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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513980 | Electrolytic cell for electrolyzed water generator An electrolytic cell 1 comprises electrolysis chambers 5 and 6 arranged opposite to each other through a diaphragm 11, raw water feed means 8 and 7, electrodes 12a and 12b arranged in the electrol... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7476307 | Systems and methods for generating chlorine dioxide Processes for generating chlorine dioxide generally include acidifying an alkali metal chlorite solution; and contacting the acidified alkali metal chlorite solution with a solid phase chlorine-containing material to produce chlorine dioxide. An exemplary system for... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7431818 | Electrochemical fuel deoxygenation system A fuel system for an energy conversion device includes a deoxygenator system with an electrochemical conversion system to remove oxygen from fuel through conversion of the oxygen to water. The electrochemical conversion system is located within a fuel flow. On the f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427345 | Method and device for regenerating ion exchanger, and electrolytic processing apparatus A method and device for regenerating an ion exchanger can regenerate an ion exchanger easily and quickly, and can minimize a load upon cleaning of the regenerated ion exchanger and disposal of waste liquid. A method for regenerating a contaminated ion exchanger incl... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399392 | Electrochemical reformer and fuel cell system An electrochemical reformer 1 using reactant feed structures having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions to provide mechanisms for the wicking of liquid reactants into reformer 1 and for the separation and removal of gaseous products from reformer 1. The electri... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396442 | Electrochemical oxygen generator module assembly An ionically conductive ceramic element includes a central unit (703). The central unit (703) is composed of a plurality of integrated manifold and tube modules (IMAT) (22) joined end to end along a central axis (A). Each IMAT module (22)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396440 | Load leveling and electrolysis system The invention is a device for electrical load-leveling and/or electrolysis. A housing contains pairs of electrodes made from or containing a porous material. The electrodes are filled respectively with an anolyte and a catholyte, which is an ionic couple such as Van... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387719 | Mediated electrochemical oxidation of biological waste materials Mediated electrochemical oxidation to treats, oxidizes and destroys biological waste, medical, infectious, pathological, animal, sanitary, mortuary, ship, veterinary, pharmaceutical and combined waste. Electrolytes contain oxidized forms of reversible redox couples ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7351317 | Electrolytic cell comprising an interior trough The invention relates to an electrolysis device for halogen gas production from an aqueous alkali halide solution in several plate-type electrolysis cells stacked and arranged side by side, with electrical contacts, each of the cells with a housing consisting of two... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329331 | Electrolysis cell, especially for electrochemical production of chlorine An electrolysis cell, suitable for the electrochemical production of chlorine from aqueous solutions of hydrogen chloride. The cell preferably comprises an anode space formed from an anode, an anode frame, and a back wall, the anode frame supporting the anode, and t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329332 | Diaphragm for electrolytic cell Describes a cathode assembly for electrolytic cells, e.g., chlor-alkali electrolytic cells, comprising a foraminous cathode substrate, a deposited erodible mat comprising synthetic (man-made) fibers, e.g., polyamide (nylon) fibers, on the foraminous surface of said ... | 02/12/2008 |
| RE40035 | Modular ceramic oxygen generator A ceramic oxygen generator is described which is capable of modular construction to permit the oxygen generation capacity to be expanded. An ionically conducted ceramic electrolyte is formed into a series of rows and columns of tubes on a tube support member and lik... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323090 | Bipolar zero-gap type electrolytic cell A bipolar zero-gap electrolytic cell comprising an anode comprising an anode substrate constituted of a titanium expanded metal or titanium metal net of 25 to 70% opening ratio, which anode after coating the substrate with a catalyst has a surface of 5 to 50 μm une... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311808 | Device and method for increasing mass transport at liquid-solid diffusion boundary layer A device and method for increasing the mass transport rate of a chemical or electrochemical process at the solid and fluid interface in a fluid cell. The device includes a membrane in close contact with surface of the work piece, to separate the process cell into tw... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291261 | Pool chemical dispenser This is a device which will make the monitoring and regulation of chemicals in a pool easy and convenient. It will also make it as automatic as possible for the user to accurately monitor the chemical levels and add the appropriate chemicals. The user may preset the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285343 | Bonded membrane-electrode assembly having water-electrolyzing and power-generating functions, and fuel cell system provided with water electrolyzer using the same A bonded membrane-electrode assembly is provided which enables the electrolysis of water, which has water-electrolyzing and power-generating functions enabling the generation of hydrogen, and which is capable of being utilized for a fuel cell; and a fuel cell system... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276306 | System for the co-production of electricity and hydrogen Described herein is a system for the co-generation of hydrogen gas and electricity, wherein the proportion of hydrogen to electricity can be adjusted from 0% to 100%. The system integrates fuel cell technology for power generation with fuel-assisted steam-electrolys... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261967 | Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical cell having an integral, electrically-conductive, resiliently compressible, porous pad Electrolysis cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. A multi-layer metal screen for defining a first fluid cavity is placed in conta... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247222 | Electrochemical processing cell Embodiments of the invention may generally provide a small volume electrochemical plating cell. The plating cell generally includes a fluid basin configured to contain a plating solution therein, the fluid basin having a substantially horizontal weir. The cell furth... | 07/24/2007 |
| RE39720 | Catalytic reduction of emissions from internal combustion engines An apparatus for treating an exhaust gas stream from cold startup through continuous operating conditions of an internal combustion engine includes an oxidizing catalyst bed disposed in an exhaust pipe and a reducing catalyst bed disposed in the exhaust pipe downstr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238266 | Method and apparatus for fluorine generation and recirculation The invention relates to apparatus and methods for generating and recycling fluorine. The applicants recognized that a fluorine separator, used either alone or in combination with a plasma generator can produce sufficient quantities of fluorine at its point of use f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238272 | Production of electrolytic water Apparatus and methods are provided for producing electrolytic water using three chambers, rigid plates and ion exchange membranes. Benefits include reduced scale production and increased long-term bactericidal effects of the water produced. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232507 | High volumetric efficiency electrochemical cell design for treatment of low concentrations of contaminants in low conductivity water An electrochemical cell design is disclosed for the particular application of the electrochemical treatment of contaminants in water. The cell is designed to allow the treatment of low concentrations of contaminants in low conductivity water efficiently, and to be s... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229534 | Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical cell having an integral, electrically-conductive, resiliently compressible, porous pad Electrolysis cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. A multi-layer metal screen for defining a first fluid cavity is placed in conta... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227470 | RFID label application system A method of tracking and identifying a plurality of items using a label containing an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device such as an RFID tag. An EAS device-containing label is attached to at least one, but less than all, of the items. At least one identify... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226529 | Electrolyzer system to produce gas at high pressure An apparatus and method to produce hydrogen gas a high pressure is disclosed. An electrolyzer is located inside a pressure vessel that is pressurized with high pressure water. The high pressure water is provided to both the anode and cathode sides of the electrolyze... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7179642 | Method and apparatus for solids processing Apparatuses and methods for anaerobic digestion of high-solids waste are provided. The methods may include and the apparatuses may be used for moving the solid waste in a corkscrew-like fashion through a closed container. The method may further include moving the hi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169497 | Electrochemical cells An electrochemical cell includes a hydrogen generator and a hydrogen fuel cell. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153409 | Electrochemical cell system and method of operation In one embodiment, the electrochemical system comprises an electrochemical cell and hydrogen storage in fluid communication with the hydrogen electrode, the hydrogen storage comprising at least one of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers. In one embodiment, the me... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141323 | Method and apparatus for electrochemical compression and expansion of hydrogen in a fuel cell system The invention relates to fuel cell systems and associated methods of operation where an electrochemical cell such as a fuel cell is used as an electrochemical hydrogen separator to separate hydrogen from a process stream (e.g., reformate or synthesis gas), or as an ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132188 | Fuel cells and fuel cell catalysts A direct organic fuel cell includes a formic acid fuel solution having between about 10% and about 95% formic acid. The formic acid is oxidized at an anode. The anode may include a Pt/Pd catalyst that promotes the direct oxidation of the formic acid via a direct rea... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132182 | Method and apparatus for electrochemical compression and expansion of hydrogen in a fuel cell system The invention relates to fuel cell systems and associated methods of operation where an electrochemical cell such as a fuel cell is used as an electrochemical hydrogen separator to separate hydrogen from a process stream (e.g., reformate or synthesis gas), or as an ... | 11/07/2006 |