Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions inventions 04/08

20080093221 - Roll-to-roll electroplating for photovoltaic film manufacturing: A roll to roll system for forming an absorber structure for solar cells on a flexible foil as the flexible foil is advanced through units of the system and by unwrapping from a supply spool and wrapping around a take-up spool. Surface of the flexible foil is first conditioned in... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080093222 - Molten salt bath, deposit, and method of producing metal deposit: A molten salt bath includes at least two types selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium; at least one type selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; at least one element selected from the group consisting... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080093223 - Method for electrolytically depositing a ceramic coating on a metal, electrolyte for such electrolytic ceramic coating method, and metal member: A method of electrolytic ceramic coating for metals, in which there can be obtained a coating film that even when it is thin, exhibits high hardness, excellent abrasion resistance and excellent toughness and that even when applied to a slide material without polishing, has low offensiveness to the mate material.... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20080093224 - Process for derivatizing carbon nanotubes with diazonium species and compositions thereof: The invention incorporates new processes for the chemical modification of carbon nanotubes. Such processes involve the derivatization of multi- and single-wall carbon nanotubes, including small diameter (ca. 0.7 nm) single-wall carbon nanotubes, with diazonium species. The method allows the chemical attachment of a variety of organic compounds to the side... Agent: Winstead PC

20080093225 - Integrated water treatment system: An integrated water treatment system for sanitizing the water in a water system and reducing scaling includes an electrolytic cell through which water is passed. An electronic control system is coupled to the electrolytic cell, to provide a drive current to the cell to generate a sanitizer by electrolysis. The... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20080093227 - Error detection in analyte measurements based on measurement of system resistance: Measurement of the series track resistance of a working and counter electrode pair in an electrochemical test strip provide error detection for multiple variations in the quality of the test strip, as well as the operation of strip in the test meter. In particular, a single measurement of series resistance... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080093226 - Ammonia nanosensors, and environmental control system: Embodiments of nanoelectronic sensors are described, including sensors for detecting analytes such ammonia. An environmental control system employing nanoelectronic sensors is described. A personnel safety system configured as a disposable badge employing nanoelectronic sensors is described. A method of dynamic sampling and exposure of a sensor providing a number of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080093228 - Method and apparatus for providing a stable voltage to an analytical system: A method and apparatus for provide a stable voltage to an electrochemical cell used for measurement of an analyte such as glucose in a liquid sample. The apparatus uses a circuit in which multiple switching positions provide both calibration information for use in calibration of electronic components in the circuit... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080093230 - Electrochemical determination of analytes: Determination of an analyte with increased accuracy is achieved by electrochemically determining an initial analyte concentration, performing a plurality of amperometric/potentiometric switching cycles, observing a characteristic of the signal during each of the plurality of switching cycles, determining an averaged value for the characteristic of the signal, and correcting the... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080093229 - Molecular detection methods using molecular detection chips including a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor: A molecular detection chip including a metal oxide silicon-field effect transistor (MOSFET) on sidewalls of a micro-fluid channel and a molecular detection device including the molecular detection chip are provided. A molecular detection method, particularly, qualification methods for the immobilization of molecular probes and the binding of a target sample... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080087548 - Mandrels for electroforming printing screens, and electroforming apparatus: A mandrel for electroforming printing screens, the mandrel comprising: a mandrel plate onto which metal is to be deposited to form a printing screen, the mandrel plate including a main deposition surface onto which metal is to be deposited to define a main body of the printing screen, at least... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080087549 - Additive for copper plating and process for producing electronic circiut substrate therewith: The additive for copper plating can fill through holes or via holes at a micron or sub-micron level even in a case where it consists of one component, and the copper plating solution using the additive for copper plating can be prepared and handled extremely easily and can stably fill... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080087550 - Process for forming organic films on electrically conductive or semi-conductive surfaces using aqueous solutions in two steps: The present invention concerns a method for preparing an organic copolymer film on electrically conductive or semi-conductive surfaces in two steps. The first step includes electrolysis of an electrolytic solution containing an adhesion primer, in contact with a surface. The second step corresponds to the reaction, at the surface obtained... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080087551 - Method for anodizing aluminum alloy and power supply for anodizing aluminum alloy: In a method for anodizing an aluminum alloy to form an anodic oxide film on a surface of the aluminum alloy using pulsed electric power, a short circuit is formed, after application of a positive pulse voltage, between an anode for anodic oxidation and a cathode for anodic oxidation for... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080087552 - Cod abatement process for electrochemical oxidation: The invention relates to an effluent COD treatment procedure by anodic oxidation combining the use of two different types of anode with a suitable apportionment of current. The first type of anode comprises an anode based on diamond doped-synthetic diamond. The second type of anode comprises an anode with high... Agent: Michele M. Tyrpak

20080087553 - Method of extracting hexavalent chromium: Hexavalent chrome is extracted from a film on a workpiece which film contains hexavalent chrome and reduced by contacting the contacting workpiece with a liquid or fine particle reducing agent.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080087554 - Electrochemical detection device: The present invention provides electrochemical detection devices useful for conducting diagnostic tests. The devices of the present invention can be used to detect a wide range of target agents, and is useful in analyzing biological samples (including blood and other bodily fluids), as well as air, water, soil and other... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080087555 - Arrangement and method for detecting small substance concentrations: In order to avoid problems caused by baseline drift, it is expedient in a method of an embodiment of the present application not to measure a signal rise in a detection space, but to allow a certain time period to elapse in order to enrich a detectable product (enrichment phase),... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080083624 - Electrolysis plating system: An electroplating apparatus and method are provided. The electrolysis plating apparatus includes an electrolytic cell, and copper electrode, a wafer electrode, and a magnetic field generator.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080083625 - Method for manufacturing semiconductor device: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method can include forming a pattern for a copper line on a semiconductor substrate, forming a barrier metal layer on the pattern, removing a natural oxide layer from the barrier metal layer using a basic compound, and depositing copper ions... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

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20080078678 - Method for arranging particles and method for manufacturing light-emitting device: A method for arranging particles according to one aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: forming a thin film on a surface of a substrate, the thin film being obtained by dispersing first particles made of metal in a material, a surface of the material is to be... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080078679 - Method and apparatus for producing metal by molten-salt electrolysis: A method for production of metal by molten-salt electrolysis of the present invention is a method for production of metal by molten-salt electrolysis which is performed by filling a molten salt of calcium chloride in an electrolysis vessel having a anode and a cathode, one of the anode or cathode... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080078680 - Analysis device with replaceable test field support: A measuring device for analyzing a sample liquid having at least one analyte is provided. A test field support housed in the device includes a number of individual test fields in communication with electrochemical measuring cells of the test field support. Reagents can be assigned to the electrochemical measuring cells... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP