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4577340High vacuum rotating anode X-ray tube
... 1949. pp. 225-229. .The Review Of Scientific Instruments--vol. 27, Number 9--Sep., 1956--Improved Demountable Crystallograhic-Rotating Anode X-Ray Tube--By A. Taylor--pp. 257-259. .Philips Technical Review--vol. 19--An X-Ray Diffraction Tube With Rotating ... 		03/18/1986
4931151Method for two step electrolytic coloring of anodized aluminum
... color when desired. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A significant improvement in a two-step process for the electrolytic coloring of anodized aluminum is obtained by utilizing an alternating voltage waveform in which the negative half cycle portion has ... 		06/05/1990
6551489Retrofit aluminum smelting cells using inert anodes and method
... the cathode 4. During operation of the cell 1, molten aluminum 6 forms on the surface of the cathode 4. The consumable carbon anodes 2 are immersed in an electrolytic bath 7. A frozen crust 8 of bath material typically forms around the sides ... 		04/22/2003
6558526Method of converting Hall-Heroult cells to inert anode cells for aluminum production
... cathode 4. During operation of the cell 1, molten aluminum 6 forms on the surface of the cathode 4. The consumable carbon anodes 2 are immersed in an electrolytic bath 7 at a level defined by an anode-cathode distance ACD. A frozen crust 8 ... 		05/06/2003
6562206Anode assembly
... (or more cathodic) material. The electrons which are sacrificed for the cathodic material result in the corrosion or deterioration of the anodic material. Higher carrier mobility in the electrolytic solution may result in an enhanced or ... 		05/13/2003
5505826Hydrophilic anode corrosion control system
... when the tank electrochemically reacts with its environment. Instead of the metal surface being protected from corroding, the sacrificial anode is corroded or consumed. Cathodic protection of the exterior surface of a storage tank helps to ... 		04/09/1996
6702869High capacitance niobium powders and electrolytic capacitor anodes
... Methods of making flaked niobium powder which have high capacitance capability when formed into electrolytic capacitor anodes is also described. Besides niobium, the present invention is also applicable to other metals, including valve ... 		03/09/2004
5645699Dual cylindrical target magnetron with multiple anodes
... sizes and shapes of substrates. The deposition of dielectric films by reactive sputtering is difficult, however, because the anode surfaces become coated with the dielectric after a short period of operation and thus become ineffective, ... 		07/08/1997
4401540Apparatus for reducing end effect in anodes
... discharge density which is maintained at a level that is electronically conducted by the carbonaceous backfill to the earth. The anode includes an elongated body of electrically conducting material having a plurality of non-conducting ... 		08/30/1983
7374651Electrolytic copper plating method, phosphorus-containing anode for electrolytic copper plating, and semiconductor wafer plated using them and having few particles adhering to it
... of metallic copper or copper oxide caused by the disproportionation reaction of monovalent copper during the dissolution of the anode. Nevertheless, the generation speed of the black film is strongly influenced by the current density of the anode, crystal ... 		05/20/2008
4504369Method to improve the performance of non-consumable anodes in the electrolysis of metal
... States Patent 4,504,369 Keller March 12, 1985 Method to improve the performance of non-consumable anodes in the electrolysis of metal Abstract In the electrolytic production of metal employing nonconsumable anodes, the performance ... 		03/12/1985
4839002Method and capacitive discharge apparatus for aluminum anodizing
... excellent accuracy how thick the resulting oxide coating on the workpiece will be when the workpiece is subjected to a predetermined sequence of anodizing process steps of specified voltages and currents in a controlled electrolyte bath. In experiments ... 		06/13/1989
4946570Ceramic coated strip anode for cathodic protection
... system can take place (i.e., during the dewatering cycle of a hydraulic structure). The "throwing power" of the sacrificial anodes is often insufficient to protect reasonable sized areas of the structure when the resistance of the water ... 		08/07/1990
4693946Battery with modular air cathode and anode cage
... being independently removable upon compression release and reinsertable in the non-conductive cell container. In the aspect of the anode cage, the invention relates to a non-consumable, open-topped cage, at least substantially V-shaped in cross-section. ... 		09/15/1987
4696731Amorphous metal-based composite oxygen anodes
... not been suggested for usage as electrodes in electrolytic processes in distinction from the alloys that are utilized to prepare the anodes of the present invention. With respect to processes for chlorine evolution from sodium chloride solutions, certain ... 		09/29/1987
7033469Stable inert anodes including an oxide of nickel, iron and aluminum
... of nickel, iron and aluminum is also substantially single-phase at a sintering temperature of the oxide. 19. The inert anode of claim 18, wherein the sintering leniperature is from about 1,200 to about 1,650xb0; C. 20. The inert anode of claim 1, ... 		04/25/2006
6916414Light metal anodization
... invention include alkanolamines and polyetheramines (polyoxyalkylene amines). The concentration of water-soluble amine in the anodizing solution preferably is in the range of from about 0.05 to about 1 moles/liter (M). The phosphorus oxysalt may ... 		07/12/2005
6919010Uniform electroplating of thin metal seeded wafers using rotationally asymmetric variable anode correction
... seed layer thereon. Such methods may be characterized by the following operations: (a) providing an azimuthally asymmetric anode in a reactor; (b) providing the work piece in the reactor at a position substantially aligned with the azimuthally ... 		07/19/2005
6949312ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR ANODE OF RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY USING SAID ELECTRODE MATERIAL, RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY USING SAID ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAID ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY, AND PROCESS FOR ...
... body is used as the electrode of a rechargeable battery. By this, in the case where the electrode structural body is used as the anode of a rechargeable lithium battery, occurrence of peeling at the interface between the collector and the ... 		09/27/2005
7422675Process for changing anodes in an electrolytic aluminum production cell including adjustment of the position of the anode and device for implementing the process
... of the replacement anode in the cell is determined starting from the values obtained for the traveled distances and the replacement anode is put into this position in the place initially occupied by the spent anode. Inventors: Acker; ... 		09/09/2008
7470354Utilisation of oxygen evolving anode for Hall-Hèroult cells and design thereof
... and alkaline earth fluorides. The electrowinning process takes place as the current passed through the electrolyte from the anode to the cathode causes the electrical discharge of aluminium-containing ions at the cathode, producing molten aluminium, and ... 		12/30/2008
5010563System for the suspension of a rotating anode of an x-ray tube with passive magnetic bearings
... magnetic bearings, the respective positions of which are such that the rotor is shifted in the direction opposite to that of the anode. The rotor is kept shifted by a thrust-bearing acts, at the same time, as an electrical conductor for the ... 		04/23/1991
6562652Edge formation process with anodizing for aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor
... oxalic acid ranges from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt %, preferably about 3 wt % to about 8 wt %, more preferably about 5 w %. The anodizing temperature ranges from about 0.degree. C. to about 90.degree. C., preferably about 10.degree. C. to ... 		05/13/2003
4744878Anode material for electrolytic manganese dioxide cell
... of the anode further contains from about 0.15 to about 0.5 weight percent of oxygen based on the weight of the alloy composition. 8. The anode of claim 6 wherein the incidental impurities in the titanium base alloy composition of the anode can include ... 		05/17/1988
5942097Method and apparatus featuring a non-consumable anode for the electrowinning of aluminum
... effect 0.00 Collector bars and externals 0.30 Total, SOFC-type anode with A1 pad 2.82 to 3.02 volts ______________________________________ In combination with a yet-unavailable ... 		08/24/1999
6139713Method of manufacturing porous anodized alumina film
... balls, and etching is performed. As in the above-described first embodiment, a surface of an aluminum plate 50 to be anodized is mirror-polished, as in the above-described first embodiment, and polystyrene balls 52 are two-dimensionally packed ... 		10/31/2000
4622687Liquid cooled anode x-ray tubes
... which utilizes the rotational motion of the anode (20) to increase the effective rate of coolant with respect to the anode heat exchange surface (43). Inventors: Whitaker; Stephen (Davis, CA), Iversen; Arthur H. (Saratoga, CA) Assignee: ... 		11/11/1986
6755959Non-aqueous electrolytes and method for anodizing
... ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,755,959 Melody , et al. June 29, 2004 Non-aqueous electrolytes and method for anodizing Abstract Non-aqueous electrolytic solutions suitable for anodizing valve metal derivative anodes, methods of ... 		06/29/2004
6929723Electroplating apparatus using a non-dissolvable anode and ultrasonic energy
... . It would further be advantageous to have an apparatus configured to combine the advantages of implementing a non-dissolvable anode with the advantages of ultrasonic energy in plating an object (e.g., a rotogravure cylinder) in order to ... 		08/16/2005
5716511Anodizing electrolyte and its use
... alloys with titanium, aluminum, or zirconium, including niobium treated with nitrogen, are particularly suitable for anodization in accordance with this invention. The process of this invention employs a temperature lower than about 50. ... 		02/10/1998
5372687Cathodic protection disk anode
... face of the shield 3 sufficiently to preclude contact of the shield 3 with the bulkhead 4, even after installation of the anode assembly. Within the perimeter of this gasket 6 is a hole 7 through the bulkhead 4. Projecting through the hole ... 		12/13/1994
6007935Rechargeable lithium anode for polymer electrolyte battery
... a major limitation with respect to the optimization of the performances of generators having a metallic lithium anode, i.e., when it is intended to reduce the excess of the capacity of lithium with respect to that of the cathode, to remove ... 		12/28/1999
6132571System for predicting impending anode effects in aluminum cells
... are finite, affected by such phenomena as the electrolyte temperature, the gradient of the electrolyte temperature near the anodes, convective mixing induced by magnetohydrodynamics, and concentration gradients of the relevant ions. The ... 		10/17/2000
6423204For cermet inert anode containing oxide and metal phases useful for the electrolytic production of metals
... parameters and cell operation may further improve the purity of aluminum produced in accordance with the invention. Inert anodes are particularly useful in electrolytic cells for aluminum production operated at temperatures in the range of ... 		07/23/2002
5403975Anodized aluminum electronic package components
... leading to poor thermal characteristics. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an anodization coating which is suitable for electronic package components. It is a further object of the invention ... 		04/04/1995
5558948Fuel cell anode and fuel cell
... process in which the pores of the member are partially filled with a preselected amount of electrolyte material. This completes the anode electrode fabrication and the completed electrode is then assembled with other elements, including a ... 		09/24/1996
4702813Multi-layered amorphous metal-based oxygen anodes
... not been suggested for usage as electrodes in electrolytic processes in distinction from the alloys that are utilized to prepare the anodes of the present invention. With respect to processes for chlorine evolution from sodium chloride solutions, certain ... 		10/27/1987
4913973Platinum-containing multilayer anode coating for low pH, high current density electrochemical process anodes
... such as electrogalvanizing, electrowinning and electrosynthesis. EXAMPLE 1 This Example illustrates the production of an anode in accordance with the present invention. A substrate of titanium of dimensions 4" by 8" by 0.062" was descaled, ... 		04/03/1990
5935656Short duration hot seal for anodized metal surfaces
... temperature from 75.degree. C. to the boiling point of the solution for a time equal to from 0.5 to 2 minutes per micrometer of anodized layer thickness. The solution contains: a) from 0.0001 to 5 g/l of one or more alkali metal and/or ... 		08/10/1999
7014942Method for solid oxide fuel cell anode preparation
... the layer led to poorer performance. The results in FIG. 1 demonstrate the importance of maintaining the proper structure of the YSZ in the anode as well as the possibility of a deleterious effect of Si in the zircon fibers. FIGS. 2A, 2B, and ... 		03/21/2006
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