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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084265 | Method and Pd/V2 O5 device for H2 detection Methods and Pd/V2O5 devices for hydrogen detection are disclosed. An exemplary method of preparing an improved sensor for chemochromic detection of hydrogen gas over a wide response range exhibits stability during repeated coloring/bleaching cy... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071389 | Method for controlling hydrogenation The invention relates to a method of controlling a hydrogenation of a starting material in a hydrogenation reactor, in which the amount of hydrogen reacted in the hydrogenation is firstly determined, the ratio of the amount of hydrogen reacted to the amount of start... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7910373 | HO doped WO, ultra-fast, high-sensitivity hydrogen sensors An ultra-fast response, high sensitivity structure for optical detection of low concentrations of hydrogen gas, comprising: a substrate; a water-doped WO3 layer coated on the substrate; and a palladium layer coated on the water-doped WO3 layer.... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7829344 | Method and device for the detection of hydrogen The present invention relates to a device and a method for the detection of hydrogen in a gas volume by means of an exothermal catalytic recombination of hydrogen and oxygen present in the gas volume into water. The amount of energy that is released during such an e... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7682832 | Controlling the flow of hydrogen and ammonia from a hydrogen generator during a breakthrough with hydrated copper (II) chloride expansion Gas flow is controlled to a feed gas consuming device depending on whether a contaminant gas is present. In one embodiment, hydrogen gas flow from a hydrogen gas generator to a hydrogen consuming device, such as a fuel cell, gas chromatograph or a flame ionization d... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7521252 | Methods for forming palladium alloy thin films and optical hydrogen sensors employing palladium alloy thin films Methods for forming hydrogen sensing materials include forming a palladium alloy thin film having less than about 83 atomic percent of palladium, and annealing the palladium alloy thin film to relieve residual stress and increase atomic intermixing of the nanorystal... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7445937 | Methods for synthesis and evaluation of hydrogen storage compositions A method for identification and evaluation of the hydrogen storage capacity of materials is presented, the method comprising providing a plurality of materials, wherein the plurality of materials comprise an array of synthesized hydrides and analyzing hydrogen conte... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429358 | Method and apparatus for measuring gas sorption and desorption properties of materials The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (herein referred to as a “gas sorption/desorption analyzer”) for measuring the gas sorption properties of substances (for example hydrogen sorption by metal alloys). Measurements include: Pressure Composition Te... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422907 | Process for measuring mercury concentration within hydrocarbons A process for measuring the mercury concentration within a hydrocarbon is provided that enables the mercury concentration to be measured simply and quickly, and with good reliability and good reproducibility. A process for measuring the mercury concentration within ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416702 | Hydrogen sensor and process for production thereof According to the present invention there is disclosed a hydrogen sensor comprising a substrate, a rare earth metal film formed on the substrate, and a protective film formed on the rare earth metal... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7368751 | Method of manufacturing an electronic device comprising a thin film transistor A method of manufacturing an electronic device comprising a thin film transistor (42), comprises forming a hydrogen-containing layer (22) over a semiconductor layer (10;20), irradiating the hydrogen-containing layer so as to hydrogenate the semi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368710 | Sample preparation method The present invention provides a method of sample preparation for use in obtaining elemental isotope ratios of a material by accelerator mass spectrometry. The method comprises forming the material into a sample without any substantial chemical alteration of the mat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364912 | Controlling the flow of hydrogen and ammonia from a hydrogen generator during a breakthrough with hydrated copper (II) chloride trap Gas flow is controlled to a feed gas consuming device depending on whether a contaminant gas is present. In one embodiment, hydrogen gas flow from a hydrogen gas generator to a hydrogen consuming device, such as a fuel cell, gas chromatograph or a flame ionization d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351658 | Process for producing yttrium oxide thin films This invention concerns a process for producing oxide thin film on a substrate by an ALD type process. According to the process, alternating vapour-phase pulses of at least one metal source material, and at least one oxygen source material are fed into a reaction sp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329549 | Monitoring method of processing state and processing unit The present invention is a monitoring method of monitoring a change of a processing state of an object to be processed when a predetermined process is conducted to the object to be processed by using a processing unit. The method includes: a step of respectively set... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323344 | Method of measuring the concentration of hydrogen and methane in nitrogen by ion mobility spectrometry A method is provided for the quantitative analysis of the contents, in nitrogen, of hydrogen and methane by ionic mobility spectrometry. The method includes the steps of: a) performing a measurement of the apparent hydrogen concentration in the nitrogen to be analyz... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316859 | Storage system and method for supplying hydrogen to a polymer membrane fuel cell A hydrogen storage system and method having a main hydrogen storage site that contains a sufficient amount of hydrogen for a fuel cell employing a polymer membrane to generate power in accordance with a predetermined electrical power requirement. A main storage site... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306951 | Method and apparatus for determining diffusible hydrogen concentrations A measuring apparatus and method for use in measuring diffusible hydrogen concentrations in materials, structures, and other objects. In an embodiment of the invention for use in welding applications, the measuring apparatus (10) includes a sensor assembly ( | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291837 | Apparatus and method for preparing samples for radiocarbon dating The invention provides a method and apparatus for preparing samples of carbon dioxide with a 14C content for analysis in liquid scintillation counting equipment, the sample being of a known mass and being introduced into and substantially wholly absorbed ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276379 | Detection method and quantitative analysis method for hydrogen radical The invention is directed to a method of detecting hydrogen radicals present in water or an aqueous solution, characterized in adding sodium salt of 3,5-dibromo-4-nitrosobenzenesulfonic acid (DBNBS) to a sample for detecting the hydrogen radicals by coloring resulti... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255836 | Analytical sensitivity enhancement by catalytic transformation A device and method for quantifying an impurity in an input gas stream. The device and method employ a catalyst to convert the impurity to a detectable species in an output gas stream, and the concentration of the detectable species is then measured by means of a de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241478 | Process for coating three-dimensional substrates with thin organic films and products The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for producing a thin organic film on a substrate using an ultrasonic nozzle to produce a cloud of micro-droplets in a vacuum chamber. The micro-droplets move turbulently within the vacuum chamber, isotropical... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7233034 | Hydrogen permeable protective coating for a catalytic surface A protective coating for a surface comprising a layer permeable to hydrogen, said coating being deposited on a catalyst layer; wherein the catalytic activity of the catalyst layer is preserved. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223607 | Process and device for the detection of hydrocarbons in a gas The invention relates to a process for the detection of hydrocarbons other than methane in a gas predominantly or essentially comprising oxygen, as well as methane and the said hydrocarbons other than methane, the said process comprising: ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192459 | Addition of odorants to gases for leak detection An apparatus for dispensing an odorant to a fluid in a vessel having an interior volume containing the fluid includes at least one odorant material and an odorant-permeable material. The at least one odorant material is disposed in the interior volume, the odorant m... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189592 | Manufacturable single-chip hydrogen sensor A robust single-chip hydrogen sensor and a method for fabricating such a sensor. By utilizing an interconnect metallization material that is the same or similar to the material used to sense hydrogen, or that is capable of withstanding an etchant used to pattern a h... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189364 | Hydrogen sensor A hydrogen sensor includes a first electrode 3 and a second electrode 4 provided in contact with a proton conduction layer 2; a gas diffusion controlling portion 6 provided between a measurement gas atmosphere and the first electrode 3... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186381 | Hydrogen gas sensor A hydrogen gas sensor and/or switch fabricated from arrays nanowires composed of metal or metal alloys that have stable metal hydride phases. The sensor and/or switch response times make it quite suitable for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a flowing gas ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174768 | Hydrogen sensor, apparatus for measuring hydrogen concentration, and method for measuring hydrogen concentration A hydrogen sensor includes a hydrogen-absorbing material, a thermoelectric element, an electrical circuit for driving the thermoelectric element, a thermometer for the hydrogen-absorbing material, a temperature control circuit for maintaining the hydrogen-absorbing ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152458 | Nano-crystalline and/or metastable metal hydrides as hydrogen source for sensor calibration and self-testing Sensor systems and methods are disclosed herein. In general, a sensor can be provided for detecting the presence of a gas (e.g., hydrogen) in an area proximate to the sensor component. A composite material is generally associated with the sensor, wherein the composi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7087440 | Monitoring of nitrided oxide gate dielectrics by determination of a wet etch The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a method method of monitoring a process for forming a nitridated oxide gate dielectric. A nitrided oxide dielectric layer is formed on a test substrate (110). The nitrided oxide dielectric layer is exposed to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7049922 | Method and apparatus for decreasing gassing and decay of insulating oil in transformers The invention deals with increasing the quality of insulating mineral oil in transformers, by providing an isolating layer of flowing nitrogen over the oil's surface to keep ambient air from combining or absorbing with or in the oil, also providing a kidney or filte... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6959254 | Method and device for controlling and/or diagnosing a control system that influences a mass flow A method and a device are proposed for controlling and/or diagnosing a control system influencing a mass flow. In this context, a correction value is calculated, which corrects the controlling, or is evaluated for diagnostic purposes. The correction value, in this c... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6906392 | Micromechanical component A micromechanical component includes a substrate and a cover layer deposited on the substrate, underneath the cover layer, a region of porous material being provided which mechanically supports and thermally insulates the cover layer. On the cover layer, a heating d... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899855 | Hydrogen-occlusion alloy regenerating apparatus A hydrogen-occlusion alloy regenerating apparatus includes a deterioration detecting means for detecting that a hydrogen-occlusion alloy capable of occluding hydrogen in a reformed gas produced by a reformer and of releasing the hydrogen has been deteriorated due to... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6897960 | Optical hydrogen detector A hydrogen gas detector for detection of hydrogen gas in a gaseous environment. The detector comprises a light/heat source, an optical detector, and an optical barrier between the source and detector. The optical barrier responds to the presence of hydrogen by respo... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6827903 | Inert gas fusion analyzer A single pass analyzer includes multiple infrared sensors, a catalytic converter, a scrubber and a thermal conductivity cell all coupled in series to provide a single pass (i.e., one sample) analyzer which allows for fast analysis, allows for the speciation of hydro... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6730270 | Manufacturable single-chip hydrogen sensor A robust single-chip hydrogen sensor and a method for fabricating such a sensor. By utilizing an interconnect metallization material that is the same or similar to the material used to sense hydrogen, or that is capable of withstanding an etchant used to pattern a h... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726882 | Hydrocarbon detector device A hydrocarbon detector (20) includes a gas stream delivery element (26) configured to discharge a carrier gas (70) onto a surface (24). The carrier gas (70) serves to volatilize a hydrocarbon presence (22) from the surface (... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723566 | Pd/Ni-WO3 anodic double layer gasochromic device An anodic double layer gasochromic sensor structure for optical detection of hydrogen in improved response time and with improved optical absorption real time constants, comprising: a glass substrate; a tungsten-doped nickel oxide layer coated on the glass substrate... | 04/20/2004 |
