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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7879205 | Hydrogen generating apparatus, fuel cell power generation system, method of controlling hydrogen generating quantity and recorded medium recorded program performing the same A hydrogen generating apparatus, capable of controlling the amount of hydrogen generation, has an electrolyzer, which is filled with an aqueous electrolyte solution containing hydrogen ions, a first electrode, which is accommodated in the electrolyzer, is submerged ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7322065 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same A disinfecting washing machine includes a disinfecting liquid dispenser, a drive unit and a control unit. The disinfecting liquid dispenser supplies a disinfecting liquid to disinfect laundry. The drive unit outputs first and second voltages to determine a concentra... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316765 | Apparatus and method for molten salt electrolytic bath control An apparatus for controlling a molten salt electrolyzer in which an electrolytic bath in a solid form as contained in the electrolyzer is melted to automatically attain a state allowing electrolysis, which apparatus comprises detecting means for detecting the change... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7286868 | Medical device with position sensor having accuracy at high temperatures A medical device and position sensor combination for use in medical applications comprises a position sensor having a core made of a high permeable material The core material is made of a Wiegand effect material comprising a mixture of cobalt, vanadium, and iron. Th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7014753 | Salt chlorine generator An electrolytic cell combined into a unitary structure with a liquid circulation fitting, which purifies water by electrode plates inside the cell when an aqueous solution is present. The unitary structure replaces the existing water return fitting. This integrated ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6992477 | Medical device with position sensor having core with high permeability material for determining location coordinates of a portion of the medical device A medical location system includes a medical device having a body and a position sensor at a portion of the body. The position sensor has a core made of a Wiegand effect material and a winding circumferentially positioned around the core. The position sensor provide... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6913684 | Method for removal of solid deposits from electrode surfaces in water disinfecting systems using electrolytic cells, and a device for use thereof A method for removal of solid deposits from surfaces of electrodes of a DC electrolytic cell for disinfecting of water in a closed system, especially in a swimming pool, SPA or hot tub, includes simultaneous spinning the water over the electrode surfaces and electro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6852208 | Method and apparatus for full surface electrotreating of a wafer Deposition of conductive material on or removal of conductive material from a workpiece frontal side of a semiconductor workpiece is performed by providing an anode having an anode area which is to face the workpiece frontal side, and electrically connecting the wor... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6790548 | Staged venting of fuel cell system during rapid shutdown A venting methodology and system for rapid shutdown of a fuel cell apparatus of the type used in a vehicle propulsion system. H2 and air flows to the fuel cell stack are slowly bypassed to the combustor upon receipt of a rapid shutdown command. The bypass... | 09/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6767438 | Dual voltage conical ECM electrode To groove two regions simultaneously to different groove depths, a dual element/voltage electrode is disclosed. The electrode comprises an outer, cylindrical sheath element and an inner rod element separated by an insulator. Each element operates at a different volt... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6652732 | Fan flow sensor for proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell A fan flow sensor for a gas generating proton exchange member electrolysis cell includes a switching device and a sail disposed in communication with the switching device. The sail is pivotally mounted and movable in response to an airflow from a fan. The... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6622543 | Gas detection sensor A gas detection sensor permits precise measurement of the concentration of flammable gas in a detection or subject gas and the concentration of oxygen in a detection gas containing flammable gases. In the sensor, the heating of the sensor by contact catal... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613201 | Apparatus for treating water by means of an electric field The invention relates to an apparatus for treating water by means of an electric field. An Anode and a cathode are arranged in a treatment chamber. The cathode has a plurality of parallel pins. Seed crystals are deposited on these pins. There are means fo... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6585867 | Production system of electrolyzed water In a production system of electrolyzed water A, alkaline water and acid water produced in a pair of electrode chambers 12, 23 of an electrolyzer 10 are discharged from discharge conduits 41, 42 through a flow passage changeover valve 50. The discharge con... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6572902 | Process for producing improved alkaline drinking water and the product produced thereby A process for producing improved alkaline water includes filtering potable source water to remove selected particles and then purifying the filtered water. Selected alkaline minerals are added to the purified water, with the resulting mineralized water be... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6524450 | Production system of electrolyzed water In a production system of electrolyzed water A having an electrolyzer provided with electrodes 14, 15, each pair of inlet conduits 21, 22 and outlet conduits 31, 32, a pair of discharge conduits 41, 42 provided with faucets 43, 44; 45, 46 respectively, a ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524464 | Fan flow sensor for hydrogen generating proton exchange member electrolysis cell A fan flow sensor for a hydrogen generating proton exchange member electrolysis cell includes a switching device and a sail slideably disposed on the switching device. The sail is configured to actuate the switching device in response to an airflow from a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524451 | Dual conical ECM grooving device A dual cone or single cone work piece is placed inside a pair of locating surfaces so that it is accurately held within a framework defined by these locating surfaces. A electrode is then inserted inside the cone, and is movable within the cone to accurat... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508928 | Recovery of metal from solution The invention relates to a method for controlling the recovery of a metal, such as silver, from a solution flowing through an electrolytic cell. A constant current is applied between the anode and cathode of the cell and the rate of change of the voltage ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6391167 | Water chlorinator A water chlorinator comprises a housing having in-line inlet and outlet openings and a removable cover. The cover supports two electrode terminals which are spaced apart and have corresponding rods extending therefrom through concentric anode and cathode ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6358395 | Under the counter water treatment system An under the counter water treatment system to treat water from an outside supply source, is provided. A prefilter to remove sediment, organic compounds, and certain pollutants is first provided. Then the water enters a reverse osmosis system including re... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6315886 | Electrolytic apparatus and methods for purification of aqueous solutions Electropurification of contaminated aqueous media, such as ground water and wastewater from industrial manufacturing facilities like paper mills, food processing plants and textile mills, is readily purified, decolorized and sterilized by improved, more e... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309519 | Reactor for treating liquids using variable flow paths A reactor for removing impurities from aqueous solutions, wherein the liquid is passed through series of plateshaped reaction electrodes. The reactor comprises one more interconnected units (A, B, C, D) with a series of plateshaped electrodes (1, 2) valve... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6267855 | Water purifying apparatus In a water purifying apparatus (1) having inner and outer cylindrical electrodes (51,52) concentrically arranged together to form a water channel (500) therebetween, the outer electrode has a plurality of small perforations (55) penetrating therethrough. ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6126797 | Water purifying apparatus capable of effectively and reliably producing purified water with a small chlorine generator In an apparatus for purifying raw water to provide purified water, a cylindrical outer electrode (152) surrounds a cylindrical inner electrode (151) in a water tank (102), storing the raw water, with a predetermined gap left therebetween. It is assumed th... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6033539 | Units for electro-chemical synthesis of water solution An electrochemical cell unit contains one or a plurality of electrochemical cells which are interconnected for the flow of solutions therethrough. Each electrochemical cell comprises an outer hollow tubular anode electrode and a central core tubular catho... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5985155 | Method and apparatus for automatic adjustment of halogen production in a water treatment system A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting electrolytic production or feeding of a sanitizer such as halogen for treating a water body such as a swimming pool or spa. A microprocessor is responsive to sensors monitoring pH and temperature of the w... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5853562 | Method and apparatus for electrolyzing water A method and an apparatus for electrolyzing water in which electrolysis of water can be carried out while effectively removing scales such as calcium carbonate and by which the service life of electrode can be extended on the order of several years. Repea... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5833842 | Apparatus for disinfecting water in hot water recirculation systems Apparatus for disinfecting water flowing through a water system including a water pipe includes a water bypass line having an inlet and outlet communicating with the water pipe. A wye connector is positioned in the water bypass line and includes a closed ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5728287 | Method and apparatus for generating oxygenated water A method and apparatus for generating oxygenated water are shown and described. A plurality of electrolytic cells are coupled to each other and to a source of water. A volume of water is drawn from the source, and forced through at least one of the electr... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5614067 | Leaching device for electrolyzed silver A leaching device for electrolyzed silver comprising a pair of silver electrodes an electrolysis power source for applying a DC electrolyzing voltage between both of the electrodes, a power source control circuit for ON/OFF control of the electrolysis pow... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5374341 | Water electrolyzer In the water electrolyzer, an electrolyzing section has electrodes for electrolyzing raw water. The water pressure sensor detects pressure of raw water introduced into the electrolyzing section. A driver circuit adjusts electric power supplied to the elec... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5328584 | Passive circulation in electrolytic fluid treatment systems A fluid system (10) is disclosed including a filter system (16) for the moving contaminants from fluid provided by a fluid source (12) to a supplied environment (14). The filter system includes an electrolytic or electrostatic cell (26) which is operated ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5326443 | Chlorinating system An electrolytic chlorine gas generator is coupled to the return pipe of a pool water circulating system for introducing a chlorine-hydrogen gas mixture into the pool water. A gas/liquid delivery tube connecting the generator with the return pipe is sized ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5316646 | Controlling apparatus for continuous electrolytic ion water producing apparatus A control apparatus which can control a continuous electrolytic ion water producing apparatus so that determination and indication of energization and electrolyzing capacity of an electrolytic cell and determination and indication of a life of a filter ca... | 05/31/1994 |
