Anodizing and plating system and method
OwnerAndrew John Nostiinventor
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Abstract
An anodizing or plating system is provided that has a bath with an electrolytic solution into which a production part is at least partially disposed. For the anodizing process, an anodizing monitoring device is present and has a control panel at least partially disposed within the electrolytic solution. A power source for forming an electrical circuit between the power source, the bath, the production part, and the anodizing monitoring device is present. The production part and the anodizing monitoring device are arranged in parallel relationship to one another in the electrical circuit.
Claims20
An anodizing system, comprising:
- a bath that has a tank and an electrolytic solution;
- a production part at least partially disposed within the electrolytic solution;
- an anodizing monitoring device having a control panel, wherein the control panel is at least partially disposed within the electrolytic solution;
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- a power source for imparting electrical energy to form an electrical circuit that includes the electrolytic solution, the production part, and the anodizing monitoring device in order to anodize the production part.
An anodizing system, comprising:
- a bath that has a tank and an electrolytic solution;
- a production part disposed within the electrolytic solution;
- an anodizing monitoring device having a control panel, wherein the control panel is disposed within the electrolytic solution and is made of a material that has a similar anodizing response as that of the production part, wherein the anodizing monitoring device has an amp meter and a stem, wherein the amp meter is capable of measuring the amount of current through the anodizing monitoring device, wherein a portion of the stem is located outside of the electrolytic solution;
- a rack that is at least partially located within the electrolytic solution, wherein the rack has a stem that is at least partially located outside of the electrolytic solution, wherein the rack carries the production part;
- an anode bar in electrical communication with the rack and the anodizing monitoring device;
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- a power source for imparting electrical energy to form an electrical circuit that includes the anode bar, the electrolytic solution, the production part, the rack and the anodizing monitoring device, wherein constant current is applied by the power source in order to anodize the production part, wherein the production part and the anodizing monitoring device are arranged in parallel relationship to one another in the electrical circuit.
A plating system, comprising:
- a bath that has a tank and an electrolytic solution;
- a production part at least partially disposed within the electrolytic solution;
- a plating monitoring device having a control panel, wherein the control panel is at least partially disposed within the electrolytic solution;
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- a power source for imparting electrical energy to form an electrical circuit that includes the electrolytic solution, the production part, and the plating monitoring device in order to plate the production part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.