Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 06/07

20070144887 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes: An apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes includes: a reaction chamber having an inlet at a bottom and an opposite outlet at a top thereof, and a substrate region configured for accommodating a substrate for growing carbon nanotubes thereon; an electric field generating device configured for generating an electric field around... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070144889 - Machine for treating substrates and method: A machine 1 for treating substrates S comprises an infeed area 6, at least a first process chamber 2, a second process chamber 3, a third process chamber 4, and a fourth process chamber 8 for the execution of a treatment, for example the application of a coating to a... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070144888 - Display element: A display element comprising a single layer of porous material and a discrete drop of liquid. Application of a voltage between the liquid and the layer causes movement of the liquid and consequential optical changes to the element.... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20070144891 - Sputter apparatus with a pipe cathode and method for operating this sputter apparatus: A sputter apparatus with a pipe cathode is arranged such that the supply of power, cooling fluid and other media to the pipe cathode takes place via flexible lines or tubes which can be wound about a receptor. If the pipe cathode completes a pendulum movement, the lines and/or tubes... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070144890 - Sputtering apparatus: A sputtering apparatus comprises a substrate unit that includes a substrate on which a target material is deposited in a chamber and a target unit on which a plurality of target sections formed of the target material are arranged. The sputtering apparatus further comprises a cathode plate that supplies electric... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070144892 - Method for forming metal film or stacked layer including metal film with reduced surface roughness: A method for forming a metal film with a reduced surface roughness is described. A sputtering process is conducted using a metal target to deposit a layer of metal on a substrate, wherein the DC power density over the sputtered surface of the metal target is set higher than 5... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070144893 - Well cooler: The disclosure relates to a well cooler (3) for cooling a cooling medium of a driving unit on a ship (1), such as a marine motor, by means of outboard water (8), which well cooler (3) can be placed in a well space (2) present in the (1), which lies... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144894 - Robot system and method for cathode stripping in electrometallurgical and industrial processes: e

20070144895 - Apparatus for collection and removal of gases from an aluminum reduction cell: An apparatus for collecting and removing gases emitted by an aluminum reduction cell consists of at least one channel extending between a suction inlet and exhaust outlet. At least one curvilinear partition extends within the channel, so as to divide it into respective gas suction zones. Such zones are formed... Agent: Silber & Fridman

20070144896 - Plating process enhanced by squeegee roller apparatus: An improved apparatus for treating plate-like work pieces with a designated chemical solution, including printed circuit boards, including (1) a tank for holding the chemicals, agitation frame and roller assembly, (2) a frame that holds two rollers covered in brush or sponge like material, (3) a guide rail assembly attached... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070144897 - Method for the electrolytic synthesis of peracetic acid and sterilizing-cleaning method and apparatus: Simple and economic electrolytic synthesis of peracetic acid is performed, and cold drink containers, etc., are sterilized/cleaned with an aqueous solution of peracetic acid thus obtained. Peracetic acid is electrolytically synthesized from acetic acid and/or acetate and an oxygen-containing gas as starting materials in the presence of a solid acid... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070144898 - Cell for electrochemical processes: It is described a finite interelectrodic gap-cell for oxygen evolving-electrochemical processes comprising a package of planar anodes secured to a rack and a package of planar cathodes intercalated to the anodes secured to a frame. The cathode package can be handled separately or jointly with the anode package by means... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070144899 - Target arrangement for mounting / dismounting and method of manufacturing: So as to provide a target arrangement with improved mounting and dismounting ability, the target arrangement comprises a plate along a plane (E) which has a border (7) defined by a first wedge surface (5u) angled to the addressed general plane (E) and a second wedge surface (5l) which is... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070144900 - Indium oxide-tin oxide powder and sputtering target using the same: The indium oxide-tin oxide powder containing an In—Sn oxide as a predominant component is characterized in that the oxide powder contains no compound oxide (In4Sn3O12) detectable through X-ray diffraction and has a SnO2 solid solution amount in In2O3 of 2.3 mass or more, the SnO2 solid solution amount being calculated... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070144901 - Pulsed cathodic arc plasma: The present invention provides a pulsed plasma arc source capable of applying diamond-like carbon coatings, other hard wear resistant coatings or metal coatings to a substrate. The pulsed plasma arc source is based on the use of a magnetron sputtering system for initiation of the pulsed arc discharge. The pulsed... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20070144902 - Method for producing an electrode: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode suitable for the sensitive and/or specific electrochemical detection of an analyte in an aqueous first liquid, said electrode being a composite electrode, a printed electrode or a carbon electrode which is superficially contacted with a hydrophobic second liquid prior to... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070144903 - Packaging structure of gas detector and method for making the same: The present invention provides a packaging structure of a gas detector and the method for making the same. The packaging structure of the gas detector includes a printed circuit board, a detection device and a ventilation cover. The detection device is attached to the printed circuit board by adhesive, and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070144904 - Device for measuring the pressure in a gas mixture: A device for measuring the pressure of a gas mixture composed of gas components has an amperometric sensor that works on the limiting current principle, having two electrodes connected to a direct voltage that are situated on a solid electrolyte, of which one electrode is covered by a diffusion barrier,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070144905 - Gas sensor element: A gas sensor element has a solid electrolyte body of oxygen ionic conductivity, a target gas electrode and a reference gas electrode formed on both surfaces of the solid electrolyte body, respectively, a porous diffusion resistance layer, and a catalyst support trap layer. The porous diffusion resistance layer covers the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070144906 - Method of actuating and an actuator: A method of actuating, comprising: filling at least a portion of a tube (21) with a liquid (19) containing electrolytes, the tube (21) having an inner surface that is electrically chargeable when in contact with the liquid (19); positioning an object (28) in fluid communication with the liquid in the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070144907 - Integrated two-dimensional gel electrophoresis: A disposable electrophoresis device for separation of a complex protein sample, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and method thereof are disclosed. The device comprises a carrier with a first area for a first dimension gel strip and a second area for a second dimension gel, where the two areas are directly... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20070144908 - Subsea production system: A well fluid processing system has a separator for separating heavier and lighter components of well fluid flowing from a subsea well and directing the lighter components to flow to a surface processing facility. The separator has a cylindrical chamber having a length at least ten times its diameter. A... Agent: James E. Bradley Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070144909 - Electrokinetic pump having capacitive electrodes: An electrokinetic pump achieves high and low flow rates without producing significant gaseous byproducts and without significant evolution of the pump fluid. A first feature of the pump is that the electrodes in the pump are capacitive with a capacitance of at least 10−4 Farads/cm2. A second feature of the... Agent: Eksigent Technologies, LLC C/o Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson

20070144910 - Fabrication and use of semipermeable membranes and gels for the control of electrolysis: A microfluidic device and method is disclosed having one or more membranes for the control of electrolysis. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is disclosed that includes body with first channel and second channels separated by a gel layer. A first electrode positioned in the first channel and a second... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070144911 - Apparatus and process for the sanitization of water: An apparatus for sanitizing water, comprising a pump, a plurality of cells, a conduit system connecting the plurality of the cells with each other and with the pump; and a valve system at the conduit system for directing the flow of water through the conduit system. Each cell comprises an... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070137998 - Activation of molecular catalysts using semiconductor quantum dots: Photocatalytic materials based on coupling of semiconductor nanocrystalline quantum dots (NQD) and molecular catalysts. These materials have capability to drive or catalyze non-spontaneous chemical reactions in the presence of visible radiation, ultraviolet radiation, or both. The NQD functions in these materials as a light absorber and charge generator. Following light... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20070138000 - Concentration-modulated coatings: The invention provides a substrate bearing a low-emissivity coating. The low-emissivity coating comprises at least one graded film region. In certain embodiments, at least one graded film region is provided between the two infrared-reflective layers of a double-type low-emissivity coating. The graded film region has a substantially continuously decreasing concentration... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070137999 - Method to reduce thermal stresses in a sputter target: The invention relates to a method to reduce thermal stresses in a sputter target during sputtering. The method provides the following steps providing a target holder, applying a target material comprising indium-tin-oxide on the target holder by spraying and introducing pores in the target material while applying the target material... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070131536 - Reactive sputter deposition processes and equipment: The invention is a method for obtaining a reactive sputtering process with a reduced or eliminated hysteresis behavior. This is achieved by employing a target made from a mixture of metal and compound materials. In the method according to the present invention, the fraction of compound material is large enough... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070131537 - System and method for performing semiconductor processing on target substrate: A semiconductor process system (10) includes a measuring section (40), an information processing section (51), and a control section (52). The measuring section (40) measures a characteristic of a test target film formed on a target substrate (W) by a semiconductor process. The information processing section (51) calculates a positional... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070131538 - Systems and methods for back-biased face target sputtering: Systems and methods are disclosed for forming stacked substrates with data storage arrays formed on each substrate in an air-tight chamber in which an inert gas is admittable and exhaustible; a pair of target plates placed at opposite ends of said air-tight chamber respectively so as to face each other... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070131539 - Combination heater/generator for generating negatively charged oxygen atoms: The invention provides a negatively charged oxygen atom production system adapted to heat a member comprising a calcium aluminate composite material for extraction of negatively charged oxygen atoms. The calcium aluminate composite oxide in a thin-film form is formed on a substrate comprising a zirconia plate or yttria-stabilized zirconia, and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070131540 - Synthesis of hydrogen peroxide: An apparatus and process for producing hydrogen peroxide on an as-needed basis is disclosed. An oxidizing agent is generated for reaction with water to generate hydrogen peroxide.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070131541 - Electrolysis vessel and apparatus for generating electrolyzed water: Provided is an electrolysis cell and an electrolyzed water producing equipment which are each small in size, has excellent electrolysis efficiency and can reduce an anion concentration in acidic electrolyzed water. The electrolysis cell is equipped with electrolysis rooms 10a and 10b located opposite to each other via an ion... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070131542 - Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microelectronic workpieces: A processing chamber comprising a reaction vessel having an electro-reaction cell including a virtual electrode unit, an electrode assembly disposed relative to the electro-reaction cell to be in fluid communication with the virtual electrode unit, and an electrode in the electrode assembly. The virtual electrode unit has at least one... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070131543 - Electro plate vibration structure of oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator: Provided is an electrode plate vibration structure of an oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator having an electrolytic bath, and a plurality of electrode plates arranged to be at a predetermined interval in the electrolytic bath and electrolyzing electrolyte using current applied to a terminal to generate oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas. The structure... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20070131544 - Enhanced reliability deposition baffle for ipvd: Enhanced reliability and performance stability of a deposition baffle is provided in ionized physical vapor deposition (iPVD) processing tool in which a high density plasma is coupled into a chamber from an external antenna through a dielectric window. A deposition baffle with slots protects the window. The deposition baffle has... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070131545 - Packaging device and packaging method for hollow cathode type sputtering target: Provided are a packaging device and packaging method of a hollow cathode sputtering target which installs, in the hollow cathode sputtering target, a cover of a size capable of covering a void of the target; provides one or more through-holes to the cover; places a resin bag over them, and... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070131546 - Enzyme electrode: There is provided with an enzyme electrode which can be used as a sensor with high sensitivity, a biofuel cell with high output, and an electrochemical reaction device with high reaction efficiency. The enzyme electrode has a conductive base plate, a fusion protein immobilized to the conductive base plate and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070131547 - Enzyme electrode: The invention provides an enzyme electrode usable as a highly sensitive sensor, a high-output bio fuel cell or an electrochemical reaction device of a high reaction efficiency. The enzyme electrode includes an electroconductive base member and an enzyme, wherein the enzyme is formed by an associated protein in which two... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070131548 - Disposable urea sensor and system for determining creatinine and urea nitrogen-to-creatinine ratio in a single device: A disposable urea sensor has a laminated body having a fluid sample inlet end and an electrical contact end, a fluid sample inlet, a substantially flat sample chamber in communication between the fluid sample inlet and a vent opening, the sample chamber being adapted to collect a fluid sample through... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC

20070131549 - Glucose biosensor and method: A system for more accurately measuring glucose in a sample includes a first glucose-sensing electrode incorporating a quantity of glucose oxidase, a second glucose-sensing electrode incorporating a quantity of PQQ-glucose dehydrogenase, a reference electrode, and means for selecting between a first glucose measurement made with the first glucose-sensing electrode and... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC

20070131551 - Control system designed to minimize deterioration of exhaust gas sensor for use in diesel engine: A gas sensor control apparatus for an exhaust gas sensor working to measure a selected component of exhaust gas from a diesel engine. The apparatus consists of a heater to heat the exhaust gas sensor to activate it and a controller working to restrict an operation of the heater in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070131550 - Electrochemical gas sensor: The present invention provides an electrochemical gas sensor that can restrict to the extent possible interference errors. The electrochemical gas sensor draws a gas to be measured into an electrolyte solution through a permeable membrane and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the concentration of said gas that is measured,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070131552 - Biomolecule detection device, mobile phone for biomolecule detection, and biomolecule detection method: Provided are a biomolecule detection device, a mobile phone for biomolecule detection, and a biomolecule detection method. The biomolecule detection device includes an electrophoresis unit comprising an electrophoretic gel filtering erythrocytes and leukocytes in blood and transferring proteins and DNAs in the blood, and at least one type of a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070131553 - Conductive media for electrophoresis: A series of low molarity conductive media based on non-buffering univalent cations, such as sodium chloride-sodium acetate (SCA), sodium boric acid (SB), lithium boric acid, and lithium acetate mitigate the “runaway” positive feedback heating loop produced by conventional media containing biological amine buffers and permit improved DNA electrophoresis under the... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP Attn:IPDocketing Dept.

20070131554 - Multi-sample microfluidic dielectrophoresis separating device and method thereof: A microfluidic dielecttrophoresis separating device is provided. The microfluidic dielectrophoresis separating device includes a primary passage, at least a secondary passage and at least an electrode assembly. The primary passage has a primary flow containing a plurality of particulates flowing therein. The secondary passage has an input path and an... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20070131555 - Apparatus for manufacturing components using electrophoretic deposition: The invention is an apparatus, methods and systems for the production of coatings or small components having defined pre-set dimensions and properties by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) on electrically conducting or semi-conducting substrates. The invention provides efficient and precise mass manufacturing of components by EPD, such as anodes of electrolytic capacitors,... Agent: Marsteller & Associates

20070131556 - Method for electrolytic disinfection of water: An electrolytic system for continuously treating raw surface water sources and disinfecting them for Cryptosporidium to produce water of a drinkable quality for humans includes a source of raw water, a series of electrolytic cells, input and output structure coupled to the series of electrolytic cells. The system generates sufficient... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070125638 - Deposition of licoo2: In accordance with the present invention, deposition of LiCoO2 layers in a pulsed-dc physical vapor deposition process is presented. Such a deposition can provide a low-temperature, high deposition rate deposition of a crystalline layer of LiCoO2 with a desired (101) or (003) orientation. Some embodiments of the deposition addresses the... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070125639 - Method and apparatus for producing a protective layer: A method and apparatus for producing a protective layer to prevent oxidation and/or corrosion for components, in particular for components of a gas turbine, are disclosed. In the method a component having a substrate surface and a substrate composition are provided. Then a coating material is supplied, where the coating... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070125640 - Resistored anode construction: A sacrificial anode assembly operative to inhibit corrosion in the metal tank portion of a water heater includes a cylindrical metal anode member having an end retained within a tubular, electrically non-conductive plastic insulating sleeve which, in turn, is captives retained within a metal cap portion of the assembly. A... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070125641 - Method for defining status index in copper electrolysis: The invention is a method for controlling an electrolytic process and plant, utilizing history data collected in the process as well as mathematical and heuristic models created on the basis of empirical knowledge, and by means of said models, there are defined indexes based on real-time process measurement parameters. The... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070125642 - Electrolytic cell assembly: An electrolytic cell assembly for connection to a liquid flow line includes an electrode set, a cell housing supporting the electrode set, a cell retainer attached to the flow line and in fluid communication with the flow line, and a connection for detachably connecting the housing to the cell retainer... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20070125643 - Closed end slotted carbon anodes for aluminum electrolysis cells: An electrolysis cell (10) contains a number of carbon anodes (12) having top, bottom and side surfaces, operating in molten electrolyte (17) in an aluminum electrolysis cell (10), where gas bubbles (28) are generated at the anode surfaces and where alumina particles (20) are added to the top of the... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070125644 - Reduction of the loss of zinc by its reaction with oxygen in galvanized steel and batteries: A non-porous Zn2+ conducting inorganic lamellar layer is formed on the zinc coating of galvanized steel or on a zinc anode of an electrochemical cell. The layer reduces the rate of the unwanted chemical reaction of zinc and oxygen but allows desired electrochemical reactions underlying the cathodic protection of the... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20070125646 - Sputtering target for titanium sputtering chamber: A sputtering target for a sputtering chamber comprises a backing plate and titanium sputtering plate mounted on the backing plate. The sputtering plate comprises a central cylindrical mesa having a plane, and a peripheral inclined annular rim surrounding the cylindrical mesa, the annular rim being inclined relative to the plane... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20070125645 - Sputtering target with few surface defects, and surface processing method thereof: Provided is a surface processing method of a sputtering target, wherein a target surface in which intermetallic compounds, oxides, carbides, carbonitrides and other substances without ductility exist in a highly ductile matrix phase at a volume ratio of 1 to 50% is preliminarily subject to the primary processing of cutting... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070125647 - Sensor and sensing method: A sensor includes an oxygen pump cell; an oxygen pump chamber; an emf cell; a reference chamber providing a fluid connection to the reference gas; gas channels in fluid communication with the pump and emf electrodes, the reference gas comprising reformate produced by a fuel reformer fueled by an air-fuel... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070125649 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor comprises a sensing element for detecting a concentration of a particular gas contained in a measurement gas, a housing holding therein the sensing element, an element cover installed at the top of the housing and a portion for fixing between the base end side of the element... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070125648 - Sensor element for a sensor: A sensor element for a sensor for determining the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture, in particular the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, has two electrodes which, together with a solid electrolyte, form a pump cell, and one of these electrodes is... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070125650 - Treatment of biological samples using dielectrophoresis: A plurality of planar electrodes (5) in a microchannel (4) is used for separation, lysis and PCR in a chip (10). Cells from a sample are brought to the electrodes (5). Depending on sample properties, phase pattern, frequency and voltage of the electrodes and flow velocity are chosen to trap... Agent: Tamsen Valoir, Ph.d. Baker & Mckenzie LLP