Patents Assigned to Applied Semiconductor International Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7897031
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion, particularly space weather induced corrosion, of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process and adjust the controllable filter in response to at least one measured parameter associated with space weather effects on the conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Semiconductor International Ltd.
    Inventors: David B. Dowling, Farshad Khorrami, Joseph G. Michels, Mikhail Panasyuk
  • Publication number: 20100025261
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion, particularly space weather induced corrosion, of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process and adjust the controllable filter in response to at least one measured parameter associated with space weather effects on the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: APPLIED SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: David B. DOWLING, Farshad Khorrami, Joseph G. Michels, Mikhail I. Panasyuk
  • Publication number: 20090148714
    Abstract: A method for the production of an oxide layer, involving oxidizing a metal surface, wherein the metal surface is electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU); wherein the metal oxide layer produced has an amount of metal present in said metal oxide layer that is higher than that present in a metal oxide layer produced by oxidizing the metal surface in the absence of the ECU; or oxidizing an oxidizable non-metallic conductive surface, wherein the oxidizable non-metallic conductive surface is electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU); wherein the oxide layer produced is denser than that produced by oxidizing the oxidizable non-metallic conductive surface in the absence of the ECU; and the metal oxide or oxide layers produced thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: APPLIED SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LTD., The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Andrew B. Bocarsly, Brent Kirby, David Dowling
  • Patent number: 7318889
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and electrically connected to one or more anodes, wherein the anodes are less noble than the conductive structure, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter, and wherein the apparatus, system and method serve to prolong the lifetime of the one or more anodes by reducing, minimizing or substantially eliminating their sacrificial character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Applied Semiconductor International, Ltd.
    Inventor: David B. Dowling
  • Publication number: 20070023295
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and electrically connected to one or more anodes, wherein the anodes are less noble than the conductive structure, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter, and wherein the apparatus, system and method serve to prolong the lifetime of the one or more anodes by reducing, minimizing or substantially eliminating their sacrificial character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: APPLIED SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: David Dowling
  • Patent number: 7029569
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Applied Semiconductor International Ltd.
    Inventors: David B. Dowling, Farshad Khorrami
  • Publication number: 20050109635
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: APPLIED SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: David Dowling, Farshad Khorrami
  • Patent number: 6811681
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Applied Semiconductor International Ltd.
    Inventors: David B. Dowling, Farshad Khorrami
  • Publication number: 20040089559
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: APPLIED SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: David B. Dowling, Farshad Khorrami