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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008087 | Analysis of silicon concentration in phosphoric acid etchant solutions Low concentrations of silicon in an etchant solution are analyzed by adding a predetermined concentration of fluoride ions to a test solution comprising a predetermined volume of the etchant solution, and measuring the concentration of fluoride ions in the test solu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7968343 | Chemical sensors comprising aniline polysiloxanes as sensitive materials and use thereof for detecting of assaying nitro compounds A chemical sensor including a substrate having at least two faces, at least one of the faces being covered by a thin film that includes a sensitive material, and a means for measuring a change in a physical property of the sensitive material; and, methods of detecti... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7439318 | Method for trace water analysis in cyclic siloxanes useful as precursors for low dielectric constant thin films An analytical technique for the accurate and precise measurement of trace water in chemical reagents, comprising the steps of combining a chemical reagent comprising ≦5 ppm water, with hexafluoroacetone (HFA), to form a sample mixture comprising at least the chemi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7416699 | Carbon nanotube devices Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a nanotube is adapted to pass current between two conductive elements. In one implementation, each conductive element incl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7348188 | Method for analyzing metal element on surface of wafer Various kinds of metal elements existing on the surface of a wafer are analyzed with higher sensitivity. A high concentration HF solution is dropped onto a surface of a wafer. By providing the droplets of high concentration HF solution, the native oxide film on the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305896 | Capillary fill test device A device for receiving a sample of liquid, such as a sample of bodily liquid which is to be subjected to further analysis, may include a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface. A sample-receiving chamber may be located in the body and may have an i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291117 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a voice coil based penetrating member driver. A plurality of penetrating members are included. A transport mechanism is configured to... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273588 | Methods of sampling halosilanes for metal analytes Methods for determining the amount of at least one metal analyte present in a liquid or gas sample of a halosilane supply (e.g., a chlorosilane supply) are disclosed herein. A sample of a halosilane supply is contacted and reacted with an aqueous hydrofluoric acid s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258693 | Device and method for variable speed lancet A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing the lancet at a second desired velocity in a second lay... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244265 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a drive force generator and a penetrating member operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member alo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232451 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A skin penetrating system has a housing member and a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing device is coupled to the housing member. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, skin penetrating performanc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229458 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of cartridges each with a distal port and a proximal port. A plurality of penetrating members are provided, each coupled to a cartridge and having a sharpened distal tip and a shaft portion slidably disposed within th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226461 | Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release A device for use with a gripper is provided. A cartridge is provided that defines a plurality of cavities. A plurality of penetrating members are at least partially contained in the cavities of the cartridge. The penetrating members are slidably movable to extend ou... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198606 | Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with analyte sensing A device for use with a penetrating member driver to penetrate tissue is provided. A plurality of penetrating members are coupled to a single cartridge and are operatively couplable to the penetrating member driver. The penetrating members are movable to extend radi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189571 | Method for trace water analysis in cyclic siloxanes useful as precursors for low dielectric constant thin films An analytical technique for the accurate and precise measurement of trace water in chemical reagents, comprising the steps of combining a chemical reagent comprising ≦5 ppm water, with hexafluoroacetone (HFA), to form a sample mixture comprising at least the chemi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144971 | Polycarbonates and photoconductive imaging members A polycarbonate generated from the polymerization of a protected hydroxylated bisphenolic compound, a bisphenol, a monophenolic endcapping agent, a bisphenol haloformate, and a curing compound, and thereafter subjecting the obtained polymer to a reaction with an aci... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7041068 | Sampling module device and method A tissue penetration device and method of using same that may include a lancet module or sampling module. The sampling module may optionally be in a cartridge configuration and include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025774 | Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device and method of using same. The tissue penetration device may optionally include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. An embodiment provides control of a lancet used for sampling blood. Electric field coils or solenoid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6937691 | X-ray fluorescence spectrometric system and a program for use therein An X-ray fluorescence spectrometric system includes a sample pre-treatment apparatus 10 for retaining on a surface of a substrate a substance to be measured that is found on the surface of the substrate, after such substance has been dissolved and subsequentl... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6903334 | High throughput ion source for MALDI mass spectrometry Mass spectrometers, ion sources and methods for providing and transporting analyte ions derived from a sample to ion optics. A sample chamber is configured to receive a sample plate supporting a sample, and an illumination source is configured to illuminate the samp... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6863833 | Microfabricated apertures for supporting bilayer lipid membranes The invention provides microfabricated silicon substrates and devices having extremely small apertures (termed “nanoapertures”) and methods for producing such nanoapertures. The devices have a nanoaperture (which may have a diameter ranging from about a few mill... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864095 | Method for making an optical fiber chemical sensor comprising a colored indicator, useful in particular for measuring nitric acid The invention concerns the production of a chemical sensor which can be used to measure nitric acidity. This sensor is produced using a sol-gel method for depositing a porous film, containing a colored indicator, on the core of an optic fiber. The pH of the i... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861261 | Temperature indicating paint An irreversible temperature indicating paint comprises 29 wt % to 37 wt % cobalt aluminium spinel and glass, 35 wt % to 45 wt % acrylic resin and 20 wt % to 30 wt % silicone resin excluding solvent. The solvent comprises a mixture of 80% 1-methoxy-2-propanol and 20%... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6841393 | Selective removal of contaminants from a surface using colored particles and articles having magnets A system and method for removing contaminants from a surface. The system is designed to use very small particles having means thereon which are capable of selectively binding to a contaminant or contaminants of interest. The particles may contain a dye to render the... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838286 | Temperature indicating paint An irreversible temperature indicating paint comprises 29 wt % to 37 wt % cobalt zinc silicon blue phenacite and a frit, 35 wt % to 45 wt % acrylic resin and 20 wt % to 30 wt % silicone resin excluding solvent. The solvent comprises a mixture of 80% 1-methoxy-2-prop... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6780649 | Photoluminescent semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials having a porous texture are modified with a recognition element and produce a photoluminescent response on exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The recognition elements, which can be selected from biomolecular, organic and inorganic moietie... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6726881 | Measurement chip for surface plasmon resonance biosensor The present invention provides a measurement chip for a surface plasmon resonance biosensor, which comprises a transparent substrate, a metal membrane located on the transparent substrate and an organic silicon membrane immobilized on the metal membrane and in which... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6685906 | Silicon oxide containing active silicon and its evaluation Silicon oxide containing active silicon represented by the general formula: SiOx wherein x is from 0.8 to 1.9, when analyzed by solid state NMR (29Si DD/MAS) with a sufficient relaxation time set, exhibits a spectrum having two separate peaks, a broad pea... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6630356 | Photoluminescent semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials having a porous texture are modified with a recognition element and produce a photoluminescent response on exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The recognition elements, which can be selected from biomolecular, organic and inorga... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6616895 | Solid state membrane channel device for the measurement and characterization of atomic and molecular sized samples A solid state device is formed through thin film deposition techniques which results in a self-supporting thin film layer that can have a precisely defined channel bored therethrough. The device is useful in the chacterization of polymer molecules by meas... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6607667 | Method for adsorbing substances using silica adsorbent on magnetic substrate Method for Absorbing substances wherein adsorbent particles comprising superparamagnetic and/or low Curie Temperature transition metal-containing cores surrounded by a hydrous siliceous oxide coating can be formed by an aqueous process wherein the core is... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6509174 | Cells, genetically modified with optical marker Fluorescent protein expressing cells with very high fluorescence are described as well as a method to obtain such cells. The fluorescence of such cells can be as high as about 1000 times the auto-fluorescence of the respective host cell. Due to the high f... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503761 | Selective removal of contaminants from a surface using articles having magnets A system and method for removing contaminants from a surface. The system is designed to use particles having means thereon which are capable of selectively binding to a contaminant or contaminants of interest. The particles are applied to the surface wher... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6482649 | Acoustic consumption monitor A method of determining the reaction efficiency of a CVD process reactor by which a reactive gas combination entering the reactor deposits a solid reaction product as a thin film onto a substrate. The composition of the reactive gas combination is measure... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6468657 | Controllable ion-exchange membranes Multilayered porous materials are formed by coating a porous substrate with a metal and adsorbing an organic layer comprising a recognition moiety onto the metal film. The recognition moiety interacts with an analyte of interest allowing for its detection... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6458984 | Chemical method for removal and analysis of boron impurities in tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) A method of purifying tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) to remove boron impurities therefrom, and a related method of analyzing TEOS to determine concentration of boron impurities therein.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6436715 | Method for determining silicone concentrations A method for the quantitative determination of silica oil or siloxane concentrations present in trace quantities in silicas or pyrogenic oxides by the quantitative evaluation of proton spectra is presented. The silica or pyrogenic oxide of interest is dis... | 08/20/2002 |
