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7608446 |
Nanostructured surface for microparticle analysis and manipulation
The present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of the first rigid surface having a nanostructured surface. The apparatus...
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7605326 |
Solar electrolysis power co-generation system
A solar electrolysis power co-generation system includes a solar electrolysis source and a control unit. The solar electrolysis source includes a solar panel, an electrolysis unit, a hermetically...
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7566390 |
Wafer support apparatus for electroplating process and method for using the same
A multi-layered wafer support apparatus is provided for performing an electroplating process on a semiconductor wafer (“wafer”). The multi-layered wafer support apparatus includes a bottom film...
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7560017 |
Methods and apparatus for electrically detecting characteristics of a microelectronic substrate and/or polishing medium
Methods and apparatuses for detecting characteristics of a microelectronic substrate. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes positioning the microelectronic substrate...
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7550068 |
Wireless electrolytic cell monitoring powered by ultra low bus voltage
A system, device, and method include a cell-powered first electronic device powered using electrical potential imposed across an electrolytic cell. The potential is voltage-boosted to accomplish...
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7507323 |
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...
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7504016 |
Method and system for controlling addition of powdery materials into the bath of an electrolysis cell for the production of aluminium
This invention relates to a method for controlling additions of powder materials into an electrolytic cell designed for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis. The method according...
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7468124 |
Method and apparatus for copper corrosion prevention during wet clean
A method and apparatus for cleaning a wafer with a metal exposed through an insulator, through the use of a wet cleaning tank in concert with a feedback system on the potential difference between...
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7459064 |
Solar electrolysis power source
A solar electrolysis power source includes a solar panel, an electrolysis unit, a hermetically sealed compressor, a hydrogen tank, and a fuel cell. By utilizing the electrolysis of water powered by...
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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...
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7368042 |
Electroplating apparatus including a real-time feedback system
An electro-chemical plating system includes an upper rotor assembly for receiving and holding a wafer; an electroplating reactor vessel for containing plating solution in which the wafer is...
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7325392 |
Control system for catalytic processes
The present invention provides methods and systems for controlling a catalytic process. The control system includes: an electroconductive support having a layer of a catalyst thereon; a first...
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7288180 |
Electric current control method and apparatus for use in gas generators
The invention provides a method and apparatus for current control in gas generators capable of generating a fluorine or fluoride gas by and in which the electrolysis can be maintained in an optimum...
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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...
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7238278 |
Apparatus for purifying water
The invention relates to a method for purifying water by forming in an electrolytic cell molecular halogen, hypohalic acid, hypohalite ions or combinations thereof, from halide ions dissolved in...
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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...
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7211175 |
Method and apparatus for potential controlled electroplating of fine patterns on semiconductor wafers
Controlled-potential electroplating provides an effective method of electroplating metals onto the surfaces of high aspect ratio recessed features of integrated circuit devices. Methods are...
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6998029 |
Anodic protection systems and methods
Various systems and methods for protecting electrowinning anodes having electrocatalytically active coatings in a bank of electrolytic cells from being damaged by reverse currents. In the first...
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6884333 |
Electrochemical system for analyzing performance and properties of electrolytic solutions
The invention relates to the analysis of the performance and properties of electrochemical processes, and specifically, to electrolytic solutions and electrode processes. The invention discloses a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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6830673 |
Anode assembly and method of reducing sludge formation during electroplating
A higher applied potential may be provided to a consumable anode to reduce sludge formation during electroplating. For example, a higher applied potential may be provided to a consumable anode by...
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6830675 |
Method and device for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream
A method for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream, in which the gas stream loaded with CO is guided through a device, and the CO is removed from the gas stream through adsorption on the...
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6793792 |
Electroplating methods including maintaining a determined electroplating voltage and related systems
Methods for electroplating metal can include passing an electrical current through a conductive surface and an electroplating solution adjacent the conductive surface. An electroplating voltage for...
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6787368 |
Biosensor method for detecting analytes in a liquid
A diagnostic method and device for use in detecting or quantitating an analyte present in a liquid sample. The method includes reacting an analyte-containing sample with reagents capable of...
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6770184 |
Integrated de-ionized water pressure monitoring system for solder plating machines
The present invention provides a solder plating system with automatic monitoring of wash fluid pressure. The system automatically activates an alarm and/or initiates shutdown of a solder plating...
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6723223 |
Electrochemical machining method with optimal machining pulse duration
For an electromechanical machining of a work piece there is an optimal pulse duration for the machining pulses corresponding to the maximum copying accuracy. Such an optimal pulse duration...
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6672382 |
Downhole electrical power system
A downhole electrical power system provides long term electrical power in a downhole environment. In a described embodiment, a downhole electrical power system includes a power source which...
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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,...
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6582592 |
Apparatus for removing dissolved metals from wastewater by electrocoagulation
A system is provided for removing dissolved metals from industrial wastewater by electrocoagulation. The system includes an electrocoagulation reactor with a DC power supply having an insulation...
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6576460 |
Filtration-detection device and method of use
The present invention relates to a filtration-detection device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a test sample including a filtration device having a first binding material immobilized...
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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...
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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...
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6500574 |
Method and apparatus for a fuel cell based fuel sensor
Fuel concentrations are determinable in a solid oxide fuel cell through voltage measurement of one or more fuel cell units, which voltage is a function of hydrogen gas present in the fuel feed...
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6478934 |
Motorized frame for adjusting the interelectrodic gap in mercury cells
The invention concerns a motorized device for adjusting the interelectrodic gap in mercury cathode electrolysis cells, mainly consisting of a frame, to which a number of anodes are suspended,...
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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...
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6432282 |
Method and apparatus for supplying electricity uniformly to a workpiece
The present invention relates to a device that supplies electricity to a substrate. In one embodiment, the device includes multiple contacts, a current sensor, and a current regulator. The current...
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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...
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6391183 |
Apparatus for producing ozone water and method of producing ozone water by using the same apparatus
An ozonized water generating device in which an inside of a casing is defined by a solid electrolyte film into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. An anode electrode made of noble metal having...
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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...
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6312584 |
Method and apparatus for electrochemically machining a workpiece
An apparatus for electrochemically machining of a workpiece by means of an electrode has an actuator for setting a gap between the electrode and the workpiece. The apparatus further has a channel...
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6300141 |
Card-based biosensor device
A diagnostic card device for use in detecting or quantitating an analyte present in a liquid sample, comprising a card substrate having a sample introduction region, a biosensor, and a sample-flow...
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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...
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6235178 |
Method and device for coating a metal strip
A method for coating a metal strip using a coating metal, in particular for coating a steel strip using zinc or a zinc/nickel compound, by means of at least one electroplating cell through which...
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6187153 |
Comparator for monitoring the deposition of an electrically conductive material on a leadframe to warn of improper operation of a leadframe electroplating process
A method and circuit (14) for monitoring an electroplating operation of an electroplating machine (10) of the type having a first electroplating cell (18) for depositing nickel onto an integrated...
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6179983 |
Method and apparatus for treating surface including virtual anode
An apparatus for depositing an electrical conductive layer on the surface of a wafer includes a virtual anode located between the actual anode and the wafer. The virtual anode modifies the electric...
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6179984 |
Circuitry and method for an electroplating plant or etching plant pulse power supply
The circuit arrangement and method for supplying pulsed current to electrolytic cells according to the invention are used in electroplating systems. To supply current to each electrolytic cell,...
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6168692 |
Apparatus for generating alkali ion water
An apparatus for generating alkali ion water includes an electrolytic cell. At least two electrodes are disposed in the electrolytic cell. A diaphragm disposed in the electrolytic cell extends...
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6153065 |
Internal stress testing device for high speed electroplating
An internal stress testing device for high speed electroplating is disclosed. The testing device comprises: a tank to be filled with a plating solution; a metal plate for anode disposed within the...
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