Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions inventions 02/07

20070039826 - Thickening method of an electroforming shim: A thickening method of an electroforming shim is provided to increase the thickness of a metal shim. In this embodiment, an active solder with a rare earth element is used to increase the moisture on the substrate surface for the solder during the combining process. Afterwards the oxides of the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070039827 - Measuring alignment between a wafer chuck and polishing/plating receptacle: An apparatus for electropolishing and/or electroplating metal layers on a semiconductor wafer includes a receptacle having a plurality of section walls. The apparatus includes a wafer chuck configured to hold the semiconductor wafer and to position the semiconductor wafer within the receptacle with a surface of the semiconductor wafer adjacent... Agent: Hui "david" Wang, President Acm Research, Inc.

20070039828 - Mesoscale and microscale device fabrication methods using split structures and alignment elements: Various embodiments of the invention are directed to formation of mesoscale or microscale devices using electrochemical fabrication techniques where structures are formed from a plurality of layers as opened structures which can be folded over or other otherwise combined to form structures of desired configuration. Each layer is formed from... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20070039829 - Pretreatment of magnesium substrates for electroplating: The present invention relates to a method for depositing an adherent zinc coating onto a zinc-containing magnesium alloy substrate in order to render the surface suitable for electroplating. The coatings are applied from a pyrophosphate-based zinc electrolyte solution containing a small quantity of fluoride ions. Depending on the zinc and... Agent: John L. Cordani Carmody & Torrance LLP

20070039830 - Cationic electrodeposition coating composition and method of stabilizing cationic electrodeposition coating compositions: It is an object of the present invention to provide a sulfonium group- and propargyl group-containing cationic electrodeposition coating composition whose curability can be enhanced without using any heavy metal-containing metal catalyst and which is further excellent in storage stability in a stationary state as well as a method of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070039831 - Process for anodizing a robotic device: A robotic device has a base and at least one finger having at least two links that are connected in series on rotary joints with at least two degrees of freedom. A brushless motor and an associated controller are located at each joint to produce a rotational movement of a... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070039832 - Electrofluidic textiles and cleaning implements using such electrofluidic textiles: The invention relates to textiles, reservoirs, or films which may be switchably rendered hydrophilic or hydrophobic for liquid wicking, repelling, moving, holding, absorbing, drying, wetting, dispensing, and other means of electrically manipulation of liquids.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070039833 - Method for measuring corrosion inhibitor concentration: A method for measuring metal ion concentration includes the following steps of: providing a measuring solution having a corrosion inhibitor; adding a specific quantity of metal ion solution into the measuring solution; providing a potential scan device (1); measuring a cyclic voltammetry curve of the measuring solution using the potential... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070039834 - Method for detecting or asssaying target material, and electrode substrate, device, and kit used for the same: A method for detecting or assaying a target material in a sample solution, including: a first process for forming a metal oxide thin film containing a target material model on an electrode substrate; a second process for forming, on the metal oxide thin film, a recess into which the target... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070039835 - Microfluidic flow monitoring device: An electrochemical flow monitoring device comprises a microfluidic system comprising at least one covered microchannel (3) having an inlet (4) and an outlet (5). A pressure difference is applied between the inlet and the outlet of the microfluidic system, for example by changing the relative heights of the inlet (4)... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070034516 - Tuning electrodes used in a reactor for electrochemically processing a microelectronic workpiece: A facility for selecting and refining electrical parameters for processing a microelectronic workpiece in a processing chamber is described. The facility initially configures the electrical parameters in accordance with either a numerical of the processing chamber or experimental data derived from operating the actual processing chamber. After a workpiece is... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070034517 - Interconnect structure for semiconductor devices: An interconnect structure for a semiconductor device and its method of manufacture is described. The interconnect structure comprises a multi-layer structure having one or more stress-relief layers. In an embodiment, stress-relief layers are positioned between layers of electroplated copper or other conductive material. The stress-relief layer counteracts stress induced by... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20070034518 - Method of patterning ultra-small structures: We describe a process to produce ultra-small structures of between ones of nanometers to hundreds of micrometers in size, in which the structures are compact, nonporous and exhibit smooth vertical surfaces. Such processing is accomplished with pulsed electroplating techniques using ultra-short pulses in a controlled and predictable manner.... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070034519 - Method for fabricating a multilayer wiring board, multilayer wiring board, and electronic device using the same: On both surfaces of an electric insulating material 1, a surface conductive layer 2A and a back surface conductive layer 2B are formed by transcription. Further, a via hole 5 penetrating through the surface conductive layer 2A and the electric insulating material 1 is provided. After forming a photosensitive plating... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070034520 - Method and system for controlling addition of powdery materials into the bath of an electrolysis cell for the production of aluminium: This invention relates to a method for controlling additions of powder materials into an electrolytic cell designed for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis. The method according to the invention, which can easily be automated, can be used to maintain monitoring of operation of the feed even during... Agent: Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

20070034521 - Low temperature refining and formation of refractory metals: A low temperature method for reducing and purifying refractory metals, metal compounds, and semi-metals using a catalyst. Using this invention, TiO2 can be reduced directly to Ti metal at room temperature. The catalyst is an ion in an electrolyte that catalyzes the rate of the reduction of a compound MX... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory

20070034522 - Display substrate for easy detection of pattern misalignment: A display substrate includes a base substrate, a conductive line on the base substrate, a switching element and a testing member. The switching element includes a first electrode formed on the semiconductor layer pattern and electrically connected to the conductive line, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070034523 - Fuel-cell actuated mechanical device: A method generates mechanical energy by storing water in a fuel-cell and a pressure equalization device. The water stored in the fuel-cell is electrolyzed into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, which displaces the water stored in the pressure equalization device. The displaced water is fed to a hydraulic device to... Agent: Patent Department Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20070034525 - Electrolytic processing method: An electrolytic processing method is used to remove a metal film formed on a surface of a substrate. The electrolytic processing method includes providing a feeding electrode 31 and a processing electrode 32 on a table 12, providing an insulating member 36 between the feeding electrode and the processing electrode,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070034524 - Masking techniques for electrochemical stripping: A maskant for use in an electrochemical stripping operation is provided. The maskant comprises an electrically conductive member, preferably one formed from a titanium based material, placed about a trailing edge of an airfoil portion of a turbine engine component. A method for removing a coating from a turbine engine... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070034526 - Electrolytic processing apparatus and method: An electrolytic processing apparatus can planarize uniformly over an entire surface of a substrate under a low pressure without any damages to the substrate. The electrolytic processing apparatus has a substrate holder configured to hold and rotate a substrate having a metal film formed on a surface of the substrate... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070034527 - Electropolishing apparatus and method for implantable medical devices: An electropolishing device for polishing a cylindrical medical device such as a stent includes anodes in the form of rollers arranged to contact an exterior surface of the device. A drive mechanism rotates the anodes periodically during the electropolishing process to change a contact point between the anodes and the... Agent: Cindy A. Lynch Conor Medsystems, Inc.

20070034528 - Electropolishing apparatus and method for implantable medical devices: An electropolishing device for polishing a cylindrical medical device such as a stent includes anodes in the form of rollers arranged to contact an exterior surface of the device. A drive mechanism rotates the anodes periodically during the electropolishing process to change a contact point between the anodes and the... Agent: Cindy A. Lynch Conor Medsystems, Inc.

20070034529 - Electrochemistry and electrogenerated chemiluminescence with a single faradaic electrode: Described herein is an apparatus comprising an electrochemical cell that employs a capacitive counter electrode and a faradaic working electrode. The capacitive counter electrode reduces the amount of redox products generated at the counter electrode while enabling the working electrode to generate redox products. The electrochemical cell is useful for... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070034530 - Method for measuring metal ion concentration: A method for measuring metal ion concentration includes the following steps of: providing a measuring solution having metal ion; providing a potential scan device (1); measuring a cyclic voltammetry curve of the measuring solution using the potential scan device 1 at a constant scan rate in a specific potential range,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070034531 - Gas sensor and method for controlling the same: Disclosed is a gas sensor for controlling a concentration of oxygen and/or measuring NOx by allowing a current to flow through an ion-conductive member for conducting oxygen ion, by the aid of a current supply circuit, wherein the current, which is outputted from the current supply circuit, has a pulse... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070029204 - Manufacturing process of emboss type flexible or rigid printed circuit board: A manufacturing process of an emboss type flexible or rigid printed circuit board includes multiple steps. First, a layer of dry film is applied to a layer of copper foil. Then a circuit pattern is formed on the copper foil through photolithography processes. An etching stop layer is electroplated on... Agent: Varndell & Varndell, PLLC

20070029205 - Method of surface treatment for metal and nonmetal surfaces: A method of surface treatment includes a step of positioning objects on branches and coating a base film on the objects, a step of electro-plating a metal layer on the objects by way of vacuum electroplating, and step of dipping the objects into acrylic electro-coating liquid to coat an anti-rusting... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070029206 - Non-cyanogen type electrolytic solution for plating gold: A non-cyanogen type electrolytic solution, for plating gold, contains a gold salt as a supply source of gold and is added with a non-cyanogen type compound wherein the electrolytic plating solution is added with one selected from a group of thiouracil; 2-aminoethanethiol; N-methylthiourea, 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole; 4,6-dihydroxy-2-mercaptopyrimidine; and mercapto-nicotinate; as a compound... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070029207 - Oxide coating for enhancing metal formability: This invention discloses a metal product that is suitable for a forming process. By anodizing an oxide layer onto at least one surface of the metal product, the total amount of lubricant that is applied onto the metal product prior to being formed is reduced or eliminated. This invention also... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070029208 - Thermal and electrochemical process for metal production: A system for purification of high value metals comprises an electrolytic cell in which an anode formed of a composite of a metal oxide of the metal of interest with carbon is electrochemically reduced in a molten salt electrolyte.... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070029209 - Electrolyte for electrochemically polishing metallic surfaces: The present invention relates to electrolytes for electrochemically polishing workpieces consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, which electrolytes contain sulfuric acid, ammonium bifluoride and at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a method for electrochemical polishing.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070029210 - High temperature total nox sensor: A total NOx sensor with minimal interferences from CO and O2 includes a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) pellet and a Pt-loaded zeolite Y layer. Furthermore, three platinum wires are attached to the YSZ surface which operate as the working, counter and reference electrode. A potentiostat is connected to the electrodes to... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070023293 - Method of manufacturing wiring board, and liquid ejection head having wiring board: The method of manufacturing a wiring board comprises the steps of: forming a flow channel by covering a groove formed in a resin substrate by means of a covering member; and filling a liquid containing conductive metal into the flow channel, and depositing the conductive metal onto wall faces of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070023294 - Microreactors and methods for generating hydrogen peroxide: Microreactors (10) and methods for generating hydrogen peroxide are disclosed. More specifically, microreactors (10) and methods are provided for the batchwise generation of hydrogen peroxide in which respective hydrogen and oxygen electrolysis chambers, and a hydrogen peroxide reaction chamber is fluid-connected to and positioned physically between, the electrolysis chambers. In... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070023295 - Apparatus, system and method for extending the life of sacrificial anodes on cathodic protection systems: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and electrically connected to one or more anodes, wherein the anodes are less noble than the conductive structure, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070023296 - Oxygen sensor: An oxygen sensor has a laminated body with a fluid sample inlet end and an electrical contact end, a fluid sample inlet, a substantially flat test chamber communicating with the fluid sample inlet where the test chamber is adapted to collect a fluid sample through the sample fluid inlet, a... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC