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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5025144 | Resistive anode encoder target and method producing baths charged and visual images ... or 4f Ion Microanalyzers. In an operative embodiment of this invention the operating potentials on the elements of the resistive anode encoder 10 as illustrated in FIG. 7 are 0 volts on the front surface of the first microchannel plate 14, ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5061878 | Magnetron anode and method of manufacturing anode ... 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 respectively which are transverse and longitudinal sections respectively of a magnetron anode. Conventionally, equidistant slots 2 are broached in the surface of the bore in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 6060415 | Aligned molecular sieve crystals grown on anodic alumina membrane ... O. The support used for the crystallization of molecular sieve was porous alumina membrane prepared by anodization of aluminium in a mixture of phosphoric acids. The reaction mixture was charged in a Teflon-lined stainless-steel autoclave, ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5069771 | Molten salt electrolysis with non-consumable anode ... cryolite containing dissolved alumina, i.e. for the production of aluminum. To date, however, there remain problems with the anode substrate. When this is a ceramic, the conductivity may be low. When the substrate is a metal, alloy or cermet ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 6077721 | Method of producing an anodic bonded semiconductor sensor element ... electric discharges caused inside the through holes in the respective mounts when the glass disc for the mounts was being anodically bonded to the semiconductor wafer for the sensor elements within a vacuum. As this problem adversely affects ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6099712 | Semiconductor plating bowl and method using anode shield ... and anode shield fasteners are preferably made from a dielectric material, such as polyvinylidene fluoride or polypropylene. The anode shield is advantageously about 2-5 millimeters thick, more preferably about 3 millimeters thick. The anode ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6103076 | Auxiliary anode element suitable for use in electroplating a bent tubular workpiece ... into the hollow interior of the workpiece, bent according to a shape of the workpiece. Furthermore, since the auxiliary anode element is provided with the insulating spacer, the element is prevented from coming into direct contact with the ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6113770 | Method for anodizing using single polarity pulses ... toward the bulk solution at an efficient rate. Heat produced at the aluminum surface is dispersed in conventional anodization by air agitation or mechanically stirring of the electrolyte in which the oxidation of aluminum is taking place. ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6121728 | Fluorescent lamp having the cathode and anode with particular angular arrangement ... lead extending from the bottom portion of the bulb such that, when viewed from the top portion of the bulb, the anode is at an acute angle with respect to the thermal cathode. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6125167 | Rotating anode x-ray tube with multiple simultaneously emitting focal spots ... having at least one of the annular target faces; a central shaft extending parallel to the primary axis, the anode disks being mounted to the central shaft at intervals, the drive being connected to the shaft for rotating the shaft and the ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6131798 | Electrowinning anode ... , brass, bronze, stainless steel, or other material sufficiently strong to resist deformation induced by dropping the anode. In the practice of the present invention, a coating of lead (18) is electrodeposited onto the outside surface of the ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6168884 | Battery with an in-situ activation plated lithium anode ... described herein can be a physically separate module, it will be manifest that the battery with an in-situ activation plated anode may be integrated into the apparatus with which it is associated. Furthermore, all the disclosed elements and ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6193443 | Anode installation apparatus and method ... anodes such as Griffioen. However, it has a significant disadvantage in that it does not permit installation of an anode in conjunction with a bedding of carbonaceous material. It has the further drawback of requiring an auger shaft which ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6242865 | Field emission display device with focusing electrodes at the anode and method for constructing same ... includes a faceplate having a transparent viewing layer positioned in a parallel spaced-apart relationship with the baseplate. An anode is deposited on a planar surface of the viewing layer opposite the sets of emitters. A luminescent layer ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6280598 | Anodization of magnesium and magnesium based alloys ... invention will now be provided with reference to the drawings in which: FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic view of an anodization bath in accordance with an embodiment of this invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS This invention ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6314161 | Rotary anode type x-ray tube and x-ray tube apparatus provided with x-ray tube ... structure are fixed to the vacuum envelope at two points that are in symmetry with respect to the axis C of rotation, the anode target is supported mechanically more stably. It follows that the apparatus is capable of fully withstanding the ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5204891 | Focal track structures for X-ray anodes and method of preparation thereof ... the interposed layer with graphite can only proceed at a temperature in excess of the temperatures that are reached by the rotating anode in service, even at the maximum service temperatures an intermediate platinum layer, for example, will ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5216416 | Electrophoretic display panel with interleaved local anode ... logical one at a particular intersection point, will a sufficient electrostatic field be present at the intersection relative to the anode to cause the writing cf a visual bit of information on the display through migration of pigment ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 6433379 | Tantalum anodization for in-laid copper metallization capacitor ... is to store electrical charge. However, as will be discussed in greater detail later, utilizing a conformal tantalum anodization process combined with a dual or single copper (damascene) approach facilitates improved filtering, timing and ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6440603 | Lithium anode assembly for an electrochemical cell ... filled with a cathode material which is in operative contact with the exposed surfaces of the lithium element of the anode assembly. Similarly, the cathode material is in operative contact with the container. For