Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
205794500 | Using electrode containing precious metal or free carbon | 11 |
20080237065 | CERAMIC HEATER, GAS SENSOR, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CERAMIC HEATER - A gas sensor is equipped with a built-in ceramic heater. The gas sensor detects the concentration of a predetermined gas component contained in the exhaust gas. The ceramic heater has a heater base member made of ceramic, a heating element formed in the inside of the heater base material, and a pair of external electrode pads that is electrically connected to the output terminals for the outer leads. The external electrode pads, the heating element, and the heater leads are made of base metal. The outer surface of each external electrode pad is covered only with a dense protective film made of noble metal such as gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), and palladium (Pd). | 10-02-2008 |
20100122915 | METHODS OF SCREENING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALS - Electrochemical methods of evaluating battery active materials, such as cathode active materials, are provided. | 05-20-2010 |
20100122916 | Sensor with electrodes of a same material - A sensor for monitoring concentration of a constituent in a gas may include an ionically conductive layer and a sensing electrode coupled to the ionically conductive layer. The sensing electrode may be exposed to a gas. The sensor may also include a reference electrode that is exposed to the gas and made of substantially a same material as the sensing electrode. | 05-20-2010 |
20100224507 | CHEMICAL SENSORS FOR DETECTING HYDROGEN AND METHODS OF USE - The presently-disclosed subject matter provides sensors and methods for detecting hydrogen by determining the conductivity of a chemiresistant film upon exposure to hydrogen, including for example chemiresistant films comprised of alkylamine-, alkylthiolate-, and/or surfactant-coated metal alloy nanoparticles. | 09-09-2010 |
20100270180 | SERVICE-DETECTABLE ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING SAME - Generally, embodiments of the invention relate to analyte determining devices (e.g., electrochemical analyte monitoring systems) that include an indicator element that provides information relating to service history of the analyte determining devices, including, for example, previous use of the analyte determining devices. Also provided are systems and methods of using the, for example electrochemical, analyte determining devices in analyte monitoring. | 10-28-2010 |
20110005942 | III-V NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A DIAMOND LAYER - The invention relates to a semiconductor device, in particular to a chemical field effect transistor (ChemFET), a high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) and an ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET), as well as a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises a structure, the structure comprises a substrate, a first layer comprising GaN and a second layer comprising InAlN, wherein the first and the second layer are arranged parallely to each other on the substrate, and wherein the structure comprises a third layer comprising diamond. | 01-13-2011 |
20110120891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NANOPARTICLE ELECTROGENERATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE AMPLIFICATION - Methods, compositions and kits for analyzing a chemical analyte using an electrochemical cell connected to a measuring apparatus are provided. The electrochemical cell contains a solution having one or more conductive or redox active NPs (nanoparticles), one or more chemical analytes, and an indicator. In addition, the electrochemical cell contains one or more electrodes in communication with the solution. One or more catalytic ECL properties are generated by the interaction of the one or more conductive or redox active NPs and the liquid sample and measured at the one or more electrodes or with an optical detection system. | 05-26-2011 |
20120312700 | ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND ELECTROGENERATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE WITH A SINGLE FARADAIC ELECTRODE - A method is provided for determining the presence or amount of an analyte in a sample and includes the steps of contacting a faradaic working electrode to a solution comprising the optionally pre-processed sample and an electrolyte, contacting a capacitive counter electrode to the solution, supplying electrical energy between the faradaic working electrode and the capacitive counter electrode sufficient to provide for faradaic charge transfer at the faradaic working electrode, and measuring at least one of (i) light, (ii) current, (iii) voltage, and (iv) charge to determine the presence or amount of the analyte in the sample. | 12-13-2012 |
20130213823 | ELECTROANALYTICAL SENSOR BASED ON NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND ELECTRODES AND MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS - A diamond electrode and a diamond microelectrode array for biosensors and electroanalytical applications, such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), are disclosed. The electrode comprises a layer of ultra-smooth conductive nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) having a resistivity of >0.05 Ωcm and a surface roughness of <20 nm R | 08-22-2013 |
20160054258 | NANOSTRUCTURED SENSOR ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED CHEMICAL DETECTION - Apparatus for detecting and identifying a chemical species in an environment, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged to form a network, the network comprising a plurality of inter-carbon nanotube junctions; a plurality of electrical contacts, each of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the network such that the anisotropic electrical characteristics of the network can be measured dynamically while the network is exposed to the environment; wherein the network possesses electrical anisotrophy such that the ratio of the number of inter-carbon nanotube junctions which must be traversed by current per length of the plurality of carbon nanotubes differs for different directions within the network along the path from one of the plurality of electrical contacts to another of the plurality of electrical contacts, and further wherein the electrical anisotrophy of the network changes when a chemical species is present in the environment. | 02-25-2016 |
20180024087 | Electrochemical sensors with a chemically attached molecular redox buffer | 01-25-2018 |