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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097130 | Integrated water treatment system An integrated water treatment system for sanitizing the water in a water system and reducing scaling includes an electrolytic cell through which water is passed. An electronic control system is coupled to the electrolytic cell, to provide a drive current to the cell... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7452449 | Apparatus for electrolysis of water A method and apparatus are provided for electrolyzing water for enhanced production of oxygen, hydrogen and heat by the steps of (i) providing an electrochemical cell comprising an isotopic hydrogen storage cathode, an electrically conductive anode and an ionically ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7410557 | Hydrogen activating apparatus At least a pair of electrodes comprising semiconductors or a semiconductor compounds are arranged to be submerged in water or a liquid of a hydrogen-containing organic compound. Applying pulse electric power between the at least one pair of the electrodes activates ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390384 | Device for producing negatively charged nanoparticles and a method for the same A device and method are provided for producing negatively charged nanoparticles. The device comprises a power supply, an electron supermicroemitter and a controller, the power supply connects with the electron supermicroemitter and the controller respectively. The p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368043 | Configurations and methods of electrochemical lead recovery from contaminated soil A soil remediation system includes an electrochemical cell that is configured to provide increased mass transfer and a decreased diffusion layer between the electrodes to thereby allow formation of a homogenous lead deposit that is substantially free of dendrite for... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7267898 | Freeze prevention of a fuel cell power plant A fuel cell power plant comprises a water circulation passage (5) which circulates the cooling water in a fuel cell stack (4). Sodium hydroxide which lowers the melting point of water is mixed with water in the water circulation passage (5) to p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7254938 | Power supply and transformer A circuit for providing a potential difference across a gap between two electrodes of a fuel reformer, oxides of nitrogen trap or soot filter regenerator for an internal combustion engine or the like. The circuit includes a power source, a transformer including a pr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231266 | Digital control device and program A digital control device for tracking a sine wave according to the present invention has a compensator, a control object and a feedback gain. An input into the compensator is a signal obtained by subtracting a control quantity from a reference value. An input into t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201831 | Impurity detection device There is provided a sample preparation device and method for preparing a sample of liquid for detection of impurities. First (40) and second (38) electrodes are provided, located for immersion in a liquid under test. A semipermeable membrane (42... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189318 | Tuning electrodes used in a reactor for electrochemically processing a microelectronic workpiece A facility for selecting and refining electrical parameters for processing a microelectronic workpiece in a processing chamber is described. The facility initially configures the electrical parameters in accordance with either a mathematical model of the processing ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160421 | Turning electrodes used in a reactor for electrochemically processing a microelectronic workpiece A facility for selecting and refining electrical parameters for processing a microelectronic workpiece in a processing chamber is described. The facility initially configures the electrical parameters in accordance with either a mathematical model of the processing ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7105082 | Composition and method for electrodeposition of metal on a work piece A composition for electrodeposition of a metal on a work piece, which electrodeposition is conducted at an electrodeposition temperature, is provided. The composition comprises a metal salt, a polymer suppressor having a cloud point, an accelerator and an electrolyt... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087143 | Plating system for semiconductor materials A workpiece processing station is disclosed. The workpiece processing station has particular applicability in an electroplating process for semiconductor wafers. The apparatus includes a work processing bowl having an outer bowl and an inner cup positioned at a loca... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6929740 | Water purification system A water purification apparatus used to prevent the formation of scale around electrodes which form part of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least one electrode containing a proportion of an ion-emitting electrode such as copper, silver or a copper and silve... | 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 |
| 6869518 | Electrochemical generation of chlorine dioxide A method of producing chlorine dioxide gas in an enclosed space including the steps of electrochemically generating chlorine dioxide gas in an electrochemical cell and transporting the chlorine dioxide gas to the enclosed space. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843894 | Cathode current control system for a wafer electroplating apparatus A cathode current control system employing a current thief for use in electroplating a wafer is set forth. The current thief comprises a plurality of conductive segments disposed to substantially surround a peripheral region of the wafer. A first plurality of resist... | 01/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6706168 | Wastewater treatment method and apparatus Wastewater treatment operations, i.e. the coagulation, decomposition, sterilization and separation of impurities such as the sludge, organisms, etc. in a liquid to be treated are carried out by applying an AC voltage of a specific frequency between first and second ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6638413 | Methods and apparatus for electrolysis of water A method and apparatus are provided for electrolyzing water for enhanced production of oxygen, hydrogen and heat by the steps of (i) providing an electrochemical cell comprising an isotopic hydrogen storage cathode, an electrically conductive anode and an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632334 | Distributed power supplies for microelectronic workpiece processing tools An apparatus and method for processing microelectronic workpieces. The apparatus can include a housing at least partially enclosing a process environment, with a first processing chamber and a second processing chamber positioned within the housing. The f... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6478949 | Method and apparatus for increasing the oxygen content of water A method and apparatus for increasing the oxygen content of water have been shown and described. A volume of water is passed between the electrodes of an electrolytic cell, a portion of the volume of water converting to dissolved oxygen. A desired level o... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6436270 | Method and device for controlling the movement of a feeding and breaking chisel in an aluminum production cell A method and a device for controlling the movement of a combined alumina feeding and crust breaking chisel in an aluminum production cell, wherein the chisel is moved downwards and upwards by means of a pneumatic cylinder which is alternatively fed with p... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428689 | Water purifying and dispensing apparatus, and method of purifying chlorine-containing water A water purification apparatus and methods for the purification of water are provided. The invention features an atmospherically-isolated, but ventable, reservoir electrolysis cell with control features for selecting an electrolysis duration depending on ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6391179 | Plating apparatus and method of preventing substitute deposition The present invention provides a plating apparatus comprising: a plating bath filled with a plating solution; at least an anode in the plating solution; at least a plating object which serves as a cathode in the plating solution, so that the at least plat... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6387243 | Separation of metal ions absorbed on a resin and installation for recycling photographic effluents including an exchanger and an electrolytic vessel A method for separating metal ions absorbed on a resin includes: suspending or percolating a cationic exchange resin charged with a polar solvent containing an eluting agent or a mixture of eluting agents containing at least an organic or mineral ligand c... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368491 | Method of controlling a modular ceramic oxygen generating system The invention relates generally to ceramic oxygen generating modules, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling a duty cycle for each of a plurality of ceramic oxygen generating modules in a modular ceramic oxygen generating system... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6319390 | Method of and system for cleansing a toilet or urinal A method of and system for cleansing a toilet or urinal are proposed which require less maintenance work and are safer to users than conventional methods using acid substances, and which can prevent the formation of stain on the toilet or urinal effective... | 11/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6179986 | Solid polymer electrolyte electrochemical oxygen control system with integral reactor feedback sensing Disclosed is a novel proton-exchange membrane (PEM) based solid polymer electrolyte electrochemical oxygen control (EOC) system that can deplete and control the oxygen from a closed container to levels sufficient for both disinfestation and preservation. ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174419 | Electrolytic water producing apparatus In an electrolytic water producing apparatus, an anode and a cathode in an electrolytic cell are periodically switched to reduce degradation thereof. The concentration of hypochlorous acid formed in the strong acidic liquid is measured through a concentra... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6171469 | Method and apparatus for increasing the oxygen content of water A method and apparatus for increasing the oxygen content of water have been shown and described. A volume of water is passed between the electrodes of an electrolytic cell, a portion of the volume of water converting to dissolved oxygen. A desired level o... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168693 | Apparatus for controlling the uniformity of an electroplated workpiece An electroplating system for plating at least one metal on at least one substrate. At least one plating tank contains a plating solution including the at least one metal to be plated on the at least one substrate. At least one anode is arranged in the at ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6113779 | Electrical water purification apparatus An apparatus for water treatment, and in particular for electrical water purification in combination with a filtering apparatus for providing purified water for drinking and other application common in the home, farm or business. Metal, hydrogen and oxyge... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106691 | Medical instrument sterilizing and washing method and apparatus In a medical instrument sterilizing and washing method and apparatus for sterilizing and washing a medical instrument in a short time without corroding the metal forming the medical instrument to be washed. The sterilizing and washing method comprises the... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5935392 | Electrodes for electrolytic removal of nitrates from water, methods of making same, and apparatus incorporating said electrodes A carbon fiber electrode is coated with a noble metal oxide to create a noble metal oxide electrode with a very large surface area. According to a presently preferred embodiment, the noble metal oxide is iridium oxide. A method of making the electrode inc... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5868919 | Method and apparatus for dissociating materials An apparatus and method of use for dissociating materials includes a power supply, high energy capacitor, high energy trigger device and an probe and reactor arrangement for treating both solid and medium/media materials. A near instantaneous discharge of... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5660706 | Electric field initiated electroless metal deposition A technique for utilizing an electric field to initiate electroless deposition of a material to form layers and/or structures on a semiconductor wafer. The wafer is disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode and disposed so that its de... | 08/26/1997 |
