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Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions March listing by industry category 03/13

20130075262 - Method of forming anodic titanium oxide layers having dual-color appearance and article having the same: A method of forming anodic titanium oxide layers having dual-color appearance includes the following steps: providing a cleaned substrate; depositing a titanium film on the substrate; forming a mask of a desired pattern covering a portion of the substrate; carrying out a first anodization by immersing the substrate in an... Agent: Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

20130075263 - Method for refurbishing ptal coating to turbine hardware removed from service: A method of repairing damaged airfoils. The method comprises the steps of stripping thermal barrier coatings from the airfoil. After the coatings are removed, cracks are removed from the airfoil. Cracks that appear in the bond coat area over the airfoil fillet portion are removed by locally grit blasting the... Agent: General Electric Company

20130075264 - Substrate plating apparatus with multi-channel field programmable gate array: A system for electroplating a substrate includes one or more controllers, with each controller having an FPGA with one or more output channels. A bulk power supply is connected to each controller. One or more transistors are associated with each output channel. An electroplating chamber has one or more electrodes,... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20130075265 - Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microfeature wafers: Methods for electrochemically processing microfeature wafers using at least one counter electrode in a vessel, a supplementary electrode and a supplementary virtual electrode. The supplementary electrode is configured to operate independently from the counter electrode in the vessel, and it can be a thief electrode and/or a de-plating electrode depending.... Agent: Applied Materials Inc.

20130075267 - Metal treatment: Metal implants (10) are treated by anodising the surface (11, 12) in contact with an electrolyte, and then briefly subjecting the anodised surface to a reversed voltage. During a first anodising stage the surfaces are passivated, while during a subsequent anodising stage pits are formed in the passivating surface layer.... Agent: Accentus Medical Ltd

20130075266 - Method of manufacturing touch panel: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a sensing electrode of a touch panel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention including: forming a non-conductive mesh skeleton on a transparent substrate using an electrospinning solution by an electrospinning method; and forming an electrode layer on the non-conductive mesh... Agent: Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

20130075268 - Methods of forming through-substrate vias: A method of forming through-substrate vias includes separately electrodepositing copper and at least one element other than copper to fill remaining volume of through-substrate via openings formed within a substrate. The electrodeposited copper and the at least one other element are annealed to form an alloy of the copper and... Agent: Micron Technology, Inc.

20130075269 - Acrylic anticrater additive for electrocoats: The present disclosure is directed to an anticrater additive that is useful for providing a smooth surface to a cured layer of an electrocoating composition on a substrate. The anticrater additive comprises the reaction product of a polyisocyanate with an acrylic polymer having one isocyanate reactive functional group. The acrylic... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company

20130075270 - Method for coating metallic interconnect of solid fuel cell: Disclosed herein is a method for coating a metallic interconnect of a solid oxide fuel cell. The method for coating a metallic interconnect of a solid oxide fuel cell includes generating a cobalt compound solution using lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) that is an anodic material of a lithium ion battery;... Agent: Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

20130075271 - Protection of magnesium alloys by aluminum plating from ionic liquids: A method for electroplating aluminum metal on a magnesium alloy includes providing an Lewis acidic ionic liquid having dissolved species of an aluminum metal salt; pre-treating a surface of the magnesium alloy including subjecting the surface of the magnesium alloy to a reverse current etching in the ionic liquid; electroplating... Agent: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

20130075272 - Highly pure copper anode for electrolytic copper plating, method for manufacturing same, and electrolytic copper plating method: Provided are a highly pure copper anode for electrolytic copper plating, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electrolytic copper plating method using the highly pure copper anode. The highly pure copper anode obtains a crystal grain boundary structure having a special grain boundary ratio LσN/LN of 0.35 or... Agent: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

20130075273 - On demand carbon monoxide generator for therapeutic and other applications: A device that can produce carbon monoxide for therapeutic and laboratory applications is disclosed. The device includes and electrochemical cell that converts carbon dioxide or a carbon dioxide containing molecule such as a carbonate or bicarbonate or bicarbonate into carbon monoxide and oxygen. The cell contains additives so pure carbon... Agent: Dioxide Materials, Inc

20130075274 - Grinding/electrolysis combined multi-wire-slicing processing method for silicon wafers: A grinding/electrolysis combined multi-wire-slicing processing method for silicon wafers includes the following steps: first, with a metal slicing wire(10) provided on a multi-wire-slicing machine serving as cathode, a silicon rod or a silicon ingot(1)(anode) is processed by grinding/electrolysis combined multi-wire-slicing through application of a voltage; second, during said processing, the... Agent:

20130075275 - Method and apparatus for simultaneous spectroelectrochemical analysis: An apparatus and method of simultaneous spectroelectrochemical analysis is disclosed. A transparent surface is provided. An analyte solution on the transparent surface is contacted with a working electrode and at least one other electrode. Light from a light source is focused on either a surface of the working electrode or... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute

20130075276 - Glucose sensor: Provided is a glucose sensor that is capable of measuring a glucose concentration even in the case where Aspergillus oryzae type FAD-GDH (flavin adenine dinucleotide-glucose dehyrogenase) and a ruthenium compound are used in combination. The glucose sensor includes an insulative substrate, an electrode system having a working electrode and a... Agent: Arkray, Inc.

20130075277 - Lactate sensor: A lactate sensor capable of accurately measuring a lactate concentration in a short period of time. The lactate sensor includes an insulating substrate, an electrode system including at least a working electrode and a counter electrode provided on the substrate, and a reagent layer provided on the electrode system. The... Agent: Arkray, Inc.

20130075278 - Preparation and maintenance of sensors: Apparatus and methods are described for preparing, maintaining, and stabilizing sensors. The apparatus and methods for preparing sensors for use are utilized in advance of the sensor being removed from a sealed, sterilized package. The apparatus include packaging materials having electrical circuits capable of stabilizing a sensor to prepare the... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20130075279 - Microbially-based sensors for environmental monitoring: The present invention relates to the field of surface water monitoring. More specifically, the present invention provides low-cost, real-time bio-electrochemical sensors for surface water monitoring based on the metabolism of one or more electrogenic microbes.... Agent: Cambrian Innovation, Inc.

20130068625 - Selective nanoparticle deposition: The invention relates to a method for deposition of nanoparticles made of an insulating, semi-conductive, or conductive material onto predetermined areas, made of a conductive or semi-conductive material, located on a substrate. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing electrodes. The method of the invention includes the steps... Agent: Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives

20130068626 - Composition for metal electroplating comprising leveling agent: A composition comprising a source of metal ions and at least one leveling agent comprising a linear or branched, polymeric imidazolium compound comprising the structural unit of formula L1 (L1) wherein R1, R2, R3 are each independently selected from an H atom and an organic radical having from 1 to... Agent: Basf Se

20130068627 - Gas generation device and gas generation method: A control device receives an output signal from a liquid level sensor disposed in an anode chamber. This output signal indicates whether the liquid level of the electrolytic bath in the anode chamber is higher than a reference level. When the liquid level of the electrolytic bath in the anode... Agent: Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.

20130068628 - Method for extracting gallium from fly ash: Disclosed is a method for extracting gallium from fly ash, which comprises the following steps: crushing the fly ash and removing Fe by magnetic separation; then dissolving it by using hydrochloride acid (2) to obtain hydrochloric acid leachate; adsorbing gallium in the hydrochloric acid leachate with macro-porous cationic resin, followed... Agent: China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

20130068629 - Aqua-tamer: Improvements in an ocean wave energy conversion unit that converts kinetic energy from oceanic waves into useable form of energy that will benefit society called and Aqua-tamer. The unit is designed to be modular in nature where the units can be deployed to function individually or assembled into groups where... Agent:

20130068630 - Increasing ion sorption and desorption rates of conductive electrodes: An electrolyte system includes a reactor having a pair of electrodes that may sorb ions from an electrolyte. The electrolyte system also includes at least one power supply in electrical communication with the reactor. The at least one power supply may supply a DC signal and an AC signal to... Agent:

20130068631 - Method and apparatus for sanitizing water in a bathing unit and control interface for use in connection with same: A sanitizing system is provided for use in a bathing unit system including a receptacle for holding water in which a halide salt has been dissolved and a circulating system for removing and returning water from and to the receptacle. The sanitizing system includes a sanitizing device having a housing... Agent: Gecko Alliance Group Inc.

20130068632 - Methods and apparatus for nanomembrane-based nucleic acid sensing platform for portable diagnostics: A DNA/RNA detection technology is provided. The open flow detection technique includes a substrate defining a pair of opposing microchannels, a pair of opposing electrodes in the opposing microchannels, and at least one ion exchanging nanomembrane coupled between the opposing microchannels such that the opposing microchannels are connected to each... Agent: University Of Notre Dame Du Lac

20130068633 - System and method for measuring an analyte in a sample: Methods of determining a corrected analyte concentration in view of some error source are provided herein. The methods can be utilized for the determination of various analytes and/or various sources of error. In one example, the method can be configured to determine a corrected glucose concentration in view of an... Agent: Lifescan, Inc.

