Patents by Inventor Ray Carnahan

Ray Carnahan 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).

  • Purification system and method
    Patent number: 6890414
    Abstract: A system for use with a plating cell configured to plate objects in a plating process. At least one byproduct is created in a plating substance used in the plating cell. The system includes a purification system configured to remove at least a portion of the at least one byproduct from the plating substance. The purification system comprises at least a first processing vessel, a second processing vessel, and a flow path providing flow from the first processing vessel to the second processing vessel. The flow path may be configured such that the flow from the first vessel to the second vessel is caused by gravity. A method is also provided for removing at least a portion of at least one byproduct from a plating substance used in a plating cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin John Dickinson, Ray Carnahan
  • Purification system and method
    Publication number: 20030042143
    Abstract: A system for use with a plating cell configured to plate objects in a plating process. At least one byproduct is created in a plating substance used in the plating cell. The system includes a purification system configured to remove at least a portion of the at least one byproduct from the plating substance. The purification system comprises at least a first processing vessel, a second processing vessel, and a flow path providing flow from the first processing vessel to the second processing vessel. The flow path may be configured such that the flow from the first vessel to the second vessel is caused by gravity. A method is also provided for removing at least a portion of at least one byproduct from a plating substance used in a plating cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Colin John Dickinson, Ray Carnahan