enhanced performance of the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5279905 | Miniature zinc-air cell having an indium plated anode cupe ... to permit air to enter and said cathode cup being electrically contacted to the manganese dioxide-containing electrode; an anode cup electrically and physically contacted to the zinc-containing electrode; said cathode cup secured to and ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 6449339 | Rotary anode type X-ray tube and X-ray tube apparatus provided with the same ... slit 26 is. formed to extend from the edge portion of the intermediate cylinder 22 on the opposite side of the rotary anode to reach a region contiguous to the thick portion 22a on the side of the rotary anode disk through the bonded portion ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5345251 | Electrophoretic display panel with interleaved cathode and anode ... with the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a fragment of the anode/cathode faceplate of an electrophoretic display formed in accordance with the second exemplary embodiment of the ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 6517975 | Lithium element and anode assembly for an electrochemical cell ... filled with a cathode material which is in operative contact with the exposed surfaces of the lithium element of the anode assembly. Similarly, the cathode material is in operative contact with the container. For enhanced performance of the ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 4175052 | Alkaline-MnO2 cell having a zinc powder-gel anode containing P-N-V-P or PMA ... polymethacrylic acid and poly-N-vinyl pyrrolidone are present in an amount between about 1 and about 4.5 percent based on the weight of the anode and the carboxymethyl cellulose is present in an amount between about 0.5 and about 2.5 percent based on the ... | 11/20/1979 |
| 6529580 | Explosion bonded anode stem of an x-ray tube assembly ... rings 64, 66 with increased hermetic reliability, mechanical strength, and resistance to fracture. Moreover, an anode stem incorporating an explosion-bonded joint in accordance with the present invention has improved resistance to corrosion, ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6531039 | Anode for plating a semiconductor wafer ... which form a part hereof, and wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a process for forming an anode for electroplating semiconductor wafers in accordance with the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 4182798 | Preformed polymer sheet in combination with the anode of electrochemical cells ... in a suitable solvent such as benzene, and the subsequent evaporation of the solvent to leave the polymer remaining on the anode in the form of a coating. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention constitutes an improvement in the above described method of ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 5395714 | Alkaline cells that employ low expansion zinc in the anode ... . The zinc is 6.2% SRVER expansion zinc, and contains 5.1 ppm of iron. The anode formulation is: ______________________________________ Component Weight % ______________________________________ Zinc 63% KOH ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5407370 | CRT anode cap with three lead quick disconnect ... of wires for ganging multiple CRTs. It is another object of the invention to provide for a quick, i.e., tooless, disconnect of the CRT anode voltage lines. Other attendant advantages will be more readily appreciated as the invention becomes ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5410256 | Dissipation factor as a predictor of anodic coating performance ... the present invention. Accordingly, the below description addresses the measurement of the dissipation factor of an anodic coating to determine its dielectric properties for the purpose of predicting the performance of the particular ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 6570322 | Anode screen for a phosphor display with a plurality of pixel regions defining phosphor layer holes ... pixel regions within. For purposes of facilitating a better understanding of the present invention, representative dimensions of an anode screen for an exemplary embodiment are described with reference to FIG. 4A. Again, pixel regions ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6594340 | Rotary anode type X-ray tube apparatus ... tube. The flowing amount of the coolant required for cooling the bearing is determined in accordance with the rotation rate of the anode target, and the shape and material of the bearing. Generally, the flowing amount of the coolant ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 5498493 | Electron acceptor substituted carbons for use as anodes in rechargeable lithium batteries ... . A definite but small increase in capacity similar to that of graphite was obtained for a preferred composite anode wherein approximately 1% boron by weight remained in the composite. In this reference, this preferred composite anode ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5510204 | Galvanic cell with an anode electrode that extends up to at least 80 perent of the height of the cathode electrode ... to have the outer surface of the collapsible made with a material that is non-wettable by the electrolyte so that the flow of gas from the anode can move along the outer surface to an appropriate place in the cell for venting, for example, ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 6690111 | Lamp with anode support structure and anode surface configuration having improved heat dissipation properties ... spherical convex surface. The dimple-shaped portion is provided with a central horizontal through-hole 59 that is aligned with the anode. As best-shown in FIG. 13, the plate-like portion is provided with four rectangularly-spaced mounting holes, ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 4315976 | Coated active anodes ... become more fully apparent from the following description. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a soft active anode coated on its surface with an electrically nonconductive and chemically and electrochemically inert particulate material in an ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 5584890 | Methods of making multiple anode capacitors ... the electrolytic capacitor according to this patent will subject the capacitor to deformation of the oxide dielectric layer on the anode, and at the same time the presence of the liquid electrolyte will tend to adversely affect the lifetime ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5592056 | Electrical protection of an anode of a flat display screen ... 3 provided with holes 4 corresponding to the positions of the microtips 2. Cathode 1 is disposed so as to face a cathodo-luminescent anode 5, formed on a glass substrate 6 that constitutes the screen surface. The operation and a detailed ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 4359818 | Coated anode for lithium halogen cells ... , generally mutually parallel ribs or corrugations which extend in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the anode lead, i.e. in a direction generally perpendicular to the plane of the paper as viewed in FIG. 2. In particular, ... | 11/23/1982 |