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

20070170064 - Method of electrolytically depositing materials in a pattern directed by surfactant distribution: In accordance with the invention, a surface of a substrate is patterned by the steps of providing the substrate, forming a surfactant pattern on the surface and using electroless deposition or electrodeposition to deposit material on the surface in a pattern directed by the surfactant pattern. The material will preferentially... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20070170065 - Method for filling through hole: It is characterized in that in the case of filling a through hole formed in a substrate with a plated metal by electrolytic plating, the electrolytic plating is started by a high current density higher than Constant Current Density capable of fully filling the through hole when the electrolytic plating... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070170066 - Method for planarization during plating: A method and apparatus are provided for plating metal onto a substrate. The method generally includes applying a plating solution comprising at least a leveler to a substrate; substantially filling features in the substrate by plating metal ions from the plating solution onto the substrate, and applying sonic energy to... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070170067 - Electroplating solution composition for organic polymer-zinc alloy composite plating and plated metal material using such composition: An object of the invention is to provide an electroplating solution composition capable of obtaining a plated film excellent in adhesiveness to a coated film and excellent in corrosion resistance without surface treatment. The present invention relates to an organic polymer composite zinc alloy electroplating solution composition containing: (A) 1... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070170068 - Electrocomposite coatings for hard chrome replacement: The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070170069 - Copper electrolytic solution containing as additive compound having specific skeleton, and electrolytic copper foil manufactured therewith: e

20070170070 - Electrolysis cell for synthesizing perchloric acid compound and method for electrolytically synthesizing perchloric acid compound: The present invention provides an electrolysis cell for synthesizing a perchloric acid compound, the electrolysis cell having: a feedstock solution containing a chloride or a chloric acid compound; a cathode; and an anode having an electroconductive diamond as an anode substance, the anode electrolytically oxidizing the chloride or the chloric... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070170071 - Material and device properties modification by electrochemical charge injection in the absence of contacting electrolyte for either local spatial or final states: In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to processes for the combination of injecting charge in a material electrochemically via non-faradaic (double-layer) charging, and retaining this charge and associated desirable properties changes when the electrolyte is removed. The present invention is also directed to compositions and applications using material... Agent: Ross Spencer Garsson Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20070170072 - Electrolytic facility having pulses for killing germs and for removing fouling: An electrolytic facility includes an electrolyzing circuit coupled to an electrode chamber for conducting an electrolyzing operation, a pulse generating circuit coupled to the electrode chamber for generating pulses to kill germs and to remove fouling in the electrode chamber, and a switch device for selectively switching on the electrolyzing... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070170073 - Method and system for detecting age, hydration, and functional states of sensors using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: A method and program prevents a user from bypassing a limit placed on a specified operating life of a sensor by disconnecting and reconnecting the sensor. The present invention checks a characteristic of the sensor to see if the sensor is used prior to the connection of the sensor, and... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20070163887 - Method of manufacturing a circuit carrier and the use of the method: A method of manufacturing a circuit carrier and the use of said method are proposed, said method comprising, after providing a printed circuit board (a), coating the circuit board on at least one side thereof with a dielectric (b), structuring the dielectric for producing trenches and vias therein using laser... Agent: Thomas W Adams Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar

20070163888 - Conformable contact masking methods and apparatus utilizing in situ cathodic activation of a substrate: Electroplating processes (e.g. conformable contact mask plating and electrochemical fabrication processes) that include in situ activation of a surface onto which a deposit will be made are described. At least one material to be deposited has an effective deposition voltage that is higher than an open circuit voltage, and wherein... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20070163889 - Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen: An electrolyzer structure is provided that is suitable for use in a method that produces hydrogen by steam electrolysis by feeding reducing gas to an anode side and feeding steam to a cathode side of an electrolyzer that is partitioned into the anode side and the cathode side by a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070163890 - Diaphragm for electrolytic cell: Describes a liquid-permeable diaphragm assembly for use in electrolytic cells, e.g., chlor-alkali electrolytic cells. The diaphragm assembly includes a foraminous cathode, a liquid permeable base mat comprising synthetic polymeric material that is at least partially resistant to the environment within the electrolytic cell on the foraminous cathode, and a topcoat... Agent: Linda Pingitore Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070163891 - Spiral wound module having axial dilution chamber flow: A spiral wound module for the electrochemical desalination of aqueous salt-containing solutions, whose feeds (71) for solution to be desalinated and whose discharge (72) for desalinated water are mounted on side walls (31, 32) of the dilution chamber (3) of the module, permits an axial instead of tangential flow in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070163892 - Corrosion sensor: A corrosion sensor having a fuse box having a plurality of corrosions fuses having different electrochemical activities, wherein the corrosion sensor is to monitor in-situ corrosion is discolsed. The corrosion sensor system having (a) a corrosion sensor having fuse box having a corrosion fuse having an eletrochemical activity, wherein the... Agent: Honeywell International, Inc. Patent Services Group Ab2

20070163893 - Electrochemical method and sensor for the detection of traces of explosives: A system for highly sensitive electrochemical detection of trace nitro-aromatic compounds in air, uses a carbon or carbon/gold working electrode with a surface that is modified to increase the electron transfer kinetics of nitro-aromatic compounds, Chemical modifiers of the working electrode surface include amino-aromatic compounds such as aniline and its... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070163894 - Real-time self-calibrating sensor system and method: A system and method for calibrating a sensor of a characteristic monitoring system in real time utilizes a self-calibration module for periodic determination of, and compensation for, the IR drop across unwanted resistances in a cell. A current-interrupt switch is used to open the self-calibration module circuit and either measure... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070158196 - Preparation method of uranium metal and apparatus thereused: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing uranium metal by electrorefining uranium metal, comprising: applying a predetermined current to an anode electrode included in an anode basket receiving fuel segments made of uranium metal and a cathode electrode of carbon material; electrodepositing uranium on the cathode electrode in accordance with... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070158197 - Anodized substrate layer with solid lubricant: An anodized layer on a metallic substrate is treated in a manner to directly electrodeposit a metal sulfide solid lubricant material represented by MS21 where M is Mo, W or other suitable metal, in pores of the anodized layer without any subsequent thermal and/or chemical treatment being needed.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070158198 - Metals with inhomogeneous magnetic field strength: Metal nanowires were formed on electroformed magnetic metals when porous templates were prepared by anodizing aluminum or its alloys. The aspect ratio of the anodic oxide pores was controlled by the electrolyte composition, electrolytic conditions, and the subsequent widen-treatment of the anodized pores. Because of the magnetic field strength of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070158200 - Electrochemical fabrication processes incorporating non-platable metals and/or metals that are difficult to plate on: Embodiments are directed to electrochemically fabricating multi-layer three dimensional structures where each layer comprises at least one structural and at least one sacrificial material and wherein at least some metals or alloys are electrodeposited during the formation of some layers and at least some metals are deposited during the formation... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20070158199 - Method to modulate the surface roughness of a plated deposit and create fine-grained flat bumps: The present invention relates to a plating bath consisting of a plating solution, accelerating agent and a suppressing agent and a method of forming contact formations on a semiconductor substrate. In an embodiment, the deposition of contact formations occurs in a two step deposition process wherein the deposition process has... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070158201 - Electrochemical processing with dynamic process control: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method for electrochemically removing material from a substrate. In one embodiment, a method for electrochemically processing a substrate includes determining a process target for a substrate; electrochemically processing the substrate; determining a deviation between expected and actual process indicators while processing, and changing... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070158202 - Plating apparatus and method for controlling plating solution: A plating apparatus can keep concentrations of components of a plating solution constant over a long period of time and can stably form a plated film having a more uniform thickness on a surface of a substrate while minimizing an amount of the plating solution used. The plating apparatus includes... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070158203 - Method for fabricating high-density ic board by selectively electroplating without electrical conductive route: A method for fabricating the high-density IC substrate by selectively electroplating without the electrically conductive route is provided. In this method, the specific resin layer with thickness of 1-5 μm is coated on the matte side of the copper clad, and then the compound layer of the copper clad and... Agent: Supreme Patent Services

20070158204 - Tin and tin alloy electroplating method with controlled internal stress and grain size of the resulting deposit: A method for electrochemically plating tin or tin alloy onto a workpiece to provide a tin or tin alloy deposit on said workpiece having a stress differential and workpieces characterized by a tin or tin alloy deposit having a stress differential.... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070158205 - Synthesis of biodiesel using alkali ion conductive ceramic membranes: Methods and apparatus for synthesizing biodiesel using alkali alkoxide generated on-site using an electrochemical process are disclosed. The apparatus and methods are disclosed to converting alkali salts of glycerine into glycerine and thereby facilitate the separation of clean glycerine from biodiesel. These methods are enabled by the use of alkali... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20070158206 - Method of reducing/regenerating oil or preventing oxidization/degeneretion thereof: A method of reduction reclamation of an oil or prevention of oxidation degradation of the oil of the present invention includes: using an electrolytic cell 13 having an anode 11 and a cathode 12 made of a hydrogen storage material, and inside of the cell divided by the cathode 12... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070158207 - Methods for electrochemical processing with pre-biased cells: A method for electrochemically processing a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes performing a conditioning procedure on a processing pad having a plurality of process cells, energizing the process cells by applying a voltage to the conditioned processing pad, placing a substrate having at least a conductive... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070158208 - Apparatus and methods for treating ballast water by using electrolysis of natural seawater: An electrolysis-type apparatus for treating ballast water using NaOCl and a method thereof is provided. The apparatus includes: a ballast tank; an electrolyzer; a first circulation pump; a second circulation pump; and a controller. The ballast tank is installed in a ship to store seawater. The electrolyzer is connected with... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070158211 - Arsenic measurement using anodic stripping voltammetry: Measurement of arsenic in an aqueous solution is provided. The pH of the aqueous solution is adjusted to a pH of about 7.0 or higher. The pH adjusted aqueous solution is then analyzed using anodic stripping voltammetry to obtain an indication of a quantity of arsenic in the solution. In... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070158209 - Gas sensor and method thereof: A gas sensor and method thereof are provided. The example gas sensor may include first and second electrodes formed on a substrate, a carbon nanotube connecting the first and second electrodes on the substrate, a light source disposed above the carbon nanotube and an ampere meter measuring current flowing between... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070158210 - Gas-monitoring assembly comprising one or more gas sensors and one or more getters, and method of using same: The present invention relates to a gas-monitoring assembly (100) and method for selectively determining the presence of a target gas in a gaseous environment that potentially comprises one or more interfering gases. Such gas-monitoring assembly and method specifically employ one or more gas sensors (S1) one or more getters (G1)... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20070158213 - Dual type potentiometric creatinine biosensor: In this invention, a separative structure of the ion-selecting electrode is applied to fabricate the dual type potentiometric biosensor for creatinine detection. According to the fabrication process, the creatinine enzyme is immobilized onto a conductive layer of a substrate of pH sensing membrane and ammonium ion-selecting membrane. The conductive layer... Agent: Wpat, PC

20070158212 - Electrochemical method and sensor for the detection of traces of expolsives: A system for highly sensitive electrochemical detection of trace nitro-aromatic compounds in air, uses a carbon or carbon/gold working electrode with a surface that is modified to increase the electron transfer kinetics of nitro-aromatic compounds. Chemical modifiers of the working electrode surface include amino-aromatic compounds such as aniline and its... Agent: Dr. Mark Friedman Ltd. C/o Bill Polkinghorn

