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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A. Lorincz, Hollister, CA (US);
Assignee:
Therma Corporation, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F 3/16 ; C25D 1/700 ; C25B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F 3/16 ; C25D 1/700 ; C25B 9/00 ;
Abstract
A cathode station ( ) for a pipe electrochemical polishing system ( ) has a valve ( ) for preventing a cleaning fluid ( ) from entering into a pipe ( ). A cathode ( ) is pulled into the cathode station ( ) by a cathode puller cable ( ) after a polishing operation ( ) is completed. In a rinse cathode operation ( ) the cleaning fluid ( ) is introduced into the cathode station ( ) through a fluid inlet ( ) and removed from a fluid outlet ( ). In a finish operation ( ) the cathode ( ) and cathode station ( ) are removed from the pipe electrochemical polishing system ( ).