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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8388817 | Method and apparatus for treating a fluid Fluid treatment devices are disclosed. The fluid treatment devices may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a control device which provides an alternating potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode. ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8262870 | Apparatus, methods, and compositions for removing coatings from a metal component Apparatus and methods for removing coatings from metal components, such as metal components used in aircraft and other aerospace vehicles and the oil industry, as well as aqueous bath compositions. The metal component may be DC coupled with a counter electrode and i... | 09/11/2012 |
| 7722746 | Self-cleaning chlorine generator with pH control A water treatment system includes a circulation pump and an electrolytic chamber in fluid communication with a main body of water. Electrolytic plates within the electrolytic chamber generate chlorine. When mineral deposits foul the electrolytic plates, water is iso... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7413637 | Self-contained, self-powered electrolytic devices for improved performance in automatic dishwashing An automatic dishwashing appliance comprising an unattached electrolytic device which comprises an unattached electrochemical cell capable of generating electrolyzed water in the wash and/or rinse cycle, and more particularly to the unattached electrolytic device it... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7381313 | Integrated hydrogen production and processing system and method of operation A method of operating an integrated hydrogen production and processing system is provided. The method includes operating an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen from water and utilizing heat generated from the electrolyzer to increase a temperature of an electrolyte in ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7338598 | Fluid treatment system A fluid treatment system for reducing odor, bacteria, and biological oxygen demand from a fluid having at least one tube, a control box, and a pump. The at least one tube has a plurality of conductors in electrical communication with the control box. The control box... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7309442 | Fluid treatment method A fluid treatment system for reducing odor, bacteria, and biological oxygen demand from a fluid having at least one tube, a control box, and a pump. The at least one tube has a plurality of conductors in electrical communication with the control box. The control box... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303660 | Electrochemical treatment of an aqueous solution A method and apparatus are provided for the electrochemical treatment of an aqueous solution in an electrolytic cell. Output solution having a predetermined level of available free chlorine is produced by applying a substantially constant current across the cell bet... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267762 | Fluid treatment system apparatus and method A fluid treatment system for reducing odor, bacteria, and biological oxygen demand from a fluid having at least one tube, a control box, and a pump. The at least one tube has a plurality of conductors in electrical communication with the control box. The control box... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264712 | Fluid treatment system apparatus and method A fluid treatment system for reducing odor, bacteria, and biological oxygen demand from a fluid having at least one tube, a control box, and a pump. The at least one tube has a plurality of conductors in electrical communication with the control box. The control box... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244348 | System and method for treatment of ballast water A system and method for treating ballast water within an ocean going vessel by generating hypochlorite for treating the ballast water. The system comprises one or more hypochlorite electrolytic cells in fluid communication with a stream of ballast water. A chlorine ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235169 | Method and apparatus for purging and disinfecting water An alkaline electrolyte solution is electrolyzed by a diaphragm-less electrolyzer to provide electrolytic water as purging and disinfecting water. The alkaline electrolyte solution is a mixture of at least one alkaline electrolyte selected from caustic sodium carbon... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217346 | Water treating method, water treating apparatus, and hydroponics system using the apparatus There is provided a water treating method which can not only improve an effect of eliminating microorganisms in water intended for cooking and drinking or waste water but also prevent a reduction in trace amounts of nutritional elements. In the method, at least a pa... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7206624 | Hydration monitoring circuitry for pH sensors The present invention pertains to an apparatus for evaluating the signal strength from the pH sensor to determine whether the sensor is hydrated sufficiently to accurately measure pH. This is accomplished by utilizing circuitry that periodically sends a low voltage ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7117106 | System and method for alarm recovery for an electrolyzer cell module Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method suited for controlling the operation of an electrolyzer cell module. Specifically, some embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method that incorporates a call to an alarm recove... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110861 | Diluting system and method A system and a method for automatically, accurately diluting chemical solutions on an industrial scale based upon real time weight measurements of chemical and diluent weight is disclosed. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083733 | Water treatment system and method A water treatment system provides treated or softened water to a point of use by removing a portion of any hardness-causing species contained in water from a point of entry coming from a water source, such as municipal water, well water, brackish water and water con... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083707 | Decomposition apparatus and decomposition method A decomposition apparatus for decomposition of decomposition targets such as organic chlorinated compounds is provided. The decomposition apparatus includes a contact section with an internal space to allow a decomposition target to come into contact with and be tak... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041203 | Apparatus and method for generating and using multi-direction DC and AC electrical currents Multi-directional currents are generated in a medium by cyclically reversing the direction of a conventional current applied to at least one of at least two electrodes so that an electromotive force (EMF) pulse travels from side of the electrode to the other, changi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033481 | Electroionic processing system The present invention provides an electroionic processing system having a high frequency alternating current (AC) power source for treating potable water, process water, wastewater, biosolids, sludge, primary effluent, secondary effluent, and other biochemical proce... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6972077 | Cells and electrodes for electrocoagulation treatment of wastewater An apparatus for treating wastewater comprising an electrocoagulation cell 100 including holding and isolating members 7, a top cell cover 17, a plurality of electrode plates E1 through E8 inserted within a sleeve 18 made of... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942766 | Chlorine generator A chlorine generator cell (10) contains components that require physical isolation between the anode compartment (20), cathode compartment (30), and outside environment. The cell (10) also contains a membrane (50) that provides sel... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936081 | Chemical hydride hydrogen reactor and generation system A system and reactor stack for generating hydrogen from a hydride solution in presence of a catalyst. The reactor stack includes a number of reactor plates and separator plates alternate with one another, to define reaction chambers alternating with coolant chambers... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929723 | Electroplating apparatus using a non-dissolvable anode and ultrasonic energy An apparatus for electroplating a rotogravure cylinder out of a plating solution is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plating tank adapted to support the cylinder and to contain a plating solution so that the cylinder is at least partially disposed into the platin... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916413 | Electro-plating apparatus and method Electroplating station S has a head 1 with anode 2, to one side of which there is located an electrically neutral wall 3. The width of anode 2 is provided to accommodate the width of web 6. Serrations 9 are provided on the a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905580 | Water treating apparatus A water treating apparatus is provided which is capable of producing a hypochlorous acid-containing electrolytic water having a satisfactory sterilizing ability in a household. The water treating apparatus is an apparatus for producing hypochlorous acid in for-treat... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893551 | Process for forming coatings on metallic bodies and an apparatus for carrying out the process A process for forming oxide based dense ceramic composite coatings on reactive metal and allow bodies involves suspension of at least two reactive metal or alloy bodies in a non-metallic, non-conducting, non-reactive chamber in such a way that it causes either parti... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6860990 | Device for treating water A device for anti-bacterial treatment in particular decontamination and/or sterilisation of water and for killing micro-organisms in water, with a container designed to hold a water quantity intended to be treated and an electrode arrangement which is designed to ac... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6846639 | Method for detecting pathogens attached to specific antibodies The use of impedance measurements to detect the presence of pathogens attached to antibody-coated beads. In a fluidic device antibodies are immobilized on a surface of a patterned interdigitated electrode. Pathogens in a sample fluid streaming past the electrode att... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6841058 | Redox bipolar cell fabric washer system A redox bipolar cell fabric washing system and method is disclosed that provides for washing fabrics without the use of any added detergents, fabric softeners, or bleaches, or other chemical al additives. The system includes a conventional fabric washing machine wit... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835552 | Impedance measurements for detecting pathogens attached to antibodies The use of impedance measurements to detect the presence of pathogens attached to antibody-coated beads. In a fluidic device antibodies are immobilized on a surface of a patterned interdigitated electrode. Pathogens in a sample fluid streaming past the electrode att... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6827849 | Foot warm bath equipment Sanitary foot warm bath equipment is provided which prevents or suppresses proliferation of saprophytic bacteria in a foot bath. The foot warm bath equipment is foot warm bath equipment which reserves hot water for foot bathing in a foot bath, the equipment comprisi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814858 | Water treatment system In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a water treatment system for sterilizing water retained in a water container. The system includes a circulation process line for pumping the to-be-sterilized water out of the water container, sterilizing th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6787020 | Electrolytic ozone water production method and device therefor and solid polymer electrolyte membrane regenerating method A method and apparatus for producing water containing ozone by electrolysis includes an anodic electrode, a cathode electrode, and a mechanism for advancing and reversing both or at least one of the electrodes, wherein DC voltage is applied between both electrodes i... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780306 | Electroionic water disinfection apparatus This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the disinfection of water and wastewater contaminated with bacteria and other microorganisms. The apparatus includes an electrolytic flow cell including electrodes forming a part of flow pipe or open channel throu... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773569 | Potential pulse-scan methods of analyzing organic additives in plating baths with multi-component additives A cyclic voltammetric method for measuring the concentration of additives in a plating solution. The method generally includes providing the plating solution, having an unknown concentration of an additive to be measured therein and cycling the potential of an inert... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6726817 | Chlorinator controller An apparatus for determining ions strength in a solution. In relation to a chlorinator, a control circuit senses the strength of the brine by determining current flow through an associated chlorinator. Depending on the level of current flow, different signal configu... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6712947 | Water purifying apparatus with electric field generator A purifying apparatus for purifying flowing water includes a negative electrode plate disposed on a flowing water bed and a positive electrode plate disposed at an upper face opposite to the negative electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate is adapted t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6627053 | Water treatment device The present invention is directed to a new water treatment device comprising an electrolytic tank to put water in, an electrode provided in the electrolytic tank, a water treating path for pouring water in a pool and returning to the pool the water in the... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620707 | Heat conductor, especially for a sensor, and method for producing such a heat conductor A heating conductor, in particular for a sensor for determining at least one gas component in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. The heating conductor formed from a cermet which contains platinum, at least one metal oxide, and at least two ... | 09/16/2003 |
