Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions 11/08

20080289950 - Charge barrier flow-through capacitor-based method of deionizing a fluid: Flow-through capacitors are provided with one or more charge barrier layers. Ions trapped in the pore volume of flow-through capacitors cause inefficiencies as these ions are expelled during the charge cycle into the purification path. A charge barrier layer holds these pore volume ions to one side of a desired... Agent: Leslie Meyer-leon, Esq.IPLegal Strategies Group P.C.

20080289951 - Thermochemical cycle for production of hydrogen and/or oxygen via water splitting processes: A method for the production of hydrogen via thermochemical water splitting includes the steps of providing an ammonium sulfite compound, dissolving the ammonium sulfite in water, and oxidizing the aqueous ammonium sulfite solution, wherein hydrogen is produced as a water reduction product associated with the oxidation. If purified air is... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080289952 - Surface deformation electroactive polymer transducers: The present invention provides electroactive polymer transducers that produce out-of-plane deflections. The transducers form a set of surface features based on deflection of an electroactive polymer. The set of surface features may include elevated polymer surface features and/or depressed electrode surface features. Actuation of an active area may produce the... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080289953 - High rate sputtering apparatus and method: The invention provides a sputtering method that involves exposing a surface of a target support to a flow of a target material, such that the exposing results in condensing the target material on the surface of the target support in a first position and sputtering the condensed target material from... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080289954 - Method of manufacturing sample for atom probe analysis by fib and focused ion beam apparatus implementing the same: A method of manufacturing a sample for an atom probe analysis of the invention is made one going through a step of manufacturing a concave/convex structure in both of a base needle and a transplantation sample piece by an etching working of an FIB, a step of jointing mutual members,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080289955 - Electrolysis: Solid oxide stacks used as fuel cells generate electricity from hydrogen or other sources. By an electrolysis process such standard fuel cells can be operated in order to create hydrogen or other electro chemical by-products. Unfortunately stacks generally operate at relatively high temperatures which will be difficult to sustain purely... Agent: W. Taltavull Manelli Denison And Selter PLLC

20080289956 - Diaphragm for electrolytic cell: Describes a diaphragm for an electrolytic diaphragm cell, e.g., a chlor-alkali cell, in which the diaphragm comprises fibrous material substantially resistant to the environment within the electrolytic cell and spheroidal ceramic microspheres at least partially resistant to the environment within the electrolytic cell associated with said diaphragm. Also describes a... Agent: Linda Pingitore Ppg Industries, Inc.

20080289957 - Vacuum film forming apparatus: A vacuum film forming apparatus (100) is provided with an electrically conductive vacuum chamber (13) having an interior space, a frame member (15) having a plurality of curved members (31, 32) each curved in a sector shape and arranged in the interior space (10) so as to form a substantially... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080289958 - Novel manufacturing design and processing methods and apparatus for sputtering targets: Sputtering targets having a reduced burn-in time are disclosed that comprise: a) a heat-modified surface material having a substantially uniform crystallographic orientation, wherein at least part of the surface material was melted during heat-treatment, and b) a core material having an average grain size. Sputtering targets are also disclosed that... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080289959 - Self-diagnostic sensor system: A system for monitoring the viability of an electrochemical cell measures the impedance of the cell over a wide range of impedances and with diminished phase shift over prior methods so that a more nearly accurate assessment of the impedance can be made. The system is particularly useful for four... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20080289960 - Electrode for superoxide anion and sensor including the same: An electrode for superoxide anions characterized by comprising a conductive component and, superimposed on a surface thereof, a film resulting from electrolytic polymerization of a metal thiofurylporphyrin/axial ligand complex; and a sensor for measuring a superoxide anion concentration including the same. The electrode for superoxide anions, by virtue of not... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080289962 - Electrochemical sensor with dry ionomer membrane: A miniaturized gas sensor comprised of film type electrodes, on a non-conductive supportive substrate, and in contact with a dry ionomer electrolyte, for detection of toxic gases, i.e., carbon monoxide, and other oxidizable or reducible gases and vapors and method of making same is described. The all-solid planar sensor cell... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080289961 - Sensor element: A sensor element for determining the oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas has a conductor track applied to a solid electrolyte, which includes an electrode provided in a measuring area of the sensor element and an electrode lead connected to the electrode and situated in the lead area of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080289963 - Gel for isoelectric focusing: The present invention relates to the field of electrophoresis and more specifically to a gel or strip for separating peptide components by isoelectric focusing by producing IPG (immobilised pH gradient) gels or strips in a novel way before focusing. More closely, the peptides are focused in a novel IPG gel... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080289964 - Assays for diagnosis and therapeutics employing similarities and differences in blood serum concentrations of 3 forms of complement c3c and related protein biomarkers between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinson's disease: The invention relates to assays for diagnosis, drug targeting and therapeutic response monitoring, of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), with PD-Like disorders that express symptoms like PD, age-matched controls (Normal), Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), with ALS-Like disorders that express symptoms like ALS, and age-matched controls (Normal). The method... Agent: Power3 Medical Products, Inc.

20080289965 - System and method for controlling nanoparticles using dielectrophoretic forces: The present invention is directed to the use of dielectrophoretic forces for the arbitrary manipulation of micrometer- and nanometer-sized particles and to devices capable of arbitrarily manipulating micrometer- and nanometer-sized particles by means of dielectrophoretic forces within a two- or three-dimensional region. The devices and methods of the invention are... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20080289966 - Microscale sorting cytometer: The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in microscale cell sorting. This invention provides sorting cytometers, which trap individual cells within vessels following exposure to dielectrophoresis, allow for the assaying of trapped cells, such that a population is identified whose isolation is desired, and their isolation.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080283385 - Spectrally tunable photolysis of a capsule containing an active material: Capsules that include a shell, a sensitizer, and an active material. Methods for using the capsules to spatiotemporally deliver active material. Representative shells include vesicles, polymers, and inorganic materials. Representative active materials include small molecules and proteins.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080283386 - Methods of removing aerosols from the atmosphere: An antenna is disclosed to efficiently ionize the atmosphere for the purpose of reducing the aerosol counts, and therefore the number of poluted particles in suspension in the atmosphere, by deposition to ground. The antenna includes peripheral nodes and a central node. Each of the peripheral nodes is connected to... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080283387 - Methods and apparatus for transferring conductive pieces during semiconductor device fabrication: In a first aspect, a programmable transfer device is provided for transferring conductive pieces to electrode pads of a target substrate. The programmable transfer device includes (1) a transfer substrate; and (2) a plurality of individually addressable electrodes formed on the transfer substrate. Each electrode is adapted to selectively attract... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20080283388 - Hydrogen gas detecting membrane: An optical hydrogen gas detecting membrane is prepared by sequentially depositing a platinum oxide layer and a catalytic metal layer on a transparent substrate, such as quartz glass, by vapor deposition such as the sputtering method. Palladium or platinum is used as the catalytic metal layer.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080283389 - Method for manufacturing chalcopyrite thin-film solar cell: A method for fabricating a chalcopyrite-type thin film solar cell includes a first step of forming onto a Mo electrode layer 2 a precursor including an In metal layer and a Cu—Ga alloy layer by sputtering, a second step of attaching an alkali-metal solution onto the precursor, a selenization step... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080283390 - Cuc1 thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production: An electrochemical cell for producing copper having a dense graphite anode electrode and a dense graphite cathode electrode disposed in a CuCl solution. An anion exchange membrane made of poly(ethylene vinyl alcohol) and polyethylenimine cross-linked with a cross-linking agent selected from the group consisting of acetone, formaldehyde, glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, and... Agent: Mark E. Fejer Gas Technology Institute

20080283391 - Water treatment device: There is disclosed a water treatment device capable of improving the treatment efficiency of for-treatment water and passing the for-treatment water once to sufficiently treat the water without repeatedly circulating the water, and the water treatment device includes a water passing first electrode arranged in the channel of the for-treatment... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080283392 - Hydrogen producing unit: An electrolyte electrolyzer adapted to create hydrogen and oxygen from electrolyte fluid at or near atmospheric pressure. The electrolyzer is comprised in a preferred form of a plurality of cells which collectively create oxygen and hydrogen chambers separated by an ion permeable membrane. The electrolyzer is further defined by a... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20080283393 - Elongate vacuum system for coating one or both sides of a flat substrate: An elongate vacuum system for coating one or both sides of a flat substrate which can be displaced by the system, comprises at least one magnetron provided with a magnetron surrounding area and is subdivided into successive compartments in the direction of transportation of the substrate by separating walls having... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080283394 - Magnetron sputtering target: A magnetron sputtering target, which can improve utilization rate and service life of target materials and can be used in a magnetron sputtering technology, is provided. The magnetron sputtering target comprises a target material, a target back plate, an insulating pad, a target cathode frame, one or more leading pole... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080283395 - Water pollution sensor for detecting heavy metal and method of manufacturing the same: A water pollution sensor for detecting a heavy metal, the water pollution sensor including: a base member; a conductive layer formed at a portion of one of surfaces of the base member and consisting of a conductive material; an insulating layer formed on the conductive layer to enable a portion... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20080283396 - Analyte sensor with insertion monitor, and methods: A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080283397 - Electrochemical transducer array and use thereof: Electrochemical transducer arrays are already known from the prior art. According to the invention, the transducer array is provided with at least one flexible, planar metal substrate on which at least one flexible insulator having a firm connection between the metal surface and the insulator surface is disposed. The metal... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080283398 - Soot sensing systems having soot sensors and methods for manufacturing the soot sensors: Soot sensing systems and soot sensors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a soot sensor includes a non-conductive substrate and a first electrode disposed on the non-conductive substrate. The soot sensor further includes a second electrode disposed on the non-conductive substrate and spaced away from the first electrode. The soot... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080283399 - Potentiometric process analytic sensor with isolated temperature sensor: A sensor for analyzing a liquid sample is provided. The sensor includes a sensor body defining a chamber therein. A sensing cell is disposed within the chamber and is adapted to contact the sample solution. The sensing cell has a sensing cell fill solution therein, and a sensing electrode disposed... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080283400 - Separation medium for use in chromatography: The invention relates to a separation medium for chromatography which is structured in that way that the flow rate is in one preselected direction larger than perpendicular to that direction.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080283402 - Shaped electrodes for microfluidic dielectrophoretic particle manipulation: Methods, devices, and systems for separating disparate liquid-suspended particles in a flow channel using dielectrophoresis induced by concave-shaped electrodes and field-flow fractionation.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080283401 - Time-varying flows for microfluidic particle separation: Methods, devices, and systems for separating a time-varying flow of disparate liquid-suspended particles through a channel using dielectrophoresis and field-flow fractionation.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080277265 - Gas reformulation system comprising means to optimize the effectiveness of gas conversion: This invention provides a system and method for efficient reformulation of an initial gas with associated characteristics into an output gas with desired characteristic parameters, within a substantially sealed, contained, and controlled environment. The gas reformulating system uses a gas energizing field to disassociate the initial gas molecules and molecules... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080277267 - Highly turbulent quench chamber: An apparatus for cooling a reactive mixture, comprising: a reactor configured to form the reactive mixture; a quench chamber comprising a frusto-conical body having a wide end, a narrow end, and a quench region formed between the wide and narrow end, wherein the quench chamber is configured to receive the... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080277266 - Shape of cone and air input annulus: A constricting chamber having first and second ends, the chamber comprising: an interior surface formed between the first and second ends, disposed circumferentially around and defining an interior space and a longitudinal axis of the chamber; a frusto-conical surface disposed between the first and second ends and narrowing as it... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080277264 - Alcohol production using hydraulic cavitation: A system and method is provided which includes using a liquid treatment apparatus, which is equipped with cyclonettes, for example, to subject a liquid medium processing stream in an alcohol production process to hydraulic cavitation, i.e., to shear under vacuum, at one or more locations. The liquid treatment apparatus, in... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080277269 - Collecting particles from a fluid stream via thermophoresis: A method of collecting particles from a gas-particle stream having a first temperature and a plurality of particles, the method comprising: cooling an interior surface of a collection chamber to a second temperature less than the first temperature of the gas-particle stream; flowing the gas-particle stream through the chamber, wherein... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080277268 - Fluid recirculation system for use in vapor phase particle production system: A method of and system for recirculating a fluid in a particle production system. A reactor produces a reactive particle-gas mixture. A quench chamber mixes a conditioning fluid with the reactive particle-gas mixture, producing a cooled particle-gas mixture that comprises a plurality of precursor material particles and an output fluid.... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080277271 - Gas delivery system with constant overpressure relative to ambient to system with varying vacuum suction: A system operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, the system comprising: a reactor configured to combine a plasma stream, powder particles and conditioning fluid to alter the powder particles and form a mixture stream; a supply chamber coupled to the reactor; a suction generator configured to generate a... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080277270 - Method and apparatus for making uniform and ultrasmall nanoparticles: A system comprising: a plasma production chamber configured to produce a plasma; a reaction chamber vaporize a precursor material with the plasma to form a reactive mixture; a quench chamber having a frusto-conical surface and a quench region formed within the quench chamber between an ejection port of the reaction... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080277272 - Methods and apparatuses for making liquids more reactive: This invention relates generally to novel methods for affecting, controlling, and/or directing various reactions with and in various liquids (such as water) by creating an energy field within and/or juxtaposed to at least one surface of said liquid. An important aspect of the invention involves the creation of a plasma,... Agent: Mark G. Mortenson

20080277273 - Electrohydrogenic reactor for hydrogen gas production: A system for hydrogen gas generation is provided according to the present invention which includes a hydrogen gas electrode assembly including a first anode in electrical communication with a first cathode; a microbial fuel cell electrode assembly including a second anode in electrical communication with a second cathode, the microbial... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080277274 - Electrolytic sterilizing apparatus for ship ballast water: An electrolytic sterilizing apparatus comprises an electrolytic module (10) including an inlet port (11-1) disposed at one end thereof for allowing ballast water (40) to be introduced therethrough, an outlet port (11-2) disposed at the other end thereof for allowing the ballast water (40) to be discharged therethrough, a baffle... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080277275 - Treatment apparatus, solution stirring method and solution transfer method: The electrolytic reaction of a solution supplemented with oxidation-reduction substances is caused in a magnetic field. Lorentz force generated by the interaction between an electrolytic current and the magnetic field is utilized. As a result, the effective stirring or transfer of a solution as well as the detection of a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080277277 - Biosensor membranes composed of polymers containing heterocyclic nitrogens: Novel membranes comprising various polymers containing heterocyclic nitrogen groups are described. These membranes are usefully employed in electrochemical sensors, such as amperometric biosensors. More particularly, these membranes effectively regulate a flux of analyte to a measurement electrode in an electrochemical sensor, thereby improving the functioning of the electrochemical sensor over... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080277276 - Photopolymerizable silicone materials forming semipermeable membranes for sensor applications: A method for preparing sensing devices (biosensors) includes the steps of: (1) applying a photopatternable silicone composition to a surface in a sensing device to form a film, (2) photopatterning the film by a process comprising exposing the film to radiation through a photomask without the use of a photoresist... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20080277278 - Biosensor for disease diagnosis: The present invention relates to a biosensor including: a bottom plate having a base film having a lead mounted at one side of the top surface thereof, an electrode member formed on the base film, a spacer formed on the top surface of the electrode member so as to secure... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080277280 - Device for analysis of a sample on a test element: An analysis device for analysis of a sample on a test element is provided that comprises at least one component configured to make electrical contact with at least one other component for electrical transmission therebetween. The at least one component generally comprises an injection-molded circuit mount, also called an MID,... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20080277279 - Electrophoretic device, method of driving the same, and electronic apparatus: Disclosed is a method of driving an electrophoretic device that includes an electrophoretic element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrophoretic layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, and further includes a capacitor connected to the first electrode at one terminal. The method includes (a) applying... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080277281 - Sensor control device: A sensor control device for controlling a current application state of a gas sensor element when measuring a specific gas component concentration in a gas to be measured using the gas sensor element, which sensor control device includes: at least one cell having a solid electrolyte body and a pair... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080277282 - Gas sensor and manufacturing method thereof: There is provided a gas sensor, which includes a sensor element extending axially of the gas sensor and having a gas sensing portion at a front end thereof and an electrode portion at a rear end thereof, a cylindrical metal shell retaining therein the sensor element with the gas sensing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080277283 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor is used in particular for determining a physical property of a measuring gas, preferably for determining the concentration of a component of an exhaust gas in an exhaust branch of an internal combustion engine. The gas sensor has a sensor element situated in a housing. The housing... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080271986 - Method for isotope separation of ytterbium: A method for isotope separation of ytterbium comprises isotope-selective photoionizing of a target isotope by use of a laser, and photoionizing of the target isotope from a metastable state to a continuum state or an auto-ionization state through excited states. The photoionized isotope ions of ytterbium can be separated within... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080271987 - System and method for preparing nanoparticles using non-thermal pulsed plasma: A system for preparing nanoparticles using non-thermal pulsed plasma is provided. The system comprises a reaction chamber having two divided regions, i.e. a first region where nanoparticles are to be formed and a second region where the nanoparticles are to be received, to prevent the formation of a thin film... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080271988 - Thin film forming sputtering target, dielectric thin film, optical disc and production method therefor: Diffusion of water or oxygen present in the dielectric protection film is restrained by eliminating free oxygen in an oxide thin film while maintaining the characteristics of a dielectric protection film. As the dielectric material for forming a dielectric protection film for an optical disc or the like, an oxide... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080271989 - Apparatus for plating and method for controlling plating: An apparatus for plating includes a plating bath for plating copper (Cu) film on the surface of a substrate under a prescribed plating condition using a plating solution, a chemical supplying unit for supplying each components constituting the plating solution into the plating bath, a plating solution analyzing unit for... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080271990 - Lanthanoid aluminate film fabrication method: A method of fabricating by co-sputtering deposition a lanthanoid aluminate film with enhanced electrical insulativity owing to suppression of deviation in composition of the film is disclosed. Firstly within a vacuum chamber, hold two separate targets, one of which is made of lanthanoid aluminate (LnAlO3) and the other of which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080271991 - Apparatus and method for supercritical fluid removal or deposition processes: A continuous-flow supercritical fluid (SCF) apparatus and method for the deposition of thin films onto microelectronic devices or the removal of unwanted layers, particles and/or residues from microelectronic devices having same thereon. The SCF apparatus preferably includes a dynamic mixer to ensure homogeneous mixing of the SCF and other chemical... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20080271992 - Apparatus and method for plating semiconductor wafers: An electroplating apparatus for electroplating a surface of a wafer is provided. The wafer is capable of being electrically charged as a cathode. The electroplating apparatus includes a plating head capable of being positioned either over or under the surface of a wafer and capable of being electrically charged as... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080271993 - Electrodipping device: The invention relates to an electrodipping device comprising, in a known manner, a bath of enamel, and a transport device used, during the continuous method, to dip the workpieces (1a, 1b, 1c) to be coated into the bath of enamel, to move the workpieces through the bath, and remove the... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20080271994 - Method and apparatus for using an electric field for controlling of the crystallizing material or materials: The system consists of two electrodes (1, 4), at least of dielectric layers (2, 3) in one of which (3) is crystallizing material or materials with a possible dielectric solvent, melt or combinations thereof, a voltage supply (5) and a closed circuit. In the invention it is used a dielectric... Agent: Bay Area Intellectual Property Group, LLC

20080271995 - Agitation of electrolytic solution in electrodeposition: In a reverse pulse plating of a substrate (110), the electrolytic solution is agitated with a greater power on forward pulses (210) than on reverse pulses (220). An ultrasound agitation source (170) can be positioned at the bottom of the substrate (110) if the anode (134) is at the top.... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080271996 - Electrolytic cell with a heat exchanger: The side walls (8) of the pot surrounding its crucible (4, 4′) include a part (13) made of a porous material over at least one fraction of their height and/or their thickness, to enable a heat transfer gas to circulate, the part (13) made of a porous material being connected... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080271997 - Sputter target and backing plate assembly: A method for aligning the sputter target onto a backing plate having a peripheral arcuate-shaped flange on its bonding surface to provide an aligned and uniform solder bonded interface; and the sputter target/backing plate assembly so produced.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080271998 - Device for carbon deposition: A method for carbon deposition using a pulsed, plasma-supported vacuum arc discharge, having an anode, a target cathode made of carbon, a pulsed energy source and at least two ignition units. The at least two ignition units are positioned in the edge area of target cathode and each have two... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080271999 - Composite conductive material: A composite conducting material is described comprising a non-conductive polymeric base material, and for example a geosynthetic or like material, in association with at least one primary conducting electrode element comprising a metallic core element coated with a coating of mixed metal oxides such as oxides and/or suboxides of tantalum,... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080272000 - Methods for forming small-volume electrical contacts and material manipulations with fluidic microchannels: A microfabricated device employing a bridging membrane and methods for electrokinetic transport of a liquid phase biological or chemical material using the same are described. The bridging membrane is deployed in or adjacent to a microchannel and permits either ionic current flow or the transport of gas species, while inhibiting... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080272001 - Production line treatment for organic product: A fluid from a fermentation process or the like is passed or circulated through chambers of a bipolar membrane electrodialysis unit to separate an ionizable organic acid stream and at least one co-ion or residual stream. The organic acid stream is preferably concentrated (e.g., by recirculation, dewatering or both), and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20080272002 - System and method for proteomics: Significantly higher yield and better resolution in pI gels are obtained by creating traps having two or more layers of gel containing closely stepped immobilized pH buffers. Proteins move from a pH at which they are negatively charged towards an anode at which they are positively charged. Discrete regions containing... Agent: Patrea L. Pabst Pabst Patent Group LLP

20080272003 - Method and means for removing phosphorous from waste water or the like: A method and means of removing at least some of the phosphorous contained in waste water wherein waste water is continuously moved through a water treatment chamber wherein positive and negative electrodes are partially immersed in the waste water and are periodically moved through the water so that phosphorous will... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.