Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 11/07

20070272541 - Method for generating hydrogen gas and generator for the same: There is provided a method for generating hydrogen gas, which is a clean fuel, including irradiating infrared rays with exclusive wavelengths in a range of from 2.8 to 3.2 μm to water.... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070272542 - Method and apparatus for microwave assisted chemical reactions: A method of microwave assisted chemical reaction includes providing a microwavable reaction vessel which contains at least one material in a sample. The sample is heated by microwave energy to elevate the temperature of the reagent and at least partially volatilize the sample to establish a gas phase within the... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070272543 - Pulsed gliding arc electrical discharge reactors: A pulsed gliding arc discharge (PGD) reactor includes an ignition coil driven by a pulse generator which is connected to a pair of divergent electrodes fixed by a reactor housing with a fluid inlet and outlet. Hydrogen peroxide and dye degradation can be carried out with a PGD reactor according... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070272544 - Sacrificial anode for cathodic corrosion protection: The invention pertains to a sacrificial anode for cathodic corrosion protection that comprises an anode body (1), a mounting component (8) for mounting the sacrificial anode on the device to be protected, an insulating component (4) that in certain areas surrounds the anode body (1) and electrically insulates the anode... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070272545 - Apparatus for processing substrate and method of processing substrate: A substrate processing apparatus comprises an applying part for applying droplets of cleaning solution onto a substrate, a ring-shaped induction electrode located close to an outlet of the applying part, and an applying part moving mechanism for moving the applying part. In the substrate processing apparatus, electric potential difference is... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070272546 - System for interphase control at an electrode/electrolyte boundary: An anode and cathode for an electrolytic cell are configured as a low inductance transmission line to enable control of an interphase at an electrode surface. The anode and cathode are coupled to a switched current source by a low inductance path that include a parallel plate transmission line, a... Agent: Mehlin Dean Matthews

20070272547 - In situ generation of hydrogen peroxide: A device is disclosed for the generation of hydrogen peroxide. The device produces hydrogen peroxide on an as-needed basis through the use of electrolysis of water, wherein the hydrogen and oxygen are mixed in the electrolyzer, and the hydrogen and oxygen mixture in water are reacted in a reactor to... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070272548 - Hydrogen gas electrolysis and supply apparatus and method: An electrode assembly for use in an electrochemical cell, said electrode being in the proportions of a pyramid with the proportions of the pyramidal shape being determined by a specific formula where the height is multiplied by a figure between 1 and 2 to determine the four side lengths and... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070272549 - Electrolysis cell assembly: A compression sealable electrolysis cell that is easily and reliably manufactured, maintained and repaired comprises two insulating end pieces which can position and seal two electrode tubes with electrical contacts separated by a ceramic membrane tube where fluid can be introduced at one end piece and removed at the other... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070272550 - Total solution for water treatments: All pollutants dissolved or existed in water can be grossly classified as ionized and neutral species. The former includes inorganic and organic ions, while the latter contains inorganic molecules, organic molecules and organisms. Using flow through capacitor for performing capacitive deionization (CDI), the ionic contaminants can be effectively and economically... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070272551 - Gas sensor interface device and gas sensor system: An interface device for a gas sensor includes a detection resistor having first and second ends to generate voltages by a current output of the gas sensor, a differential amplifier having first and second input terminals to receive the voltages of the first and second resistor ends and an output... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070272552 - Electro-chemical sensor: An electro-chemical sensor is described having two molecular redox systems sensitive to the same species and having an detector to detect relative shifts in the voltammograms of the two redox systems.... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070272553 - Lead free galvanic oxygen sensor: A lead free, galvanic sensor. The sensor having a housing, a cathode, an anode, a diffusion barrier, contact wires and an electrolyte, the anode being made of a tin containing alloy. The sensor electrolyte is an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid or an aqueous solution of a cesium salt.... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070272554 - Method for creating a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional uniform: A plurality of methods for creating a substantially two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional uniform having a front, back, top, and sides, are disclosed. In the first method, the arms are removed from the uniform. Most of the back of the uniform and at least some of the sides of the... Agent: Gregory W. Fair

20070272555 - Laser processing of workpieces containing low-k dielectric material: Laser output including at least one laser pulse having a wavelength greater than 1.1 μm and shorter than 5 μm (preferably at about 1.1 μm) and having a pulsewidth shorter than 100 ps (preferably shorter than 10 ps) permits low-k dielectric material, such as SRO or SiCOH, to be removed... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries/stoel Rives, LLP

20070272556 - Electrophoresis capillaries having reduced amounts of -oh: A silica substrate for subjecting a sample to electrophoresis has an —OH concentration of less than 100 parts per million.... Agent: Mcquaide Blasko

20070267286 - Increasing an electrical resistance of a resistor by oxidation or nitridization: A method for increasing an electrical resistance of a resistor, by nitridizing a fraction of a surface layer of the resistor with nitrogen particles. An embodiment comprises heating the fraction of the surface layer by a beam of radiation or particles, such that the resistor is within a chamber that... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070267287 - Nanocapsule-type structure: The present invention relates to a nanocapsule-type structure having an average particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm, said nanocapsule-type structure comprising an aqueous solution of a metal compound encapsulated in the inside thereof. Preferably, the nanocapsule-type structure is such that the nanocapsule structure is formed by self-organization of a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070267288 - Systems and methods for hydrogen storage and generation: Provided are systems for storing and generating hydrogen comprising a solution that comprises a reaction product of (a) a photosensitized oxidation product of methanol; and (b) a reduction product of oxygen and a photoreduced photosensitizer, wherein the system generates hydrogen gas when a basic material is added to the solution.... Agent: Optodot Corporation

20070267289 - Hydrogen production using plasma- based reformation: Hydrogen gas production includes supplying a hydrocarbon fluid to a gap between a pair of electrodes, applying a voltage across the electrodes to induce an electrical arc, wherein the electrical arc contacts the hydrocarbon to form a plasma and produces a gaseous product comprising hydrogen gas and a solid product... Agent: Streets & Steele

20070267290 - Photovoltaically powered cathodic protection system for automotive vehicle: A photovoltaically powered cathodic protection system for an automotive vehicle uses electrical energy arising from a photovoltaic array positioned upon an exterior surface of the vehicle, with the cathodic protection current being controlled by a controller which is also connected with an electrical storage device and with at least one... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070267291 - Electrochemical sensor comprising diamond particles: The invention relates to a sensor comprising a substrate and an electrode formed on the substrate wherein the electrode comprises a binder and a conductive material containing doped diamond particles. The invention extends to methods of producing the sensor.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070267292 - Bridges for electroosmotic flow systems: In accordance with the present invention, stable electroosmotic flow systems and methods for designing the same are disclosed. The invention provides electroosmotic flow systems comprising electroosmotic flow elements, including bridge elements, that have matching flux ratios, i.e., when two or more elements of an electroosmotic flow system are in fluidic... Agent: Eksigent Technologies, LLC C/o Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson

20070267293 - Capillary emitter for electrospray mass spectrometry: Disclosed herein is an electrospray device for mass spectrometry that includes a fluid inlet, an outlet orifice, and a passage for fluid communication between the fluid inlet and outlet orifice. This passage is formed from a capillary (i.e., a first capillary). This first capillary (3) partially houses a second capillary... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20070267294 - Actuators for microfluidics without moving parts: A series of microactuators for manipulating small quantities of liquids, and methods of using these for manipulating liquids, are disclosed. The microactuators are based on the phenomenon of electrowetting and contain no moving parts. The force acting on the liquid is a potential-dependent gradient of adhesion energy between the liquid... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070267295 - Apparatus and method for non-contact microfluidic sample manipulation: An electro-hydrodynamic apparatus and method of using the same is disclosed. The electro-hydrodynamic apparatus includes a liquid sample supported on a substrate, with at least one electrode located proximate the surface of the liquid sample without contacting the liquid sample. A power supply creates an electric field proximate the surface... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070267296 - Electrolyzer having radial flowing passage: An electrolyzer includes a housing having a space for receiving an electrolytic solution, and a cathode plate and an anode plate disposed in the housing and disposed horizontally and arranged one above the other and spaced from each other for forming a gap between the anode plate and the cathode... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070261950 - Ionized water and method of producing same: A drink for promoting health benefits to the user, the drink including hypochlorite free ionized water. Hypochlorite free ionized water and a method of forming hypochlorite free water by dissolving a non-hypochlorite generating salt in water and electrolyzing the water containing the dissolved salt.... Agent: Kenneth I. Kohn Kohn & Associates, PLLC

20070261951 - Reactive sputtering zinc oxide transparent conductive oxides onto large area substrates: The present invention generally comprises one or more cooled anodes shadowing one or more gas introduction tubes where both the cooled anodes and the gas introduction tubes span a processing space defined between one or more sputtering targets and one or more substrates within a sputtering chamber. The gas introduction... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070261952 - Magnetron sputtering apparatus: The magnetron sputtering arrangement (2) comprises a target arrangement (3) comprising a target (3a1) having a sputtering surface (4) the shape of which defines a first (A1 and a second axis (A2) being mutually perpendicular and being, at least approximately, axes of mirror-symmetry of the sputtering surface; a magnet arrangement... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070261953 - Electrocoating plant: In order to provide an electrocoating plant for coating workpieces, in particular vehicle bodies, comprising at least one immersion bath, in which at least one electrode is disposed, a conveying device, which brings the workpieces into the immersion bath and out of the immersion bath again, and a power supply... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070261954 - Device for producing anodic oxidaton products of an alkali or alkali-earth metal chloride solution: The invention relates to chemical engineering, in particular to devices for electrolyzing aqueous solutions of alkali or alkali-earth metal chlorides and for obtaining gaseous electrolytic products such as chlorine and oxygen. It can be used for water purifying and disinfecting processes and for electrochemically producing some chemical products. The inventive... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070261955 - Ruthenium oxide electrodes and fabrication method thereof: A ruthenium oxide electrode. The ruthenium oxide electrode includes a substrate, a ruthenium oxide film formed thereon, and a conductive wire connecting to the ruthenium oxide film. The invention also provides a method of fabricating the ruthenium oxide electrode.... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070261956 - Coating installation with carrier for substrate coating: The present invention concerns a coating installation with a substrate carrier that consists essentially of a plate made from glass-ceramic. Glass-ceramic material is less expensive and has a shorter delivery time than CFC material conventionally used so far. The coating installation can thus be operated more economically.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070261957 - Magnetron cathode and sputtering device installing it: The present invention provides a magnetron cathode comprising a circular inner target and an outer target provided outside said inner target and concentrically to said inner target, wherein an outer magnet unit positioned behind said outer target, immovable against a back panel portion for outer target holding said outer target,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070261958 - Electrochemical test apparatus and method for its use: An electrochemical electrode probe includes an elongated body of a porous material disposed in a housing. The porous material is permeated with an electrolyte. A body of electrode material surrounds the porous body and functions as one electrode of an electrochemical system. A portion of the elongated body of porous... Agent: Office Of Command Counsel, U.s. Army Materiel Command

20070261959 - Ultra-sensitive metal oxide gas sensor and fabrication method thereof: A method for fabricating an ultra-sensitive metal oxide gas sensor is disclosed, which comprises the steps of spinning a mixture solution including a metal oxide precursor and a polymer onto a sensor electrode to form a metal oxide precursor-polymer composite fiber; thermally compressing or thermally pressurizing the composite fiber; and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070261960 - Oxygen sensor and air/fuel ratio control system: An oxygen sensor generating an accurate output concerning low-concentration exhaust gas positioned downstream of a three-way catalyst. The oxygen sensor includes an exhaust gas side electrode exposed to an exhaust gas; a reference gas side electrode exposed to a reference gas serving as a reference for oxygen concentration; and an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070261961 - Handling a plurality of samples: A method for handling samples in a microfluidic system is described. The microfluidic system includes an injection channel fluidically coupled to an injection point adapted for injecting an amount of fluid, a first sample well containing a first sample, the first sample well being fluidically coupled with the injection channel,... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070261962 - Separation systems with charge mosaic membrane: An ion is eluted from an ion exchange resin in a separation system using an eluent generated by electrolysis of a medium. Elution is further assisted by an electrical field between two electrodes, wherein the ion exchange resin is at least partially disposed between the electrodes. Particularly preferred aspects of... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20070256922 - Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using corona discharge and method thereof: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using corona discharge capable of manufacturing the ultra-fine particles nanometers in size from a reaction gas using the corona discharge. In the apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles of the present invention, a reaction gas feeder supplies a nozzle... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070256925 - Method of forming a film: A method of forming a film, including the steps of preparing a base plate having a first region and a second region comprised of mutually different materials wherein at least one of the materials is an oxide and selectively conducting a film deposition on either one of the first region... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070256924 - Method of printing on a disc: The invention provides for a method of manufacturing a stamper for embossing data on an optical disc comprising the steps of printing the data to be embossed directly on a glass master to form a printing layer; sputtering of metal or alloy on said printing layer; forming a layer of... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070256923 - Device and method for electrolytically treating work pieces: A device and a method for chemically or electrolytically treating work pieces (1) are proposed in an effort to avoid irregular contours of finest conductive structures, pads and lands as well as bridges (shorts) on the one side or breaks on printed circuit boards on the other side. The device... Agent: Paul And Paul

20070256926 - Hollow cathode sputtering apparatus and related method: The present invention provides an improved hollow cathode method for sputter coating a substrate. The method of the invention comprises providing a channel for gas to flow through, the channel defined by a channel defining surface wherein one or more portions of the channel-defining surface include at least one target... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070256927 - Coating apparatus for the coating of a substrate and also method for coating: The invention relates to a coating apparatus (1) with a process chamber (2) for the coating of substrate (S) by means of cathode sputtering, said process chamber (2) having an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) for a process gas, for setting up and maintaining a gas atmosphere, as well... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070256928 - Silicon alloy coating of insulated wire: Method and apparatus for sputter coating an insulated wire with a silicon and metal alloy, to provide the wire with sufficient surface conductivity to protect against build-up of electrostatic charge. A sputtering target of silicon has a metal plate positioned close enough to the sputtering site on the target to... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20070256929 - Production of carbon nanotubes: The invention relates to production of carbon nanotubes, more specific the invention relates to improvements in the arc discharge method for producing high quality multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT), in that the temperature of the anode is prevented from becoming excessively high by providing cooling means, at its lower parts facing... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20070256930 - Method for electrical connection and magnetic compensation of aluminium reduction cells, and a system for same: The present invention relates to a method and a system for electrical connection between the successive cells (pots) arranged in series for the production of aluminium by electrolysis of alumina dissolved in molten cryolite, by the Hall-Heroult process. The invention is applied to series of cells arranged transversely to the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070256931 - Process for the electrochemical decomposition of powders and electrolysis cells suitable therefor: Process for the electrochemical decomposition of precursors in powder form by introducing a powder batch between two electrodes of an electrolysis cell, electrodes being designed to be liquid-permeable, and the electrolyte flowing through the powder batch perpendicularly to the electrode surfaces, and electrolysis cell suitable therefor, which is essentially characterized... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070256932 - Electrolytic apparatus with polymeric electrode and methods of preparation and use: The invention provides low cost methods and apparatus that utilize at least one carbon-filled polymeric electrode to electrolytically generate desirable products.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20070256933 - Sputtering apparatus, method of driving the same, and method of manufacturing substrate using the same: A sputtering apparatus includes a susceptor having a substrate and a plurality of target devices facing the substrate and substantially parallel to each other, each target device being rotatable.... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070256934 - Apparatus and method for coating substrates with approximate process isolation: Apparatus for coating a substrate may comprise two process compartments that flank a pump compartment. The pump compartment is in operable communication with the two process compartments and a pathway for pumping gas therefrom via pumps, and is sufficient for approximately isolating the gas associated with the one process compartment... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

20070256935 - Method for predicting the migration time of ionic compounds by electrophoretic measurement: When the migration time of a low molecular weight compound having an unknown migration time in microchip electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis, or a capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometer is predicted, first, with respect to a substance having a known electrophoretic migration time, characteristic quantities (descriptors) thereof which can be numerically expressed from... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070256936 - Method for deashing syrup by electrodialysis: We disclose a method of deashing a syrup, comprising replacing polyvalent cations in the syrup with monovalent cations using a cation-exchange resin; replacing polyvalent anions in the syrup with monovalent anions using an anion-exchange resin; electrodialyzing the syrup to remove cations and anions, to yield a deashed syrup and a... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070251812 - Photocatalytic air treatment system and method: A photocatalytic air treatment system, including apparatuses and methods, for killing and/or mineralizing bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi, spores, mycotoxins, allergens, and other similar microorganisms or agents, and for oxidizing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The system comprises one or more reactor beds configured in one or more stages with each reactor... Agent: CourseyIPLaw, P.C.

20070251811 - Process using compact embedded electron induced ozonation and activation of nanostructured titanium dioxide photocatalyst for photocatalytic oxidation: A reactor produces a surface corona for emitting UV light and for the production of ozone by passing air or oxygen through the surface corona. The emitted UV light activates a photocatalyst coated on a surface facing a surface with embedded electrodes which generate the surface corona. The photocatalyst is... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070251814 - Target for a sputtering source: A target for a sputtering source can be subdivided into a plurality of exchangeable target segments (9). Each target segment (9) contains coating material, wherein each target segment (9) borders on at least two adjacent target segments (9′, 9″), wherein each target segment is connectable to a base body (2,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070251813 - Method and system for conditioning a vapor deposition target: A method and system for conditioning a vapor deposition target is described. In one illustrative embodiment, a vapor deposition system is operated in which a vapor deposition target is used, the occurrence of electrical arcs in the vapor deposition system is detected, and the vapor deposition target is conditioned by... Agent: Neugeboren Law Firm PC

20070251815 - Method for manufacturing diamond-like carbon film: A method for manufacturing diamond-like carbon (DLC) film is disclosed. The method mainly includes steps of: (a) fixing a substrate in a reaction chamber; (b) pumping the pressure of the reaction chamber below 10−6 torr; (c) introducing at least a carbon-containing gas into the reaction chamber; and (d) depositing a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070251816 - Bi-directional filtered arc plasma source: An apparatus for generating plasma includes a cathode having an evaporable surface configured to emit a material comprising plasma and macroparticles; oppositely directed output apertures configured to direct the plasma; a filter configured to transmit at least some of the plasma to the output apertures while preventing transmission of at... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070251817 - Suction pad and substrate treatment apparatus: A suction pad used for use in a substrate treatment apparatus which treats a substrate by immersing the substrate in a solution while the pad attaches to the substrate, including: a main face for attaching to the substrate; an outer face disposed along the outer periphery of the substrate; and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070251818 - Copper physical vapor deposition targets and methods of making copper physical vapor deposition targets: The invention includes physical vapor deposition targets formed of copper material and having an average grain size of less than 50 microns and an absence of course-grain areas throughout the target. The invention encompasses a physical vapor deposition target of a copper material and having an average grain size of... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070251820 - Sputtering target as well as a joined type sputtering target assembly and a method of making such a joined type sputtering target assembly: [SOLUTION] The present invention provides a sputtering target suitable for use in formation of an Mo—Ti alloy film on a substrate, characterized by that the sputtering target comprises Ti of higher than 50 atomic percentages but not exceeding 60 atomic percentages and the balance of Mo and inevitable impurities and... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070251819 - Hollow cathode magnetron sputtering targets and methods of forming hollow cathode magnetron sputtering targets: The invention includes methods of forming hollow cathode magnetron sputtering targets. A metallic material is processed to produce an average grain size of less than or equal to about 30 microns and subsequently subjected to deep drawing. The invention includes three-dimensional sputtering targets comprising materials containing at least one element... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070251821 - Soft magnetic target material: There is disclosed a soft magnetic target material with an improved atmospheric resistance without deterioration of magnetic properties. A soft magnetic target material according to the first aspect comprises a Fe—Co based alloy having a Fe:Co atomic ratio of 100:0 to 20:80, wherein the alloy further comprises one or both... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070251823 - Gas sensor equipped with cover assembly designed to minimize splashing of sensor element with water: A gas sensor is equipped with a cover assembly made up of an outer cover and an inner cover in which a gas sensor element is disposed. The outer cover has an outer gas inlet and an outer gas outlet formed closer to a top end of the cover assembly... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070251822 - Visual hydrogen sensors using nanoparticles: Disclosed are chemochromic nanoparticles that can be used as pigments in paints, dyes, coatings, and inks. Because of the small size of the nanoparticles, there is an increased surface area of the chemochromic material that increases the speed of the response of the chemochromic material. The nanoparticles can also be... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20070251824 - Multiplexed analyte quantitation by two-dimensional planar electrochromatography: The invention relates to methods for isolating an analyte of interest in a sample suspected of containing the analyte of interest using two-dimensional planar electrochromatography. The methods comprise treating at least a portion of the sample with a mobility modifier capable of modifying the mobility of the analyte of interest... Agent: Wilmer, Hale, Perkin & Elmer, LLP