided for estimating the volume of the structure in which it is being utilized, and for generating a desired output level of ozone based upon the calculated structure volume. The... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070095652 - Dendritic fiber material: A thermal interface includes nanofibrils. The nanofibrils may be attached to a flat base or membrane, or may be attached to the tip portions of larger diameter fibers. The nanofibrils have a diameter of less than about 1 micron, and may advantageously be formed from single walled and/or multi-walled nanotubes.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070095650 - Protective offset sputtering: Sputtering in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber may, in one embodiment, utilize a target laterally offset from and tilted with respect to the substrate. In another aspect, target power may be reduced to enhance film protection. In yet another aspect, magnetron magnets may be relatively strong and well balanced... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20070095651 - Protective offset sputtering: Sputtering in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber may, in one embodiment, utilize a target laterally offset from and tilted with respect to the substrate. In another aspect, target power may be reduced to enhance film protection. In yet another aspect, magnetron magnets may be relatively strong and well balanced... Agent: Patent Counsel

20070095654 - Controlled multi-step magnetron sputtering process: A multi-step sputtering process in plasma sputter reactor having target and magnetron operable in two modes, for example, in a substrate sputter etch and a substrate sputter deposition. The target has an annular vault facing the wafer to be sputter coated. Various types of magnetic means positioned around the vault... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20070095653 - Method for manufacturing conductive complex oxide layer, and method for manufacturing laminated body having ferroelectric layer: A method for manufacturing a conductive complex oxide layer includes the steps of: forming, above a base substrate, a first layer of conductive complex oxide expressed by a general formula of ABO3 by first sputtering with first oxygen concentration; and forming, above the first layer of conductive complex oxide, a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070095655 - Electrode assembly for the electrochemical treatment of liquids with a low conductivity: The invention relates to an electrode assembly for the electrochemical treatment of liquids with a low conductivity. Said assembly comprises electrodes (1, 2), between which a polymer solid electrolyte (3) is situated. The electrodes are pressed against one another by means of a compression device (9, 10; 91) and are... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070095656 - Method for purification of indole derivative trimer, electrode active substance comprising the purified trimer, method for manufacturing the electrode active substance, and electrochemical cell using the same: The present invention provides a method for easily removing metal impurities from an indole derivative trimer containing the metal impurities, which method involves mixing the indole derivative trimer containing the metal impurities with an imidazole compound in a solvent comprising water under heating, and filtering and separating the indole derivative... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20070095657 - Metal oxide supercapacitor having metal oxide electrode coated onto titanium dioxide ultrafine fiber and method for preparing the same: A supercapacitor having a metal oxide electrode and a method for preparing the same. The method comprises preparing a substrate composed of a current collector and a titanium dioxide ultrafine fiber matrix layer formed on the current collector, and electrochemically depositing a metal oxide thin film layer onto the substrate... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070095658 - Catalytic electrode, cell, system and process for storing hydrogen/deuterium: A catalytic electrode, cell, system and process for absorbing and storing hydrogen (H2) and deuterium (D2) from the gaseous to the solid ionic form. The cell includes a non-conductive sealed housing and a conductive catalytic electrode positioned within the housing which absorbs H2 and/or D2 gas and stores it in... Agent: Charles J. Prescott, P.A.

20070095659 - Electrolytic processing apparatus and electrolytic processing method: The present invention provides an electrolytic processing apparatus and an electrolytic processing method which can perform processing of a substrate without destroying devices formed in the substrate even when a fragile material is employed in the substrate and which can reduce non-uniformity in the contact pressure of an electrode member... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070095661 - Method of making, and, analyte sensor: The subject invention provides conductive stripes, suitable for use as electrodes, and methods of making conductive stripes.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070095660 - Sensor: This disclosure describes chemically sensitive sensors and methods for fabricating them. At least one of these sensors may be fabricated having a channel housing that, when subject to an electric field, comprises an electrically active channel having a nanoscale cross-section dividing its length that is bounded by the channel housing's... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070095662 - Structure of gas element ensuring high catalytic activity and conductivity and production method thereof: A gas sensor element designed to measure the concentration of gas such O2 is provided. The gas sensor element is formed by a laminate of an oxygen ion conductive solid electrolyte layer made of zironia, a reference gas-exposed electrode, and a measurement gas-exposed electrode. The measurement gas-exposed electrode is made... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070095664 - Biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same and application thereof: A biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same, and the application thereof. The biosensor comprises an extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) structure, including a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a sensing unit comprising a substrate, a layer comprising ruthenium on the substrate, and a metal wire connecting... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070095663 - Preparation of a ph sensor, the prepared ph sensor, system comprising the same and measurement using the system: Preparation of a pH sensor, the prepared pH sensor, system comprising the same, and measurement using the system. The pH sensor is an extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) structure. The preparation includes the steps of providing an extended gate ion sensitive field effect transistor comprising an extended gate region,... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070095665 - Method for enhancing life span and adhesion of electrophoresis deposited electron emission source: A method for enhancing the adhesion and life span of the electrophoresis deposited electron emission source. The method can form a siloxane film on the surface of carbon nanotubes during a one-time electrophoresis deposition process. The siloxane film is then sintered to form a silicon dioxide film on the surface... Agent: Hdsl

20070095667 - Optoelectronic separation of biomolecules: The present teachings relate to systems and methods for separation of substances such as cells, nucleic acids, and carbon nanotubes. The substances are combined with a separation medium in a liquid sample cavity, for example a microchannel, and transit through the separation by optically activated dielectrophoretic forces. The substances are... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070095666 - Surface modification in a manipulation chamber: A device for manipulating biological material, the device including at least one electrode and a photoconductive material configured to receive the biological material; and a light source configured to illuminate the photoconductive material so as to modulate an electric field, wherein the electric field is configured to manipulate the biological... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070095668 - Liquid nitrogen level control system: A liquid container arrangement for controlling the level of liquid in a container is disclosed. The liquid container arrangement includes a first compartment open to atmosphere and to which evaporative loss of liquid occurs and a second compartment that is closed to atmosphere and in liquid communication with the first... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070095669 - Devices and methods for optoelectronic manipulation of small particles: A method for sorting cells in a biological sample comprising a first type of cells and a second type of cells may comprise introducing the biological sample into a chamber comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is associated with a transparent electrode and the... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070095670 - Electrostatic fluid treatment apparatus and method: A high voltage electrode and method of construction is provided including a multi-layered composition to optimize dielectric strength, dielectric constant, structural strength and durability. The high voltage electrode can be utilized as a submergible drop-in unit for easy installation within a fluid holding tank such as a water cooling tower.... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070095671 - Multiplexed active biologic array: A method and apparatus for addressing and driving an electrode array includes addressing one or more electrodes within the array using a plurality of row and column lines. In one aspect, a value corresponding to a voltage is stored in a local memory associated with each electrode. The addressed electrodes... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP