Chemistry: electrical and wave energy inventions

20090266702 - Method and apparatus for enrichment of heavy oxygen isotopes: A method of enriching a heavy oxygen isotope by distillation of the present invention includes: a first distillation step of feeding oxygen and ozone generated by an ozonizer 12 into a distillation column 13 filled with a diluent gas, and separating the oxygen, and the ozone and the diluent gas;... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090266703 - Plasma generating device and film deposition method in which the plasma generating device is used: m

20090266704 - Sputtering method and sputtering apparatus, and electronic device manufacturing method: A sputtering method comprising the steps of: arranging the plurality of targets in a vacuum container equidistantly in a transport direction of the substrate such that distances between the plurality of rectangular targets and the substrate are different; and assuming that lengths of sides, parallel to the transport direction, of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090266705 - Method of manufacturing vertical magnetic head: The method of manufacturing a vertical magnetic head comprises the steps of: forming a resist pattern including a concave section on a wafer substrate; laminating a plurality of films in the concave section until forming a prescribed multilayer structure of the main magnetic pole; and removing the resist pattern. Inner... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090266706 - High electric field electrolysis cell: A High Electric Field Electrolysis (HEFE) cell is provided for electrolyzing water to transform it into Free Radical Solution (FRS) water for cleaning, deodorizing, and sterilizing. The HEFE cell is comprised of a pair of flat electrodes attached (or coated) onto a flat proton ion exchange membrane enclosed in a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090266708 - Electrolytic cell and method of reducing gamma ray emissions: An electrolytic cell and a method for accelerating the reduction of gamma ray emissions from a radioactive substance. The cell includes a non-conductive housing and a conductive end member sealingly positioned in and extending from each open end of the housing. Gamma ray emitting material such as powder, granules or... Agent: Charles J. Prescott, P.A.

20090266707 - Pad-assisted electropolishing: Pad-assisted electropolishing of the substrate is conducted by performing anodic dissolution of metal at a first portion of the substrate and simultaneously mechanically buffing a second portion of the substrate with a buffing pad. Anodic dissolution includes forming a thin liquid layer of electropolishing liquid between the anodic substrate and... Agent: Thomas Swenson

20090266709 - Cylindrical membranous electrolytic cell and assembled anode and diaphragm: The disclosure is directed to the area of electrochemical processing of liquids and production of gases, and is used for anolyte and catholyte synthesis. The electrolytic cell comprises an assembled anode and a diaphragm. Elements of the anode and the diaphragm are assembled in axial alignment with help of sleeves,... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090266710 - Hydrogen-oxygen fuel supplying system: A hydrogen-oxygen fuel supplying system includes a water hydrolyzing apparatus, a heat dissipation apparatus connected to the water hydrolyzing apparatus, a filter connected to the water hydrolyzing apparatus, a supercharger connected to the filter, a hydrogen-oxygen container connected to the filter, and a pressure adjusting means connected to the hydrogen-oxygen... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090266711 - Substrate processing apparatus: The substrate processing apparatus includes: at least one processing chamber in which a semiconductor wafer is processed; a transfer chamber disposed adjacent to the at least one processing chamber; a vacuum pump for depressurizing an inside of the transfer chamber; a transfer device for carrying the semiconductor wafer between the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090266712 - Calcium ion sensors and fabrication method thereof, and sensing systems comprising the same: A calcium ion sensor is provided. The calcium ion sensor includes a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, a sensing unit including a substrate, a ruthenium dioxide membrane formed thereon and a calcium ion sensing membrane formed on the ruthenium dioxide membrane, and a conductive wire connecting the metal oxide... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090266713 - Channelless fluidic sample transport medium: A fluidic device (100) comprising a substrate (101) and a transport medium (103) provided on the substrate (101) to define a transport path for transporting a fluidic sample (104) driven by an electric force.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090260971 - Method of preparing fluoroalkyl compounds using radiation: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a fluoroalkyl compound using radiation, including: mixing an alkyl compound having a leaving group with tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) in the presence of a reaction solvent at room temperature to form a mixed solution (step 1); and applying radiation to the mixed solution while... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090260974 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing halogen gas and halogen gas recovery and circulatory system: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for manufacturing halogen gas using a plasma chemical reaction, with the features of having simplicity, practicality, and maintaining safety in handling source materials and of being able to manufacture halogen gas in the same facility where halogen gas is used, and also... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090260973 - Method and apparatus for treating a process volume with multiple electromagnetic generators: A method and apparatus are described that couples a plurality of electromagnetic sources to a material for the purpose of either processing the material or promoting a chemical reaction. The apparatus couples various electromagnetic sources of various frequencies, including provision for static magnetic fields, radio frequency fields, and microwave fields,... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090260972 - Plasma generator and method of generating plasma using the same: A plasma generator in which the variation of the impedance in the cavity before and after plasma is ignited is less and hardly affected by the shape of the cavity, and the ignitability of the plasma is improved and a method of generating plasma using the plasma generator are provided.... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20090260975 - Apparatus: A vacuum sputtering apparatus capable of depositing a plurality of thin film layers on a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a vacuum chamber (1) having gas inlet means and gas evacuation means; a substrate support table (2) arranged to be rotatable about at least one axis perpendicular to the plane of... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20090260976 - Magnetron sputtering apparatus and production method of thin film: To form a LaB6 thin film by magnetron sputtering, a target 11 is applied with DC power and high-frequency component power having a low-frequency component filtered out from a high-frequency power source 193, and a substrate holder 13 is applied with DC power from another DC power source 221 during... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090260977 - Method for manufacturing workpieces with ion-etched surface: Planetary carriers (22) for workpieces mounted on a carousel (19) are provided within a vacuum chamber. A source (24) for a cloud comprising ions (CL) is provided so that a central axis (ACL) of the cloud intercepts the rotary axis (A20) of the carousel (19). The cloud (CL) has an... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090260978 - Electrodecontamination of contaminated surfaces: A decontaminating system 200 is provided that includes: (a) a decontaminating apparatus 100 including (i) an electrically conductive scrubbing shoe 104 having an inlet 204 for a gel-like material and (ii) an insulating standoff 116 positioned between the scrubbing shoe 104 and a surface 120 to be decontaminated to maintain... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090260979 - Washing apparatus, apparatus for manufacturing plating-filmed web, washing process, and process for manufacturing plating-filmed web: The present invention provides a washing apparatus which washes a web while conveying the web. The washing apparatus includes a squirting component which ejects fresh washing liquid at the web and a first washing tank which is disposed at an upstream side of a conveyance direction of the web relative... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090260980 - Card insertion type membrane electrolysis device: A kind of a card insertion type membrane electrolysis device comprising an enclosed and hollow main body, an anode plate in the main body, at least one membrane plate installed in main body, and at least one cathode plate in the main body; the main body includes a tank with... Agent: Frenkel & Associates

20090260981 - Fluorogas generator: A fluorine/fluoride gas generator which has an electrolyte made of mixed molten salt containing hydrogen fluoride in an electrolytic cell including an anode chamber and a cathode chamber, and generates a gas containing fluorine by electrolyzing the electrolyte, includes a raw material supply pipe for supplying an electrolysis raw material,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090260982 - Wafer processing deposition shielding components: Embodiments described herein generally relate to components for a semiconductor processing chamber, a process kit for a semiconductor processing chamber, and a semiconductor processing chamber having a process kit. In one embodiment a lower shield for encircling a sputtering target and a substrate support is provided. The lower shield comprises... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090260983 - Cylindrical magnetron: A rotatable cylindrical magnetron sputtering device that includes a cathode body defining a magnet receiving chamber and a cylindrical target assembly surrounding the cathode body, wherein the cylindrical target assembly is rotatable around the cathode body. The cylindrical target assembly includes a hollow mandrel and a target portion mounted around... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090260984 - Ultra-sensitive simultaneous electrochemical determination of arsenic, mercury and copper: A sensor for the simultaneous detection of inorganic contaminants, As (III), Hg (II) and Cu (II) in water and having a limit of detection of 0.02 ppb, comprising a conducting support having a layer comprised of a three dimensional silicate network comprised of thiol tail groups immobilized with citrate stabilized... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090260985 - 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: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090260986 - 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: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090260987 - Method of making gas sensor element, and gas sensor derived therefrom: Disclosed herein is a method of making a gas sensor element, comprising calcining a NOx sensor electrode material at a NOx sensor electrode material calcination temperature of about 1200 to about 1600° C. to form a calcined NOx sensor electrode material, disposing the calcined NOx sensor electrode material on a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090260988 - Methods for manipulating droplets by electrowetting-based techniques: Methods are provided for manipulating droplets. The methods include providing the droplet on a surface comprising an array of electrodes and a substantially co-planer array of reference elements, wherein the droplet is disposed on a first one of the electrodes, and the droplet at least partially overlaps a second one... Agent: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. C/o Ward And Smith, P.A.

20090260989 - Apparatus and method for clarifying water: An apparatus and method of producing and using aluminum slurry containing aluminum particles having an extremely small size. In particular, a particle size that is small enough to freely flow through water filtration filters. Once the aluminum particles react with phosphorus, phosphates, and other contaminants, the resulting particles are large... Agent: John C. Smith, Esq.

20090260990 - Electroosmotic material, method for production of the material, and electroosmotic flow pump: A porous sintered material is produced which is suitable as an electroosmotic material constituting an electroosmotic flow pump. At least one member selected from BaO, SrO, CaO, TiO2, ZrO2, Na2O and K2O or at least one member selected from a natural mineral substance containing aluminum silicate (e.g., alkali feldspar, kaolinite,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090255798 - Method to prevent parasitic plasma generation in gas feedthru of large size pecvd chamber: The present invention generally includes a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) processing chamber having an RF power source coupled to the backing plate at a location separate from the gas source. By feeding the gas into the processing chamber at a location separate from the RF power, parasitic plasma... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090255799 - Welding of carbon single-walled nanotubes by microwave treatment: Methods and processes for preparing interconnected carbon single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) are disclosed. The SWNTs soot, synthesized by any one of the art methods, is heated to less than about 1250° C. in flowing dry air using the electrical field (E) component of microwave energy. The tubes of the SWNTs thus... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20090255800 - Plasma processing apparatus, plasma processing method, and computer readable storage medium: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum evacuable processing chamber; a first electrode for supporting a substrate to be processed in the processing chamber; a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas into a processing space; a plasma excitation unit for generating a plasma by exciting the processing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090255801 - Programmable electrode arrays and methods for manipulating and sensing cells and substances using same: This invention pertains to densely integrated programmable electrode arrays for sensing and manipulating biological cells and substances. Using the programmable electrode arrays according to a method of the invention, it is possible to generate arbitrary, dynamically reconfigurable electric field patterns on and around the electrodes at magnitudes which have been... Agent: Alfred M. Haas

20090255802 - Cluster generator: Described herein is an apparatus and a method for producing atom clusters based on a gas discharge within a hollow cathode. The hollow cathode includes one or more walls. The one or more walls define a sputtering chamber within the hollow cathode and include a material to be sputtered. A... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090255803 - Plasma generating apparatus, deposition apparatus, and deposition method: A plasma generating apparatus emits a plasma beam from a plasma gun and thereafter deforms the emitted plasma beam by a pair of opposing first magnets arranged to sandwich the plasma beam. The plasma generating apparatus includes at least one second magnet which is arranged between the plasma gun and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090255804 - Piezoelectric film forming method: p

20090255805 - Removing method of hard coating film: A hard coating film is efficiently etched by a krypton ion beam of comparatively large mass, and then it is slowly etched by an argon ion beam of small mass. As a result, a coating film removing operation can be performed in a short time with suppressing an influence of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090255806 - Methods and systems for removing materials from microfeature workpieces with organic and/or non-aqueous electrolytic media: Methods and systems for removing materials from microfeature workpieces are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes providing a microfeature workpiece having a substrate material and a conductive material that includes a refractory metal (e.g., tantalum, tantalum nitride, titanium, and/or titanium nitride). First and second... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090255807 - Quantum dot manipulating method and quantum dot production/manipulation apparatus: t

20090255808 - Target for efficient use of precious deposition material: Aspects comprise sputtering targets comprising a base material carrier provided with a recessed pattern, such as a looping trench, to receive a more precious material to be sputtered during deposition processes. The looping trench can have a cross-section of varying depth based on an expected variation in the magnetic field.... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090255809 - Method of cleaning the surface of a material coated with an organic substance and generator and device for carrying out said method: A method for the continuous cleaning of the surface of a material (2) which is coated with an organic substance. Steps of the method are: introducing the material (2) into a treatment area which is supplied with a gas stream containing oxygen; earthing the material (2); and generating a plasma... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090255810 - Biosensor chip, biosensor system and measuring instrument thereof: In a biosensor system and its measuring instrument which determine that a biosensor chip has been inserted and measure biological information on a biological material supplied to the biosensor chip, the size of the biosensor chip is made small, the reliability of the measuring instrument is improved, and the product... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090255811 - Biosensor coating composition and methods thereof: The disclosure provides for reagent compositions for biosensors comprising release polymers, methods of making such biosensors and films of reagent compositions comprising release polymers. The reagent compositions comprise a release polymer and an effective analyte detecting amount of an enzyme an enzyme cofactor and a redox compound capable of acting... Agent: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090255812 - Laminated gas sensor element and gas sensor: A laminated gas sensor element extending in a longitudinal direction and having a detection part including a plate-shaped element body which has a heater layer having an embedded resistance heating body and a detection layer laminated to the heater layer and having a vertical surface along a lamination direction and... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090255813 - Process for producing articles from ceramic or metal by electrophoretic free forming: The invention relates to an electrophoretic free forming process, by which both metallic and ceramic formed parts can be produced. In this process, a slip (suspension of water and metal powder or ceramic powder) is fed via a hollow needle (6) to the substrate (3) to be produced. By applying... Agent: Scott R Foster Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20090255814 - Electrophoresis device: The invention aims to improve the spatial resolution in a multi-focus type electrophoresis apparatus that irradiates a capillary array from both ends thereof with laser beams. The invention relates to an electrophoresis apparatus in which capillaries at both ends of a capillary array are irradiated respectively with laser beams, and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090255815 - Capacitive deionization using hybrid polar electrodes: Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a non-membrane and chemical-free technique for water purification, used-water recycling, and seawater desalination. Ionic contaminants in the waters are retained by a static electric field built within the critical component of CDI, which is known as flow through capacitor (FTC). Apparently, parameters enhancing the field strength... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090255816 - Electrostatic coalescing device: An electrostatic coalescing device including at least one pair of sheet-shaped electrodes arranged at a distance from each other side-by-side. Each one of the electrodes includes a sheet-shaped conductive member of electrically conductive material. The mutual distance between the conductive members of the two electrodes of the pair varies along... Agent: Venable LLP

20090250333 - Method of solubilizing carbon nanomaterial: P

20090250336 - Method and apparatus for the treatment of dispersed material: In a method for treatment of a dispersed material in a plasma, in which a plasma-forming gas is introduced into a reaction chamber and ionized and a dispersed material is introduced into the reaction chamber and into the area of the plasma, treated under the action of the plasma, and... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090250335 - Method of controlling plasma distribution uniformity by superposition of different constant solenoid fields: A method for processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor having a set of n coils includes constructing, for each one of the n coils, a set of plasma distributions for discrete values of coil current in a predetermined current range. The distributions are grouped, each group having one distribution... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090250334 - Plasma generator systems and methods of forming plasma: Systems and methods of forming plasma are provided. In an embodiment, a plasma generator system is provided including a container, a single coil disposed around the container, the single coil being a single member and having a first end, a second end, a first winding, and a second winding, wherein... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (nvls)

20090250338 - Diamondlike carbon hard multilayer film formed body and method for producing the same: A diamondlike carbon hard multilayer formed film body comprises a substrate, a diamondlike carbon film mainly composed of diamondlike carbon, and an intermediate layer between the substrate and the diamondlike carbon film. The diamondlike carbon film is composed of, in order from the substrate side, a first diamondlike carbon film... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090250339 - Information recording medium and method for producing the same: The information recording medium of the present invention comprises at least one of the following oxide-based material layers: (I) an oxide-based material layer containing Zr, at least one element selected from the group GL1 consisting of La, Ga and In, and oxygen (O); (II) an oxide-based material layer containing M1... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20090250337 - Tubular target having a connecting layer arranged between the target tube and the carrier tube: A tubular target is provided having a cylindrical carrier tube, at least one target tube arranged on its exterior surface, and a connecting layer arranged between the target tube and the carrier tube. The connecting layer is electrically conductive and has a wetting degree of >90%.... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090250340 - Ion source and plasma processing apparatus: It is an object of this invention to provide an ion source and a plasma processing apparatus capable of generating stable and long-life plasma. The ion source is provided with a high-frequency antenna (16) installed on the outer peripheral side of a partition wall (15) made of a dielectric material... Agent: Floyd B Carothers Carothers And Carothers

20090250341 - Anode for sputter coating: A sputtering anode is disclosed wherein the anode is in the form of a container or vessel; and, wherein the conducting surface communicating with a cathode is the inside surface of the container or vessel. The anode can be mounted outside of a coating chamber having its opening communicating with... Agent: Pequignot + Myers LLC

20090250342 - Monitoring target endogenous species: An electrode comprising a conducting substrate for detecting species such as nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), oxygen (O2) and hydrogen (H2) and a polymer matrix formed from a first layer only or first and second layers with the second layer applied to the first. The matrix forms a permselective... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090250343 - Tyrosinase enzyme electrode and production method thereof: Disclosed are a tyrosinase enzyme electrode containing metal nanoparticles and its producing method. Metal nanoparticles are applied to a surface of a support with high chemical stability. Also, a buffer layer consisting of a self-assembled monolayer is formed on the metal nanoparticles. Such self-assembled monolayer is used to immobilize tyrosinase... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090250344 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor (200) has a gas sensor element (10) including a first measurement chamber (16); a first pumping cell (11) having a first interior pump electrode (11c) and its counterpart electrode (11b); a second measurement chamber (18); a second pumping cell (13) that has a second interior pump electrode... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090250345 - Microfluidic electroelution devices & processes: A microfluidic device for electroelution with sample collection decoupled from the electrophoretic field can generally comprise a channel having a first fluid pathway in fluid communication with a second fluid pathway, the first fluid pathway can comprise a first port in fluid communication with a second port, and a receptacle... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090250346 - Workpiece carrier for conveying a workpiece to be painted: In order to create a workpiece carrier for conveying a workpiece to be painted, in particular, a vehicle body through at least one electrophoretic dip paint bath and by means of at least one conveyor device following the electrophoretic dip paint bath, comprising at least one electrical contacting device for... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090250347 - Microfluidic devices & processes for electrokinetic transport: A microfluidic device for collecting a sample during electrokinetic transport may generally comprise a first channel intersecting a second channel to form a junction; a receptacle in fluid communication with the first channel to receive therein a sample comprising at least one analyte; a pair of electrodes associated with the... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090250348 - Droplet microfluidic transporting module: A droplet microfluidic transporting module adapted for transporting a droplet is disclosed to include one or a number of connectors and one or a number of microfluidic transporting platform. Each connector defines a passage extending in one or multiple predetermined directions, and a first driving electrode extending along one side... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090250349 - Tube structure with sol-gel zirconia coating: The subject invention concerns zirconia-based hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel coating for optional use as a stationary phase in capillary microextraction (CME), gas chromatographic (GC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE), capillary electrochromatography (CEC) and related analytical techniques. Sol-gel chemistry is employed to chemically bind a hydroxy-terminated silicone polymer (polydimethyldiphenylsiloxane,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association