20130062209 - Working electrode design for electrochemical processing of electronic components: An electroplating apparatus including a plating tank for containing a plating electrolyte. A counter electrode, e.g., anode, is present in a first portion of the plating tank. A cathode system is present in a second portion of the plating tank. The cathode system includes a working electrode and a thief... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20130062210 - Manufacturing method of substrate and manufacturing method of wiring substrate: Manufacturing methods of a substrate and a wiring substrate include a step A of forming a primary plating layer on a lower side of a glass substrate having a through-hole; a step B of sealing a lower opening of the through-hole by forming a first layer on an upper side... Agent: Hoya Corporation

20130062211 - Nanomaterial-based gas sensors: A gas sensing device (nanosensor) includes a substrate with at least a pair of conductive electrodes spaced apart by a gap, and an electrochemically functionalized semiconductive nanomaterial bridging the gap between the electrodes to form a nanostructure network. The nanomaterial may be single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) functionalized by the deposition... Agent: The Regents Of The University Of California

20130062212 - Embedding a nanotube inside a nanopore for dna translocation: A technique for embedding a nanotube in a nanopore is provided. A membrane separates a reservoir into a first reservoir part and a second reservoir part, and the nanopore is formed through the membrane for connecting the first and second reservoir parts. An ionic fluid fills the nanopore, the first... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20130062213 - Method of manufacturing an electrochromic article: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an electrochromic article comprising the following successive steps: (a) the deposition of a layer of an electrochromic compound on the surface of a transparent or translucent electrically conductive substrate, said layer of electrochromic compound covering only one portion of the surface... Agent: Essilor International ( Compagnie Generale D'optique)

20130062214 - Method for manufacturing semiconductor device: A method for manufacturing semiconductor devices comprises: applying a dual pulse power to the semiconductor device during metal electroplating a part of the semiconductor device and applying ultrasonic energy to said semiconductor device during the metal electroplating.... Agent: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (beijing) Corporation

20130062215 - Water electrolysis system and method of stopping operation of water electrolysis system: In a method of stopping an operation of a water electrolysis system, an on-off valve disposed in a pressure release line communicating with a cathode side of an electrolytic membrane is opened while an electrolytic current is applied between power feeders to electrolyze water for generating oxygen on an anode... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20130062216 - Method for reducing carbon dioxide: The present subject matter provides a method for reducing carbon dioxide with the use of a device for reducing carbon dioxide. The device includes a cathode chamber, an anode chamber and a solid electrolyte membrane. The cathode chamber includes a working electrode which includes a metal or a metal compound.... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20130062217 - Aluminum electrolysis cell with compression device and method: In accordance with the instant disclosure, aluminum electrolysis cells having reduced cathode voltage drop and methods of operating the same are provided. More particularly, the instant disclosure provides a compression device for applying a force to an end of the current collector subassembly to improve the contact, thereby reducing the... Agent: Alcoa Inc.

20130062218 - Method for producing an arbitrary geometry on pistons of internal combustion engines: A method for processing a constructed, liquid-cooled piston of an internal combustion engine, the piston including an upper piston part and a lower piston part, which are supported by a joining plane and are connected to each other in a bonded manner. An electrochemical method, such as electrochemical machining, is... Agent: Ks Kolbenschmidt Gmbh

20130062219 - Water treatment apparatus and sterilizing and cleansing method thereof: A water treatment apparatus capable of sterilizing a storage tank and a sterilizing and cleansing method thereof are disclosed. The water treatment apparatus includes: a filter unit purifying raw water; a storage tank connected to the filter unit and storing purified water which has been filtered through the filter unit;... Agent:

20130062220 - Apparatus and method for recovering valuable substance from lithium secondary battery: The present invention includes: a reaction tank (1) for immersing an electrode material of a lithium secondary battery into a molten salt of lithium chloride containing metal lithium, so as to perform a reducing reaction of the electrode material with the metal lithium; a movable perforated processing vessel (10) configured... Agent: Kawasaki Plant Systems Kabushiki Kaisha

20130062221 - Disposable sensor for electrochemical detection of hemoglobin: A disposable biosensor for determining the content of hemoglobin and hematocrit in a sample of whole blood that includes a laminated strip with a first and second end, at least a reference, a working electrode and a blank electrode embedded in the laminated strip. The working electrode contains a reagent... Agent:

20130062222 - Electrochemical sensor system: An electrochemical sensor measuring concentration of an analyte in a test fluid at 50° C. or above by voltammetry uses electrodes in contact with an electrolyte containing the analyte and a redox-active species electrochemically convertible between reduced and oxidised forms. At least one form of the redox active species is... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20130062223 - Carbon monoxide sensor system: A gas sensor having first and second electrodes, an ion conducting solid electrolyte membrane positioned therebetween, first and second electrically conductive gas diffusion layers, first and second electrode contact members for electrically coupling said first and second electrodes to an external circuit, a water reservoir, a gas entry passageway and... Agent: Brk Brands, Inc.

