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Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions July category listing 07/10

20100187117 - Electrodepositable coating composition comprising silane and yttrium: An electrodepositable coating composition comprising (i) a film-forming polymer, (ii) a corrosion inhibitor, and (iii) a silane that does not contain an ethylenically unsaturated double bond.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20100187116 - Paste form heat-blowing injection composition and method for injecting and soundproofing closed section of automobile body member: An automatic injecting type paste form heat-blowing injection composition comprising a partially crosslinked rubber, an unvulcanized rubber, a crosslinking agent, a plasticizer, a thermoplastic resin, an epoxy resin and a latent curing agent thereof, and a blowing agent. This composition can be used in a injecting and soundproofing method comprising... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20100187118 - Method and apparatus for decontamination of fluid: The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different polarities. The invention can include means for control of the... Agent: The Grafe Law Office, P.C.

20100187119 - Cold spray and anodization repair process for restoring worn aluminum parts: A method for repairing an aluminum part having a worn portion is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (i) producing a first substantially non-porous coating over the worn portion utilizing a cold spray process wherein a powder mixture is propelled against the worn portion of the... Agent: Honeywell/ifl Patent Services

20100187120 - Direct electrodeposition of magnetic recording head features: A method is described for forming a magnetic recording head substrate. The method includes utilizing a metal feature on the magnetic recording head substrate as a grounding path. The magnetic recording head substrate is submerged in a solution containing ions of a second material, and the ions of the second... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20100187121 - Process for the preparation of electrodes for use in a fuel cell: A process for the preparation of electrodes for use in a fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly with a negative and a positive electrode is described, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing an electrode substrate and (ii) coating said substrate electrolytically from a plating bath with a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100187122 - Method and system of electrolytic treatment: Electrocatalytic generation of halogenated biocides are disclosed by electrolyzing low salinity water with an applied current. The direction of the applied current is reversed periodically, for a shorter duration, and at a lower current density. Mixed types of electrodes are utilized without a significant reduction in reliability and performance.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100187123 - Conversion of carbon dioxide to organic products: The invention relates to various embodiments of an environmentally beneficial method for reducing carbon dioxide. The methods in accordance with the invention include electrochemically or photoelectrochemically reducing the carbon dioxide in a divided electrochemical cell that includes an anode, e.g., an inert metal counterelectrode, in one cell compartment and a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20100187124 - Process for regenerating alkali metal hydroxides by electrochemical means: This invention relates to the desulfurization of a hydrocarbon feedstock by contacting said feedstock with an aqueous metal hydroxide solution, thus resulting in a desulfurized feedstock and an aqueous metal sulfide stream. In the present invention, the aqueous metal sulfide stream is split into at least three fractions and each... Agent: Exxonmobile Research And Engineering Company

20100187125 - Method and apparatus for electrowinning copper using ferrous/ferric anode reaction: The present invention relates, generally, to a method and apparatus for electrowinning metals, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for copper electrowinning using the ferrous/ferric anode reaction. In general, the use of a flow-through anode—coupled with an effective electrolyte circulation system—enables the efficient and cost-effective operation of a... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (freeport)

20100187126 - Etching system and method for forming multiple porous semiconductor regions with different optical and structural properties on a single semiconductor wafer: Disclosed is an electrochemical etching system with localized etching capability. The system allows multiple different porous semiconductor regions to be formed on a single semiconductor wafer. Localized etching is achieved through the use of one or more stationary and/or movable computer-controlled inner containers operating within an outer container. The outer... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20100187127 - Membrane restoration: Embodiments include membrane restoration process. A membrane can be restored by replacing an anolyte and a catholyte of a cell with a solution having an organic acid. The cell can include an anode, a cathode and a membrane fouled with a metal. A cheleate can be formed with the metal... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company Brooks, Cameron, PLLC

20100187128 - Method and device for treating liquids, using an electrolytic stage: The invention relates to a method and device for treating liquids, particularly ocean, brackish water, refuse liquid, and waste water, wherein a hot carrier gas flow charged with water vapor is present in a predetermined treatment step as a hot water vapor carrier gas flow, particularly from a device for... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20100187129 - Method for producing electrolyzed water: A method for producing of electrolyzed water involves, using an electrolyzing apparatus for water having a structural feature of dividing an electrolyzer into an anode chamber (D) and a cathode chamber (E) by a diaphragm (1) and arranging an anode plate (3) in the anode chamber and a cathode plate... Agent: Ecolab Usa Inc.

20100187130 - Coagulants made in situ from sulfate-containing water and uses therewith: Acid mine drainage and surface waters containing sulfate are processed by an electrocoagulator to make aluminum or other polyvalent metal sulfate, which acts as a coagulant for solids suspended in the waters. The process thus removes and puts to good use highly undesirable sulfate anions, obviating combinations with barium and... Agent: William L. Krayer

20100187131 - Platform technology for detecting microorganisms: An apparatus for detecting the presence of a microorganism in a microbial sample includes a first enclosable chamber for holding a first portion of a microbial sample. The first enclosable chamber holds the first portion of the microbial sample in a manner that allows a gaseous region to be formed... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20100187132 - Determination of the real electrochemical surface areas of screen printed electrodes: A method is provided for determining a real electrochemical surface area of a working electrode (WE) of a screen printed sensor. A concentration of a mediator incorporated in a WE paste is determined. The diffusion coefficient of the mediator is then ascertained. A final real electrochemical surface area of the... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20100187133 - Capacitive morpholino diagnostics for analysis of nucleic acids: Surface hybridization, a reaction in which nucleic acid molecules in solution react with nucleic acid partners immobilized on a surface, is widely practiced in life science research. In these applications the immobilized partner, or “probe”, is typically single-stranded DNA. Because DNA is strongly charged, high salt conditions are required to... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20100181201 - Electrolytic passivated tin plated steel: An electrolyte composition for passifying tin plated steel wherein the essential ingredient consists of a mixture of organic hydroxyl acids and phenol organic acids; a method of passifying tin plate steel articles with the composition by electrolysis with a pH of about 7.0-10.0 and preferably a pH of 8.0-9.5; and... Agent: James B. Conte Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20100181202 - \"kibol's module\" plant for producing inorganic fibers of rocks: The present invention pertains to plants for producing inorganic fibers from melted rocks, advantageously, with narrow working interval and low diathermy, for example, basalts, diabases, amphibolites, andesites, dacites, rhyolites and other rocks. The plant comprises the furnace for obtaining the melt connected to the feeder, working aperture and a warmed... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20100181203 - Electrolytic passivating of tin plated steel surfaces: An electrolyte composition for passifying tin plated steel wherein the essential ingredient consists of a mixture of organic hydroxyl acids and phenol organic acids; a method of passifying tin plate steel articles with the composition by electrolysis with a pH of about 7.0-10.0 and preferably a pH of 8.0-9.5; and... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20100181204 - Nickel-zinc-aluminum-hydrogen production reactor and methods of use: The technology provides apparatus and methods for generating hydrogen without applying electrical energy from an outside source. An exemplary apparatus has an outer housing having an interior divided into an upper portion and a lower portion separated by a septum. The lower portion contains an electrolyte and a composite electrode... Agent: Storm LLP

20100181205 - Method for treating waste containing precious metals and device for implementing said method: The application relates to a method for treating waste containing precious metals, said method comprising the following successive steps: the waste is brought into contact with a composition based on molten lead; the mixture obtained is skimmed; and the skimmed mixture is refined by electrolysis in such a way as... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100181206 - Method of electropolishing medical implants: An electropolishing apparatus and method are provided for polishing stents and other medical implants. The apparatus includes a motor that rotates a roller. The roller continuously rotates the medical implant to be electropolished. One of the advantages of the apparatus and method is that marks generated around the electrical contact... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20100181207 - Method for fabricating embedded thin film resistors of printed circuit board: A method for fabricating the embedded thin film resistors of a printed circuit board is provided. The embedded thin film resistors are formed using a resistor layer built in the printed circuit board. In comparison with conventional discrete resistors, embedded thin film resistors contribute to a smaller printed circuit board... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20100181208 - Washing systems incorporating charged activated liquids: A washing system and method comprising forming a charged activated liquid, and operating a washing system with the charged activated liquid.... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20100181209 - Method of electrically detecting biomolecule: Provided is a method of sensing biomolecules using a bioFET, the method including: forming a layer including Au on a gate of the bioFET; forming a probe immobilized on a substrate separated from the gate by a predetermined distance, and a biomolecule having a thiol group (—SH) which is incompletely... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100181210 - Point of care heparin determination system: Methods and devices for point of care determination of heparin concentration in blood are described. Cartridges including protamine ion sensitive electrodes (ISEs) and reference electrodes and systems for automatically determining heparin concentration in the cartridges are provided. Some systems add blood to a protamine bolus sufficient to bind all heparin,... Agent: Katharine A. Jackson Huebsch Medtronic, Inc.

20100181211 - Electrochemical sensor and biosensor and method of electrochemical measurement: The invention relates to an electrochemical sensor or biosensor that contains a substrate which bears at least one working electrode and a heating element, optionally also a temperature measuring element. This electrochemical sensor or biosensor allows to achieve better mass transport towards the working electrode during the measurement process. The... Agent: Notaro, Michalos & Zaccaria P.C.

20100176000 - Method of treating surface of metal base, metallic material treated by the surface treatment method, and method of coating the metallic material: A method of treating the surface of a metal base which is conducted prior to cationic electrodeposition coating and is used for improving throwing power in the cationic electrodeposition coating; a metallic material treated by the surface treatment method; and a method of coating this metallic material.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20100176001 - Electroplating solution for manufacturing nanometer platinum and platinum based alloy particles and method thereof: The present invention generally relates to an electroplating solution for manufacturing nanometer platinum and platinum based alloy particles and a method thereof. That is, an acid solution having platinum complex compound and citric acid is provided into a reaction tank to be as an electroplating solution, then a plurality of... Agent: Roger H. Chu

20100176002 - Method of forming a colorful coating on a transparent plastic article: A method for forming a colorful coating on a transparent plastic article comprises following steps: dipping a transparent plastic article into liquid coating bath for dyeing, removing the dyed plastic article from the coating bath and then washing and baking it, and subsequently vacuum depositing a metallic film on the... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20100176003 - Separator plates, ion pumps, and hydrogen fuel infrastructure systems and methods for generating hydrogen: Anode and cathode separator plates are suitable for use in ion pumps for converting an input stream such as reformate into a pressurized and purified hydrogen-rich gas stream. The plates may include a single cathode outlet opening forming a portion of cathode output gas manifold, an anode inlet opening forming... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20100176004 - Apparatus and method for the electrolytic treatment of a plate-shaped product: An apparatus for the electrolytic treatment of the product L using a treatment agent is used to make the treatment of a plate-shaped product more uniform. This apparatus includes: devices for retaining 40, 42 the product L in the apparatus, one or a plurality of flow devices 10, which each... Agent: Paul And Paul

20100176005 - High-throughput biological screening assay using voltage gradients: A high throughput biological screening assay comprising at least two anodes, at least two cathodes acting as the reference electrode, and a polymer membrane placed between each anode and cathode, wherein the at least two anodes comprise a biological culture, and wherein the at least two cathodes comprise an oxidizing... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20100176006 - Three-dimensional metal ion sensor arrays on printed circuit boards: An electronic device includes a substrate and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is disposed in a well over the substrate and includes a working electrode, an inner filling solution disposed thereover, and an ion-selective membrane. The working electrode is in contact with the substrate and the ion-selective membrane is... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20100170800 - Composite material and method of manufacturing the same: A composite material comprising a metal layer, a plurality of carbon nanotubes in the metal layer, and a plurality of nucleic acids in the metal layer. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the composite material and an electronic device including the composite material.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100170801 - Electroplating apparatus: An apparatus for electroplating a rotogravure cylinder out of a plating solution is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plating tank adapted to support the cylinder and to contain a plating solution so that the cylinder is at least partially disposed into the plating solution. The apparatus also includes a non-dissolvable... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100170802 - Power feeding method, continuous electrolytic plating apparatus for web and method for manufacturing plastic film with plated coating film: Two rotating members placed to face each other and nipping a web such that only an end of the web provided with conductivity is pressed are provided, at least one of the rotating members serves as a feeding electrode, and these rotating members are rotated about the same velocity, to... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100170803 - Method and apparatus for plating semiconductor wafers: First and second electrodes are disposed at first and second locations, respectively, proximate to a periphery of a wafer support, wherein the first and second location are substantially opposed to each other relative to the wafer support. Each of the first and second electrodes can be moved to electrically connect... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20100170804 - Plating film and forming method thereof: Tin plating film composed of tin or tin alloy is formed on a front surface and a rear surface of a substrate composing a lead frame. As tin alloy, for example, tin-copper alloy (content of copper: 2 mass %), tin-bismuth alloy (content of bismuth: 2 mass %) and the like... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100170805 - Aqueous composition containing a salt, manufacturing process and use: Aqueous composition containing at least one salt in an amount of at least 30 g/kg of composition, of which the total organic carbon content is at least 1 μg of C/l and at most 5 g of C/l of composition and which contains at least one carboxylic acid.... Agent: Solvay C/o B. Ortego - Iam-nafta

20100170806 - Method and device for electrochemical machining of substrates: A method and a device with the aid of which a substrate is electrochemically machined, material being removed from the surface of a conductive substrate with the aid of an also conductive tool. The removal takes place as a function of the surface structure which is incorporated into the tool.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20100170807 - System and method for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample fluid: The present disclosure relates to various methods for measuring the amount of an analyte present in a biological fluid using an electrochemical testing process. Various embodiments are disclosed, including the use of AC test signals and the performance of tests having a Total Test Time within about 2.0 seconds or... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP Roche Diagnostics

20100163418 - Electrocoat composition and process replacing phosphate pretreatment: An aqueous electrodeposition coating composition comprising a cathodically depositable binder, the binder comprising an amine-functional phosphorylated resin, provides corrosion protection equivalent to that obtained by the conventional phosphate pretreatment-electrodeposition coating process.... Agent: Harness, Dickey And Pierce, P.L.C

20100163419 - Method for fabricating multi-component nanowires: A method for fabricating multi-component nanowires is disclosed, which can make multi-component nanowires used to realize a nanowire-based memory device by an electroplating process using a multi-component solution. The method for fabricating multi-component nanowires in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of: (a) preparing an anodized aluminum oxide... Agent: Mannava & Kang, P.C.

20100163417 - Sulfo or sulfamyl group-containing cathodic electrocoat resin: A coating layer prepared from an aqueous electrodeposition coating composition comprising an electrodepositable binder, the binder comprising a sulfo or sulfamyl group-containing resin, provides corrosion protection to a metallic substrate.... Agent: Harness, Dickey And Pierce, P.L.C

20100163420 - Metal effect pigments for use in the cathodic electrodeposition painting, method for the production and use of the same, and electrodeposition paint: The invention relates to electrocoat material pigments, said electrocoat material pigments comprising metal effect pigment platelets coated with at least one coating material, said coating material comprising one or more functional groups for adhesion or attachment to the pigment surface and at least one amino-functional group, said amino-functional group being... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100163421 - Process for continuous coating deposition and an apparatus for carrying out the process: An apparatus for continuously forming thin ceramic coatings on metal sheets, foils or wires. The apparatus having a reaction chamber, perforated nylon sheets, nylon bar guides, copper rods attached to a power supply, nylon collecting rods, and an inlet and an outlet. The reaction chamber is capable of containing an... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100163422 - Assisted deposition, narrow trench damascene process for manufacturing a write pole of a magnetic write head: A method for forming a magnetic write head using a damascene process that does not form voids in the magnetic structure. An opening is formed in an alumina layer, the opening being configured to define a trench. Then a first layer of magnetic material is deposited into the trench. A... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC- Hit

20100163423 - Electrocoat composition and process replacing phosphate pretreatment: An electrically conductive substrate is electrocoated with an aqueous electrodeposition coating composition comprising a cathodically electrodepositable binder, the binder comprising an amine-functional phosphorylated resin and at least one additional coating layer, such as a second primer layer, a topcoat layer, or both.... Agent: Harness, Dickey And Pierce, P.L.C

20100163424 - Coating compositions with branched phosphorous-containing resin: An aqueous electrodeposition coating composition comprising a cathodically depositable binder, the binder comprising an branched phosphorylated resin, provides corrosion protection equivalent to that obtained by the conventional phosphate pretreatment-electrodeposition coating process.... Agent: Harness, Dickey And Pierce, P.L.C

20100163425 - 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, Sand P), and in particular ultrahigh purity copper wherein the respective elements of O, C, N, H, S and P as gas components... Agent: Howson & Howson LLP

20100163426 - Electrochemical planarization system comprising enhanced electrolyte flow: A polishing pad for an electrochemical planarization tool comprises a patterned surface that forms appropriate electrolyte flow channels for directing an electrolyte from the center to the periphery thereof. Consequently, a continuous electrolyte flow may be established, thereby significantly reducing the accumulation of contaminants in the polishing pad, thereby contributing... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20100163427 - Methods and systems for electromachining of a workpiece: An electromachining system is described. The electromachining system includes a computer numerical controller (CNC) device and an electromachining controller device coupled to the CNC device and a power supply. The electromachining system also includes an electromachining tool coupled to the CNC device and the power supply. The electromachining controller device... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100163428 - Processes and apparatuses for treating and/or increasing dryness of a substance: There are provided apparatuses for increasing dryness of a substance. The apparatuses comprise at least one module, each of the module(s) comprising at least two electrodes adapted to submit the substance to an electric current. The electrodes are also adapted to compress the substance. There are also provided processes for... Agent: Anglehart Et Al.

20100163430 - Erosion and wear resistant sonoelectrochemical probe: The present invention, in one set of embodiments, provides methods and systems for integrating conducting diamond electrodes into a high power acoustic resonator. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, in certain embodiments of the present invention, diamond electrodes may be integrated into a high power acoustic resonator to... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100163429 - Gas sensing material and gas sensor employing the same: e

20100163431 - Sensor: This invention relates to a sensor for detecting an analyte in the presence of at least one interferent in a fluid sample. The sensor comprises a substrate, a channel disposed on the substrate, at least one transducer disposed in the channel, and a filter for selectively absorbing the analyte in... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20100163432 - Microsensor for detection of d-amino-acids: The instant invention is about a microelectrode, in particular for measuring the concentration of a D-amino acid, said microelectrode comprising means for oxidation of said D-amino acid into at least a compound B, means for optimising the detection of said compound B, and means for reducing interferences, in particular interferences... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20100163433 - Method and device for measuring the condition of steel structures: Method and apparatus for measuring parameters in ferromagnetic steel structures, e.g. railway rails and drill pipes, to detect mechanical stress, damage and deterioration. On the monitored structure, devices for magnetization or demagnetization e.g. an electromagnet, will be installed. Two or more electrodes for feeding of a pulse shaped electrical voltage... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald