Patents by Inventor Josh J. Ault

Josh J. Ault has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Adaptive apparatus for release of trapped gas bubbles and enhanced agitation for a plating system
    Patent number: 11274378
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an array of chemical and electrochemical treatment cells. The cells include electrochemical cells that individually include a plating tank, a power supply, and an anode. A flight bar for supporting a cathode is moved from one tank to another for treating and plating a cathode surface. Within an electrochemical tank, the power supply operates a circuit with metal ions being eroded from the anode and being deposited onto the cathode surface. A plating apparatus is configured to simultaneously provide mechanical support, a cathodic connection, and agitation to a cathode in a plating tank. The plating apparatus includes an agitator which rotates the cathode about a fixed pivot connection to provide motion along a lateral axis and a vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Engineering and Software System Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly V. Smith, Josh J. Ault, Jeremy J. Hall
  • ADAPTIVE APPARATUS FOR RELEASE OF TRAPPED GAS BUBBLES AND ENHANCED AGITATION FOR A PLATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210230764
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an array of chemical and electrochemical treatment cells. The cells include electrochemical cells that individually include a plating tank, a power supply, and an anode. A flight bar for supporting a cathode is moved from one tank to another for treating and plating a cathode surface. Within an electrochemical tank, the power supply operates a circuit with metal ions being eroded from the anode and being deposited onto the cathode surface. A plating apparatus is configured to simultaneously provide mechanical support, a cathodic connection, and agitation to a cathode in a plating tank. The plating apparatus includes an agitator which rotates the cathode about a fixed pivot connection to provide motion along a lateral axis and a vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Engineering and Software System Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly V. Smith, Josh J. Ault, Jeremy J. Hall