Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 10/08

20080257713 - Catalytic reactors with active boundary layer control: The present invention provides efficient catalytic reactors with active boundary layers in a presence of at least one mechanical disturbance and methods of improving the efficiency of the catalytic reaction with the use of at least one mechanical disturbance. The presence of at least one mechanical disturbance would improve the... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20080257712 - Apparatus for producing metal powder by electrowinning: This invention relates to an apparatus for producing a metal powder product using either conventional electrowinning or alternative anode reaction chemistries in a flow-through electrowinning cell. A new design for a flow-through electrowinning cell that employs both flow-through anodes and flow-through cathodes is described. The present invention enables the production... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080257714 - Method of making a tmr sensor having a tunnel barrier with graded oxygen content: A method for manufacturing a tunnel junction magnetoresistive sensor having improved magnetic performance and reliability. The method includes depositing a Mg—O barrier layer in a sputter deposition tool in a chamber having an oxygen concentration that changes. For example, the sputter deposition could be initiated with a first oxygen concentration... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC- Hit

20080257715 - Method of deposition with reduction of contaminants in an ion assist beam and associated apparatus: The invention relates to a dual Ion Beam Sputtering method for depositing onto a substrate (S) material generated by the sputtering of a target (121-123) by a sputtering ion beam (110), said method comprising the operation of an assistance ion beam (130) directed onto said substrate in order to assist... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080257716 - Coating method and apparatus, a permanent magnet, and manufacturing method thereof: A film is formed at a high rate on the surface of an iron-boron-rare-earth-metal magnet having a given shape, while effectively using dysprosium or terbium as a film-forming material. Thus, productivity is improved and a permanent magnet can be produced at low cost. A permanent magnet is produced through a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080257717 - Process for the surface treatment of hollow parts, tank for implementing such a process, and continuous surface treatment process and installation using such a tank: The invention relates to a method for treating surfaces of hollow parts, this method being a conversion treatment such as an anodizing, and to a method according to which the hollow pieces are completely immersed inside at least one treatment tank containing a liquid, characterized in that each hollow piece... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080257718 - Electrochemical actuator: The present invention provides systems, devices, and related methods, involving electrochemical actuation. In some cases, application of a voltage or current to a system or device of the invention may generate a volumetric or dimensional change, which may produce mechanical work. For example, at least a portion of the system... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080257719 - Apparatus and method for making flammable gas: An electrolyzer includes a first electrode in the form of an inner tank formed of a material capable of being magnetized and a second electrode in the form of an outer tank formed of a material capable of being magnetized. The inner tank is nested within the outer tank. A... Agent: Eugenia S. Hansen Hemingway & Hansen, LLP

20080257720 - Electrode system for an electrochemical sensor: An electrode system for an electrochemical cell is provided, including a substrate, a measuring electrode connected to the substrate and formed from a number of electrically conducting and mutually connected microdisks, and a generating electrode formed from an electrically conducting sheet and having a diameter that is greater than that... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080257721 - Electrode materials with high surface conductivity: The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkaline ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light modulating system of the super capacitor type.... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080257722 - Porous non-asbestos separator and method of making same: The present invention relates to an inert, non-asbestos separator and method of making same, the separator comprising an inorganic/polymer fibrid and agglomeration composite material containing from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of organic halocarbon polymer fibers together with from about 30 wt percent to about 95... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20080257723 - Physical vapor deposition system: A physical vapor deposition system for making microparticles generated by using a non-transfer type plasma torch not generating an outgas even in an ultra-high vacuum environment accelerate by a supersonic gas flow and depositing microparticles on a substrate to form a coating film is provided. Provision is made of an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080257724 - Texture and grain size controlled hollow cathode magnetron targets and method of manufacture: The present invention relates to methods for improving deposited film uniformity and controlling the erosion of sputter targets. Improved methods for achieving predetermined microstructure orientation in copper hollow cathode magnetron (HCM) sputter targets and targets prepared by such methods are disclosed.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080257725 - Biosensor: A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080257726 - Extracellular potential sensing element, device for measuring extracellular potential, apparatus for measuring extracellular potential and method of measuring extracellular potential by using the same: A sensing element for measuring extracellular potential including a substrate, a well provided in a substrate, a guide section provided on the wall of the well, and a detective electrode formed at a lower surface of the substrate. The guide section is for guiding drug. The well is provided at... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080257727 - Extracellular potential sensing element, device for measuring extracellular potential, apparatus for measuring extracellular potential and method of measuring extracellular potential by using the same: A sensing element for measuring extracellular potential including a substrate, a well provided in a substrate, a guide section provided on the wall of the well, and a detective electrode formed at a lower surface of the substrate. The guide section is for guiding drug. The well is provided at... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080257728 - Biosensor: A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080257729 - Galvanic corrosion monitoring and analyzing system: An electrochemical integrated system for measuring the galvanic current values and direction for two to four electrodes, comprising a corrosion cell and two to four electrodes coupled together via an interface and exposed to electrolyte for allowing electrochemical oxidation and reduction reactions to occur on the surface of the electrodes,... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080257730 - System and method for sensing using diamond based microelectrodes: A method and system is disclosed for monitoring one or more characteristics associated with a fluid. An insulating layer comprising non-conducting diamond is positioned within a housing and has a surface exposed directly or indirectly to the fluid. A plurality of microelectrodes made of electrically conducting diamond each have a... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080257731 - Heater amperometric sensor and method for operating the same: In order to operate an amperometric solid electrolyte sensor comprising a heating element which is separated from a sensor element by means of an electrical insulating layer, an electrical bias voltage is applied between the sensor element and the heater in such a way that the potential regions of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080257732 - Gas sensor: There is provided a gas sensor, including a gas sensing film formed of an oxide semiconductor material and a gas-permeable protection layer formed of oxide particles and arranged on the gas sensing film. The oxide particles of the protection layer have an average particle size of 500 nm or smaller.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257734 - Method for analyzing analytical sample in high-throughput type automatic analytical device: In a method for analyzing a sample by using an analytical device having capillary channels, a solvent for the sample is prepared. The solvent includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of polyvalent alcohols, sugars, and hydrophilic polymers. A sample solution is prepared by mixing an analytical... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080257733 - Non-thermosensitive medium for analyzing species in a channel and for minimizing adsorption and/or electroosomosic phenomena: An aqueous liquid medium for analyzing, purifying or separating species in an element having walls or for treating the walls of an element. The medium includes at least a polymer consisting of several polymeric segments. The polymer is of the irregular block-copolymer or irregular comb-like polymer type and has on... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080257736 - Method for electrophoresis using media of differing properties: The invention relates to a method for electrophoresis in a separation chamber, the method involving introduction of one or more counterflow media of at least two differing properties through multiple counterflow medium inlets into the separation chamber, to provide improved collection of fractionated samples.... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080257735 - Microfluidic device for enabling the controlled growth of cells and methods relating to same: A multi-compartment microfluidic device for enabling fluidic isolation among interconnected compartments and accomplishing centrifugal positioning and/or patterned substrate positioning of biological specimens. Includes micropatterned substrate coupled with optically transparent housing allowing imaging. Housing includes microfluidic region having entry reservoir for accepting first volume of fluid and additional microfluidic region(s) having... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20080257737 - Electrophoresis method, electrophoresis module and electrophoresis apparatus: Disclosed is a technique for electrophoresis analysis, capable of eliminating the need for labeling a sample with a fluorescent or radioactive material. An electrophoresis cell is formed with a plurality of electrophoretic paths arranged in parallel relation to each other. Each of the electrophoretic paths has an upper end serving... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257738 - Devices, systems, and methods for carbonation of deionized water: Devices, systems, and methods employed in wet cleaning semiconductor devices are provided. In particular, systems that can deliver deionized water with the desired concentration of CO2 and methods of generating deionized water with a desired concentration of CO2 for use in wet cleaning of semiconductor devices are provided.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080257739 - High velocity electrostatic coalescing oil/water separator: An apparatus for separating water from a water-in-oil mixture having an elongated inlet vessel with a lower outlet end and an upper inlet end, the length thereof being a multiple of the largest vessel cross-sectional dimension. A separation vessel having an oil outlet and a divergent water outlet has an... Agent: Gable & Gotwals

20080257713 - Catalytic reactors with active boundary layer control: The present invention provides efficient catalytic reactors with active boundary layers in a presence of at least one mechanical disturbance and methods of improving the efficiency of the catalytic reaction with the use of at least one mechanical disturbance. The presence of at least one mechanical disturbance would improve the... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20080257712 - Apparatus for producing metal powder by electrowinning: This invention relates to an apparatus for producing a metal powder product using either conventional electrowinning or alternative anode reaction chemistries in a flow-through electrowinning cell. A new design for a flow-through electrowinning cell that employs both flow-through anodes and flow-through cathodes is described. The present invention enables the production... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080257714 - Method of making a tmr sensor having a tunnel barrier with graded oxygen content: A method for manufacturing a tunnel junction magnetoresistive sensor having improved magnetic performance and reliability. The method includes depositing a Mg—O barrier layer in a sputter deposition tool in a chamber having an oxygen concentration that changes. For example, the sputter deposition could be initiated with a first oxygen concentration... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC- Hit

20080257715 - Method of deposition with reduction of contaminants in an ion assist beam and associated apparatus: The invention relates to a dual Ion Beam Sputtering method for depositing onto a substrate (S) material generated by the sputtering of a target (121-123) by a sputtering ion beam (110), said method comprising the operation of an assistance ion beam (130) directed onto said substrate in order to assist... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080257716 - Coating method and apparatus, a permanent magnet, and manufacturing method thereof: A film is formed at a high rate on the surface of an iron-boron-rare-earth-metal magnet having a given shape, while effectively using dysprosium or terbium as a film-forming material. Thus, productivity is improved and a permanent magnet can be produced at low cost. A permanent magnet is produced through a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080257717 - Process for the surface treatment of hollow parts, tank for implementing such a process, and continuous surface treatment process and installation using such a tank: The invention relates to a method for treating surfaces of hollow parts, this method being a conversion treatment such as an anodizing, and to a method according to which the hollow pieces are completely immersed inside at least one treatment tank containing a liquid, characterized in that each hollow piece... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080257718 - Electrochemical actuator: The present invention provides systems, devices, and related methods, involving electrochemical actuation. In some cases, application of a voltage or current to a system or device of the invention may generate a volumetric or dimensional change, which may produce mechanical work. For example, at least a portion of the system... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080257719 - Apparatus and method for making flammable gas: An electrolyzer includes a first electrode in the form of an inner tank formed of a material capable of being magnetized and a second electrode in the form of an outer tank formed of a material capable of being magnetized. The inner tank is nested within the outer tank. A... Agent: Eugenia S. Hansen Hemingway & Hansen, LLP

20080257720 - Electrode system for an electrochemical sensor: An electrode system for an electrochemical cell is provided, including a substrate, a measuring electrode connected to the substrate and formed from a number of electrically conducting and mutually connected microdisks, and a generating electrode formed from an electrically conducting sheet and having a diameter that is greater than that... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080257721 - Electrode materials with high surface conductivity: The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkaline ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light modulating system of the super capacitor type.... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080257722 - Porous non-asbestos separator and method of making same: The present invention relates to an inert, non-asbestos separator and method of making same, the separator comprising an inorganic/polymer fibrid and agglomeration composite material containing from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of organic halocarbon polymer fibers together with from about 30 wt percent to about 95... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20080257723 - Physical vapor deposition system: A physical vapor deposition system for making microparticles generated by using a non-transfer type plasma torch not generating an outgas even in an ultra-high vacuum environment accelerate by a supersonic gas flow and depositing microparticles on a substrate to form a coating film is provided. Provision is made of an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080257724 - Texture and grain size controlled hollow cathode magnetron targets and method of manufacture: The present invention relates to methods for improving deposited film uniformity and controlling the erosion of sputter targets. Improved methods for achieving predetermined microstructure orientation in copper hollow cathode magnetron (HCM) sputter targets and targets prepared by such methods are disclosed.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080257725 - Biosensor: A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080257726 - Extracellular potential sensing element, device for measuring extracellular potential, apparatus for measuring extracellular potential and method of measuring extracellular potential by using the same: A sensing element for measuring extracellular potential including a substrate, a well provided in a substrate, a guide section provided on the wall of the well, and a detective electrode formed at a lower surface of the substrate. The guide section is for guiding drug. The well is provided at... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080257727 - Extracellular potential sensing element, device for measuring extracellular potential, apparatus for measuring extracellular potential and method of measuring extracellular potential by using the same: A sensing element for measuring extracellular potential including a substrate, a well provided in a substrate, a guide section provided on the wall of the well, and a detective electrode formed at a lower surface of the substrate. The guide section is for guiding drug. The well is provided at... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080257728 - Biosensor: A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080257729 - Galvanic corrosion monitoring and analyzing system: An electrochemical integrated system for measuring the galvanic current values and direction for two to four electrodes, comprising a corrosion cell and two to four electrodes coupled together via an interface and exposed to electrolyte for allowing electrochemical oxidation and reduction reactions to occur on the surface of the electrodes,... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080257730 - System and method for sensing using diamond based microelectrodes: A method and system is disclosed for monitoring one or more characteristics associated with a fluid. An insulating layer comprising non-conducting diamond is positioned within a housing and has a surface exposed directly or indirectly to the fluid. A plurality of microelectrodes made of electrically conducting diamond each have a... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080257731 - Heater amperometric sensor and method for operating the same: In order to operate an amperometric solid electrolyte sensor comprising a heating element which is separated from a sensor element by means of an electrical insulating layer, an electrical bias voltage is applied between the sensor element and the heater in such a way that the potential regions of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080257732 - Gas sensor: There is provided a gas sensor, including a gas sensing film formed of an oxide semiconductor material and a gas-permeable protection layer formed of oxide particles and arranged on the gas sensing film. The oxide particles of the protection layer have an average particle size of 500 nm or smaller.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257734 - Method for analyzing analytical sample in high-throughput type automatic analytical device: In a method for analyzing a sample by using an analytical device having capillary channels, a solvent for the sample is prepared. The solvent includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of polyvalent alcohols, sugars, and hydrophilic polymers. A sample solution is prepared by mixing an analytical... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080257733 - Non-thermosensitive medium for analyzing species in a channel and for minimizing adsorption and/or electroosomosic phenomena: An aqueous liquid medium for analyzing, purifying or separating species in an element having walls or for treating the walls of an element. The medium includes at least a polymer consisting of several polymeric segments. The polymer is of the irregular block-copolymer or irregular comb-like polymer type and has on... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080257736 - Method for electrophoresis using media of differing properties: The invention relates to a method for electrophoresis in a separation chamber, the method involving introduction of one or more counterflow media of at least two differing properties through multiple counterflow medium inlets into the separation chamber, to provide improved collection of fractionated samples.... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080257735 - Microfluidic device for enabling the controlled growth of cells and methods relating to same: A multi-compartment microfluidic device for enabling fluidic isolation among interconnected compartments and accomplishing centrifugal positioning and/or patterned substrate positioning of biological specimens. Includes micropatterned substrate coupled with optically transparent housing allowing imaging. Housing includes microfluidic region having entry reservoir for accepting first volume of fluid and additional microfluidic region(s) having... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20080257737 - Electrophoresis method, electrophoresis module and electrophoresis apparatus: Disclosed is a technique for electrophoresis analysis, capable of eliminating the need for labeling a sample with a fluorescent or radioactive material. An electrophoresis cell is formed with a plurality of electrophoretic paths arranged in parallel relation to each other. Each of the electrophoretic paths has an upper end serving... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257738 - Devices, systems, and methods for carbonation of deionized water: Devices, systems, and methods employed in wet cleaning semiconductor devices are provided. In particular, systems that can deliver deionized water with the desired concentration of CO2 and methods of generating deionized water with a desired concentration of CO2 for use in wet cleaning of semiconductor devices are provided.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080257739 - High velocity electrostatic coalescing oil/water separator: An apparatus for separating water from a water-in-oil mixture having an elongated inlet vessel with a lower outlet end and an upper inlet end, the length thereof being a multiple of the largest vessel cross-sectional dimension. A separation vessel having an oil outlet and a divergent water outlet has an... Agent: Gable & Gotwals

20080251375 - Method and devices for sonicating liquids with low-frequency high energy ultrasound: The invention relates to a method and devices for sonicating liquids with low frequency high energy ultrasound comprises a low frequency high energy ultrasound system having at least one sonotrode which projects into a reactor vessel through which the liquid passes via at least one inlet orifice and at least... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080251376 - Vacuum processing device and method of manufacturing optical disk: To provide a vacuum treatment device capable of reducing the occurrence of the tilt and deformation of treated materials by suppressing the heating of a substrate by continuous spattering in a vacuum. This vacuum treatment device is characterized by comprising a main chamber capable of being vacuated in a vacuum... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080251377 - Biosensor: A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080251378 - Biosensor: A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080251379 - Electrochemical sensor with zero calibration feature and method of calibrating: An easily calibrated analytical instrument for sensing a target analyte. The instrument includes an electrochemical sensor and a switch. The electrochemical sensor includes a sensing electrode and a counter electrode. The switch is a normally open switch effective for creating a short circuit between the sensing and counter electrodes when... Agent: Sherrill Law Offices

20080251380 - Medium for enhanced staining of single strand nucleic acids in electrophoresis: A medium is provided, being adapted to be applied in electrophoretic separation of nucleic acids. The medium comprises a staining reagent adapted to stain nucleic acids. Said medium further comprises a urea derivative, adapted to interact with said staining reagent and thereby providing an enhanced staining of said nucleic acids.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080251381 - Method for aligning microscopic structures and substrate having microscopic structures aligned, as well as integrated circuit apparatus and display element: An object of the present invention is to implement a method for aligning microscopic structures in desired locations and in a desired direction, in order to align microscopic structures, such as nanostructures, with high precision. The method includes a substrate forming step of forming three electrodes to which independent potentials... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080251382 - Separation and extreme size-focusing of nanoparticles through nanochannels based on controlled electrolytic ph manipulation: Accordance to various embodiments, there are methods of separating molecules, devices, and method of making the devices. The method of separating molecules can include providing a nanofluidic device including a plurality of nanochannels on a top surface of a substrate, wherein each of the plurality of nanochannels has a first... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20080251383 - Microfluidic liquid stream configuration system: A microfluidic liquid stream configuration system is provided including providing a substrate; forming a first co-planar electrode and a second co-planar electrode on the substrate; applying a dielectric layer, with a controlled surface energy, on the first co-planar electrode and the second co-planar electrode; forming an input reservoir on the... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080245655 - Method of treating hydrogen sulfide, method of producing hydrogen, and photocatalytic-reaction apparatus: It is a method of treating hydrogen sulfide or producing hydrogen which comprises disposing a liquid tank having a photocatalyst electrode 1 comprising a photocatalyst and a liquid tank having a metal electrode 2 so that the two liquid tanks are separated from each other by a cation-exchange membrane 3,... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080245654 - System for and method of affecting molecules and atoms with electromagnetic radiation: A system for and method of cleaving a bond between a first atom and a second atom in a molecule of a material are presented. One embodiment of the technique includes selecting a first electromagnetic radiation frequency, the first electromagnetic radiation frequency including a product of a golden mean and... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080245656 - Sputtering target and process for producing si oxide film therewith: A Si sputtering target that in the measurement of crystal face orientation of sputtering surface according to X-ray diffractometry, exhibits a ratio of peak intensity of (111) face (I(111)) to peak intensity of (220) face (I(220)) of Si, (I(111)/I(220)), falling within the range of 1.8±0.3. The Si sputtering target comprises,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080245657 - Sputtering device and film forming method: A sputtering apparatus according to the present invention is provided with first to fourth targets. The first and the second targets are disposed so that their surfaces face each other. The third and the fourth targets are also disposed so that their surfaces face each other. When a dielectric film... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080245658 - Method of forming hfsin metal for n-fet applications: A compound metal comprising HfSiN which is a n-type metal having a workfunction of about 4.0 to about 4.5, preferably about 4.3, eV which is thermally stable on a gate stack comprising a high k dielectric and an interfacial layer. Furthermore, after annealing the stack of HfSiN/high k dielectric/ interfacial... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080245659 - Discharge cell for ozonizer: In an ozonizer in which a dielectric 10 is arranged contacting at least one of electrodes 30 to form a discharge gap 20 for the generation of ozone between a pair of electrodes 30, 30, a transition metal bronze containing alkaline metals, alkaline earth metals, or rare earth metals at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080245660 - Renewable energy system for hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture: The present invention is an integrated system for the production of hydrogen and the removal of carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams. The integrated system includes an energy source for generating electrical energy and a water source coupled to the energy source. The water source includes ionic electrolytes.... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080245661 - Electrolysis cell with enlarged active membrane surface: The invention relates to an electrolytic cell for the production of chlorine from an aqueous alkali halide solution, which mainly consists of two semi-shells, an anode, a cathode and an ion exchange membrane arranged between the electrodes. Spacer elements are arranged between the ion-exchange membrane and the electrodes for fixing... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080245662 - Electrolytic cell comprising multilayer expanded metal: The present invention relates to an electrolysis cell comprising sheet-like anodes and cathodes which are separated from one another by means of separators and which are arranged in a cell trough or in a plurality of electrode frames clamped to one another and are connected in an electrically monopolar or... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080245663 - Novel proton conducting materials and devices incorporating them: Materials for use in proton transport characterized by several formulas are disclosed. Mixed ion and electron conductors may include metals and/or ceramic electron conductors and a proton conducting material. Hydrogen separation membranes may include porous layers and an electolyte layer including a proton conducting material and an electron conductor. Hydrogen... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080245664 - Biosensor test strips for multiple tests: This invention discloses a detachable test strip good for multiple tests on a test strip to reduce the per test cost, and a test strip for multiple tests with more than two conductive tracks for the simultaneous measurement of multiple test data with a drop of blood.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080245665 - Biosensor: A biosensor for determining the concentration of an analyte in a biological sample. The biosensor comprises a support, a reference electrode or a counter electrode or both disposed on the support, a working electrode disposed on the support, the working electrode spaced apart from the other electrode or electrodes on... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080245666 - Sensor element and method for determining the concentration of gas components in a gas mixture: A sensor element for the determination of the concentration of gas components in a gas mixture, particularly of the concentration of gas components in the exhaust of internal combustion engines, with two electrode, that together with a solid electrolyte constitute a pumping cell, whose outer pumping electrodes is exposed to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080245667 - Electromembrane process and apparatus: Apparatus is described for removing ionisable impurities from an electrolyte solution in an electromembrane device. The apparatus comprises means for recirculating the electrolyte solution between the cathode and the anode, and means for transferring selected ions from the electrolyte solution into a separate stream upon application of a current.... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080245668 - Parking a sample stream and suppressing the sample: Pretreatment method and apparatus to remove matrix ions from a liquid sample, prior to separation of the sample analytes (e.g. by chromatography), by flowing the liquid sample into a sample compartment and stopping the flow. The sample compartment has a wall comprising an ion exchange membrane having exchangeable ions of... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080237028 - Nucleation in liquid, methods of use thereof and methods of generation thereof: A method and composition for generation of a microbubble from a nanoparticle through a non-thermal method, preferably featuring nucleation.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080237029 - Oxidized barrier layer: A method and resultant produce of forming barrier layer based on ruthenium tantalum in a via or other vertical interconnect structure through a dielectric layer in a multi-level metallization. The RuTa layer in a RuTa/RuTaN bilayer, which may form discontinuous islands, is actively oxidized, preferably in an oxygen plasma, to... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080237031 - Plasma processing apparatus, radio frequency generator and correction method therefor: A plasma processing apparatus includes a radio frequency generator capable of adjusting a target output power level based on the set power level and the offset level to output radio frequency power; a chamber in which a plasma process is performed; and a power detection unit for measuring radio frequency... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080237030 - Surface processing method for mounting stage: A surface processing method for a mounting stage, which enables a mounting surface conforming to a substrate to be formed while saving time and effort. The substrate is mounted on a mounting surface of the mounting stage disposed in a housing chamber of a substrate processing apparatus that carries out... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080237032 - Method of applying a burnable poison onto the exterior of nuclear rod cladding: A method for applying a burnable poison onto the cladding of a nuclear fuel rod (2) which comprises, providing a nuclear fuel rod (2) and at least one application device (8), rotating the nuclear fuel rod, optionally removing one or more oxides and/or surface deposits on the outer surface of... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

20080237033 - Osteointegration process for surgical prosthesis: Coatings for osteointegration of surgical prosthesis are made in an Ion Plating Plasma Assisted plant, with a “reactive Magnetron sputtering” source, having a vacuum chamber, sputtering source, for instance a Magnetron, a vacuum connection to the pumping group, plasma, for instance DC, process gases input, a substrate holder biased, bias... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080237034 - Processes for forming transparent conductive films: A target containing an indium oxide and a tin oxide is used and sputtered particles from the target are transported by a forced gas flow of a sputter gas onto an organic substrate and deposited on the organic substrate while applying a DC bias voltage or an RF bias voltage... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080237035 - Air cleaning apparatus: There is disclosed an air cleaning apparatus usable regardless of seasons, weather, environmental conditions and the like. The air cleaning apparatus brings air to be treated into contact with a cleaning solution including active oxygen species to purify the air to be treated includes a water tank which stores the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080237036 - Method for forming an electrocatalytic surface on an electrode and the electrode: The invention relates to a method of forming an electrocatalytic surface on an electrode in a simple way, in particular on a lead anode used in the electrolytic recovery of metals. The catalytic coating is formed by a spraying method which does not essentially alter the characteristics of the coating... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20080237037 - Mask and method of manufacturing the same: A mask includes a transparent substrate, a light-blocking layer and a halftone layer. The light-blocking layer includes a source electrode pattern portion including a first electrode portion, a second electrode portion and a third electrode portion, and a drain electrode pattern portion disposed between the second electrode portion and the... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080237038 - Biostrip: The invention discloses a biostrip for the determination of the health condition or disease infection of an organism. The biostrip of the invention comprises at least an insulating baseboard and a capillary channel. Said insulating baseboard has at least one surface and a printed electrode is disposed on the surface.... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080237039 - Extracellular potential sensing element, device for measuring extracellular potential, apparatus for measuring extracellular potential and method of measuring extracellular potential by using the same: A sensing element for measuring extracellular potential including a substrate, a well provided in a substrate, a guide section provided on the wall of the well, and a detective electrode formed at a lower surface of the substrate. The guide section is for guiding drug. The well is provided at... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080237040 - Test strip and monitoring device: Test strips and monitoring devices for the electrochemical analysis of analytes are disclosed. An illustrative test strip may include first and second electrodes, offset relative to one another with respect to an insertion end of the test strip. The monitoring device may have a stop and electrical contacts configured to... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080237041 - Analyte evaluation apparatus: This analyte evaluation apparatus has an analyte space for holding a liquid containing an analyte, a working electrode, a counter electrode and a reference electrode, and the potential of the working electrode is altered with respect to the potential of the reference electrode as the standard potential, and the behavior... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080237042 - High purity water ph sensor with shielded flowing liquid junction: A pH sensor is provided. The pH sensor includes a body, a glass electrode, a reference electrode and a solution ground. The glass electrode is disposed on the body to contact a liquid sample. The reference electrode has a reference fill solution disposed within the body. The solution ground electrode... Agent: Christopher R. Christenson Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080237043 - Methods, articles and kits for labeling polymer gels: The invention provides methods, apparatus and kits for integrally labeling polymeric gels, such as polyacrylamide and agarose gels, with indicia that can serve, inter alia, unambiguously to identify the individual gel, using polymeric film labeled with detectable indicia and coated with materials that bond to the gel matrix as the... Agent: Invitrogen Corporation C/o Intellevate

20080237044 - Method and apparatus for concentrating molecules: A method and apparatus for continuously separating or concentrating molecules that includes flowing two fluids in laminar flow through an electrical field and capturing at one of three outputs a fluid stream having a different concentration of molecules.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080237045 - Injection bonded articles and methods of fabrication and use thereof: Injection bonded articles comprised of a rigid core and secured together with an elastomeric material network which also forms seals and encapsulates at least a portion of the rigid core. The elastomeric material is selected to be compatible with the material comprising the rigid core to create a chemical and... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080237046 - Microfluidic device and analyzing device using the same: The conventional micropump and the conventional micromixer have the following problems. In a mechanical or hydrodynamic method, the structure of the inside of a flow path is complex so as to easily cause clogging, and manufacturing cost is high, and dead volume is large. Additionally, in an electrical method, the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080237047 - Liquid transporting apparatus: A head includes a common ink chamber, a plurality of individual electrodes which communicate with the common ink chamber, and a plurality of ink channels through which, an ink supplied from the common ink chamber flows. Each ink channel is provided with a first electrode which is common for the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department