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Class Number: 204
Class Title: CHEMISTRY: ELECTRICAL AND WAVE ENERGY
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
* PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
1.11 .Electrolysis
1.5 ..Actinide series element or compound
59 R ..Synthesis
60 ...From fused bath
61 ....Compound
62 .....Organic
63 .....Inorganic nitrogen containing
64 R ....Metals
65 .....Beryllium
66 .....Lead or zinc
67 .....Aluminum
68 .....Alkali-forming
69 ......Alkaline earth metals
70 .......Magnesium
71 .....Alloys
64 T .....Titanium, zirconium, hafnium
...From aqueous bath
72 ....Organic compounds
73 R .....Hydrogenation
74 ......Of nitrogenous radicals
75 ......Of carbonylic radicals
76 .......Acyclic
77 ........Production of alcohols
73 A ......Of nitrilo alkene/alkyne unsaturation
78 .....Oxidation
79 ......Of acyclic compounds
80 .......Hydrocarbons
81 .....Halogenation
....Inorganic compounds
82 .....Per-compounds
83 ......Peroxides
84 .......Hydrogen peroxide
85 ......Perborates
86 .....Metallic salts
87 ......Carbonates
88 .......Of lead
89 ......Chromium containing
90 ......Phosphorus containing
91 ......Nitrogen containing
92 ......Sulfur containing
93 .......Sulfates
94 ......Halogen containing
95 .......Oxyhalogen
96 .....Metallic oxides and hydroxides
97 ......Of chromium
98 ......Of alkali-forming metals
99 .......Mercury cathode
100 ......Of alkaline earth metals
101 .....Non-metallic compounds
102 ......Ammonia and ammonium hydroxide
103 ......Acid and acid anhydridess
104 .......Sulfuric
105 R ....Metallic elements
106 .....Copper
107 ......Halogenating leach
108 ......Sulfating leach
109 .....Precious metals
110 ......Cyaniding leach
111 ......Halogenating leach
112 .....Iron group metals (i.e., iron, nickel, cobalt)
113 ......Halogenating leach
114 .....Lead, zinc, cadmium
115 ......Reduction at the cathode
116 ......Alkali hydroxide leach
117 ......Halogenating leach
118 .......Zinc
119 ......Sulfating leach
120 .....Tin
121 ......Alkali hydroxide leach
122 ......Halogenating lach
123 .....Alloys
124 ......Of mercury
125 .......With alkali-forming metal
126 .......With precious metals
127 ........Cyaniding leach
105 M .....Manganese
128 ....Nonmetallic elements
129 .....Hydrogen or oxygen
59 F ...Fluororganic compounds
59 M ...Metal
59 AM ....Alkali metal
59 QM ...Of organometallic compound
59 L ....Organolead compound
129.1 ..Erosion of a workpiece for shape or surface change; e.g.,
etching, polishing, etc.
129.2 ...With measuring, testing or sensing
129.25 ....To adjust voltage across or size of tool-workpiece gap
129.3 ...Employing irradiation or workpiece of nonuniform
internal electrical characteristics
129.35 ...With preliminary cleaning or shaping of workpiece
129.4 ...Employing internal battery action or simple alternating
current
129.43 ...Employing periodic current change
129.46 ...Employing abrading or wiping; e.g., electrochemical
grinding, etc.
129.5 ...With defined electrode-workpiece gap or gap maintenance
129.55 ...Sharpening, pointing or aperture making
129.6 ...By local application of electrolyte; e.g., unsupported
jet, surface tension, etc
129.65 ...Of masked workpiece
129.7 ...With vibration or defined electrolyte movement or
pressure during erosion
129.75 ...Electrolyte composition or with defined electrolyte
129.8 ....Less than 50% water
129.85 .....More than 20% organic material
129.9 .....More than 20% chromium compound or phosphoric acid
129.95 ....Containing organic or Cr or P or Cyan compound
130 ..Material treatment
131 ...Organic materialss
132 ....Fibrous
133 .....Bleaching
134 .....Dyeing
135 .....Hides or skins
136 ....Hydrocarbon oils
138 ....Sugar
140 ...Metals and metallic alloys
141.5 ....Removing foreign materials, e.g., cleaning, etc.
144 .....By internal battery action
144.5 .....With current change in workpiece or solid-workpiece
moving contact
145 R .....Nonelemental material from ferrous metals
145 F ......Fused bath
146 .....Entire identifiable elemental layer or portion; e.g.,
stripping, etc.
147 ....Object protection
148 .....Internal battery action
149 ...Water, sewage and other waste waters
150 ....Internal battery action
151 ....Diaphragm
152 ....With filtering
153 ...Alkali-forming metal hydroxides
153.1 ..Analysis or testing
153.11 ...For corrosion
153.12 ...Involving enzyme or microorganism
153.13 ...For halogen or halogen containing compound
153.14 ...For nitrogen or nitrogen containing compound
153.15 ...For alkali or alkaline earth metal or compound thereof
153.16 ...For oxygen or oxygen containing compound (except water)
153.17 ....Utilizing semipermeable membrane
153.18 ....Utilizing solid electrolyte
153.19 ...For sulfur or sulfur containing compound
153.2 ...For organic compound
153.21 ...For pH
153.22 ...For water (e.g., moisture, etc.)
153.23 ...Including titration
155 .Electrical, or wave energy in magnetic field
156 ..With discharge
157.15 .Processes of treating materials by wave energy
157.2 ..Isotope separation or enrichment
157.21 ...Inorganic product produced
157.22 ....Using laser
157.3 ..Removing a component from normally gaseous mixture
157.4 ..Process of preparing desired inorganic material
157.41 ...Using laser
157.42 ...Using sonic or ultrasonic energy
157.43 ...Using microwave energy
157.44 ...Using ionizing radiation
157.45 ...Boron, phosphorous or silicon containing product
produced
157.46 ...Nitrogen containing product produced
157.47 ...Carbon containing product produced
157.48 ...Halogen containing product produced
157.49 ...Sulfur containing product produced
157.5 ...Oxygen containing product produced
157.51 ....Metal oxide or hydrate thereof
157.52 ...Hydrogen containing product produced
157.6 ..Process or preparing desired organic product containingg
at least one atom other than carbon and hydrogen
157.61 ...Using laser
157.62 ...Using sonic or ultrasonic energy
157.63 ...Using ionizing radiation
157.64 ....Nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorous or silicon containing
product produced
157.65 ....Carbocyclic ring containing product produced
157.67 ...Vitamin product produced
157.68 ...Carbohydrate or protein product produced
157.69 ...Heterocyclic product produced
157.7 ....Hetero sulfur containing
157.71 ....Hetero nitrogen containing
157.72 .....Hetero nitrogen ring contains at least two hetero
atoms
157.73 ...Phosphorous product produced
157.74 ...Silicon product produced
157.75 ...Heavy metal product produced
157.76 ...Sulfur product produced
157.77 ....Nitrogen containing
157.78 ....Oxygen containing
157.79 .....Halogen containing
157.8 ....Halogen containing
157.81 ...Nitrogen product produced
157.82 ....Oxygen containing
157.83 .....Nitroso or oxime containing
157.84 ......Halogen containing
157.85 ....Carbon triple bonded to nitrogen containing
157.86 ....Halogen containing
157.87 ...Carboxylic acid or derivative product produced
157.88 ....Oxygen other than as part of a carboxylic acid or
derivative moiety
157.89 ....Atom other than carbon, hydrogen or oxygen
157.9 ...Alcohol product produced
157.91 ....Fused or bridged ring containing
157.92 ...Ether product produced
157.93 ...Aldehyde or ketone product produced
157.94 ...Halogen product produced
157.95 ....Carbon and halogen only in product
157.96 .....Carbocyclic ring containing
157.97 ......Aryl ring containing
157.98 ....Unsaturated product
157.99 .....Unsaturation in aryl ring
158.1 ....Carbocyclic ring containing
158.11 ....Two or more diverse halogen atoms containing
158.12 ....Four or more carbon atoms containing
158.14 ..At least one carbocyclic ring and only carbon and
hydrogen atoms in product produced
158.2 ..Processes of purifying materials
158.21 ...Organic material purified
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* *Note: See subclasses .......*
* *900-914 for art collections.*
* *pertaining to subclasses....*
* *157.15-158.21. .............*
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164 .Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
165 ..Organic
166 ...Vitaminss
167 ...Fats, fatty oils, ester type waxes, or higher fatty acids
168 ...Hydrocarbons
169 ....Halogenated or oxidized
170 ....Gaseous
171 .....Acetylene
172 ....Cracking hydrocarbon oils
173 ..Carbon
174 ..Sulfur-oxygen compounds
175 ..Hydrogen peroxide
176 ..Ozone
177 ..Nitrogen compounds
178 ...Arc or spark discharge
179 ....Nitrogen oxides
180.1 .Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes
180.2 ..Coating or forming of object
180.3 ...Rubber or vulcanizable natural gum used to coat or form
180.4 ....Sheet, web, wire or filament of indeterminate length
formed or coated
180.5 ...Alternating current
180.6 ...Radiation energy (e.g., curing, etc.)
180.7 ...Interior of article
180.8 ...Regeneration, or replenishment of coating bath (e.g.,
ultrafiltration, ion exchange, measuring-adjustment, etc.)
180.9 ...Forming of object
181.1 ...Plural coating operations
181.2 ....Anodized or aluminum oxide coating
181.3 ....Phosphate conversion coating
181.4 ...Bath having designated chemical composition (DCC)
181.5 ....Resultant coating is solely inorganic
181.6 ....Anodic processes only
181.7 ....Cathodic processes only
181.8 ..Separation or purification of hydrocarbon oil
181.9 ...Aqueous system
182.1 ..At least two different electrophoretic or electro-osmotic
methods or a combination of electrophoretic and
electro-osmotic methods used, together or sequentially (other
than merely combination of anion selective and cation
selective)
182.2 ..Inorganic siliceous or calcareous material prepared,
treated or separated (e.g., clay, earth, asbestos, glass,
etc.)
182.3 ..Barrier separation (e.g., membrane, filter paper, etc.)
182.4 ...Ion selective (i.e., distinguishes between different
charges)
182.5 ....Sea water, brine or sodium chloride prepared, treated
or used
182.6 ....Polypeptide or amino acid prepared, separated or
treated (e.g., protein, milk, whey, blood, etc.)
182.7 ..Absorbent strip electrophoresis (e.g., cellulose acetate
or paper strip electrophoresis, etc.)
182.8 ..Gel electrophoresis
182.9 ...Isoelectric focusing (pH variation)
183.1 ..Dielectrophoresis (nonuniform electric field)
183.2 ..Isoelectric focusing (pH variation)
183.3 ..Isotachophoresis (Displacement electrophoresis) or
measurement of ion or particle mobility
186 .Electrical separation or purification of liquids
188 ..Hydrocarbon oilss
189 ...With addition of dielectric fluid
190 ...With addition of water or other modifying agent
191 ...Modified alternating current waves
192.1 .Coating, forming or etching by sputtering
192.11 ..Ion beam sputter deposition
192.12 ..Glow discharge sputter deposition (e.g., cathode
sputtering, etc.)
192.13 ...Measuring or testing (e.g., of operating parameters,
property of article, etc.)
192.14 ...Coating inorganic material onto polymeric material
192.15 ...Specified deposition material or use
192.16 ....Wear or abrasion resistant
192.17 ....Electrical contact material
192.18 ....Piezoelectric
192.2 ....Ferromagnetic
192.21 ....Resistor
192.22 ....Insulator or dielectric
192.23 .....Silicon containing
192.24 ....Superconductor
192.25 ....Semiconductor
192.26 ....Optical or photoactive
192.27 .....Reflective
192.28 .....Absorptive
192.29 .....Transparent conductor
192.3 ....With sputter etching
192.32 ..Sputter etching
192.33 ...Measuring or testing (e.g., of operating parameters, end
point determination, etc.)
192.34 ...Ion beam etching (e.g., ion milling, etc.)
192.35 ...Etching specified material
192.36 ....Organic
192.37 ....Silicon containing
192.38 .Vacuum arc discharge coating
193 APPARATUS
194 .Electrolytic
400 ..Analysis and testing
401 ...Fault testing of sensor or component
402 ...Regeneration or activation
403 ...Biological, e.g., microbe, enzyme, antigen, etc.
404 ...Corrosion
405 ...Titration
406 ...With significant electrical circuitry or nominal computer
device
407 ...With significant display or analytical device
408 ...With means for temperature or pressure compensation
409 ...With means providing specified-flow condition or flow-path
410 ....Solid electrolyte means
411 ....Three or more electrodes
412 ...Three or more electrodes
413 ...Liquid electrode, e.g., Hg, Na, etc.
414 ...Gel electrolyte
415 ...Selectively permeable membrane
416 ...Ion-sensitive electrode
417 ....Liquid ion-exchanger
418 ....Organic membrane
419 ....Inorganic membrane
420 .....Glass ion-selective membrane
421 ...Solid electrolytee
422 ....Liquid sample sensor
423 .....With fugitive protective element
424 ....Gas sample sensor
425 .....With impressed current means
426 .....Planar electrode surface
427 .....With gas reference material
428 ......With protective element
429 .......Protective element is a layer
430 ...Moisture absorbing electrolyte
431 ...Gas sensing electrode
432 ....With gas diffusion electrode
433 ...Measuring carbon or pH
434 ...Involving plating, coating or stripping
435 ...Standard reference electrode
196 ..Object protection
197 ...Internal battery
..With movable electrode means
198 ...Work conveyer
199 ....Rotary
200 .....With base treatment
201 .....Loose article
202 ....Endless
203 .....With base treatment
204 ......With current control
205 .....With current control
206 ...Continuous strip or filament electrode
207 ....With base treatment
208 .....Stripping
209 .....Mechanical working
210 .....Heat treatment means
211 ....With current control
212 ...Rotary
213 ....Barrels and rotary receptacles
214 .....Swinging or tilting receptacles
215 ....With base treatment
216 .....Stripping
217 .....Mechanical working
218 ....With current control
219 ...Liquid electrode
220 ....With electrode recirculation means
221 ....With oscillator, reciprocator or agitator
222 ...Electrode oscillator, reciprocator or agitator
223 ....With current control
224 R ...Localized area applicators
224 M ....Electrochemical machining
225 ...Electrode feeding or withdrawal means
226 ....With base treatment
227 ..Cells with base treatment means
228 ..Cells with current control means
229 ...With fluid pressure, flow or level intercontrol
230 ....Gaseous fluid
231 ...Auxiliary electrode
232 ..Cells with electrolyte treatment means
233 ...Leacher, dissolver or extractor
234 ....Recirculation
235 .....With filter
236 .....With heater or cooler
237 ...Recirculationn
238 ....With filter
239 ....With heater or cooler
240 ...With filter
241 ...With heater or cooler
242 ..Cells
243 R ...Fused bath
244 ....Plural cells
245 ....With feeding and/or withdrawal means
246 .....Gas feeding
247 .....Gas withdrawal
243 M ....Bath current distribution, magnetic field control
248 ...Internal battery
249 ....Filter or loose electrode type
250 ...Liquid electrode
251 ....Diaphragm type
252 ...Diaphragm type
253 ....Plural cells
254 .....Bipolar electrode
255 ......With feeding and/or withdrawal means
256 .......Gas
257 .....With feeding and/or withdrawal means
258 ......Gas
259 ....Basket-type electrode
260 ....Concentrically arranged electrodes
261 ....With agitator
262 ....With heater or cooler
263 ....With feeding and/or withdrawal means
264 .....And filter
265 .....Gas feeding
266 .....Gas withdrawal
267 ...Plural cells
268 ....Bipolar electrode
269 ....With feeding and/or withdrawal means
270 .....Gas
271 ...Portable
272 ...Concentrically arranged electrodes
273 ...With agitator
274 ...With heater or cooler
275 ...With feeding and/or withdrawal means
276 ....And filter
277 ....Gas feeding
278 ....Gas withdrawal
279 ..Elements
280 ...Electrodes
281 ....Electroforming molds or strips plates
282 ....With diaphragm
283 .....Perforated or foraminous electrode
284 ....Perforated or foraminous
285 .....Work holder
286 ....With electrode supporting means
287 .....Work container
288 .....Electrodes with lateral extensions
289 ....With lateral extensions
290 R ....Laminated or coated
290 F .....Dielectric film-forming metal base, insoluble
conductive coating
291 ....Composition
292 .....Metallicc
293 ......Alloys
294 .....Carbon containing
295 ...Diaphragms
296 ....Organic
297 R ...Electrode supports and work holders
297 M ....Workpiece held by magnetism or suction
297 W ....Workpiece rack
298.01 .Coating, forming or etching by sputtering
298.02 ..Coating
298.03 ...Measuring, analyzing or testing
298.04 ...Ion beam sputter deposition
298.05 ...Ion plating
298.06 ...Triode, tetrode, auxiliary electrode or biased
workpiece
298.07 ...Specified gas feed or withdrawal
298.08 ...Specified power supply or matching network
298.09 ...Specified cooling or heating
298.11 ...Specified mask, shield or shutter
298.12 ...Specified target particulars
298.13 ....Target composition
298.14 ...Specified anode particulars
298.15 ...Specified work holder
298.16 ...Magnetically enchanced
298.17 ....Flux passes through target surface
298.18 .....Focusing target (e.g., conical target, plural inclined
targets, etc.)
298.19 .....Planar magnetron
298.2 ......Moving magnetic field or target
298.21 .....Cylindrical or curved magnetron target
298.22 ......Moving magnetic field or target
298.23 ...Moving workpiece or target
298.24 ....Indeterminate length moving workpiece
298.25 ....Multi-chamber (e.g., including air lock, load/unload
chamber, etc.)
298.26 ....Plural diverse treatment stations, zones, or coating
material source within single chamber
298.27 ....Plural modes of movement (e.g., planetary, epicyclic,
etc.)
298.28 ....Rotational movement
298.29 ....Oscillatory movement
298.31 ..Etching
298.32 ...Measuring, analyzing or testing
298.33 ...Specified gas feed or withdrawal
298.34 ...Auxiliary electrode, bias means or specified power
supply
298.35 ...Multi-chamber, load/unload means or moving workpiece
298.36 ...Beam or directed flux etching (e.g., ion beam, etc.)
298.37 ...Magnetically enhanced
298.38 ...Microwave excitation
298.39 ...Plural parallel plates (e.g., desmearing reactor, etc.)
298.41 .Vacuum arc discharge coating
299 R .Electrophoretic or electro-osmotic
300 R ..With electrode moving means
300 EC ...Coating
301 ..With diaphragm
299 EC ..Coating
302 .Electrical separation or purification of liquids
304 ..With electrode moving meanss
305 ..With current control means
306 ...With fluid pressure, flow or level intercontrol
307 ..With agitator or vibrator
308 ..With heating or cooling means
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* CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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900 EFFECTING A CHANGE IN ISOMERIZATION BY WAVE ENERGY
901 EFFECTING A COLOR CHANGE BY WAVE ENERGY
902 PRODUCTION OF DESIRED COMPOUND BY WAVE ENERGY IN PRESENCE OF A
CHEMICALLY DESIGNATED NONREACTANT CHEMICAL TREATING AGENT
(EXCLUDING WATER, CHLOROFORM, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, METHYLENE
CHLORIDE OR BENZENE)
903 .Inorganic chemical treating agent
904 ..Metal treating agent
905 ...Heavy metal agent
907 .Silicon or boron treating agent
908 .Phosphorus treating agent
909 .Heavy metal treating agent
910 .Sulfur treating agent
911 .Nitrogen treating agent
912 .Oxygen treating agent
913 ..Peroxide agent
914 .Only carbon, hydrogen or halogen atom in treating agent
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* DIGESTS
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DIG 3 Auxiliary internally generated electrical energy
DIG 4 Electrolysis cell combined with fuel cell
DIG 5 Magnetic plus electrolytic
DIG 6 Unusual non-204 uses of electrolysis
DIG 7 Current distribution within the bath
DIG 8 AC plus DC
DIG 9 Wave forms
DIG 12 Electrochemical machining
DIG 13 Purification and treatment of electroplating baths and
plating wastes