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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.