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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959783 | Electrochemical deposition process for composite structures A method of improving the material properties of a composite by electrodepositing particular polymers, organic compounds or inorganic compounds onto electrically conductive fibrous substrates, whether individual fibers or as a fabric, to form composites of improved ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7883616 | Metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coated metal materials and method for their production A method for production of a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coated metal material comprises immersing a metal material or electrolyzing a conductive material in an aqueous treatment solution at pH 2-7 containing metal ion and fluorine ion in a 4-fold or more mol... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7563354 | Method for the manufacture of electrode for energy-storage devices Application of a redox polymer of the poly-[Me(R-Salen)] type onto a conducting substrate is accomplished by the method of electrochemical polymerization. Said polymerization is accomplished by supplying a voltage between the substrate (that serves as an anode) and ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7387718 | Cationic electrodeposition coating composition and method of preparing the same In a cationic electrodeposition coating composition and a method of preparing the cationic electrodeposition coating composition, a cationic electrodeposition coating composition is prepared by dispersing a cationic electrodeposition resin in an aqueous medium conta... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7342773 | Capacitor containing aluminum anode foil anodized in low water content glycerine-phosphate electrolyte A capacitor comprising an aluminum anode and a dielectric layer comprising phosphate doped aluminum oxide and process for making the capacitor. Furthermore, the capacitor is formed by the process of: forming an aluminum plate; pre-hydrating the aluminum; contacting ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7297868 | Preparation of CIGS-based solar cells using a buffered electrodeposition bath A photovoltaic cell exhibiting an overall conversion efficiency of at least 9.0% is prepared from a copper-indium-gallium-diselenide thin film. The thin film is prepared by simultaneously electroplating copper, indium, gallium, and selenium onto a substrate using a ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273536 | Conductive diamond electrode and process for producing the same A conductive diamond electrode including an electrode substrate comprising a material selected from the group consisting of a valve metal and an alloy based on the valve metal, at least a surface of the metal or alloy having been subjected to plasticization processi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7247230 | Electrochemical synthesis and processing of conducting polymers in supercritical media The present invention deals with the electrochemical synthesis of electrically conductive polymers in supercritical fluids, for example supercritical CO2. The use of the supercritical fluid as a solvent results in the reduction or elimination of hazardous... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229545 | Process for the coating for metallic implant materials A biomimetically produced bone-analogous coating, comprising organic and inorganic main constituents, is suitable for coating metallic implant materials of any desired surfaces. The coating comprises a collagen matrix mineralized with calcium phosphate. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7186327 | Method and apparatus for scaling control and in-situ cathodic protection A method and apparatus wherein an electrically conductive element is placed inside a previously installed metallic water vessel such as a supply pipe or well. A direct current voltage is then applied between the element and the conductive wall of the vessel. The con... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179356 | Biomimetic pathways for assembling inorganic thin films and oriented mesoscopic silicate patterns through guided growth A process directed to preparing surfactant-polycrystalline inorganic nanostructured materials having designed microscopic patterns. The process includes forming a polycrystalline inorganic substrate having a flat surface and placing in contact with the flat surface ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169283 | Anodization device and anodization method In an anodization apparatus and an anodization method for electrochemically treating a target substrate by irradiating the target substrate with light, treatment of a large target substrate can be made possible with smaller constituent elements. The electrical conta... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166206 | Plasma electroplating A method for depositing a film of an advanced material on a surface of an article is disclosed. The method comprises placing the article within a bath having a pair of spaced electrodes one of which is formed by the article and an electrolyte containing a source of ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7125610 | Capacitor containing aluminum anode foil anodized in low water content glycerine-phosphate electrolyte without a pre-anodizing hydration step A capacitor comprising an aluminum anode and a dielectric layer comprising phosphate doped aluminum oxide and process for making the capacitor. The capacitor has a CV Product of at least 9 μF-V/cm2 at 250 volts. Furthermore, the capacitor is formed by th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122106 | Electrosynthesis of nanofibers and nano-composite films A method for producing an array of oriented nanofibers that involves forming a solution that includes at least one electroactive species. An electrode substrate is brought into contact with the solution. A current density is applied to the electrode substrate that i... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090939 | Forming a layer on a flow plate of a fuel cell stack A technique includes applying a charge to a flow plate of a fuel cell stack and depositing a material on at least a portion of the flow plate in response to the charge. In some embodiments of the invention, the technique may be applied to a fuel cell stack that incl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077943 | Barium titanate film synthesizing process A new technique to synthesize barium titanate (BaTiO3) on homogeneous substrates (titanium) or heterogeneous substrates (silicon wafers, metal, glass, ceramics, polymers, other metals, etc.) is disclosed to include a first step to deposit a titanium film ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056424 | Cathode for electrochemical regeneration of permanganate etching solutions In order to regenerate permanganate solutions being utilized for the etching and roughening of plastics surfaces electrolytic methods are known. Though relatively small quantaties of by-products are produced with these methods as compared to chemical regeneration me... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052591 | Electrodeposition of redox polymers and co-electrodeposition of enzymes by coordinative crosslinking Thin films of transition metal complex-based redox polymers are electrodeposited on electrodes. When hydrated, an electrodeposited film conducts electrons by electron exchange between backbone-bound, but mobile, functional segments of its redox polymer constituents.