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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182666 | Apparatus and methods for concentrating and separating particles such as molecules Particles of interest, such as DNA molecules, are injected into a medium by applying a first field. Once in the medium the particles are concentrated by applying one or more fields that cause mobilities of the particles in the medium to vary in a manner that is corr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182661 | Controllable target cooling A sputter target assembly particularly useful for a large panel plasma sputter reactor having a target assembly sealed both to the main processing chamber and a vacuum pumped chamber housing a moving magnetron. The target assembly to which target tiles are bonded in... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182660 | Power supply apparatus and deposition method using the power supply apparatus A power supply apparatus includes a power supply mechanism which supplies, from an external power supply, electric power to be supplied to an electrostatic chuck. The power supply mechanism includes a first conductive annular member fixed to the end portion of a str... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182664 | Sensor control device A sensor control device for controlling a current application state of a gas sensor element when measuring a specific gas component concentration in a gas to be measured using the gas sensor element, which sensor control device includes: at least one cell having a s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177948 | Device for carbon deposition A method for carbon deposition using a pulsed, plasma-supported vacuum arc discharge, having an anode, a target cathode made of carbon, a pulsed energy source and at least two ignition units. The at least two ignition units are positioned in the edge area of target ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177952 | Preparation method of uranium metal and apparatus thereused Disclosed herein is a method of preparing uranium metal by electrorefining uranium metal, comprising: applying a predetermined current to an anode electrode included in an anode basket receiving fuel segments made of uranium metal and a cathode electrode of carbon m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177941 | Hydrogen fuel storage and recovery system A hydrogen storage and recovery system includes a substrate having embedded hydrogen molecules and a grid of cells. Each cell includes an electron source for directing electrons onto the substrate, two orthogonal magnetic or electric fields that are oriented so that... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172935 | Special effect pigments The present invention provides mixed metal oxide based special effect pigments that can be incorporated into optically thin binder systems to produce a “metal flake” appearance that is superior to the “metal flake” appearance presently achievable using conve... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168050 | Electrode pattern for resistance heating element and wafer processing apparatus There is disclosed a wafer processing apparatus having optimized electrode patterns for its resistive heating element. The optimized electrode pattern is designed to compensate for the heat loss around contact areas, electrical connections, and through-holes, etc., ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168130 | Plasma generation system and plasma generation method A method and system for surely and conveniently generating plasma in a narrow tube having a small diameter. A first electrode formed by a conductive member covered with an insulator or dielectric is inserted into a narrow tube. The narrow tube is located on a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168053 | Gas sensing member used for gas sensor and method of manufacturing the member A gas sensing member has a unit structure and a porous protective layer disposed on the unit structure. The unit structure has a solid electrolyte body, a gas measurement electrode disposed on a surface of the body and exposed to a measured gas entering at a gas inl... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163143 | Al-Ni-La-Si system Al-based alloy sputtering target and process for producing the same The present invention relates to an Al—Ni—La—Si system Al-based alloy sputtering target including Ni, La and Si, in which, when a section from (¼)t to (¾)t (t: thickness) in a cross section vertical to a plane of the sputtering target is observed with a scan... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163140 | Reactive sputtering method and device The present invention provides a method for reactive sputtering in which a reactive sputtering apparatus including a sputtering vaporization source 2 provided with a metal target disposed in a vacuum chamber 1, a sputtering power source 4 to dri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163231 | Apparatus and a method for tapping metal An apparatus and a method for tapping molten metal from below a molten electrolyte layer less dense than the metal is described. The apparatus comprises a pipe comprising a protruding enlarged wall portion at an operative end which is immersed in the molten electrol... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163144 | Magnetron sputtering device The present invention relates to a magnetron sputtering device and technique for depositing materials onto a substrate at a high production rate in which the deposited films have predictive thickness distribution and in which the apparatus can operate continuously a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158881 | Tandem photovoltaic cells Tandem photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152989 | System and process for treating ballast water A system and process for treating ballast water within an ocean going vessel by generating hypochlorite for treating the ballast water. The system comprises one or more hypochlorite electrolytic cells in fluid communication with ballast water. The total organic carb... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152975 | Deposition system with improved material utilization A target assembly for material deposition includes a first target piece having a first sputtering surface and comprising a first target material that is to be sputtered off the first sputtering surface and to deposit on a substrate. The target assembly also includes... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152976 | AG-based alloy sputtering target The invention relates to an Ag-based alloy sputtering target including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, W, Nb, Zr, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al, and Si in a total amount of 1 to 15% by weight, in which the Ag-based alloy sputte... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153240 | Carbon nanostructures and methods of making and using the same Carbon nanoflakes, methods of making the nanoflakes, and applications of the carbon nanoflakes are provided. In some embodiments, the carbon nanoflakes are carbon nanosheets, which are less than 2 nm thick. The carbon nanoflakes may be made using RF-PECVD. Carbon na... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152979 | Ammonia gas sensor An ammonia gas sensor including a reference electrode (320) is formed on the back surface of a solid electrolyte member (310), and a detection electrode (335) is formed on the front surface of the solid electrolyte member (310). A detecti... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147792 | Method for the preparation of reactive compositions containing superoxide ion The subject invention provides a potentially economically viable method for the preparation of reactive superoxide ion in deep eutectic solvents (DES). The superoxide ion can be used for many applications, e.g. the degradation of hazardous chemicals at ambient condi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147655 | Processing materials with ion beams Materials such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) and hydrocarbon-containing materials are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as ce... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147673 | System and process for treatment and de-halogenation of ballast water A system and process for de-halogenating ballast water before releasing the ballast water from the vessel. In one embodiment, the system comprises a means for measuring the halogen content of the ballast water, a reducing agent source in fluid communication with the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142634 | Method and apparatus for electrophoretic separation of solids and water from oil based mud A method of treating an invert emulsion drilling fluid, the method including pumping the drilling fluid to an electrophoresis unit that includes a positively charged electrode and a negatively charged electrode, applying a voltage between 200 V and 5000 V across the... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142619 | Shape of cone and air input annulus A constricting chamber having first and second ends, the chamber comprising: an interior surface formed between the first and second ends, disposed circumferentially around and defining an interior space and a longitudinal axis of the chamber; a frusto-conical surfa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142622 | Coated article with low-E coating including IR reflecting layer(s) and corresponding method A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis/SF) v... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142624 | Portable contact lens cleansing apparatus and cleaning method of contact lens The present invention provides a manufacturing method of normal saline solution and cleansing apparatus for contact lens, more particularly, a cleansing apparatus for contact lens comprising: a lens receiver for accommodating lenses, at least one electrode unit incl... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142620 | Processing biomass Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy or sugary material... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137510 | Coater with a large-area assembly of rotatable magnetrons This invention relates to a coater for the coating, in particular, of large-area substrates by means of cathode sputtering, the coater having a coating chamber and, provided therein, a cathode assembly (2) where the material to be sputtered is located on a ta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133358 | Method and apparatus for producing a metal wire coated with a layer of metal alloy A method and an apparatus for producing a steel wire for reinforcing an elastomeric material. The steel wire has a metal core and a coating layer made of a metal alloy material having a composition including at least one first metal component and at least one second... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133367 | Sputtering system and method using a loose granular sputtering target Sputtering is performed using a sputtering system having a sputtering source having a sputtering medium, a sputtering target positioned so as to be impinged upon by the sputtering medium of the sputtering source, wherein the sputtering target comprises a mass of a f... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133365 | Method of arc ion plating and target for use therein In an arc ion plating method, the target is divided into a central portion and longitudinal end portions at both longitudinal ends of the central portion. A constituent material of the target is evaporated and ionized by vacuum arc discharge using the target as a ca... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129059 | Low pressure drop fuel processor for use with portable fuel cells The invention relates to a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a fuel and includes a low pressure drop burner. The low pressure drop burner permits the use of a low pressure air supply such as a fan to move products and reactants through the burner. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128794 | Water pollution sensor for detecting heavy metal and method of manufacturing the same A water pollution sensor for detecting a heavy metal, the water pollution sensor including: a base member; a conductive layer formed at a portion of one of surfaces of the base member and consisting of a conductive material; an insulating layer formed on the conduct... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128788 | Method and apparatus for treating a process volume with multiple electromagnetic generators A method and apparatus are described that couples a plurality of electromagnetic sources to a material for the purpose of either processing the material or promoting a chemical reaction. The apparatus couples various electromagnetic sources of various frequencies, i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123865 | Method and composition for starch extraction and modification A method of starch extraction, starch modification, and/or malting comprising (a) steeping a starch source in the presence of an aqueous anolyte product, (b) adding an aqueous anolyte product to an intermediate product extraction slurry comprising starch and gluten,... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118982 | Gas flow set-up for multiple, interacting reactive sputter sources A method and apparatus for physical vapor deposition of films on a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a series of connected sputtering chambers through which a substrate passes to undergo sequential deposition processes. The chambers have passages throug... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110078 | Substrate supporting device and sputtering apparatus including the same A substrate supporting device for forming a coating film having a maximally even and necessary thickness with a sufficiently strong adhesiveness and a good film quality on a substrate, and a sputtering apparatus including such a substrate supporting device. The subs... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105474 | Photo-electro-refining of bio-oil to biofuel and hydrogen An electrochemical device having a proton exchange membrane disposed between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, an anode plate adjacent the anode electrode and forming at least one anode flow channel, and a cathode plate adjacent the cathode electrode and f... | 01/31/2012 |
