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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075750 | Electrolytic cell and method of use thereof In one embodiment of the present invention an electrolytic cell is provided comprising a containment vessel; a first electrode; a second electrode; a source of electrical current in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; an elect... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8002955 | Cylindrical electrolysis cell An insulating end cap for a cylindrical electrolysis cell the type comprising at least two tubular electrodes with a cylindrical membrane arranged co-axially between them, comprises a first annular section with first and second axial ends, having at its first axial ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7964068 | Membrane-electrode assembly, electrolytic unit using the same, electrolytic water ejecting apparatus, and method of sterilization The present invention provides: a membrane-electrode assembly having a first electrode having a shape of a rod-form or a cylindrical-form, a strip-form diaphragm covering the periphery of the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on a surface of the strip... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7887679 | Method of sterilization and electrolytic water ejecting apparatus The present invention provides a method of sterilization with an electrolytic water, including: electrolyzing a raw water with an electrolytic unit including: a cathode; and an anode at least having a part containing a conductive diamond to prepare an electrolytic w... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7591933 | Spiral electrodeionization device with segregated ionic flows Some embodiments of the invention relate to an electrodeionization device that includes comprising a generally cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing includes a cylindrical inner core and an inner electrode that extends around the inner core. The cylindrical h... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7585398 | Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electrochemical deposition chamber includes a processing unit having a first flow system configured to convey a flow of a first proces... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7510633 | Electrolyzer apparatus and method for hydrogen and oxygen production An electrolyzer cell (10) for the electrolysis of water comprises a cathode (12) of generally tubular configuration within which is disposed an anode (16) separated from the cathode (12) by a separation membrane (14) of generally t... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7422668 | Electrochemical cells An electrochemical cell having an inner electrode mounted coaxially within an outer, electrode, with a tube mounted coaxially between them to define annular passageways for liquid flow in separate streams of the cell between respective pairs of inlet/outlet ports. A... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416802 | Electrode-supported solid state electrochemical cell A process for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell comprises, in one embodiment according to the invention: forming a plastic mass comprising a mixture of an electrolyte substance and an electrochemically active substance; extruding the plastic mass through a die t... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7374645 | Electrolysis cell assembly A compression sealable electrolysis cell that is easily and reliably manufactured, maintained and repaired comprises two insulating end pieces which can position and seal two electrode tubes with electrical contacts separated by a ceramic membrane tube where fluid c... | 05/20/2008 |
| RE40218 | Electro-chemical deposition system and method of electroplating on substrates The invention provides an apparatus and a method for achieving reliable, consistent metal electroplating or electrochemical deposition onto semiconductor substrates. More particularly, the invention provides uniform and void-free deposition of metal onto metal seede... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351315 | Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electrochemical deposition chamber includes a processing unit having a first flow system configured to convey a flow of a first proces... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351314 | Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electrochemical deposition chamber includes a processing unit having a first flow system configured to convey a flow of a first proces... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323089 | Bonded membrane-electrode assembly for electrolysis of water and water electrolyzer using the same The present invention provides a bonded membrane-electrode assembly for electrolysis of water, which enables the generation of hydrogen capable of being used as a fuel for a fuel cell by electrolyzing water, and a water electrolyzer constructed using the bonded memb... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7285255 | Deodorizing and sanitizing employing a wicking device A device and method for sanitizing and deodorizing including the selective transportation of a sanitizing composition by the capillary action of a wick to an acidic composition which may be held in a reservoir, or which also may be selectively transported through th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273535 | Insoluble anode with an auxiliary electrode A method and apparatus for plating a metal onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a fluid basin configured to contain a plating solution, an anode fluid volume positioned in a lower portion of the fluid basin, a cathode fluid volume positioned in an upper portion ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267749 | Workpiece processor having processing chamber with improved processing fluid flow A processing container (610) for providing a flow of a processing fluid during immersion processing of at least one surface of a microelectronic workpiece is set forth. The processing container comprises a principal fluid flow chamber (505) providing a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264698 | Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microelectronic workpieces An apparatus and method for electrochemical processing of microelectronic workpieces in a reaction vessel. In one embodiment, the reaction vessel includes: an outer container having an outer wall; a distributor coupled to the outer container, the distributor having ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7195744 | Device for holding a container for a composition that produces an antimicrobially active gas A device and method for cleaning and deodorizing a unit having an enclosed space not otherwise easily accessible for cleaning and deodorizing. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172734 | Sanitizing device and associated method A sanitizing device comprising: a sanitizing component for sanitizing a surface, liquid, gas, and/or associated surrounding environment, wherein the sanitizing component includes an electrochemical, chemical, and/or corona cell; and a housing for retaining the sanit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7052600 | Apparatus for treating water The inventive method and apparatus for treating water and water systems. The apparatus and method also assures the retention of calcium in drinking water provided to an animal by suppling water to a water feed line which is connected to a drinking device, oxidizing ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045041 | Ion exchange membrane electrolyzer The invention provides an ion exchange membrane electrolyzer. An electric current is passed through at least one electrode while the electrode is in contact with a plurality of comb-like flat leaf spring tags extending at an angle from a flat leaf spring form of ret... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6942767 | Chemical reactor system A reactor comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a conically spiraling fluid flow channel coupled between the inlet and the outlet. The reactor may be an electrochemical reactor comprising a fluid flow channel that spirals about an axis, the fluid flow channel comprisi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6890410 | Apparatus for converting a fluid into at least two gasses through electrolysis An electrolysis conversion system for converting liquid to gas, such as water into hydrogen and oxygen, includes a housing in which are housed encapsulated and non-encapsulated electrodes in any one of side-by-side, rolled or folded relationship. The electrodes are ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6852204 | Wall construction for electrolytic cell A wall construction for an electrolytic cell to separate oxygen from an oxygen containing gas in which an electrolyte layer of less than 200 microns and a cathode layer of less than 500 microns are supported by an anode that can have a sufficient thickness to also c... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843895 | Portable device for electrochemical processing of liquids A portable device for the electrochemical processing of liquids which comprises a dielectric casing with cylindrical and coaxially aligned electrodes and an inter-electrode diaphragm partitioning the inter-electrode space into an anode and a cathode chamber, and cur... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6482309 | Electrolytic generation of nascent iodine as a method of treatment and for the prevention of infections associated with medical implant devices An anti-infective device generally comprising an oxidant generating formulation contained within at least a section of the device configured to electrolytically generate an anti-infective oxidant. The device has at least one of a cathode member and an ano... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6409895 | Electrolytic cell and method for electrolysis An electrolytic cell is provided for producing a sodium hypochlorite solution with active chlorine from brine. A plurality of the cells are typically employed with provision for cooling the electrolyte. The cell comprises a cylindrical metallic cathode wi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6261433 | Electro-chemical deposition system and method of electroplating on substrates The invention provides an apparatus and a method for achieving reliable, consistent metal electroplating or electrochemical deposition onto semiconductor substrates. More particularly, the invention provides uniform and void-free deposition of metal onto ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6248221 | Electrolysis apparatus and electrodes and electrode material therefor An improved electrolysis system includes a cylindrical anode, a cylindrical cathode, a cathode material including nanocrystalline particles, and an insulator disposed between the anode and the cathode material to prevent contact between the anode and the ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6162333 | Electrochemical cell for removal of metals from solutions An electrochemical cell having a porous carbon fiber cathode supported on an elongate support member of open structure and a surrounding tubular anode. The cathode is provided with a current feeder that comprises a plurality of feeder strips, each extendi... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6086733 | Electrochemical cell for metal recovery A high performance electrochemical cell is useful for recovery of metal from aqueous solutions. The electrochemical cell has a cathode assembly that includes a nonporous support member, a primary cathode, and a nonconductive or conductive porous material ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6071404 | Water treating device A water treating device includes an outer casing, a reverse osmosis tube, a side cap, and an outlet tube. The outer casing includes an outer tube having a first inlet for water and a first outlet, an inner tube mounted inside the outer tube and including ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6063247 | Modified electrolyte and diaphragm for fused salt electrolysis Lithium chloride improves electrolytic cell efficiency and performance when included in the electrolyte. Self-aligning cell diaphragms improve cell efficiency and reduce maintenance.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6054026 | Electrolytic cell for removing silver from silver-containing aqueous liquids The cell comprises a housing (10), an anode (20) positioned within the housing (10), and a cathode (30) surrounding the anode (20) in the housing (10). A perforated screen (28) is located between the anode (20) and the cathode (30). The construction provi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6035518 | Method for preparing a cylindrical separator, a tool usable for the method and a cylindrical cell with the separator A method for preparing a cylindrical separator from sheet material and for inserting the separator in the cylindrical anode space of a semi-finished cell, in which the separator is wound from a sheet material around a mandrel to have a diameter smaller th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6004439 | Apparatus for obtaining products by anode oxidation of dissolved chlorides of alkaline or alkaline-earth metals An electrochemical cell or a plurality or block of electrochemical cells is connected through an anode circulation system to a reservoir which is also provided with a built-in controller for maintaining the level of anolyte. The built-in controller can be... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5985110 | Apparatus for electrochemical treatment of water and/or water solutions An apparatus for electrochemical purification of water and for regulation of acid-alkaline properties, Red-Ox characteristics and catalytic activity of water that can be used for obtaining washing and disinfecting solutions. The apparatus includes at leas... | 11/16/1999 |
