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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240419 | Method of manufacturing a magnetoresistance effect element A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistance effect element includes forming an insulating layer on a first ferromagnetic layer, forming an aperture reaching the first ferromagnetic layer by thrusting a needle from the top surface of the insulating layer, and depos... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223328 | Sensors for reducing gas molecules Provided is a gas molecule sensor, characterized in that the sensing element is a polycrystalline tin oxide film having a thickness less than 1 Ī¼m. The sensing element is produced by electrolytic deposit of a tin film on an insulating support in an electromechanica... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192509 | Process for producing a metal structure in foam form, a metal foam, and an arrangement having a carrier substrate and a metal foam Process for producing a metal structure in foam form, including the steps of providing a nonconductive substrate having a foamed structure, applying conductive particles to the substrate, so that the conductive particles are fixed to the entire surface of the substr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7074455 | Method of manufacturing porous metal plates and electrodes for alkaline storage batteries A method of manufacturing an electrode for an alkaline storage battery, including a process of manufacturing a porous metal plate. A method of manufacturing this porous metal plate includes adding a predetermined organic substance to a urethane sponge or coating a f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6942781 | Method for electroplating a strip of foam A method for electroplating a strip of foam having two opposite sides and an electrically conductive surface, including: (a) continuously applying the strip of foam onto a moving cathode immersed in an electroplating bath so that the strip travels through the... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933008 | Lead-coated complex porous structures and corresponding method of conductive activation A complex porous structure of a reticulated foam, felt or fabric types, wherein their metallisation over their entire developed surface, by electrolysis of lead or lead alloys, is made possible by a specific preliminary conductive activation treatment obtained by us... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6790334 | Combined adhesion promotion and direct metallization process A combined adhesion promotion method of a metal to a non-conductive substrate and directly metallizing the non-conductive substrate with the metal. The method involves texturing a non-conductive substrate with a cobalt etch followed by applying a sulfide to the text... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6743501 | Porous structures having a pre-metallization conductive polymer coating and method of manufacture The invention concerns the manufacture of complex metallic or metallized porous structures, wherein the electroplating metal over the entire developed surface is preceded by a specific pre-metallization of the basic structure. The pre-metallization is obtained by de... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6440292 | Method for forming a thin film A blended solution is made by melting LiOH.H2 O into distilled water, and then, Co metallic powders are added into the blended solution to make a reactive solution. The reactive solution is charged into an autoclave, and held at a predetermined... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6428674 | Process for the removal of galvanic electrolytic residues from electrode frames or electrode frame webs with fiber structure A process for the removal of galvanic electrolytic residues from galvanically reinforced fiber structure frames, where the fiber structure frame is produced through chemical metallization of a textile substrate based on fleeces or felts made of synthetic ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6290832 | Porous structures having a pre-metallization conductive polymer coating and method of manufacture The invention concerns the manufacture of complex metallic or metallized porous structures, wherein the electroplating metal over the entire developed surface is preceded by a specific pre-metallization of the basic structure. The pre-metallization is obt... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6228424 | Method and apparatus for impregnation of porous bodies for protection against oxidation An open-pored body (11), in particular a carbon component of an aluminum production cell, which is to be exposed to oxidizing conditions or chemical attack at high temperatures is treated to protect the body against oxidation or corrosion at high temperat... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6214194 | Process of manufacturing layers of oxygen ion conducting oxides The electrochemical formation of oxygen ion conducting solid oxide layers is achieved by the cathodic deposition of the oxide layers from a melted salt bath of alkali element halides containing dissolved metal halides which provide the metal cations from ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6051117 | Reticulated metal article combining small pores with large apertures An apertured and porous metal article can find use, for example, in diaphragm or membrane electrolysis cells. The article may comprise a thin and flexible metal foam of small pores which, typically, has been perforated with large apertures. The article ma... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6039859 | Method for electroplating using stabilized dispersions of conductive particles The invention relates to a conductive dispersions used for diverse purposes such a base for electroplating nonconductors. The dispersion are characterized by use of a stabilizing quantity of a stabilizer having repeating alylkene oxide groups and a hydrop... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5911863 | Method of manufacturing plastic foils which are electrically conductive in one direction but insulating in other directions In a method of manufacturing foils of plastic material which are electrically conductive in a transverse direction, but not in the plane of the foil wherein micropassages are formed in the foil by etching nucleus traces which are generated by exposure to ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5888372 | Process for producing metal-coated films in web form A metal-coated film can be produced continuously from a non-conducting film by successive electroless and galvanic metallization in such a way that a film of this kind is subjected, in a continuous "roll-to-roll" process, to the following operations: a) a... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5882822 | Battery electrode and method for the preparation thereof Proposed is an improvement in the method for the preparation of a battery electrode consisting of a spongy metal sheet to serve as a substrate having a three-dimensional skeletal structure with intercommunicating open pores and an active material filling ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5804053 | Continuously electroplated foam of improved weight distribution A process is disclosed, as well as apparatus useful therefor, for continuously electroplating a strip of reticulated foam using multiple electroplating zones that each contain electroplating bath. In each zone there is a cathode and an anode. In at least ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5798033 | Process for preparing porous metallic body and porous metallic body for battery electrode substrate prepared therefrom A process for preparing a porous metallic body comprising the steps of: rendering a porous resin body electrically conductive, electroplating the conductive resin, and heating the electroplated resin to remove the resin, wherein the step of rendering the ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5674373 | Method for metallizing non-conductive substrates A method comprising the steps of (a) preparing a divided copper oxide dispersion (4) including a solvent and a selected binder, (b) applying said dispersion to a non-conductive substrate (1) to form a film (5), (c) forming a Cu film (9) with a suitable re... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5512162 | Method for photo-forming small shaped metal containing articles from porous precursors The invention is a method for making a metal containing article, comprising the steps of: providing a layer of a porous ground in a selected area; exposing selected regions of the layer of porous ground to light, thereby metallizing the selected regions; ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5495979 | Metal-bonded, carbon fiber-reinforced composites Metal bonded carbon fiber-reinforced composites are disclosed in which the metal and the composite are strongly bound by (1) providing a matrix-depleted zone in the composite of sufficient depth to provide a binding site for the metal to be bonded and the... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5453173 | Process for manufacturing a three-dimensional electroformed mold shell A three-dimensional electroformed shell for a mold consists of a three-dimensional thin-walled body, and an electroformed coating deposited on it. The coating may, or may not close the base holes of the thin-walled body completely. If it does not close th... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5300165 | Method for manufacturing a metallic porous sheet The disclosure relates to a method for forming a porous sheet comprising a plurality of porous sheets such as foamed sheet, mesh sheet and nonwoven fabric sheet. These sheets are adhered and layered to each other either by a melting or with an adhesive or... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5256271 | Method of immobilizing biofunctional material, and element prepared thereby, and measurement by using the same element A microbioelectrode having high performance produced by immobilization by incorporating a biologically active substance in the interior or on the surface of a porous conductive material layer or fine particle layer which has been deposited on the surface ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5205921 | Method for depositing bioactive coatings on conductive substrates A process for electro depositing bioactive coatings, such as calcium phosphate or aluminum oxide, onto conductive substrates, such as prosthetic implant devices, is described. An electrolyte bath containing an aqueous solution of the desired oxide or phos... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5085743 | Electrode for current-limited cell, cell including the electrode method for using the cell and a method of making the electrode The gas-sensing electrodes prepared according to this invention are specifically designed for cells which operate in a current-limited mode, i.e. at current densities well below 20 mA/cm2. Such cells are particularly useful to measure or detect... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5084144 | High utilization supported catalytic metal-containing gas-diffusion electrode, process for making it, and cells utilizing it Gas-diffusion electrodes (GDE's) suitable for use with a solid polymer electrolyte (s.p.e.), particularly in s.p.e. fuel cells, which GDE's provide unusually highly efficient use of noble or precious electrocatalytic metals, are obtained by starting with ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4969979 | Direct electroplating of through holes Substantially nonconductive or semiconductive surfaces of through holes can be electroplated directly, without an intervening non-electrolytic metallization, by a stepwise process which includes the application to the through holes of a polyelectrolyte su... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4882232 | Porous metal structure and method of manufacturing of said structure A method of fabrication of porous metal structures as applicable to the manufacture of supports for electrodes, catalysts, filters or sound insulators. A porous structure is fabricated from a support consisting of a felt, a woven or reticulated structure ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4721550 | Process for producing printed circuit board having improved adhesion A process is disclosed for forming a printed circuit board having improved adhesion of an electrically conductive layer to an underlying dielectric surface. A thin adhesive layer, or film, of conductive material (normally copper) is sputtered onto a diele... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4692225 | Method of stabilizing conductive polymers A method of stabilizing electrically conductive polymers to hostile environments is disclosed. The method comprises encapsulating the conductive polymer, e.g., polypyrrole or polyaniline, as a powder, a free-standing film or preferably in the form of a co... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4582575 | Electrically conductive composites and method of preparation Electrically conductive composites comprising a dielectric porous substance, e.g. fiberglass fabric, and a pyrrole polymer deposited in the pores of such substance. The composites are produced by contacting the porous substance with an anode in an electro... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4569730 | Method for continuous coating of a solid electrolyte with a catalytically active material A method for continuous coating of a solid electrolyte (3) with a coating comprised of a catalytically active metal, comprising impregnating the solid electrolyte (3) (present in the form of a film comprised of a plastic polymer) with a solution of a meta... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4547270 | Electrochemical polymerization of pyrroles, an anode for carrying this out, and products obtained by this procedure Pyrroles or mixtures of pyrroles with comonomers are polymerized electrochemically by anodic oxidation of the monomers in solution or dispersion in an electrolyte solvent, in the presence of a conductive salt, with deposition of the pyrrole polymer at the... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4461684 | Accretion coating and mineralization of materials for protection against biodegradation By establishing a direct electrical current between electrodes in an electrolyte like seawater, brine or brackish water, calcium carbonates, magnesium hydroxides, and hydrogen are precipitated at the cathode, while at the anode, oxygen and chlorine are pr... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4364803 | Deposition of catalytic electrodes on ion-exchange membranes A gas and electrolyte permeable metal layer is bonded to an ion-permeable membrane by electroless deposition to produce a permeable metal deposit upon the membrane or diaphragm. Advantageously, the membrane surface to be coated is pretreated with an ampho... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4326930 | Method for electrolytic deposition of metals A metal is electrolytically deposited on a nonconductive surface comprising impregnating a solid material with a reducible metal salt thereby forming a solid electrolyte material; placing the solid electrolyte material between an anode and a cathode there... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4326931 | Process for continuous production of porous metal A process for continuous production of porous metal in a tape form is disclosed which comprises the steps of treating a non-conductive porous tape to give its skelton surface electrical conductivity and then moving the porous tape in an electrolytic bath ... | 04/27/1982 |
