Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 05/08

20080121513 - Processing condition obtaining method and thin-film forming method: A processing condition obtaining method obtains a processing condition that makes it possible to form an extremely thin film of a desired thickness. This processing condition obtaining method obtains the processing condition, which shows the relationship between the processing time of a thin-film forming process and the thickness of a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080121514 - Deposition system: A deposition system includes a chamber, a plurality of targets in a center region in the chamber and a plurality of substrates in the chamber. The targets are sequentially positioned when viewed in a first direction. At least one of the targets includes a sputtering surface facing outward. The substrates... Agent: Xin Wen

20080121515 - Magnetron sputtering utilizing halbach magnet arrays: A magnetron sputtering target assembly, comprises a target adapted to comprise of at least one material to be sputtered, the target including a pair of oppositely facing surfaces; and a magnet assembly comprising a plurality of Halbach magnet arrays adjacent one of the surfaces for providing magnetic field lines which... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080121516 - Method and apparatus for treating sputtering target to reduce burn-in time and sputtering targets made thereby: A method for dry treating a sputter target using a plasma to significantly reduce burn-in time of the target by removing surface contaminants and also a minimal thickness of the deformed layer characteristics of a machined surface, the target so produced, and apparatus used for the target treatment.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080121517 - Method for operating a plasma process and arc discharge detection device: An arc discharge in a plasma process is detected using a method that includes detecting arc discharges by monitoring one or more characteristic values of the plasma process, and comparing at least a first characteristic value with a predefinable first threshold value (SW1). When it is determined that the at... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080121518 - Plasma deposition process with variable process parameters: A process in a plasma reactor for filling a trench formed in a wafer of semiconductor material, said trench having at least one lateral wall and a bottom wall, wherein the process includes depositing a layer of material in the trench, the layer of material having a non-uniform thickness with... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080121519 - Apparatus for treating flat brittle substrates: An apparatus (1) for treating flat, brittle substrates (2) is described, in which apparatus the substrates (2) are acted upon in a treatment chamber by a treatment liquid (14). For this purpose they are guided by a transport device (3) so as to pass horizontally through the treatment chamber. Lateral... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20080121520 - Carbon-supported metal sulphide catalyst for electrochemical oxygen reduction: An improved carbon supported-noble metal sulphide electrocatalyst suitable for being incorporated in gas-diffusion electrode structures, in particular in oxygen-reducing gas diffusion cathodes for aqueous hydrochloric acid electrolysis. The noble metal sulphide particles are monodispersed on the active carbon particles and the surface area ratio of noble metal sulphide particles to... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080121521 - Plasma sputtering target assembly and manufacturing method therefor: A plasma sputtering target assembly and a method therefor are provided. The sputtering target assembly includes a target, a bonding layer having a plurality of particles and having a first side bonded with the target and second side, and a backplate bonded with the second side of the bonding layer.... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080121522 - Ai-ni-la system ai-based alloy sputtering target and process for producing the same: The invention relates to an Al—Ni—La system Al-based alloy sputtering target comprising Ni and La, wherein, when a section from (¼)t to (¾)t (t: thickness) in a cross section vertical to a plane of the sputtering target is observed with a scanning electron microscope at a magnification of 2000 times,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080121523 - Biosensor, biostrip, and manufacture method of determination of uric acid by a non-enzymatic reagent: The present invention discloses a biosensor, a biostrip and a manufacture method of determination of uric acid by a non-enzymatic reagent, and particularly to the applications of determination of uric acid by a non-enzymatic reagent, which is useful for the quantification of the uric acid levels in the samples. The... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080121524 - Electrochemical sensor and method of manufacture: An electrochemical sensor is provided that includes a housing having an outer wall, an axial bore circumscribed by the outer wall, and a barrier wall that aids in defining a reference cavity. The housing further including a plurality of cross members in spaced relation to one another disposed between the... Agent: Tsircou Intellectual Property Law

20080121525 - Renewable power controller for hydrogen production: A power controller for electric generation from renewable energy and consumption of said energy, where appropriate, to produce hydrogen. The controller improves overall system efficiency by controlling electricity generation over a wider range of conditions, and by controlling the electric conversion to that required by the hydrogen converter much more... Agent: George J. Doland

20080116055 - Laser passivation of metal surfaces: A method of using laser energy for treating a metal work-piece to modify chemical properties of a surface of the metal work-piece. The method includes the step of applying a material to a surface of a metal work-piece. The material is corrosive with respect to the surface. The method also... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080116056 - Spectroscopic method: A method related to a process for treating pharmaceutical contents in a pharmaceutical processing vessel is provided. The contents have a number of predefined parameters of variable values. According to the method electromagnetic radiation of various frequencies is transmitted into the vessel and its contents. Electromagnetic radiation which has interacted... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080116054 - Controlled spectrum ultraviolet radiation pollution control process: A method for reducing or substantially eliminating oxides of nitrogen from an effluent gas stream, that includes providing a source of ultraviolet radiation with a precise wavelength, adding ammonia or an ammonia based reagent to the effluent stream, upstream of the ultraviolet radiation source, controllably operating the ultraviolet radiation source... Agent: W. Norman Roth

20080116057 - Method of electrostatic fluid treatment: 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

20080116058 - Filtered cathodic arc deposition method and apparatus: An apparatus for the application of coatings in a vacuum comprising a plasma duct surrounded by a magnetic deflecting system communicating with a first plasma source and a coating chamber in which a substrate holder is arranged off of an optical axis of the plasma source, has at least one... Agent: Jean Kyle

20080116059 - Device for the treatment, particularly galvanization, of substrates: A contacting device for a galvanization apparatus comprises contacting rollers with a continuous rigid external face, which is joined to a jacket section. The jacket section is provided with an inner opening that is wider than a rotating shaft on which the contacting roller sits. This allows the contacting roller... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080116060 - Electrode holder: A substantially ring-shaped seat section (8) protrudes from an inner circumference wall in a through hole (4) of a container attaching section (6) made of a metal. On an outer circumference of an electrode shaft (3) held in the through hole (4) through an insulator (5) made of a synthetic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080116061 - Apparatus for carrying out an electrolytic process on a halogenide compound: The present invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out an electrolytic process on a halogenide compound, in which apparatus several electrolytic cells are electrically connected in series, which electrolysis cells each comprise a cell element, provided with underlying supply pipes for supplying electrolyte and with collecting discharge pipes disposed... Agent: Scott A Mccollister Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & Mckee

20080116062 - Electroplating system and method: The present invention includes a method of electroplating an object, where the objects are stacked in at least one sleeve and the objects have an interior surface, that upon stacking, form a stack conduit. The sleeves are then racked to provide fluid communication between a plating solution reservoir and the... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch Pc

20080116063 - Oxygen gas diffusion cathode for sodium chloride electrolysis: The present invention provides an oxygen gas diffusion cathode for sodium chloride electrolysis comprising: a porous conductive substrate comprising silver, a hydrophobic material and a carbon material; a catalyst comprising silver and palladium, coated on the porous conductive substrate.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080116064 - Oxygen evolution electrode: Disclosed is an oxygen evolution anode for evolving oxygen without chlorine evolution in electrolysis of aqueous solutions of sodium chloride having high performance and durability with decreased amount of the precious metal(s) in the intermediate layer to decrease manufacturing cost and to ease problem of the resources. The oxygen evolution... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080116065 - Oxygen evolution electrode: Disclosed is an oxygen evolution electrode for formation of only oxygen without formation of chlorine at anode in the performance and the durability of the anode is so high that they are, even in strong acid, at the same level as that in neutral solution. The electrode is prepared by... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080116067 - Physical vapor deposition chamber having an adjustable target: The invention relates to physical vapor deposition (PVD) chambers having a rotatable substrate pedestal and at least one moveable tilted target. Embodiments of the invention facilitate deposition of highly uniform thin films.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP Appm/nj Applied Materials Inc

20080116066 - Sputtering target, sputtering target-backing plate assembly and deposition system: Provided is a tabular sputtering target on which an erosion portion and a non-erosion portion are formed, and the surface area thereof exceeds 100% but is less than 125% of the surface area when the target is assumed to be planar. Also provided is a tabular sputtering target on which... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080116068 - Method of manufacturing sensor and sensor: In a method of manufacturing a sensor, firstly, a plate-type detection element is inserted through an element-insertion through-hole of a first powder-compacted ring. Secondly, a flange section including at least the first powder-compacted ring is integrally assembled to the plate-type detection element, applying axially compressive pressure to the first powder-compacted... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080116069 - Thin deck water property sensor: A thin deck water property sensor includes a base, an upper lid, a positive and negative probe, an electric connection element, a processing unit and a display unit. The base and the upper lid are coupled together to form a flat deck. The upper lid has a recess to hold... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080116070 - Potentiometric sensor and analytical element: A potentiometric sensor with suppressed leak current on the surface of an electrode and improved for a dynamic range and a response speed, in which a redox compound is immobilized through insulative molecules on the surface of a gold electrode, and a current between a source and drain of an... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080116071 - Oxygen sensor degradation judging device: This device is a degradation judging device for an oxygen sensor having a reference electrode 23 and a measuring electrode 22, both of which hold a solid electrolyte layer therebetween, and measuring oxygen concentrations based on an electromotive force that occurs in accordance with a difference between an oxygen partial... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080116072 - Method and apparatus for improving the performance of a separator: A method of separating oil and water in a flow-stream through a gravity settling vessel (10) in which the flow-stream (12) separates into a lower water layer (22) and an upper oil layer (26), includes feeding an off-take stream (34) of the oil layer and/or an emulsion layer (20) that... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080116073 - Electrophoretic apparatus: An electrophoretic apparatus that allows bubbles to be readily removed out of an electrophoretic passage. The passage for electrophoretic medium, at a connecting section where capillaries filled with electrophoretic medium are connected with a pumping mechanism for filling the electrophoretic medium, is arranged such that the side of the pumping... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080116074 - Ultrasonic device for treating a continuous flow of fluid: The present invention relates to an ultrasonic fluid treatment device comprising a tank, an inlet pipe or plurality of inlet pipes opening into said tank, an outlet pipe or plurality of outlet pipes, and an ultrasound transducer or plurality transducers within a sidewall of said tank. The transducer within a... Agent: Bacoustics, Llc

20080110745 - Method and device for ion beam processing of surfaces: A method and device for ion beam processing of surfaces of a substrate positions the substrate to face an ion beam, and a new technologically-defined pattern of properties is established. According to the method, the current geometrical effect pattern of the ion beam on the surface of the substrate is... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080110744 - Method for the preparation of a gas or mixture of gases containing molecular fluorine: A method and device for the preparation of a gas or mixture of gases containing molecular fluorine from a gas or mixture of gases derived from fluorine, wherein the fluorinated gas or mixture of gases, particularly nitrogen trifluoride NF2, is decomposed by cracking in a plasma of molecules of fluorinated... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080110746 - Novel manufacturing design and processing methods and apparatus for sputtering targets: Sputtering targets having reduced burn-in times are described herein that include: a) a machine-finished surface material having an average grain size, and b) a core material having an average grain size, wherein the machine-finished surface material has an average surface roughness (Ra) equal to or less than about the average... Agent: Buchalter Nemer

20080110747 - Self-ionized and inductively-coupled plasma for sputtering and resputtering: A magnetron sputter reactor for sputtering deposition materials such as tantalum, tantalum nitride and copper, for example, and its method of use, in which self-ionized plasma (SIP) sputtering and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) sputtering are promoted, either together or alternately, in the same or different chambers. Also, bottom coverage may... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP Attn: Amat7828

20080110748 - Selective high dielectric constant material etchant: Etchants for selective removal of high dielectric constant materials are described herein that comprise at least one fluorin-based constituent; water and at least one solvent or solvent mixture. Methods are also described herein for producing a wet etching chemistry solution that include providing at least one fluorine-based constituent, providing water,... Agent: Scott Jacobson Honeywell International Inc.

20080110749 - Arc source and magnet configuration: The invention relates to an arc source with a target (1) having a target front face (2) for the vacuum vaporization of the target material, a target backside with a cooling plate (4), a central target region (Z) as well as a target margin. The arc source further comprises a... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080110750 - Apparatus and method for the electrolysis of water: An electrolysis apparatus for water is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an enclosure, a first electrode disposed within the enclosure, a second electrode disposed within the enclosure, and at least one electromagnetic energy radiator disposed within the enclosure. The apparatus further comprises a power source disposed external to the enclosure, where... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20080110751 - Microelectronic workpiece processing tool including a processing reactor having a paddle assembly for agitation of a processing fluid proximate to the workpiece: An integrated tool is provided including at least one workpiece processing station having a paddle assembly. In accordance with another independent aspect of the present invention, the workpiece processing station is adapted for adjusting the level of the processing fluid relative to a workpiece, wherein the portion of the workpiece... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080110752 - System and method for high-energy sputtering using return conductors: A system and method for sputtering is described. One embodiment includes a sputtering system that includes a vacuum chamber; a gas box secured to the inner surface of the vacuum chamber; a plurality of return conductors engaged with the gas box, the plurality of return conductors extending through the vacuum... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080110754 - Biosensor, measuring instrument for biosensor, and method of quantifying substrate: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20080110753 - Device for handling drops for biochemical analysis, method for producing said device and a system for microfluidic analysis: A device for handling drops on a displacement by electrowetting plane, including at least one displacement track. The track includes an electrically insulating substrate on the surface of which rest two or more interdigitated conducting electrodes. These electrodes are covered by a dielectric insulating layer, itself covered by a partially-wetting... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080110755 - Programmable multiplexed active biologic array: The present invention is directed to devices and methods for carrying out and/or monitoring biological reactions in response to electrical stimuli. A programmable multiplexed active biologic array includes an array of electrodes coupled to sample-and-hold circuits. The programmable multiplexed active biologic array includes a digital interface that allows external control... Agent: O''melveny & Myers LLP Ip&t Calendar Department La-1118

20080110756 - Electrophoresis unit and electrophoretic analysis method: An irradiation time to the samples is adjusted during analysis without changing a sampling time. By shortening the irradiation time, a fluorescence amount of the samples is reduced to cause signal intensity detected by a detector to physically decrease. If the irradiation time is very short (several 100 msec), the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080110757 - Methods for manipulating separation media: A method of electrophoresis is provided that does not require complete replacement of an electrophoresis medium, for example, an acrylamide polymer, between each electrophoresis run. Only a small percentage of the electrophoresis medium, for example, less than 5% of the total electrophoresis medium in a capillary can be replaced in... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080110758 - Methods and apparatus for carrier-free deflection electrophoresis: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for carrier-free deflection electrophoresis, in which a separating media and a sample to be examined flow through a separating chamber between a pair of electrodes in a series of reversing bulk fluid flow along the direction of the electrodes, thereby separating the... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080105536 - Method for producing elemental halides: Element halides are prepared in high yield by contacting an element or compound thereof and carbon or a carbon source with a gas stream containing a halogen or halogen compound in the gaseous state, and heating by means of an alternating magnetic field.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080105537 - Continuous chlorine dioxide generation: The present invention provides a system for continuously and efficiently producing low concentrations of aqueous chlorine dioxide from a dilute continuous feed stream of aqueous chlorite.... Agent: G. Alan Witte Law Offices Of G. Alan Witte

20080105535 - Composite metal oxide photocatalyst exhibiting responsibility to visible light: A new photocatalyst, which is high in visible light response, is great in quantum efficiency, and is more excellent in photocatalytic activity, is provided. A composite metal oxide, prepared combining two photocatalytic systems of TiO2 and BiVO4, including elements of Bi, Ti, and Vi as composition elements, can be a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080105538 - Driving at least two high frequency-power generators: For driving at least two HF power generators that supply a plasma process with HF power, at least one drive signal is generated and at least one pulse signal is generated. Then, based on the at least one drive signal and the at least one pulse signal, a pulsed HF... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080105539 - Nanometer-scale sharpening of conductor tips: The invention provides methods for sharpening the tip of an electrical conductor. The methods of the invention are capable of producing tips with an apex radius of curvature less than 2 nm. The methods of the invention are based on simultaneous direction of ionized atoms towards the apex of a... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080105540 - Bipolar plate for electrolyser comprising a single wall: It is described a bipolar plate consisting of a single wall and a perimetrical sealing frame obtained by folding and provided with a planar abutment surface for the frame-to-wall welding. The wall is further provided with projections on one face thereof preferably obtained by moulding, and with supports on the... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080105541 - Electrode array device having an adsorbed porous reaction layer: There is disclosed an electrode array device having an adsorbed porous reaction layer for improved synthesis quality. The array comprises a plurality of electrodes on a substrate, wherein the electrodes are electronically connected to a computer control system. The array has an adsorbed porous reaction layer on the plurality of... Agent: Michael Strathmann

20080105542 - System and method of manufacturing sputtering targets: A method for manufacturing a sputtering target assembly that is used with a sputtering deposition machine. A molten target material is deposited onto a substrate or backing plate to form a target assembly. The target assembly is heated to approximately the melting point temperature of the target material in order... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080105543 - Flat end-block for carrying a rotatable sputtering target: An end-block for use in a tubular magnetron sputtering apparatus is disclosed. Such an end-block rotatably transfers movement, coolant 5 and electrical current to the target while maintaining vacuum integrity and a closed coolant circuit. It hence comprises a drive means, a rotary electrical contact means, a bearing means, a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080105544 - Electrode for electrochemical measurement: The present invention provides an electrode for electrochemical measurement including a carbon nanotube, a catalyst causing a specific chemical reaction, and an insulator in which the carbon nanotube and the catalyst are embedded, wherein a part of the catalyst is exposed at the surface of the insulator and a part... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080105545 - Gas sensor element: A gas sensor element including: a sensor layer in which at least one pair of electrodes are provided in a solid electrolyte for measuring an electromotive force based on a difference in an oxygen concentration between atmospheres; and a heater layer which includes a heater element with a heat generating... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080105546 - Devices and formulations: Methods are described of delivering biological material, which methods include the steps of providing a liquid formulation containing the biological material, supplying the liquid formulation to an outlet and subjecting liquid issuing from the outlet to an electrical field thereby causing electrohydrodynamic processing of the liquid without denaturing the biological... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080105547 - Method for electrophoretic coating: An exemplary electrophoretic coating method and an electroplated shell (800) manufactured thereby is provided. The electrophoretic coating method includes the following steps. A first step (Step S1) is to mold a base shell (500). The base shell includes a base body (50), a shell body (60), and a connecting body... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080105548 - Apparatus for fluid purification and methods of manufacture and use thereof: The present invention generally relates to devices able to purify fluids electrically that are contained within pressure vessels, as well as to methods of manufacture and use thereof. Liquids or other fluids to be purified enter the purification device and, under the influence of an electric field, are treated to... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20080105549 - Methods for performing microfluidic sampling: Methods for sampling a liquid flow are provided. The method includes supplying a continuous liquid flow from a continuous flow fluid input source to a surface along a first flow path. The method additionally includes sampling the continuous liquid flow by performing an electric field-based technique to split off a... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20080105550 - Magnetic migration and reversal display panel and magnetic migration and reversal display method: In a magnetic display panel that changes the display using a magnet, a polychrom display panel is obtained that can magnetically display two colors in addition to the background, specifically, that can magnetically display three colors. The magnetic migration and reversal display panel encloses at least a dispersion liquid obtained... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20080105551 - Supercapacitor desalination devices and methods of making the same: A supercapacitor desalination cell is provided. The cell includes electrodes formed of conducting materials that are configured to adsorb ions in a charging state of the cell and desorb the ions in a discharging state of the cell. The conducting materials comprise conducting composites. An insulating spacer is disposed between... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080105552 - Turn-back flow edi: The present invention discloses a turn-back electrodeionization apparatus in which the central section of cation exchange membrane and anion exchange membrane constituting a dilute chamber is adhered along axial direction, and the dilute chamber is separated into an inner side dilute chamber unit and an outside dilute chamber unit, so... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080099325 - Microwave induced pyrolysis reactor and method: A continuous method is provided for recycling a metal/organic laminate comprising metal, such as aluminium, laminated with an organic material, the method comprising: providing a reactor (1) comprising a first chamber (2) having a first rotary stirrer (4) and a second chamber (3) having a second rotary stirrer (5), each... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080099326 - Sputtering of thermally resistive materials including metal chalcogenides: A plasma sputtering method for metal chalcogenides, such as germanium antimony telluride (GST), useful in forming phase-change memories. The substrate is held at a selected temperature at which the material deposits in either an amorphous or crystalline form. GST has a low-temperature amorphous range and a high-temperature crystalline range separated... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080099327 - Apparatus for chemical synthesis: A method and apparatus for forming a chemical hydride is described and which includes a pseudo-plasma-electrolysis reactor which is operable to receive a solution capable of forming a chemical hydride and which further includes a cathode and a movable anode, and wherein the anode is moved into and out of... Agent: Stephen R. Christain Bechtel Bwxt Idaho, LLC

20080099328 - Electrode for hydrogen generation and process for preparation thereof: An electrode for hydrogen generation can maintain a low hydrogen overvoltage for a long period of time even when electrolysis is conducted there not only with a low current density but also with a high current density. The electrode for hydrogen generation has a coating layer formed on a conductive... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080099329 - Position controlled dual magnetron: A dual magnetron for plasma sputtering including a source magnetron and an auxiliary magnetron, each of which rotate about the center of the target at respective radii. The positions of the magnetron can be moved in complementary radial directions between sputter deposition and target cleaning. The magnetrons have different characteristics... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080099330 - Electrochemical sensor having suspended element counter electrode and deflection method for current sensing: An electrochemical suspended element-based sensor system includes a solution cell for holding an electrolyte comprising solution including at least one electrochemically reducible or oxidizable species. A working electrode (WE), reference electrode (RE) and a counter electrode (CE) are disposed in the solution. The CE includes an asymmetric suspended element, wherein... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080099332 - Analyte monitoring devices: Covers for covering an opening in an analyte meter, and meters that include the same are provided.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080099331 - Solid-state urea biosensor and its data acquisition system: The invention provides a method of fabrication of a solid-state urea biosensor and its data acquisition system. The biosensor includes a substrate, and three individual sensing areas separated by an insulating layer on the substrate. Each individual sensing area contains a conductive layer on the substrate, and a pH sensitive... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080099333 - Control circuit for multiple oxygen sensor heater elements: A common current sensing resistor is used to monitor the current supplied to the heater elements of multiple heated oxygen sensors of an engine exhaust gas emission control system. Two or more sensor heater elements are coupled to a single current sensing resistor to produce a single current feedback signal... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080099334 - Gas sensor with increased reliability and related manufacturing method: A gas sensor and a related manufacturing method are disclosed. The gas sensor includes a detecting unit comprised of a concentration detecting element, composed of a solid electrolyte body having inner and outer walls formed with electrodes, a housing, output terminals and a heater, and an output extracting unit comprised... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099335 - Gas sensor with increased reliability and related manufacturing method: A gas sensor and a related manufacturing method are disclosed. The gas sensor includes a detecting unit including a concentration detecting element, composed of a solid electrolyte body having inner and outer walls formed with electrodes, a housing, and output terminals, and an output extracting unit including at least signal... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099336 - Reference electrode having a flowing liquid junction and filter members: A flowing junction reference electrode comprising a liquid junction member matched with a filter. The junction member and the filter are situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. An array of nanochannels spans the junction member and provides fluid communication between the electrolyte solution and the sample... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080099337 - Reference electrode having a flowing liquid junction and filter members: A flowing junction reference electrode comprising a liquid junction member matched with a filter. The junction member and the filter are situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. An array of nanochannels spans the junction member and provides fluid communication between the electrolyte solution and the sample... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP