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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6183618 | Process for treating impregnated electrolytic capacitor anodes ... anode bodies with manganese nitrate solution. The construction of "solid" electrolytic capacitors eliminates the contact to the anodic oxide by a liquid electrolyte. The absence of a liquid electrolyte minimizes the amount of dielectric flaw ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6149795 | Fungus resistant boric acid-sulfuric acid anodizing ... method of anodizing an aluminum or aluminum alloy workpiece including the steps of: (a) providing an aqueous anodizing bath consisting essentially by weight of about 3 to 5 percent sulfuric acid, from about 0.5 to 1 percent boric acid, not ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 4894126 | Anodic coatings on aluminum for circuit packaging ... forced air. A particular advantage in the teaching of the present invention lies in the combination of polishing and anodizing formulations. Polishing, in accordance with the preferred embodiment produces microetched surfaces which increase ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 5904828 | Stable anodes for aluminium production cells ... of nickel-iron, nickel-aluminium, aluminium-iron, nickel-aluminium-copper and nickel-aluminium-iron-copper containing intermetallic compounds. 5. The anode of claim 1, wherein the outer portion of the composite oxide surface comprises mainly ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5277982 | Process for producing anodic films exhibiting colored patterns and structures incorporating such films ... by partial leaching with an acid-containing solution. 9. A structure according to claim 1 produced by a process comprising: anodizing a surface of a substrate made of or coated with an anodizable metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5534356 | Anodized aluminum substrate having increased breakdown voltage ... dilution negatively impacts the surface roughness and the sealing of the pores of the anodic film. TABLE 4 ______________________________________ Maximum Average Surface Surface Roughness ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5970326 | Thin film transistor films made with anodized film and reverse-anodized etching technique ... example highly-doped silicon forming conductor tracks. Although in the specific example illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 the anodic second film 2 is removed throughout its entire thickness at the windows 5 by the reverse-anodising step (d), the ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 4422707 | CRT Anode cap ... and the lower right direction; and FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating another embodiment of the CRT anode cap of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will be given of an embodiment of the CRT ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 6933186 | Method for BEOL resistor tolerance improvement using anodic oxidation ... applied voltage of from about less than 1 to about 25 volts for a time period of from about 1 to about 15 minutes. Following the anodization step, the structure is removed from the electrolytic bath and the structure shown in FIG. 1C is provided. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 4828613 | Powdery raw material for manufacturing anodes of fuel cells ... OF OPEN-CIRCUIT LOADED OPEN-CIRCUIT LOADED CHANGE IN OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT ANODE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE THICKNESS SPECIMENS (V) (V) (V) (V) (%) __________________________________________________________________________ Ni-BASE ALLOY ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 6430264 | Rotary anode for an x-ray tube and method of manufacture thereof ... well. As already noted, the thermal dissipation capabilities of the substrate material when used in the construction of a rotary anode are extremely important, and is a critical characteristic that otherwise limits the maximum power that may ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6477236 | X-ray tube of rotary anode type ... portion of a stationary structure formed of a predetermined first material, the second portion being positioned farther from the rotary anode than the first portion of the stationary structure and formed of a second material having a heat ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6866945 | Magnesium containing aluminum alloys and anodizing process ... low, a hard oxide film can be formed. Preferably, the thickness of the porous oxide layer formed during the anodizing process is about 5 micrometers to about 50 micrometers, with about 10 micrometers to about 25 micrometers more preferred and with about ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 4265725 | Anode connection ... cavity. Thereafter the bore is filled with a waterproof dielectric potting compound to exclude water from the interior of the anode. The present invention is embodied in an apparatus for and method of connecting an electrical conductor to an anode in ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 5602899 | Anode assembly for generating x-rays and instrument with such anode assembly ... to draw heat from the film to the coolant, in compensation for the film being heated by the electron beam, particularly at the anode spot. It was determined that an electron beam power of 0.4 watts per micrometer of beam diameter can be ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 6692631 | Carbon containing Cu-Ni-Fe anodes for electrolysis of alumina ... cell where alumina is reduced to aluminum. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of this invention to provide an improved anode for use in an electrolytic cell. It is another object of this invention to provide an improved composition for an anode ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 7118663 | Anodic oxidizer, anodic oxidation method ... that at least a half of a period from the maximum to the minimum of an amplitude direction is completed in the time required for the anodic oxidation step, the photoirradiation amounts in the step are roughly averaged. Therefore, when the integer multiple ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7122107 | Color stabilization of anodized aluminum alloys ... electrolytic colored anodized AA5657 sheet specimens. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The practice of the invention will be illustrated by anodizing and coloring certain aluminum alloys for processing in accordance with this invention. Alloys were ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6800191 | Electrolytic cell for producing aluminum employing planar anodes ... the preferred decomposition voltage being about 1.7 volts. This may be compared to the same or similar cells employing inert anodes wherein the cell decomposition voltage for alumina is in the range of about 2.3 to 2.6 volts, depending on the current ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6330417 | Aluminized roll including anodization layer ... and the counterbore inside diameter; the roundness measurement of the core; and the roundness measurement of the journals. The anodization layer 42 has a thickness ranging from about 1 micron to about 100 microns; preferably, from about 25 ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5373728 | Galvanic anode device and electrolysis control monitor ... with fresh elements for continued protection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION It is an object of this invention to utilize a sacrificial anode in the cooling system of a modern internal combustion engine or dynamometer absorption unit, in an ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 4415411 | Anode coated with x0b32-lead dioxide and method of producing same ... plates. Thus, the surface was uneven, the dimensional stability was insufficient, and it was impossible to obtain even anodes of the substantial dimensions required in industry. In addition, difficulty was encountered in applying a current connection to ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 7125610 | Capacitor containing aluminum anode foil anodized in low water content glycerine-phosphate electrolyte without a pre-anodizing hydration step ... volts. Furthermore, the capacitor is formed by the process of: forming an aluminum plate; contacting the plate with an anodizing solution comprising glycerine, 0.1 to 1.0%, by weight, water and 0.01 to 0.5%, by weight, orthophosphate; ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 5811929 | Lateral-emitter field-emission device with simplified anode ... Operable and preferred materials for the various structural elements of the lateral-emitter field-effect device with simplified anode are described herein below in connection with an exposition of a novel and preferred fabrication process. ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5936698 | Manufacturing a display device using anodization ... and a pixel area are formed monolithically, the degree of integration can be increased easily by utilizing an anodization technique in formation of the peripheral driver circuits. The degree of integration of circuits can be increased ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 4911993 | Bipolar, filter-press, consumable metal anode battery ... , the electrode may generally be referred to hereinafter simply as an "air cathode" for convenience. The metals contemplated for dissolution at the anode are aluminum, zinc, lead, calcium, beryllium, lithium and magnesium as well as alloys and ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 5411607 | Process and composition for sealing anodized aluminum surfaces ... Lithium 500 ppm 1.0 g/L 5.8 Nickel 800 ppm 1.0 g/L 5.8 ______________________________________ Test panels having an anodic oxide coating of from 0.7 to 0.8 mils thick were immersed in sealing solutions maintained at ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5453175 | Protection of lead-containing anodes during chromium electroplating ... carrying plating current. From consideration of the foregoing discussion, those skilled in the art will understand that conventional anodes used with the high-energy-efficiency plating catalyst of the present invention last at least seven, ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5747355 | Method for producing a transistor using anodic oxidation ... yields and reliability have been reduced. Also, for example, when the gate electrode is made of aluminum, the formation of an anodic oxide film of 0.4 .mu.m thickness involves the oxidation of aluminum of about 0.2 .mu.m thickness; this has ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5486283 | Method for anodizing aluminum and product produced ... acceptable nonchromated alternatives. This is particularly true for the aircraft industry, which relies on chromic acid anodizing for providing much of the primary corrosion protection for its products. For reasons mentioned previously, ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5362569 | Anodizing and duplex protection of aluminum copper alloys ... 0.5 and 10% weight to volume, selecting benzotriazole-5-carboxylic acid or 2-mercaptobenzothiazole as the treating agent, and after anodizing coating the surface with a 1-12% solution of stearic acid in isopropyl alcohol. In addition to the ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4719645 | Rotary anode assembly for an X-ray source ... inventor of which application is the co-inventor of the present invention, it is described that the X-ray conversion efficiency of a rotary anode is increased by providing therefor a V-grooved target portion, because the back-scattered electrons are almost ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4949368 | Bearing assembly and rotating anode X-ray tube device employing bearing assembly ... temperature during operation. Therefore, it is necessary to position the ball bearings as far away from the rotating anode as possible to avoid the effects of the increased operating temperatures. Consequently, the ball bearings must ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 5099173 | Plasma display panel having an auxiliary anode on the back substrate ... of the auxiliary anodes. The PDP of the present invention is produced by a method comprising the steps of: forming auxiliary anodes in strips on a back substrate; forming a first dielectric layer of a substantially uniform thickness which covers ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5943389 | X-ray tube rotating anode ... cap 14 is formed by power metallurgy process (P/M). It should be evident from the description of FIG. 1 that the target anode 10 is comprised of different layers of materials. Disadvantageously, the materials are dissimilar, and therefore ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 6372115 | Process for anodizing Si-based aluminum alloy ... an Si-based aluminum alloy according to claim 1 wherein the fluorocarbon polymer is a perfluoroalkyl methacrylate. 6. A process for anodizing an Si-based aluminum alloy according to claim 1 wherein the fluorocarbon polymer is perfluorooctylethyl ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6417478 | Method for anodic bonding ... is, the difference therebetween is 5.2 ppm/.degree. C. and is comparatively large. They are difficult to anodically bond under the conventionally-known conditions. However, in the present embodiment, by setting the bonding temperature ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6775127 | Anode member for a solid electrolytic capacitor, method of producing the same and solid electrolytic capacitor using the same ... third embodiment is superior to the first or the second embodiment in view of the production. Referring to FIG. 6, a foil-type anode member according to a fourth embodiment of this invention is a modification of the third embodiment. The foil-type anode ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6022469 | Repair of corroded reinforcement in concrete using sacrificial anodes ... . Cathodic protection involves the formation of a circuit with the reinforcement acting as a cathode, electrically connected to an anode, with the circuit being completed by pore solution in the concrete and an electrolyte contacting the ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6024914 | Process for production of anode for solid electrolytic capacitor ... . The solid organic substance is added in an amount of preferably 1 to 10% by weight based on the weight of the anode to be produced. When the amount is smaller than 1% by weight, the addition effect of the solid organic substance is very ... | 02/15/2000 |