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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007643 | Anode for electrolysis The invention relates to an anode comprising a titanium alloy substrate coated with noble metals by thermal decomposition of precursors thereof. The alloy of the substrate includes elements which can be oxidised during the thermal decomposition step, allowing electr... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7943020 | Cathode for electrolytic processes The invention relates to a cathode for electrolytic processes, particularly suitable for hydrogen evolution in chlor-alkali electrolysis, consisting of a nickel substrate provided with a coating comprising a protective zone containing palladium and a physically dist... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7419546 | Gas diffusion electrodes, membrane-electrode assemblies and method for the production thereof A method for forming a noble metal coating on a gas diffusion medium substantially free of ionomeric components comprising subjecting an electrically conductive web to a first ion beam having an energy not higher than 500 eV, then to a second beam having an energy o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7378005 | Electrode for electrolysis and method of manufacturing electrode for electrolysis An object is to provide an electrode for electrolysis which is preferable in generation of ozone water usable in cleaning and sterilizing of water and sewage, or cleaning in a semiconductor device manufacturing process by an electrolysis process, and a method of man... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374647 | Arrangement of an electrode, method for making same, and use thereof A device of an electrode is disclosed, comprising a core and a surface coating of electrically-conductive material, and it is characterized by that the surface coating comprises one or several layers with a pore-free surface, each with a thickness of 0.005 mm to 0.0... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7317566 | Electrode with transparent series resistance for uniform switching of optical modulation devices Switching uniformity of an optical modulation device for controlling the propagation of electromagnetic radiation is improved by use of an electrode comprising an electrically resistive layer that is transparent to the radiation. The resistive layer is preferably an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7258778 | Electrocatalytic coating with lower platinum group metals and electrode made therefrom The present invention relates to an electrocatalytic coating and an electrode having the coating thereon, wherein the coating is a mixed metal oxide coating, preferably platinum group metal oxides, with or without low levels of valve metal oxides. The electrocatalyt... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244887 | Electrical cells, components and methods Preferred electrode devices (10) including a substrate (11) and cathode (13) and anode material (12) coated thereon in discreet locations are described. The cathode materials desirably include multiple layers of thin metal films (14 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232509 | Hydrogen evolving cathode Highly active hydrogen evolving cathode using a platinum group metal catalyst in an amount smaller than that used in the conventional hydrogen evolving cathode. The hydrogen evolving cathode includes a conductive substrate, and a catalyst layer comprising at least o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232508 | Electrolytic electrode and process of producing the same An electrolytic electrode having an interlayer having more excellent peeling resistance and corrosion resistance and longer electrolytic life than conventional electrolytic electrodes and capable of flowing a large amount of current at the industrial level and a pro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211177 | Electrode for electrolysis in acidic media Electrode at least comprising an electroconductive support of a titanium-palladium alloy, titanium, tantalum or compounds or alloys of titanium or of tantalum, an electrochemically active coating and an interlayer between the support and the electrochemically active... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201830 | Anode for oxygen evolution and relevant substrate The invention concerns an anode for gas evolution in electrochemical applications comprising a titanium or other valve metal substrate characterized by a surface with a low average roughness, having a profile typical of a localized attack on the crystal grain bounda... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156966 | Nox-decomposing electrode and NOx concentration-measuring apparatus A detecting electrode comprises a first cermet electrode layer formed directly on a solid electrolyte layer and a second cermet electrode layer formed on the first cermet electrode layer. A ratio between an alloy of Pt—Rh and ZrO2 in the first cermet el... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153402 | NOx-decomposing electrode and NOx concentration-measuring apparatus A detecting electrode comprises a first cermet electrode layer formed directly on a solid electrolyte layer and a second cermet electrode layer formed on the first cermet electrode layer. The ratio between Pt and Rh in the first cermet electrode layer ranges from 10... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108773 | Solids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other applications and solutions and methods for forming A solution useful for forming a solid that supports mass transfer includes carbon nanotubes and a solvent. Solids formed using the solution thereby have carbon nanotubes dispersed therein that are useful for communicating gas and/or electric charges within the solid... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077937 | Large surface area electrode and method to produce same A large surface area electrode well-suited to electrochemical applications is produced by winding many turns of a metallic fiber tow on to a sheet metal rectangle. In the preferred embodiment, an anode that can be used to purify water by electrochemical production o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074306 | Electrocatalytic composition for oxygen-depolarized cathode An oxygen-depolarized cathode for aqueous hydrochloric acid electrolysis membrane cells is described, the cathode being in contact with the membrane and capable of preventing the release of hydrogen into oxygen even at the highest current densities. Hydrochloric aci... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7022210 | Locally-distributed electrode and method of fabrication A locally distributed electrode is made by placing a conducting metallic oxide layer and a counter electrode in contact with a noble metal electroplating solution and applying a negative potential to the metallic oxide layer relative to the counter electrode, such t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011738 | Activation of a cathode The present invention relates to a method for activation of a cathode comprising at least a cathode substrate wherein the cathode is cleaned by means of an acid, the cleaned cathode is coated with at least one electrocatalytic coating solution, drying the coated cat... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6972078 | Catalytic powder and electrode made therewith A catalytic powder comprising a plurality of support metal particles with a porous coating (12) surrounding the metal particles (11), the porous coating comprising either an electrocatalytic metal or an electrocatalytic metal continuous phase in admixt... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6905581 | Oxygen permeable electrode system An electrochemical device (18) for generating a desired gas of the type includes an ionically conductive electrolyte layer (20), a porous electrode layer (22), and a current collector layer (16) that has a high electrical conductivity and... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6855660 | Rhodium electrocatalyst and method of preparation A rhodium sulfide electrocatalyst formed by heating an aqueous solution of rhodium salt until a steady state distribution of isomers is obtained and then sparging hydrogen sulfide into the solution to form the rhodium sulfide and a membrane electrode assembly with t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6802948 | Copper electrowinning There is disclosed a method for cooper electrowinning and a modified lead electrode for use in such method. The modified electrode is suitable for use as an oxygen anode in low current density, oxygen-evolving applications. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6733639 | Electrode The invention relates to a gas diffusion electrode (1) comprising a hydrophobic gas diffusion layer (3b), a reaction layer (3a), and a hydrophilic layer (5) arranged in the mentioned order wherein the reaction layer (3 | 05/11/2004 |
| 6673223 | Gas sensing and oxygen pumping device, and apparatus using the same The present invention discloses a gas sensing device, an oxygen pumping cell, and a gas detection apparatus using the same for detecting lower ranges of gas concentration with high accuracy and stability. An under layer made of oxygen-ion-conductive solid... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663756 | Microchip-type oxygen gas sensor based on differential potentiometry Disclosed is a microchip-based differential-type potentiometric oxygen gas sensor, which comprises a working electrode and a reference electrode. The working electrode is composed of a cobalt-plated electrode, a buffered hydrogel, and an ion sensitive gas... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6599404 | Flake-resistant multilayer thin-film electrodes and electrolytic cells incorporating same Described are preferred multilayer, thin-film electrodes (11) that have improved resistance to flaking or cracking under conditions of operation. Also described are electrolytic cells (17) incorporating such electrodes (11), and methods for selecting elec... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589405 | Multilayer oxide coated valve metal electrode for water purification An electrode with large active surface area is made by winding a Ti-fiber tow around a rectangular Ti-plate, and an electrocatalytic coating of three layers is applied. A precoat comprising a mixture of iridium dioxide and tantalum pentoxide is applied fi... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589406 | Electrode characterized by highly adhering superficial catalytic layer and method for its production The invention is relative to an electrode for gas evolution in electrolytic and electrometallurgical industrial applications, made of a metal substrate having a surface morphology characterized by a combination of micro-roughness and macro-roughness which... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6572758 | Electrode coating and method of use and preparation thereof An electrolytic cell producing sodium chlorate uses an electrode, specifically an anode, having a surface or coating or treatment of a mixed metal oxide having ruthenium oxide as an electrocatalyst, a precious metal of the platinum group or its oxide as a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6562229 | Louvered anode for cathodic protection systems A metal anode useful in a galvanic or impressed current cathodic protection system for a steel reinforced concrete article is a unitary, multi-plane, porous, metal anode strip or ribbon having a plurality of louvers defining a plane or planes at the later... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6527924 | Cathode for electrolyzing aqueous solutions A cathode comprising an electrically conductive substrate made of titanium, nickel, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, iron or alloys thereof, coated with an intermediate layer of oxides of titanium and of a precious metal, and with an outer layer comprising m... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6444602 | Structures and methods of manufacture for gas diffusion electrodes and electrode components Gas Diffusion Electrodes (GDEs) play a pivotal role in clean energy production as well as in electrochemical processes and sensors. These gas-consuming electrodes are typically designed for liquid electrolyte systems such as phosphoric acid and alkaline f... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6395153 | Diaphragm cell The present invention pertains to electrolytic diaphragm cells, particularly for the electrolysis of brine to produce chlorine and caustic. The innovation resides generally in the discovery that electrolytic cell operation can be desirably enhanced by com... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379526 | Non-carbon metal-based anodes for aluminium production cells A non-carbon metal-based anode of a cell for the electrowinning of aluminium comprising an electrically conductive metal substrate resistant to high temperature, the surface of which becomes passive and substantially inert to the electrolyte, and a coatin... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6368488 | Modified platinum substrates for oxygen reduction An electrode (10, 112) containing platinum has its surface modified with sulfur, tellurium, or selenium, or compounds thereof, which renders the surface highly selective for the conversion of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. The high selectivity of the electr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6352625 | Specific cathode, used for preparing an alkaline metal chlorate and method for making same The invention relates to a specific cathode comprising a substrate made of an element chosen from the group formed by titanium, nickel, tantalum, zirconium, niobium and alloys thereof, the said substrate being coated with an interlayer of a mixed oxide ba... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6328862 | Ozone generating electrolysis cell and method of fabricating the same An electrolysis cell (1) includes an anodic plate (3), a cathodic plate (4) and a PEM (2) sandwiched between these plates (3, 4). The cell also includes a layer (5) containing a catalyst for generation of ozone. The layer (5) contains lead dioxide and PTF... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6328861 | Electrolytic apparatus using a hydrogen storage cathode An electrolytic apparatus which comprises effecting electrolysis of an electrolytic solution in an electrolytic chamber separated from a reaction chamber by a hydrogen-storing metal member with one surface of the hydrogen-storing metal member as a cathode... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6312571 | Activated cathode and process for preparation thereof An activated cathode comprising an electrically conductive substrate, an interlayer comprising a nickel oxide formed on the surface of the electrically conductive substrate, and a catalyst layer containing at least one lanthanum component selected from ox... | 11/06/2001 |