20130056356 - Coating for decorative metals with improved mar and scratch resistance and methods of application: Coated articles comprising a decorative metal substrate and a transparent cured coating thereon containing inorganic particles in which the concentration of particles in the exposed surface region of the cured coating is greater than the bulk region of the coating. Preferably, the transparent coating is applied by electrodeposition.... Agent: Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

20130056357 - Acid mist mitigation agents for electrolyte solutions: Sulfonate-, sulfate-, or carboxylate-capped, alkoxylated anti-misting agents having the structure: R((AO)nX)m((AO)nH)p, and methods of suppressing mist from electrolyte solutions by adding a mist-suppressing amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds of the Formulas R((AO)nX)m((AO)nH)p and R3N+(CH3)2R4, and mixtures thereof, to electrolyte solutions.... Agent: CognisIPManagement Gmbh

20130056358 - Droplet bilayer formation using throughput liquid handling techniques: The invention relates to methods and devices for forming and measuring lipid bilayers, for example, by joining lipid monolayers that self-assemble at the interface of aqueous and organic phases using sessile aqueous droplets in contact with a measurement electrode. At least one of the aqueous solution, the lower aqueous phase,... Agent:

20130056359 - Apparatus and method for the synthesis and treatment of metal monolayer electrocatalyst particles in batch or continuous fashion: An apparatus and method for the synthesis and treatment of electrocatalyst particles in batch or continuous fashion is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus is comprised of a three-electrode cell which includes a reference electrode, a counter electrode, and a working electrode. The working electrode is preferably a cylindrical vessel... Agent: Brookhaven Science Associates LLC

20130056360 - Method for forming oxide film by plasma electrolytic oxidation: A method for forming an oxide film by plasma electrolytic oxidation includes a first step of placing an anode, which is a substrate with a conductive nitride film, and a cathode into an electrolyte of which the temperature range is from 20° C. to 100° C., and a second step... Agent:

20130056361 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing apparatus can arbitrarily switch the flow direction of a processing liquid without causing a change in the overall flow rate of the processing liquid nor creating a non-uniform flow of the processing liquid. The substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of inlet pipes and a plurality of... Agent:

20130056362 - Manufacture method of buildup circuit board: A manufacturing method of a buildup circuit board includes forming a wiring layer on an organic polymer insulating layer by copper electroplating and building up other organic polymer insulating layer on the wiring layer, wherein in a final step of the copper electroplating, a surface of the wiring layer is... Agent: C. Uyemura And Co., Ltd.

20130056363 - Ultra-fast boriding of metal surfaces for improved properties: A method of ultra-fast boriding of a metal surface. The method includes the step of providing a metal component, providing a molten electrolyte having boron components therein, providing an electrochemical boriding system including an induction furnace, operating the induction furnace to establish a high temperature for the molten electrolyte, and... Agent: Uchicago Argonne, LLC

20130056364 - Method for the bleaching of kitchenware in a dishwasher: The invention provides a method for bleaching kitchenware in a dishwasher, comprising the step of the in situ activation of a bleach activator by means of a reactive oxygen species, where the reactive oxygen species is generated in situ in the dishwasher by electrolysis of an aqueous solution.... Agent: Basf Se

20130056365 - Method and electrode for electrochemically processing a workpiece: A method for electrochemically processing a workpiece surface using an electrode, which has at least one effective surface for processing the workpiece surface, and using an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is suctioned away from the effective surface. The invention further relates to an electrode, which has at least one electrolyte... Agent: Mtu Aero Engines Gmbh

20130056366 - Apparatus and method for removal of ions from a porous electrode that is part of a deionization system: A method and system for treating a fluid includes an electrode with an outer housing having openings in a side wall thereof, a granular conductive material encapsulated within the outer housing, and an electrical terminal located at least partially within the outer housing and in electrical communication with the granular... Agent:

20130056367 - Integrated sensing device and related methods: The present invention is generally directed to devices and methods for sensing a variety of biologically-related substances and/or chemical substances. In a device aspect, the present invention is directed to a multilayer device for sensing metal ions, non-biological molecules, biological molecules, or whole cells. In a method aspect, the present... Agent: