Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions inventions 09/08

20080230390 - Method for electrochemical fabrication: An electroplating method that includes: a) contacting a first substrate with a first article, which includes a substrate and a conformable mask disposed in a pattern on the substrate; b) electroplating a first metal from a source of metal ions onto the first substrate in a first pattern, the first... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20080230391 - Methods for electrochemically fabricating structures using adhered masks, incorporating dielectric sheets, and/or seed layers that are partially removed via planarization: Embodiments of the present invention provide mesoscale or microscale three-dimensional structures (e.g. components, device, and the like). Embodiments relate to one or more of (1) the formation of such structures which incorporate sheets of dielectric material and/or wherein seed layer material used to allow electrodeposition over dielectric material is removed... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20080230392 - Non-conformable masks and methods and apparatus for forming three-dimensional structures: Electrochemical Fabrication techniques are used to modify substrates or to form multilayer structures (e.g. components or devices) from a plurality of overlaying and adhered layers. Masks are used to selectively etch or deposit material. Some masks may be of the contact type and may be formed of multiple materials some... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20080230393 - Method and apparatus for producing conductive material: A photosensitive film, which has a transparent support and a silver salt emulsion layer containing a silver salt formed thereon, is exposed and developed to form a metallic silver portion. The base material to be plated is electrified in an electrolytic solution free of plating substances, using the metallic silver... Agent: Young & Thompson Suite 500

20080230394 - Metal surface treatment liquid for cation electrodeposition coating: A surface treatment with a zirconium ion that enables sufficient throwing power, and superior anti-corrosion properties to be exhibited when thus surface treated metal base material is subjected to cation electrodeposition coating is provided. A metal surface treatment liquid for cation electrodeposition coating includes zirconium ions and tin ions, and... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080230395 - Metal surface treatment liquid for cation electrodeposition coating: A surface treatment with a zirconium ion that enables sufficient throwing power and superior anti-corrosion properties to be exhibited when thus surface treated metal base material is subjected to cation electrodeposition coating is provided. A metal surface treatment liquid thereof for cation electrodeposition coating includes zirconium ions, copper ions, and... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080230396 - Methods and systems for forming turbulated cooling holes: A method for forming holes in an object is provided. The method includes forming a starter hole in the object, providing an electrochemical machining electrode having at least one insulated section that substantially circumscribes the electrode and at least one uninsulated section, and inserting the electrode into the starter hole... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080230397 - Process for the polishing of metallic dental prostheses: The invention concerns a process for the polishing of metallic dental prostheses, such as frames. In order to reproducibly obtain a defined surface roughness with no need for additional finishing, it is proposed for the dental prosthesis to be polished by means of plasma polishing.... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080230398 - Sacrificial anode and backfill: The installation and use of embedded sacrificial anodes to protect reinforced concrete may be improved. In one example a cavity [2] is formed in the concrete [3] and a puttylike backfill [4] is placed in the cavity and a compact discrete anode comprising a sacrificial metal element [1] is inserted... Agent: Gareth Kevin Glass

20080230399 - Fructosylamine oxidase: A novel fructosylamine oxidase derived from yeast Pichia sp. and a gene coding for the enzyme are disclosed. The fructosylamine oxidase may be produced by culturing the transformant which has been transformed with a recombinant vector comprising the DNA fragment containing the fructosylamine oxidase gene. Since the fructosylamine oxidase oxidizes... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080230400 - Apparatus for analyzing tin compounds in liquid samples and method for analyzing tin levels using the same: An apparatus for a continuous, automated quantitation of tin compounds in liquid samples and a method for quantitative analysis based on the said apparatus are provided herein. The inventive apparatus acidifies liquid samples and in case organotin compounds are present in the sample, a selective UV irradiation converts the organotin... Agent: Charles N. J. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080223723 - Method for manufacturing master information carrier for magnetic transfer: There is provided a method for manufacturing a high quality master information carrier for magnetic transfer, the method preventing the metallic disk formed by electroforming from coming off from the conduction ring and decreasing the distortion of the master information carrier. A conduction ring connected to a cathode is arranged... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080223724 - Apparatuses for electrochemical deposition, conductive layer, and fabrication methods thereof: Electrochemical plating (ECP) apparatuses with auxiliary cathodes to create uniform electric flux density. An ECP apparatus for electrochemical deposition includes an electrochemical cell with an electrolyte bath for electrochemically depositing a metal on a substrate. A main cathode and an anode are disposed in the electrolyte bath to provide a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley LLP

20080223725 - Process chamber component having electroplated yttrium containing coating: A component capable of being exposed to a plasma in a process chamber has a structure having an electroplated coating comprising yttrium-containing species. The electroplated coating can include zirconium oxide, or can have an oxide layer thereon. In another embodiment the electroplated coating comprises a first species and is coated... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20080223726 - Polyamine brightening agent: A zinc electroplating bath includes zinc ions and a brightening agent. The brightening agent is a polyamine or a mixture of polyamines that include a quaternary ammonium group.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080223727 - Continuous co-current electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide: In various embodiments, the invention provides electro-chemical processes for reduction of carbon dioxide, for example converting carbon dioxide to formate salts or formic acid. In selected embodiments, operation of a continuous reactor with a three dimensional cathode and a two-phase (gas/liquid) catholyte flow provides advantageous conditions for electro-reduction of carbon... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080223728 - Ultrahigh-purity copper and process for producing the same: Ultrahigh purity copper having a residual resistance ratio of 38,000 or greater and a purity of 8N or higher (excluding gas components of O, C, N, H, S and P), and in particular ultrahigh purity copper wherein the respective elements of O, C, N, H, S and P as gas... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080223729 - Electrolytic activation of fluids: A unipolar liquid activation apparatus with an anode cell (40), a cathode cell (41), and a direct current power supply (43), the anode cell having an anode (46), a liquid inlet (50) and an anolyte outlet (51), the cathode cell having a cathode (47), a liquid inlet (52) and a... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20080223730 - Electrochemical treatment of solutions containing hexavalent chromium: There is disclosed a process of electrochemical reduction, optionally coupled to a final stage of chemical finishing, of solutions containing hexavalent chromium. The electrochemical reduction is carried out making use of a cell of cylindrical geometry with tangential solution inlet and outlet, which establishes and maintains a spiral flow across... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20080223731 - Advanced electro-coagulation device and process of using the same for wastewater treatment: The present invention provides an electrocoagulation device for drinking water and wastewater treatment by electro-coagulation and electro-catalytic precipitation principles. The invented device comprises a number of electrolysis cells formed by round-shaped electrode plates through which the raw water and waste water passes. A low DC voltage of 5 to 15... Agent: Lawrence Y.d. Ho & Associates Pte Ltd

20080223732 - Electrochemical detection method: There is disclosed a method of measuring formation of a barrier to restrict or reduce movement of an electroactive species. The method comprises providing an electrochemical cell having a working electrode and a counter electrode spaced from the working electrode, providing a subject component, a testing component and at least... Agent: Venable LLP

20080223733 - Analysis apparatus and analysis method for glycosylated hemoglobin: Disclosed is a method for calculating a ratio of glycosylated hemoglobin with high accuracy by electrochemically detecting the concentration of fructosyl valine or fructosyl valyl-histidine in a sample. Also disclosed is an apparatus for assaying glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin simultaneously. Further disclosed are a method and an apparatus for removing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080223734 - Nitric oxide sensor: Electrodes comprising ruthenium oxide nanoparticles are disclosed. The ruthenium oxide nanoparticles are located within the electrode or as a coating thereon. The electrode is especially suited for measuring the presence and/or concentration of nitric oxide in a sample.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080217180 - Surface with an anti-adhesion microstructure and method for producing same: The invention relates to a surface comprising a microstructure that reduces adhesion and to a method for producing said microstructure. Microstructures of this type that reduce adhesion are known and are used, for example, to configure self-cleaning surfaces that us the Lotus effect. According to the invention, the surface is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080217181 - Free standing single-crystal nanowire growth by electro-chemical deposition: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining monocrystalline or single crystal nanowires. Said nanowires are grown in a pattern making use of electro-chemical deposition techniques. Most preferred, the electrolytic bath is based on chlorides and has an acidic pH. Single element as well as combinations of two elements... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080217182 - Electroplating process: This invention provides processes for selectively electroplating metal layers into recessed topographic features on the surface of a conductive substrate. The processes are useful for fabricating metal circuit patterns, for example for creating copper interconnects between integrated circuit elements embedded in a thin layer of dielectric material on the surface... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080217183 - Electropolishing metal features on a semiconductor wafer: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for electroplating a plurality of metal bumps on a device side of a semiconductor wafer and planarizing the metal bumps by electropolishing to obtain a substantially uniform thickness for the plurality of metal bumps. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, Pc

20080217184 - Method and apparatus for producing ti through reduction by ca: An apparatus for producing Ti by Ca reduction by the invention includes a reaction tank retaining a molten salt in which a molten salt CaCl2 is contained and Ca is dissolved, an electrolytic cell retaining a molten salt containing CaCl2, and a continuum body which is movably constructed while part... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080217185 - System and method for producing copper power by electrowinning in a flow-through electrowinning cell: This invention relates to a system and method for producing a metal powder product using conventional electrowinning chemistry (i.e., oxygen evolution at an anode) in a flow-through electrowinning cell. The present invention enables the production of high quality metal powders, including copper powder, from metal-containing solutions using conventional electrowinning processes... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.l.p. (main)

20080217186 - Electropolishing process for titanium: The present invention relates to a method of electrochemical polishing of surfaces of titanium or titanium-containing alloys, such as Nitinol. An electrolyte is used that comprises methanesulfonic acid and one or more alkanediphosphonic acids. These alkanediphosphonic acids can optionally be substituted with hydroxy and/or amino groups. A further aspect of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080217187 - Oxygen partial pressure control apparatuses and methods of using solid electrolytes for oxygen partial pressure control: The present invention provides oxygen partial pressure control apparatuses that can control the partial pressure of oxygen in atmospheric gases in processing apparatuses or the like to within the range of 0.2 to 10−30 atm, while maintaining low material and operational cost conditions. The present invention provides oxygen partial pressure... Agent: Christine A. Lekutis Medlen & Carroll

20080210562 - Plating method and plating apparatus: A plating method, despite employing a face-down manner of plating and using a resistor body between a substrate and an anode, can securely bring an entire surface to be plated of the substrate into contact with a plating solution without permitting intrusion of air bubbles to the surface to be... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080210561 - Stable aqueous dispersions of ethylene-aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymers: Aqueous, cationic polyelectrolyte dispersions of improved stability are provided in which copolymers of ethylene and selected aminoalkyl acrylates and methacrylates are self dispersed in water with a mixture of phosphoric acid and at least one additional acid selected from alkylsulfonic acids and gallic acid.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080210563 - 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

20080210564 - Multilayer electronic component and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a multilayer electronic component, includes the steps of preparing a laminate including a plurality of insulating layers laminated to each other and a plurality of internal electrodes formed along interfaces between the insulating layers, edges of the internal electrodes being exposed at a predetermined surface of... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080210565 - Method of surface treatment for metal and nonmetal surfaces: A method of treating the surface of each of a plurality of objects comprising washing the objects; positioning the objects on each of a plurality of structural members; depositing a thin coating on each object; drying the thin coatings; placing the objects and the structural members on a tray in... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080210566 - Electrochemical deposition of selenium in ionic liquids: The invention relates to a process for the electrochemical deposition of grey selenium on a substrate in an ionic liquid, where the electrochemical deposition can be carried out at temperatures of greater than 10000.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080210567 - Electrodeposition material, process for providing a corrosion-protective layer of tio2 on an electrically conductive substrate and metal substrate coated with a layer of tio2: The present invention relates to electrodeposition material for the electrochemical deposition of a corrosion-protective layer of TiO2 on an electrically conductive substrate comprising a titanium compound, a complexing agent, an accelerator, water and optionally organic solvents, buffering agents and one or more additives, characterized in that the titanium compound is... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080210568 - Electrolytic copper plating method, phosphorous copper anode for electrolytic copper plating, and semiconductor wafer having low particle adhesion plated with said method and anode: An electrolytic copper plating method characterized in employing a phosphorous copper anode having a crystal grain size of 1,500 μm (or more) to 20,000 μm in an electrolytic copper plating method employing a phosphorous copper anode. Upon performing electrolytic copper plating, an object is to provide an electrolytic copper plating... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080210569 - Polyvinylammonium compound, method of manufacturing same, acidic solution containing said compound and method of electrolytically depositing a copper deposit: The invention relates to a polyvinylammonium compound, to a method of manufacturing said compound, to an aqueous acidic solution containing at least said Polyvinylammonium compound for electrolytically depositing a copper deposit as well as to a method of electrolytically depositing a copper deposit using said aqueous acidic solution, said polyinylammonium... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080210570 - Anodic electrodeposition paint, production and use thereof, use of lamellar metal pigment, and coated object: e

20080210571 - Machine and method for electrochemically polishing indentations within an aluminum wheel: A machine for electrochemically polishing indentations within the wall of an aluminum workpiece, such as a wheel, has a cathode attached to an upper platen. The workpiece is mounted upon a lower platen which acts as an anode. Electrolyte is passed between the cathode and the anode while simultaneously a... Agent: Kennametal Inc.

20080210572 - Hand-held spray bottle having an electrolyzer and method therefor: A hand-held spray apparatus is provided, which includes a tank for holding a supply of liquid to be treated and a functional generator carried by the hand-held spray apparatus. The functional generator receives the liquid from the tank and has an anode chamber and a cathode chamber separated by an... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080210574 - Method and apparatus for analyte measurement test time: A disposable biosensor test strip is provided that includes a plurality of penetrating members. Each penetrating member is associated with a capillary chamber that has a depth suitable for capillary flow of blood and holds a volume of less than about 1.0 μl of the blood sample. A working electrode... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20080210573 - Multiplexed electrochemical detection system and method: Multiplexed analysis of molecular structures of samples. A plurality of sample wells is arranged on a substrate. A plurality of electrodes is fabricated on a first side of the substrate. The electrodes are disposed on the side of the substrate exposed to the sample wells. The electrodes include working electrodes,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080210575 - Oxygen sensor for detecting nox contained in engine exhaust gas and method of evaluating the receptivity of the oxygen sensor to nox: In an oxygen sensor for installation in the exhaust gas system of a vehicle for detecting a concentration of NOx in exhaust gas downstream from a catalytic converter, in which the exhaust gas is passed through a protective layer to an electrode disposed at one side of a solid electrolyte... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080210576 - Multilayer gas sensor having dual heating zones: A gas sensor for detecting NOX is provided. The gas sensor may have a plurality of substrate members, a first sensing electrode, and a second sensing electrode. The gas sensor may also have a first heater element associated with the first sensing electrode and being located on a first side... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.