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014748 | Anodizing method, substrate processing method, and substrate manufacturing method This invention is to reduce the influence of a gas generated by an anodizing reaction. A silicon substrate (101) to be processed is horizontally held. A negative electrode (129) is arranged on the upper side of the silicon substrate (101), and a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005056 | Method for inhibiting corrosion of alloys employing electrochemistry A method for inhibiting corrosion, e.g., pitting corrosion, of alloys is provided. Particularly, the method comprises contacting at least a portion of a surface of the alloy with an aqueous solution comprising a salt of one or more rare earth elements selected from ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994779 | Energy enhanced process for treating a conductive surface and products formed thereby The disclosure relates to a process for forming a deposit on the surface of a metallic or conductive surface. The process employs an energy enhanced process to deposit a silicate containing coating or film upon a metallic or conductive surface. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974532 | Method for producing adherent coatings of calcium phosphate phases on titanium and titanium alloy substrates by electrochemical deposition A method for forming a highly adherent coating of a desired calcium phosphate phase on titanium-based substrates for use as orthopedic and dental implants. The calcium phosphate phase coating is electrochemically deposited onto the substrate from a metastable calciu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939774 | Low freezing electrolyte for an electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor comprising an anode, cathode and an electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises: about 35-60%, by weight water; about 10-55%, by weight organic solvent; about 0.05 to 10%, by weight, sulphuric acid; about 0.05 to 10%, by weight, boric acid; and ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929826 | Self-assembled nano-phase particle surface treatments for corrosion protection An aqueous composition for applying to and treating metallic substrates that does not include chrome or chromium-containing compounds, does not include an organic solvent, and promotes adhesion of overcoat layers that are applied to the metallic substrate. The compo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921110 | Threaded joint for tubes Described herein is a threaded joint, in which the threads are coated with a layer of dry lubricant having a thickness of between 5 μm and 30 μm and in which the nominal void volume NVV of the space (6, 7) between the thread of the male tube and the thread ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916414 | Light metal anodization Using pulsed current and relatively low average voltages, articles containing light metals such as magnesium may be rapidly anodized to form protective surface coatings. The anodizing solutions employed may contain phosphate, permanganate, silicate, zirconate, vanad... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911139 | Process for treating a conductive surface and products formed thereby The disclosure relates to a process for forming a deposit on the surface of a metallic or conductive surface. The process employs an electrolytic process to deposit a silicate containing coating or film upon a metallic or conductive surface. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896785 | Process and device for forming ceramic coatings on metals and alloys, and coatings produced by this process There is disclosed a process and apparatus for carrying out plasma electrolytic oxidation of metals and alloys, forming ceramic coatings on surfaces thereof at a rate of 2-10 microns per minute. The process comprises the use of high-frequency current pulses of a cer... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893551 | Process for forming coatings on metallic bodies and an apparatus for carrying out the process A process for forming oxide based dense ceramic composite coatings on reactive metal and allow bodies involves suspension of at least two reactive metal or alloy bodies in a non-metallic, non-conducting, non-reactive chamber in such a way that it causes either parti... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6875334 | Method of anodizing of magnesium and magnesium alloys and producing conductive layers on an anodized surface A method, a composition and a method for making the composition for anodizing metal surfaces, especially magnesium surfaces is disclosed. The composition is a basic aqueous solution including hydroxylamine, phosphate anions and nonionic surfactants. A complementary ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860982 | Zinc oxide with acicular structure, process for its production, and photoelectric conversion device A process for producing a zinc oxide acicular structure by growing an acicular zinc oxide on a substrate, the process comprising the steps of holding the substrate in an electrolytic solution in which at least zinc ions are present, and forming zinc oxide on the sub... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6818117 | Electrochemically directed self-assembly of monolayers on metal Disclosed is a method of preparing self-assembled monolayers on a metal comprising electrolyzing a thiosulfate compound in a solvent, where the electricity for the electrolysis is applied at a voltage for a period of time. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814851 | Method and apparatus for an anodic treatment A method and apparatus for anodizing a component. The component is placed in a container having a supply port, a drain port and a supply passage. The supply passage faced on a surface of the component to be anodized. A reaction medium is supplied from the supply por... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811671 | Method of controlling zinc-doping in a copper-zinc alloy thin film electroplated on a copper surface and a semiconductor device thereby formed A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, having a reduced-oxygen Cu—Zn alloy thin film (30) electroplated on a Cu surface (20) by electroplating, using an electroplating apparatus, the Cu surface (20) in a unique chemical solution conta... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808617 | Electrolytic polishing method A polishing method and polishing apparatus able to easily flatten an initial unevenness with an excellent efficiency of removal of excess copper film and suppress damage to a lower interlayer insulation film, and a plating method and plating apparatus able to deposi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800189 | Method of forming insulating film of conductive cap by anodizing or electrodeposition A conductive cap for use in an electronic component, has an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and is constructed to be fixed to the upper surface of a substrate of the electronic component at the opening portion of the cap so as to cover at least an electronic co... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6797147 | Light metal anodization Using aqueous electrolytes containing complex fluorides or oxyfluorides such as fluorozirconates, fluorotitanates, and fluorosilicates, articles containing light metals such as magnesium and aluminum may be rapidly anodized to form protective surface coatings. White... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793798 | Radioactively coated devices This invention relates to radioactively coated devices, preferably radioactively coated medical devices. These coated devices are characterized as having a low rate of leaching of the radioisotope from the surface of the coated device and a uniform radioactive coati... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790335 | Method of manufacturing decorative plate A method of manufacturing a decorative plate (1) includes the steps of: preparing a metal substrate and covering selected areas (11, 16) of the substrate with a protective film; anodizing the substrate; and removing the protective film to expose metall... | 09/14/2004 |
