Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 07/08

20080179177 - Microwave induced destruction of siloxanes and hydrogen sulfide in biogas: The invention is an apparatus and method to remove hydrogen sulfide and siloxanes from biogas and destroy the contaminants in microwave reactors. Hydrogen sulfide and siloxane are removed from biogas using an adsorbent media such as activated carbon. The media is regenerated in a microwave reactor where the hydrogen sulfide... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080179178 - Photocatalytic reactor and process for treating wastewater: A photocatalytic reactor with a modular configuration, based on UV light sources and a catalyst, useful for purifying and disinfecting wastewater from confined aquaculture, using Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP), wherein the catalyst is supported over glass sheets as fixed strips within the reactor, at an established distance from the UV... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20080179180 - Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microfeature wafers: Apparatus and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature wafers. The apparatus can have a vessel including a processing zone in which a microfeature wafer is positioned for electrochemical processing. The apparatus further includes at least one counter electrode in the vessel that can operate as an anode or a cathode depending... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080179179 - High temperature and pressure oxidation-reduction potential measuring and monitoring device for hot water systems: A device for measuring oxidation-reduction potential at operating temperature and pressure in hot water systems is disclosed and claimed. The device includes a flow-through cell, an oxidation-reduction potential probe, a temperature detector, and an external pressure-balanced reference electrode assembly. Each component of the device works in conjunction with the other... Agent: Edward O. Yonter Patent And Licensing Department

20080179181 - Method of processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor with variable height ground return path to control plasma ion density uniformity: A method for processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor chamber includes coupling RF power at a first VHF frequency f1 to a plasma via one of the electrodes of the chamber, and providing a center ground return path for RF current passing directly between the ceiling electrode and the... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20080179182 - Method for fabricating a micro-electromechanical device: A method is provided for fabricating micro-electromechanical devices. Generally, the method includes: (i) forming a device layer over a sacrificial layer on a surface of a substrate; (ii) patterning the device layer to form a number of ribbons each including a long axis parallel to the surface of the substrate... Agent: William Nuttle

20080179183 - Offset magnet compensation for non-uniform plasma: A non-axisymmetric electromagnet coil used in plasma processing in which at least one electromagnet coil is not symmetric with the central axis of the plasma processing chamber with which it is used but is symmetric with an axis offset from the central axis. When placed radially outside of an RF... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080179184 - Analyzing samples having diverse analytes in presence of salt using chromatography and evaporative light scattering detection: Methods of chemical analysis are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include introducing a sample into a chromatograph. The sample may include a multiple analytes having diverse sizes and chemical properties. The analytes may be present in solution with a salt. The salt may have a concentration that is... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080179185 - Ozone producing system: According to the system by the present invention, multiple numbers of grooves 13 are formed on the internal surface of said anode compartment frame 6 and said cathode compartment frame 12, an anolyte gas-liquid separation tower 4 to separate anolyte from ozone-containing gas generated from said anode compartment 1, being... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080179186 - Thin film forming apparatus: Provided is a thin film forming apparatus that can focus ion beams onto a target and reduce a manufacturing cost. In a thin film forming apparatus radiating an ion beam (17) from an ion source (22) toward a target (6) and forming a thin film on a surface of a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080179187 - Heterocyclic nitrogen containing polymers coated analyte monitoring device and methods of use: The present invention is directed to membranes composed of heterocyclic nitrogen groups, such as vinylpyridine and to electrochemical sensors equipped with such membranes. The membranes are useful in limiting the diffusion of an analyte to a working electrode in an electrochemical sensor so that the sensor does not saturate and/or... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080179188 - Methods, compositions and devices, including electroosmotic pumps, comprising coated porous surfaces: Methods are disclosed for modifying at least a portion of a porous polymeric surface. Such methods include contacting the porous polymeric surface with at least one polyelectrolyte, resulting in the physical adsorption of at least one polyelectrolyte onto the porous polymeric surface to form a charge modified surface. Such coated... Agent: Eksigent Technologies, LLC C/o Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson

20080173532 - Method and system for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel using microwave assisted methane decomposition on catalyst: A method for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel includes the steps of providing a flow of methane gas, and providing a catalyst. The method also includes the steps of heating the catalyst instead of the reactor walls and the methane gas using microwave irradiation at a selected microwave power, directing... Agent: Stephen A Gratton The Law Office Of Steve Gratton

20080173533 - Process and method of making space-solar fuels and other chemicals: Processes and methods of making fuels and other chemicals, in conjunction with electricity production, using energy from a powerbeam (120) from an orbiting satellite (100), radiant energy receivers (310) and thermochemical process systems. Includes methods of directing the powerbeam so that, when solar energy 110) is available to drive the... Agent: John C Mankins

20080173534 - Method of treating unburnt methane by oxidation by plasma: A method of treating a methane residue in a gas mixture at a temperature lying in the range 200° C. to 500° C. and including at least methane at a concentration lying in the range 50 ppm to 2500 ppm and oxygen at a concentration lying in the range 0.5%... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080173535 - Magnetron sputtering source, sputter-coating installation, and method for coating a substrate: A magnetron sputter source for a sputter-coating installation includes a cathode and a target assigned to the cathode or formed as the cathode. The target provides coating and/or treatment material for the coating and/or treatment of a substrate. Furthermore, the magnetron sputtering source has means for generating a coating plasma... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080173536 - Method for operating a pulsed arc evaporation source and vacuum process system comprising said pulsed arc evaporation source: A vacuum process system for surface-treating work pieces uses an arc evaporation source. The system has a first electrode connected to a DC power source and a second electrode, disposed separately from the arc evaporation source. The two electrodes are operated while being connected to a single pulsed power supply.... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080173537 - Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same: High performance thin film thermoelectric couples and methods of making the same are disclosed. Such couples allow fabrication of at least microwatt to watt-level power supply devices operating at voltages greater than one volt even when activated by only small temperature differences.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080173538 - Method and apparatus for sputtering: A sputtering apparatus includes a target electrode and a bias source electrically coupled to the target electrode. A wafer chuck is spaced from the target electrode. The wafer chuck is partitioned into a plurality of zones, each zone being coupled to receive an AC signal having an amplitude that can... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080173539 - Apparatus and method for osmotic membrane distillation: A method of enhancing the concentration of a first inorganic compound in a first aqueous solution of a first process of a heavy chemical plant, the method comprising (a) feeding the first solution having the first compound at a first concentration and a first water vapor pressure to an osmotic... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080173540 - Electrolytic cell for producing alkali alcoholates: Alkali alcoholates, also called alkali alkoxides, are produced from alkali metal salt solutions and alcohol using a three-compartment electrolytic cell. The electrolytic cell includes an anolyte compartment configured with an anode, a buffer compartment, and a catholyte compartment configured with a cathode. First and second separators are positioned between the... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20080173541 - Target designs and related methods for reduced eddy currents, increased resistance and resistivity, and enhanced cooling: A sputtering target is described herein that comprises: a) a target surface component comprising a target material; b) a core backing component having a coupling surface and a back surface, wherein the coupling surface is coupled to the target surface component; and c) at least one surface area feature coupled... Agent: Buchalter Nemer

20080173543 - Low oxygen content, crack-free heusler and heusler-like alloys & deposition sources & methods of making same: A method of forming Heusler or Heusler-like alloys of formula X2YZ or XYZ comprises providing a crucible comprised of at least one metal oxide material thermodynamically stable to molten transition metals; supplying predetermined amounts of constituent elements or master alloy materials of the alloy to the crucible; and melting the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080173542 - Sputtering target of li3po4 and method for producing same: A method of forming a lithium orthophosphate sputter target or tile and resulting target material is presented. The target is fabricated from a pure lithium orthophosphate powder refined to a fine powder grain size. After steps of consolidation into a ceramic body, packaging and degassing, the ceramic body is densified... Agent: Dewey & Leboeuf LLP

20080173544 - Programmable illumination pattern for transporting microparticles: An apparatus providing programmable illumination pattern generation for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules in suspension between electrodes, is disclosed. The apparatus implements LEAPS (Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces), which relies on: AC electric field-induced assembly of particles: the patterning of the electrolyte/silicon oxide/silicon interface to exert... Agent: Eric P. Mirabel

20080173545 - 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... Agent: Eksigent Technologies, Llc C/o Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson

20080169182 - Apparatus and methods for producing nanoparticles in a dense fluid medium: An apparatus and method are disclosed for producing nanoparticles in a dense fluid medium. The method is based on the formation of nanoparticles from nanoparticle precursors in a dense fluid medium in which a plasma discharge is created between electrodes submerged in the dense fluid medium. The electrodes define a... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080169184 - Device having regions of differing affinities to fluid, methods of making such devices, and methods of using such devices: A microfluidic device comprising a first surface portion and a first sample retaining element, which have differing affinities to a fluid, and a method comprising supplying a sample to such a device. In some embodiments, the differing affinity is a result of plasma, ion embedding, surface charging, chemical, optical, electronic... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080169183 - Plasma source with liner for reducing metal contamination: A plasma source having a plasma chamber with metal chamber walls contains a process gas. A dielectric window passes a RF signal into the plasma chamber. The RF signal excites and ionizes the process gas, thereby forming a plasma in the plasma chamber. A plasma chamber liner that is positioned... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20080169185 - Electrochromic devices and methods: A heat treated electrochromic device comprising an anodic complementary counter electrode layer comprised of a mixed tungsten-nickel oxide and lithium, which provides a high transmission in the fully intercalated state and which is capable of long term stability, is disclosed. Methods of making an electrochromic device comprising an anodic complementary... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080169186 - Magnetron sputtering apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: A magnetron sputtering apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a target and a substrate holder disposed to face one another in the vacuum chamber, a magnetron disposed on the target side which is opposite to where the substrate holder is disposed, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the magnetron about an... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080169187 - Electrical circuit for an electrolyser and method for reducing the electromagnetic fields near the electrolyser: An electrical circuit for reducing electromagnetic fields in a vicinity of an electrolyzer, including an electrolyzer and an electrical line including at least one busbar for returning the current flowing through the electrolyzer, and a power supply of at least two rectifiers for delivering currents whose waveforms are phase-shifted with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080169188 - Hydrogen generator: There is provided a hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator including: an electrolytic bath having an inner space of a predetermined size; a cover hermetically covering an open top of the electrolytic bath and having at least one hydrogen outlet; a flexible pocket disposed in the electrolytic bath and filled with... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080169189 - Apparatus and method for rf plasma enhanced magnetron sputter deposition: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for depositing coatings on the surface of a workpiece with sputtering material in an ion plasma environment. The apparatus may include a magnetron including a core cooling system surrounded by a magnet assembly and target material having a surface capable of... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080169190 - Nox gas sensor for automotive exhaust and air pollution monitoring: A NOx gas sensor for measuring NO, NO2 and NOx gas content from automotive exhaust including a method for producing such a gas sensor. The NOx gas sensor generally includes a substrate, and a plurality of electrodes preformed and located on one side of the substrate. A platinum heater is... Agent: Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20080169191 - Nanostructured working electrode of an electrochemical sensor, method of manufacturing thereof and sensor containing this working electrode: A nanostructured working electrode of an electrochemical sensor wherein the working electrode is composed of a material in the form of a film and is inserted onto the sensor. The electrode can be prepared from materials the use of which was impossible in the working electrodes known in the art... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080169192 - Ac electro-osmosis micro-fluidic device for pumping and mixing liquids and method for pumping and mixing liquids: According to the present invention, an alternating current electro-osmosis occurs near an electrode pair comprising a relatively narrow electrode and a wide electrode to produce complicate flow characteristics so that liquids are effectively mixed and simultaneously pumped in the fields of a small medical device or a small fluid device,... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20080169193 - High density fluidic chip design and method of sample injection: The present invention discloses a high-density parallel channel design for a microfabricated capillary array electrophoresis chip, with vertical T or double T design for sample injection. An alternative embodiment of the invention includes a closed buffer reservoirs with integrated electrodes and buffer feeding ports. Also disclosed are novel sample loading... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080169194 - Polypeptide marker for the diagnosis of ateriosclerosis: The present invention relates to the use of the presence or absence of one or more peptide markers in a sample from a subject for the diagnosis of arteriosclerosis and to a method for the diagnosis of arteriosclerosis, wherein the presence or absence of the peptide marker or markers is... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080169195 - Frequency-addressable apparatus and methods for actuation of liquids: Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and applications involving the actuation of a semi-insulative working fluid by electromechanical forces based on electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) and liquid dielectrophoresis (liquid DEP) mechanisms that are controlled by the frequency, but not the magnitude, of an AC voltage (i.e., ‘frequency-addressable). In the... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080169196 - Apparatus and method for electrochemical modification of liquid streams: An apparatus and a method for electrochemical modification of liquid streams employing an electrolytic cell which utilizes an oxidation site defined by an anode, an anode compartment comprising liquid electrolyte anolyte where oxidation is effected, a cathode compartment comprising liquid electrolyte catholyte where reduction is effected, a cathode comprising conducting... Agent: Intellectual Property Strategists, LLC

20080169197 - Single-sided apparatus for manipulating droplets by electrowetting-on-dielectric techniques: A single-sided electrowetting-on-dielectric apparatus, which is useful for microfluidic laboratory applications, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a substrate, an array of control electrode elements disposed on the substrate, a first dielectric film disposed on, and overlaying, the substrate and tie array of control electrode elements, at least one ground electrode... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080164140 - Process for the removal of impurities from carbonate minerals: A process for the beneficiation of carbonate mineral substrates by magnetic separation is defined herein wherein a phosphorus or nitrogen containing organic compound or reagent and a plurality of magnetic particles are intermixed with a carbonate containing mineral substrate, a magnetic field is applied to the mixture and a value... Agent: Cytec Industries Inc.

20080164141 - Methods for making metal-containing nanoparticles of controlled size and shape: A method for producing metal-containing nanoparticles. The method includes combining a metal organic compound selected from metal acetates, metal acetyl acetonates, and metal xanthates with an amine to provide a solution of metal organic compound in the amine. The solution is then irradiated with a high frequency radiation source to... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080164142 - Surface treatment of carbon composite material to improve electrochemical properties: The invention described herein includes a screen printing process for depositing carbon electrodes including a method for selectively removing components that degrade the electrochemical performance from the surface of said carbon electrodes. In one embodiment of the present invention, the process includes applying a corona treatment to the carbon electrodes.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080164143 - Film formation apparatus, film formation method, manufacturing method and titanium film: A film formation apparatus that forms a metal film on a substrate is provided. The film formation apparatus includes: a chamber that holds therein the substrate; a material holding section that holds a metal material as a material for the metal film in the chamber; a film formation section that... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080164144 - Plasma processing apparatus and method of producing semiconductor thin film using the same: A plasma processing apparatus characterized by comprising within a sealable chamber: an internal structural body that is disposed to be spaced apart from an inner wall surface of the chamber and that forms an inside space for housing a substrate serving as an object of processing; a substrate holding section... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080164145 - Devices and methods for antifouling: A method of clearing a surface of an object contaminated with a polar material includes the steps of: providing an object having a surface with a plurality of spaced apart electrodes, the electrodes being connected with a voltage source and capable of sustaining a time-varying charge; inducing a first electric... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080164146 - Sputtering target with an insulating ring and a gap between the ring and the target: A sputtering plasma reactors for plasma vapor deposition (PVD) having an improved interface between a PVD target, a ceramic ring and a PVD chamber wall. The reactor includes a PVD chamber wall and a PVD target, wherein the target in conjunction with the PVD chamber wall form a vacuum chamber... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20080164147 - Film forming apparatus: In a film forming chamber 2 the pressure of which is controlled, while a rotating drum 7 is rotated by the driving of a drive motor 8, a film is formed on the top surface of a substrate 12 on a substrate tray 13 held on a substrate holder 10... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080164148 - Selective gas sensor: A selective gas sensor is for determining the presence of a test gas, for example, helium includes an evacuated housing, sealed by a selectively gas-permeable membrane. The membrane is part of a sight glass, whereby the glass pane is provided with a hole, sealed by the membrane made from a... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080164149 - Rapid gel electrophoresis system: A rapid electrophoresis system [1000] provides rapid separation of an unknown sample [1] into its component compounds. An unknown sample [1] which is to be identified is placed in an inert electrophoresis gel [1142] in a gel container [1140] in housing [1110]. The housing [1110] has electric plates [1151, 1153]... Agent: Zale Patent Law

20080156630 - Apparatus and method for producing hydrogen gas by microwave plasma discharge: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas production apparatus of the present invention comprises a) a dielectric hollow tube, b) a means for maintaining the dielectric hollow tube to a reduced pressure, c) a microwave source that generates a microwave,... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080156632 - Arc detection and handling in radio frequency power applications: A method and apparatus for detecting arcs in a plasma processing system is disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises an input to receive a measured value of a parameter related to power transfer from the RF power generator to a plasma load; arc detection circuitry that computes a dynamic... Agent: John D. Pirnot Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

20080156631 - Methods of producing plasma in a container: Methods of using a plasma generator to ash a work piece is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes flowing gas that has a gaseous component able to form plasma under conditions of radio-frequency energy excitation into the container. A proportion of the gas is directed to a first... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c.

20080156633 - Capacitive electrostatic process for inhibiting the formation of biofilm deposits in membrane-separation systems: A high-voltage capacitive electrostatic device is used to improve the performance of membrane-separation processes, particularly reverse-osmosis units, wherein species of a given ionic polarity are separated from water. The device is immersed in the water flowing across the membranes and is operated continuously at very high voltages, preferably greater than... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080156634 - Method for generating ozone using hemimorphic crystal and apparatus for the same: A method and apparatus for easily generating ozone with a high concentration in the air without requiring a high voltage power supply or a vacuum apparatus, wherein an ozone gas with a high concentration is generated in the atmosphere around a hemimorphic crystal of which the direction of polarization is... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.c.

20080156636 - Homogeneous copper interconnects for beol: Defects on the edge of copper interconnects for back end of the line semiconductor devices are alleviated by an interconnect that comprises an impure copper seed layer. The impure copper seed layer covers a barrier layer, which covers an insulating layer that has an opening. Electroplated copper fills the opening... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20080156635 - System for processes including fluorination: Certain embodiments relate to treating bodies such as indium preforms on a tape, using a processing system. In one embodiment, the system is adapted to receive and process a tape, and includes a gas mixing chamber adapted to receive a plurality of gases. The system also includes a processing chamber... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Int77

20080156637 - Method for forming photoelectric conversion substrate: A method for forming photoelectric conversion substrate is provided. First, a conductive substrate is fixed onto a base in a vacuum chamber having a TiO2 target therein. After that, the vacuum chamber is heated so that the temperature therein is kept between 70˜100° C. Then, a plasma gas consisting of... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080156638 - Process for sputtering aluminum or copper onto aluminum or magnalium alloy substrates: A method of sputtering a metal substance onto at substrate selected from the group consisting of at least one of aluminum and magnalium alloy, includes the steps of: cleaning a surface of the substrate by tap water and R.O. water; coating a base coat on the surface of the substrate;... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20080156639 - Electrochemical discharge machining device: An electrochemical discharge machining device includes a base, a sensor disposed on the base, a shaft rotatably disposed on the base, an electrode disposed at one end of the shaft and contacting with a work piece, an isolating element disposed between the sensor and the shaft, and a control module... Agent: Quintero Law Office, Pc

20080156640 - High-throughput electroporation chamber with functional lid for risk reduction: A chamber that includes electrical contacts and a protective lid with a manually operated release is designed to receive a multi-well electroporation plate and to allow high-throughput electroporation on the well contents with minimal risk of electrical shock to the user and minimal opportunity for sample loss and contamination.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080156641 - System for driving and controlling a movable electrode assembly in an electrochemical process tool: By providing an enhanced drive system for electrochemical etch process tools, the operational range, as well as the reliability, may be enhanced. For this purpose, a high torque electric motor may be used in combination with an appropriate power transmission, which may be attached to a corresponding tool frame at... Agent: J. Mike Amerson Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.c.

20080156642 - System for the disinfection of low-conductivity liquids: A system for the disinfecting of low-conductivity liquids, in particular water, is provided. The system includes an electrochemical cell in which electrodes are arranged such that the liquid flushes or flows around them, and in which oxidizing agents are produced from the liquid by applying a current. A mixing unit... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080156644 - Nox-decomposing electrode and method for producing nox sensor: A detecting electrode is a NOx-decomposing electrode having a certain or a high NOx-decomposing/reducing ability, which is formed on a third solid electrolyte layer for decomposing a NOx to produce oxygen. The detecting electrode contains a noble metal Pt, a material ZrO2 of the third solid electrolyte layer, and a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080156643 - Semi solid tib2 precursor mixture: The invention relates to a metal boride precursor mixture comprising a metal oxide and a boric oxide combined in such a manner so as to produce intimately linked clusters wherein the boric oxide is found within the metal oxide. Furthermore, the invention discloses a carbon composite material made with the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080156645 - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate log: An erythrocyte sedimentation rate log capable of quickly and easily measuring an erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the blood by measuring the number of erythrocytes in the blood passing through a branched channel from a small amount of blood in an electrical manner without an additional driving means is disclosed. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080156646 - Nanostructured electrochemical biosensor with aptamer as molecular recognition probe: The present invention details a nanostructured electrochemical biosensor based on aptamer as the molecular recognition probe. The biosensor is comprised of an electrochemical cell that can be plugged into an electric controller. This electrochemical biosensor contains a working electrode made of the micro-/nano-scale gold dot array pattern, on which aptamer... Agent: West Virginia University Research Corporation

20080156647 - Method for electrodepositing a coating on an interior surface: A method of applying a coating to an internal surface of a device includes applying an electric current through an interior space of the device to electrodeposit resin particles onto a first portion of the internal surface and curing the resin particles to form a coating on the first portion... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080156648 - Electrofiltration method: Method for improving selectivity and productivity during purification of charged macromolecules and particles by electrofiltration by means of membranes in the electric filed. The ratio between the electric field and the permeate flow through the membrane is kept constant.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080156649 - Separating multiple components of a stream: A method of augmenting the separation of immiscible heavier and lighter components of an emulsion including the steps of conducting the emulsion into a treatment vessel, providing an AC voltage source, employing from the source an AC voltage of at least one selected frequency F1 to establish at least one... Agent: Gable & Gotwals