Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions inventions 07/08

20080179189 - Mold tooling with integrated conformal thermal management fluid channels and method: An electroformed tool has an integrated base with channels contacting the tool with heat exchange fluids flowing through the channels during molding or embossing. A blank base is machined with a network of interconnected open channels on a top surface and end flow through passageways communicating with the channels. The... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080179190 - Method for fabrication of a conductive bump structure of a circuit board: A method for fabricating a conductive bump structure of a circuit board is disclosed. The circuit board with a plurality of electrical connection pads is provided. An insulating protective layer and a resist layer are successively applied on the circuit board, wherein openings are formed in the layers at positions... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080179191 - Two-step molecular surface imprinting method for making a sensor: A method is provided for detecting target molecules (60) using a surface-molecularly imprinted sensor (52) and more particularly for detecting hydroxyl containing molecules, heavy metal ions, or thiol- or dialkylamine containing molecules by integrating molecular recognition and sensor transduction. The method includes soaking a support surface (14) in a solution... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (mot)

20080179192 - Multi-anode system for uniform plating of alloys: Disclosed are embodiments of an electroplating system and an associated electroplating method that allow for depositing of metal alloys with a uniform plate thickness and with the means to alter dynamically the alloy composition. Specifically, by using multiple anodes, each with different types of soluble metals, the system and method... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080179193 - Manufacturing method of coating target: This invention relates to a composite target material which is prepared a thin film on the substrates via electroplating or electroless plating method. The thin film contains phosphorus or boron atoms. The ratio of phosphorus or boron atoms of the thin film is controlled by the solution or process parameters... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080179194 - Coupled electrochemical method for reduction of polyols to hydrocarbons: A coupled electrochemical system and method for its use is disclosed, where a polyol feed, especially a biomass polyol containing feed is reduced in a reducing solution including HI and a metal ion capable of converting I2 to HI during polyol reduction to hydrocarbon or iodohydrocarbon products and where the... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20080179195 - Apparatus and method for white layer and recast removal: A method for removing a metal layer comprising the steps of providing a part having a slot, providing a porous metallic cathode comprising a recess bounded by a wall having an outer surface corresponding to the slot, inserting the porous metallic cathode into the slot, introducing an electrolyte into the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080179196 - Detection of analytes using reorganization energy: The invention relates to novel methods and compositions for the detection of analytes using the nuclear reorganization energy, λ, of an electron transfer process.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080179197 - Gated voltammetry: A sensor system, device, and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample is described. Gated voltammetric pulse sequences including multiple duty cycles of sequential excitations and relaxations may provide a shorter analysis time and/or improve the accuracy and/or precision of the analysis. The disclosed pulse sequences... Agent: Blanchard & Associates

20080179198 - System and method of use for electrochemical measurement of corrosion: A system and method of use is provided for using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to determine the corrosion rates of coupled metals. Two dissimilar metals are coupled together and exposed to a saltwater electrolyte in an electrochemical cell. A variable frequency current is passed through the cell and collected at the... Agent: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

20080179199 - Economical and reliable gas sensor: A gas sensor system includes a membrane electrode assembly including a polymer electrolyte membrane and electrode layers disposed on opposing sides of the membrane, where an anode side of the sensor is defined at first side of the assembly and a cathode side of the sensor is defined at a... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080173546 - Fabrication of freestanding micro hollow tubes by template-free localized electrochemical deposition: The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a micro hollow tube. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of fabricating a micro hollow tube by template-free localized electrochemical deposition, in which the micro hollow tube is fabricated by the accurate control of the distribution of the electric... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080173547 - Method of manufacturing semiconductor device: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including the steps of: forming a recess in an insulating film provided over a substrate; forming a plating seed layer in such a way that an inner wall of the recess is covered, the plating seed layer arising... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080173548 - Chrome plated articles of variable surface appearance: A process for applying patterning across the surface of a chrome plated article. The process uses electroplated layers of nickel and chromium in combination with controlled and selectively applied dimpling treatment of coated layers to impart patterns of predefined differential reflectivity across the final surface while nonetheless retaining corrosion resistance.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (rockford Office)

20080173549 - Direct current chrome plating process and variant layered chrome product: An improved direct current chrome plating process which results in increased corrosion resistance as compared to conventional processes. Particularly, in comparison with conventional processes, an improved process as broadly contemplated herein can preferably include an additional processing step involving the application of a distinct chemical solution. This additional step, consequently,... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080173550 - Method for forming a displacement tin alloy plated film, displacement tin alloy plating bath and method for maintaining a plating performance: Disclosed herein is a method for forming a displacement tin alloy plated film, on a copper or a copper alloy on a substrate, a tin alloy plated film containing at least one additive metal selected from silver, bismuth, palladium, indium, zinc and antimony, the method including the steps of: forming... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080173551 - Electrolytic method to make alkali alcoholates: Alkali alcoholates, also called alkali alkoxides, are produced from alkali metal salt solutions and alcohol using a three-compartment electrolytic cell. The electrolytic cell includes an anolyte compartment configured with an anode, a buffer compartment, and a catholyte compartment configured with a cathode. First and second separators are positioned between the... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20080173552 - Gated amperometry: A sensor system, device, and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample is described. Gated amperometric pulse sequences including multiple duty cycles of sequential excitations and relaxations may provide a shorter analysis time and/or improve the accuracy and/or precision of the analysis. The disclosed gated amperometric... Agent: Blanchard & Associates

20080173553 - Detection of analytes using reorganization energy: The invention relates to novel methods and compositions for the detection of analytes using the nuclear reorganization energy, λ, of an electron transfer process.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080173554 - Detection of analytes using reorganization energy: The invention relates to novel methods and compositions for the detection of analytes using the nuclear reorganization energy, λ, of an electron transfer process.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080169198 - Method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head: A method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head can suppress dulling of a magnetic pole tip portion of a write magnetic pole during ion milling carried out when forming the write magnetic pole, and can also suppress fluctuation and nonuniformity in the write core width of the write magnetic... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080169199 - Trivalent chromium electroplating solution and an electroplating process with the solution: A trivalent chromium electroplating solution in accordance with the present invention contains at least one trivalent chromium salt for electroplating a chromium coating layer on a workpiece. By using the low toxic trivalent chromium to substitute highly toxic hexavalent chromium, an electroplating process of the present trivalent chromium electroplating solution... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080169200 - Method of anodizing steel: A method of anodizing steel, wherein a steel object is connected to a positive terminal of a power supply, a counter electrode is connected to a negative terminal of the power supply, the steel object and counter electrode are placed into a solution of KOH or NaOH, and a voltage... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20080169201 - Nanoplatelet magnesium hydroxides and methods of preparing same: Nanoplatelet forms of metal hydroxide and metal oxide are provided, as well as methods for preparing same. The nanoplatelets are suitable for use as fire retardants and as agents for chemical or biological decontamination.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080169202 - Process to prepare chlorine-containing compounds: The present invention relates to process to prepare a chlorine-containing compound using an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and a contaminating amount of polyvalent cations comprising the steps of (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080169203 - Water integrated photovoltaic system: A water integrated photovoltaic (WIPV) system including a plurality of interconnected photovoltaic cells covering at least a portion of a body of water, wherein at least some of the photovoltaic cells have a solar collecting surface covered by the water, and a processing unit electrically connected to and powered by... Agent: David Klein Dekel Patent Ltd.

20080169204 - Method and apparatus for treating a component of a gas turbine engine: A surface treatment device for applying a surface treatment medium to an article is provided with the surface treatment device having an application member for applying the surface treatment medium to the article and an electrode, which applies an electrical potential between the application member and the article. The device... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080169205 - Electrochemical corrosion potential sensor and method of making: A sensor for measuring electrochemical corrosion potential includes an electrical conductor, a metal-oxide layer disposed on the electrical conductor, and a zirconia-containing layer disposed on the metal-oxide layer, wherein the zirconia-containing layer is disposed about the electrical conductor using thermal spraying, wire arc, ion plasma cathodic arc deposition, laser ablation,... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080169206 - Bilirubin sensor: A bilirubin sensor has a working electrode with a first chemical matrix disposed thereon that contains a binder, a substrate electrode with a second chemical matrix dispose thereon that contains a binder and a chemical agent that consumes bilirubin, a reference electrode, a sample chamber containing the working electrode, the... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC

20080164150 - Methods of plating zinc-containing coatings under alkaline conditions: The anode is separated from the alkaline electrode to avoid undesirable secondary reactions in an alkali zinc nickel electroplating bath.... Agent: Gary W. Mcfarron Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings &

20080164151 - Metal member having a metal oxide film and method of manufacturing the same: In a method of manufacturing a metal member, a metal material containing aluminum as a main component is anodized in an anodization solution having a pH of 4 to 10 and containing a nonaqueous solvent having a dielectric constant smaller than that of water and capable of dissolving water, thereby... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080164152 - Internal flow control in electrolytic cells: Method and apparatus for controlling two phase flow in electrolytic cells. The present invention is directed to any electrolytic cell, including but not limited to upflow electrolytic cells that comprise parallel electrodes in a vertical orientation. Fluid control strips are preferably added between the anode and cathode electrodes to control... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20080164153 - Electro-method and apparatus for improved chemical mechanical planarization pad with uniform polish performance: A polishing pad includes a guide plate having a plurality of holes therein and being affixed to a compressible under-layer; and a plurality of conducting polishing elements each affixed to the compressible under-layer and passing through a sealed contact with a proton exchange membrane and corresponding hole in the guide... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080164154 - Method of electrochemical analysis of an analyte: A method of electrochemical analysis using a sensor electrode specific for an analyte under test. The method comprises immersing the sensor electrode in a sample solution suspected of containing the analyte; forming an electrochemically active complex by exposure to solutions containing secondary receptors or competing molecules labelled with a charged... Agent: Antoinette G. Giugliano, P.C.

20080164155 - Microfluidic device with thin-film electronic devices: A microfluidic device for analysis of a sample. The microfluidic device includes a substrate portion that at least partially defines a chamber for receiving the sample. The substrate portion includes a substrate having a surface. The substrate portion also includes a plurality of thin-film layers formed on the substrate adjacent... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080164156 - Enzymatic method for detecting a sulfur containing amino acid using an electrochemical sensor: A method of detecting and measuring levels of a sulfur-containing amino acid in a sample is provided. The method includes combining an enzyme with an aqueous solution possibly comprising a sulfur-containing amino acid. When a sulfur-containing amino acid is present in the solution, it reacts with the enzyme and produces... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080156650 - Electrode chemical control system and method: A method and system for controlling an electroless deposition process are provided. The system generally includes an electroless plating cell having a work piece to be plated positioned therein, the work piece also being positioned in communication with an electroless plating solution contained by the plating cell, and a voltage... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080156651 - Method of forming phase change layer, method of manufacturing a storage node using the same, and method of manufacturing phase change memory device using the same: Provided are a method of forming a phase change layer, a method of manufacturing a storage node using the method of forming a phase change layer, and a method of manufacturing a phase change memory device using the method of manufacturing a storage node. The method of forming a phase... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080156652 - Cyanide-free pre-treating solution for electroplating copper coating layer on zinc alloy surface and a pre-treating method thereof: A pre-treating solution for electroplating zinc alloy surface contains copper ions, hydroxyl ions, a complexing agent and an additive, wherein the additive is selected from sodium phosphate, sodium hypophosphite, phosphoric acid and dissolvable salts of phosphoric acid. The zinc alloy is dipped in the pre-treating solution and electroplated with a... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.a.

20080156653 - Cyanide-free pre-treating solution for electroplating copper coating layer on magnesium alloy surface and a pre-treating method thereof: A pre-treating solution for electroplating magnesium alloy surface contains copper ions, a complexing agent and an additive, wherein the complexing agent is selected from potassium sodium tartrate, potassium tartrate, sodium tartrate, tartaric acid, and dissolvable salts derivative from tartaric acid and the additive is selected from sodium phosphate, sodium hypophosphite,... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.a.

20080156654 - Identification based on compositionally encoded nanostructures: Designs, fabrication and applications of nanostructures made of an alloy of two or more different metal elements to provide a unique identification code based on the composition of the alloy. Such compositionally encoded nanostructures can be in various geometries including but not limited to nanoparticles, nanowires and nanotubes. In one... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20080156655 - Reducing power consumption in electro-refining or electro-winning of metal: A cathode plate and method for electro-refining or electro-winning of metal. The cathode includes a cathode blade and hanger bar. A quantity of electrically conductive material is wrapped around the hanger bar and along the cathode blade to a position, in use, proximate the level of electrolyte in the electrolytic... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg, LLP

20080156656 - Method for recovering metal values from metal-containing materials using high temperature pressure leaching: The present invention relates generally to a process for recovering copper and other metal values from metal-containing materials through pressure leaching operations. In accordance with the various aspects of the present invention, metal-containing pregnant leach solutions from pressure leaching operations need not be significantly diluted to facilitate effective metal recovery... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.l.p. (main)

20080156657 - Conductive polishing article for electrochemical mechanical polishing: Embodiments of a ball assembly are provided. In one embodiment, a ball assembly includes a housing, a ball, a conductive adapter and a contact element. The housing has an annular seat extending into a first end of an interior passage. The conductive adapter is coupled to a second end of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080156659 - Carbon material activation equipment and method: The present invention of a carbon material activation equipment and method is advantageous in that since a carbon material used for electric process does not have to be an electrode shape, it is possible to separate the activated carbon material from a reactor free from damage to the activated carbon... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080156658 - Method and apparatus for scale and biofilm control: Method and apparatus for electrolytically controlling the formation of scale and biofilm in water purification and other systems. An anode is deposited on or disposed on or adjacent to a surface, such as that of a quartz UV tube, providing a low pH environment which inhibits the formation of carbonate... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080156660 - Discrete anode for cathodic protection of reinforced concrete: There is disclosed a cathodic protection system of reinforced concrete structures with discrete anodes obtained starting from a corrugated planar substrate welded to a longitudinal current collector. The anodes of the invention are particularly suitable for being installed rolled in cylinders, with their axis parallel to the current collectors, positioned... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, Llc National City Bank Building

20080156661 - System and method for determining the point of hydration and proper time to apply potential to a glucose sensor: According to an embodiment of the invention, a method of determining hydration of a sensor having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the method couples a sensor electronics device to the sensor and measures the open circuit potential between at least two of the plurality of electrodes.... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20080156662 - Biosensor system having enhanced stability and hematocrit performance: The present invention relates to electrochemical sensor strips and methods of determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample or improving the performance of a concentration determination. The electrochemical sensor strips may include at most 8 μg/mm2 of a mediator. The strips, the strip reagent layer, or the methods... Agent: Blanchard & Associates

20080156663 - Method, device and computer program product of monitoring a substrate patterning process: e

20080156664 - Mram wet etch method: An etching process is employed to selectively pattern the top magnetic film layer, the tunnel barrier, and the pinned bottom magnetic layer of a magnetic thin film structure. The pinned bottom magnetic film layer has an antiferromagnetic layer or a Ru spacer formed thereunder. The etching process employs various etching... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.c.