20070158214 - Electrochemical method and system for detection of trace explosives: An electrochemical detection system and method for detecting trace explosives, the system including: an electrochemical cell having: (a) a working electrode for providing a current as a function of potential; (b) a reference electrode for providing a reference current as a function of potential; (c) an auxiliary electrode for completing... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070151858 - Method and electrode for defining and replicating structures in conducting materials: The present invention concerns an electrochemical pattern replication method, ECPR, and a construction of a conductive electrode for production of applications involving micro and nano structures. An etching or plating pattern, which is defined by a conductive electrode, a master electrode, is replicated on an electrically conductive material, a substrate.... Agent: Steven S Payne AratorIPLaw Group PLLC

20070151859 - Method of forming copper interconnections in semiconductor devices: A method of forming a copper interconnection including at least one of: Forming an interlayer dielectric layer over a silicon substrate. Forming a plurality of via holes and trench patterns in an interlayer dielectric layer; forming a photoresist pattern over an interlayer dielectric layer between a plurality of via hole... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20070151860 - Method for forming a copper metal interconnection of a semiconductor device: Embodiments relate to a method for forming a copper metal interconnection of a semiconductor device. In embodiments, a copper metal interconnection may be formed through a damascene process. The method may include forming a first copper plating layer on an interlayer dielectric layer of the semiconductor substrate by performing an... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20070151861 - Reliability barrier integration for cu application: Embodiments of the present invention provide a process sequence and related hardware for filling a patterned feature on a substrate with a metal, such as copper. The sequence comprises first forming a reliable barrier layer in the patterned feature to prevent diffusion of the metal into the dielectric layer through... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070151862 - Post deposition treatments of electrodeposited cuinse2-based thin films: Single bath electrodeposition of polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films for photovoltaic applications is disclosed. Specifically, Cu(In,Ga)Se2 was deposited onto Mo electrodes from low concentration buffered (pH 2.5) aqueous baths containing CuCl2, InCl3, GaCl3 and H2SeO3. Moreover, buffered aqueous baths are disclosed wherein Se4+/Cu2+ concentration ratios were controlled to optimize Se and... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070151863 - Non-cyanide silver plating bath composition: Disclosed is an electroplating solution for the deposition of silver; said solution containing silver in the form of a complex of silver with hydantoin or a substituted hydantoin compound; said solution also containing an excess of the hydantoin or substituted hydantoin compound employed, together with an effective quantity of a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070151864 - Apparatus and method for adjusting ph of solution: A pH adjusting apparatus includes an electrolytic chip receiving a solution, an electrolytic chip loading station receiving the electrolytic chip, an input unit inputting electrolysis conditions, a control unit receiving the electrolysis conditions and controlling electrolysis performed in the electrolytic chip, and a display unit displaying the electrolysis conditions and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070151865 - Electrolyzer apparatus and method for hydrogen production: An electrolyzer cell (10) for the electrolysis of water comprises a cathode (12) of generally tubular configuration within which is disposed an anode (16) separated from the cathode (12) by a separation membrane (14) of generally tubular configuration which divides the electrolyte chamber (15) into an anode sub-chamber 15a and... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070151866 - Substrate polishing with surface pretreatment: A method for processing a surface of a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes pretreating a conductive layer of the substrate by exposing the substrate to a pretreatment fluid, and planarizing the pre-treated substrate in the system.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070151867 - Apparatus and a method for electrochemical mechanical processing with fluid flow assist elements: An apparatus and a method with fluid flow assist elements for electrochemical mechanical processing is provided in this invention. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first conductive layer having an upper surface adapted to contact a substrate, a second conductive layer disposed below the first conductive layer, an isolation... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070151868 - Implantable electrode system, method and apparatus for measuring an analyte concentration in a human or animal body: An electrode system for determining an analyte concentration in a human or animal may comprise first and second electrodes. The first electrode may be configured to produce a first signal from which the analyte concentration can be determined, and may have a first measuring sensitivity that is optimized for a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070151869 - Subcutaneous glucose electrode: A small diameter flexible electrode designed for subcutaneous in vivo amperometric monitoring of glucose is described. The electrode is designed to allow “one-point” in vivo calibration, i.e., to have zero output current at zero glucose concentration, even in the presence of other electroreactive species of serum or blood. The electrode... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP