A method for producing a metal bladed element of a turbine engine, in particular of an aircraft, includes steps of producing the bladed element, depositing a coating made of wear-proof material on at least one portion of the bladed element and verifying, preferably visually, the conformity of the bladed element. Verifying the conformity of the bladed element includes implementing a verification element on the bladed element. The bladed element is configured according to a conformity threshold value to conceal a non-conformity of the coating, if the non-conformity has at least one dimension less than the threshold value, and to show at least one portion of this non-conformity if the at least one dimension is greater than the threshold value.

A method for producing a metal bladed element of a turbine engine, in particular of an aircraft, includes steps of producing the bladed element, depositing a coating made of wear-proof material on at least one portion of the bladed element and verifying, preferably visually, the conformity of the bladed element. Verifying the conformity of the bladed element includes implementing a verification element on the bladed element. The bladed element is configured according to a conformity threshold value to conceal a non-conformity of the coating, if the non-conformity has at least one dimension less than the threshold value, and to show at least one portion of this non-conformity if the at least one dimension is greater than the threshold value.

A sensor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a functional element. The first electrode includes a porous body having holes in at least the vicinity of a surface of the first electrode, and includes a first metallic material in which either a first passivation film is formed on the surface or the first passivation film present on the surface is lost. The second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode includes a porous body having holes in at least the vicinity of a surface of the second electrode. The functional element is configured to measure a difference in electric potential between the first and second electrodes. A porosity of the first electrode and a porosity of the second electrode are different from each other. The sensor device is configured to measure a state of a site to be measured based on the difference in electric potential.

This disclosure provides techniques for extending useful life of a reference electrode, as well as a novel voltametric system and measurement cell design and related chemistries. An automated, repeatable-use system features a reference electrode that directly immerses a metallic conductor into an analyte, with electrolytes (e.g., chlorides) used for measurement being separately added and removed for each measurement cycles; the metallic conductor can optionally be left exposed to clean dry air in between measurements. In one implementation, the system can be restricted to application with specific analytes (e.g., ground water) that are known in advance to be free of substances that could degrade reference electrode use or lifetime. Cleaning solutions can optionally be used that would not be practical with conventional (insulated) reference electrode designs. In another embodiment, a measurement cell can be configured to receive separated electrode modules, permitting independent cleaning/removal of the working electrode (or other electrodes).

A surface property indexing apparatus includes a measurement device that generates a plurality of captured images and an arithmetic processing apparatus that indexes a surface property of the measured object. The captured images are of the same wavelength of the reflected light that forms images in an image capturing device, and is of different reflection angles of the reflected light that forms images in the image capturing device in the direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the measured object in the captured image. The arithmetic processing apparatus reconstructs the generated captured images to generate processing target images having a common wavelength of the reflected light and a common reflection angle of the reflected light and composed of pixels corresponding to the different view field positions of the measured object, and indexes the surface property of the measured object on the basis of the generated processing target images.

The invention relates to traceable metallic products, methods of uses and methods of making same. The metallic products may be made traceable for integrity purposes, identification purposes, counterfeit avoidance and the like. The invention also relates to metallic supports for nanostorage of various compounds and samples.

An object of the present invention is to provide a numerical analysis method, by which film-thickness distribution of an electroplated film can be obtained.

A method for analyzing plating comprising steps for: performing electrochemical measurement in an electroplating apparatus; deriving electrochemical parameters from result of the electrochemical measurement; specifying plating conditions which are applied when performing a plating process; based on the electrochemical parameters and the plating conditions, determining current density distribution on a surface of a substrate which is an object of the plating process, wherein the current density distribution is represented by a predetermined function formula which comprises a variable which represents a position on the substrate; and based on the current density distribution, calculating thickness of a film plated on the substrate.

Coating compositions are described that include one or more rare metal components, such as rare alkali metal components, as well as diagnostics test elements that incorporate the same. Methods also are described for determining an amount of a dried coating composition in a coat based upon the rare metal components.

The present invention provides a system and method for detecting a target in a sample. In one aspect, a collection device includes a collection chamber, a test chamber, a passageway between the collection chamber and the test chamber, and a detection system positioned within the test chamber. The detection system includes at least one of a spiropyran, a molecularly imprinted polymer and a nonimprinted polymer.

The present invention provides a system and method for detecting a target in a sample. In one aspect, a collection device includes a collection chamber, a test chamber, a passageway between the collection chamber and the test chamber, and a detection system positioned within the test chamber. The detection system includes at least one of a spiropyran, a molecularly imprinted polymer and a nonimprinted polymer.