http://www.freshpatents.com/Chemistry--electrical-and-wave-energy-dtnewntc204.php USPTO Class 204 - Chemistry: electrical and wave energy en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118894.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 Method and apparatus for sputter depositing silver selenide and controlling defect formation in and on a sputter deposited silver selenide film are provided. A method of forming deposited silver selenide comprising both alpha and beta phases is further provided. The methods include depositing silver selenide using sputter powers of less... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118895.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 The invention relates to an apparatus for reactive ion etching of a substrate, comprising: a plasma etch zone including an etch gas supply and arranged with a plasma generating structure for igniting a plasma and comprising an electrode structure arranged to accelerate the etch plasma toward a substrate portion to... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118896.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118897.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 An anode and backfill steel protector combination for inserting into at least one cavity which is mechanically formed in steel reinforced concrete. The anode and the backfill steel protector combination comprises an anode for insertion into the at least one cavity with the anode comprising a sacrificial metal element less... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118898.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 A target assembly comprising—a support body having a carrying surface;—a sputtering target having an attaching surface, said carrying surface and said attaching surface being arranged in opposing facing relation to one another, thereby defining an intermediate space between said carrying surface and said attaching surface; and—a bonding material disposed in... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118899.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 Electrochemical blood test strips and diagnosis systems are presented. An electrochemical blood test strip for measuring HCT % and prothrombin time includes an electrode plate having electrode circuit patterns on an insulator substrate; a separation plate disposed on the electrode plate defining a blood sample region, a channel and three... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118900.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 A cartridge manipulates samples in liquid droplets with an electrode array when a working film is placed on the array. The cartridge has a body with lower surface and wells to hold samples, each with a bottom opening to release liquid. A piercable bottom structure seals the bottom openings. A... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118901.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for manipulating droplets is provided, the apparatus including a substrate, multiple arrays of electrodes disposed on the substrate, wherein corresponding electrodes in each array are connected to a common electrical signal, and a dielectric layer disposed on... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118902.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. The devices and methods are also used to determine rapidly (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118903.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118904.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 Systems, devices, and methods are presented that facilitate electronic manipulation and detection of submicron particles. Time-multiplexed dielectrophoresis can be employed by cycling between two or more disparate electric fields during separate portions of a duty cycle. By cycling between these two or more disparate electric fields, two or more disparate... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130516ptan20130118905.php Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:14 -0700 A biological sample immobilizing apparatus is provided, comprising a holding unit which holds a biological sample, a pair of electrodes which allows a dielectrophoretic force to act on the biological sample to move the biological sample to the holding unit, and a power source which applies an AC voltage to...