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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168048 | Carbon dioxide generation and dispensing device and method of production A CO2 generating and dispensing device having container with a first space for receiving oxalic acid and water, and a second space for receiving a CO2 generator which generator is attached to a lid. The lid secures to the container. Two conduct... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163142 | Hydrogen system for internal combustion engine A hydrogen system for internal combustion engines, comprising a housing assembly having at least three internal chambers divided by at least two dividing plates. The two dividing plates include a lower dividing plate and an upper dividing plate. Each comprises a plu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7833394 | Housing, apparatus for generating hydrogen and fuel cell power generation system having the same Disclosed are a housing, an apparatus for generating hydrogen and a fuel cell power generation system having the same. The housing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a case, a hollow space formed in the case, a cartridge being inserte... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7744733 | Gas venting system A system to vent a moist gas stream is disclosed. The system includes an enclosure and an electrochemical cell disposed within the enclosure, the electrochemical cell productive of the moist gas stream. A first vent is in fluid communication with the electrochemical... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7442283 | Hydrogen peroxide generator A device and process is presented for producing hydrogen peroxide on an as needed basis is disclosed. The process and device produces hydrogen peroxide on a small scale without the addition of chemicals and disposal of waste streams. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429315 | Electrolytic generation of nitrogen using azole derivatives The invention provides electrolytes for the electrochemical generation of nitrogen gas by anodic oxidation of triazole and tetrazole derivatives. Electrolytic cells incorporating these electrolytes are also disclosed. The nitrogen gas so produced may be useful to ac... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427339 | Heat conducting metal layer for ion conductor stack The current invention relates to a means for improving heat removal from the inside of an electrochemical device to the outer surface so as to reduce thermal stresses in the device, thereby allowing for increased oxygen production. A means for conducting heat toward... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7396442 | Electrochemical oxygen generator module assembly An ionically conductive ceramic element includes a central unit (703). The central unit (703) is composed of a plurality of integrated manifold and tube modules (IMAT) (22) joined end to end along a central axis (A). Each IMAT module (22)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396441 | Flow-through oxygenator An oxygen emitter which is an electrolytic cell is disclosed. When the anode and cathode are separated by a critical distance, very small microbubbles and nanobubbles of oxygen are generated. The very small oxygen bubbles remain in suspension, forming a solution sup... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393440 | Hydrogen generation system The present invention provides a system for generating hydrogen gas in an aqueous solution based electrolytic or galvanic cell wherein the cathode is made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy. In a preferred arrangement the cell is a galvanic cell and cathode is made ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7352074 | System for producing hydrogen making use of a stream of water A system for producing hydrogen from water, making use of a stream of water such as a gulf stream or tidal stream, includes a number of submerged modules, each having a turbine that can be driven by the stream of water. The turbine is coupled to a generator for gene... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351315 | Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electrochemical deposition chamber includes a processing unit having a first flow system configured to convey a flow of a first proces... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351314 | Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electrochemical deposition chamber includes a processing unit having a first flow system configured to convey a flow of a first proces... | 04/01/2008 |
| RE40035 | Modular ceramic oxygen generator A ceramic oxygen generator is described which is capable of modular construction to permit the oxygen generation capacity to be expanded. An ionically conducted ceramic electrolyte is formed into a series of rows and columns of tubes on a tube support member and lik... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318885 | Hydrogen-oxygen gas generator and hydrogen-oxygen gas generating method using the generator A hydrogen-oxygen gas generator comprises an electrolytic bath (10A), a pair of electrodes composed of an anode member (2x) and cathode member (2y) both disposed in the bath, a power supply (34) for applying voltage between ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316857 | Miniature electrochemical gas generator and power source A miniature, battery-like device is described for the generation of gases or as a power source or battery. The generation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen by electrochemical decomposition of an aqueous oxalic acid solution is detailed. One of the electrodes of the int... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300592 | Water treatment device An object is to provide a water treatment device which can treat for-treatment water containing fluorine components into a state adaptable to the environment and which can treat nitrogen compounds without influencing a concentration of the for-treatment water contai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300564 | Interdigitated electrochemical gas generator The invention relates to an electrochemical gas generator including a substrate for providing a surface for electrode deposition, a first electrode deposited on the surface for providing an electrical connection with a conducting medium, a second electrode deposited... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288172 | Apparatus for providing electrical and fluid communication to a rotating microelectronic workpiece during electrochemical processing A method and apparatus for transmitting electrical signals and fluids to and/or from a microelectronic workpiece. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a shaft rotatable about a shaft axis and having a first end with a first electr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7235169 | Method and apparatus for purging and disinfecting water An alkaline electrolyte solution is electrolyzed by a diaphragm-less electrolyzer to provide electrolytic water as purging and disinfecting water. The alkaline electrolyte solution is a mixture of at least one alkaline electrolyte selected from caustic sodium carbon... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208070 | Stent manufacture The present invention provides improvements in methods for the manufacture of stents. Specifically, the invention provides methods wherein stents are placed on jigs of various designs which facilitate manufacture, stents carried by the jigs are immersed in liquid ba... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175751 | Method and apparatus for electrorefining impure hydrogen A method and system for electrochemically purifying an impure stream of hydrogen. Hydrogen is absorbed into a gas diffusion anode from the impure hydrogen stream and oxidized to form hydrogen ions and electrons which are released into an alkaline solution. An electr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163615 | Method of treating substance to be degraded and its apparatus There is provided a method of treating a substance to be degraded comprising the steps of: degrading the substance to produce a degraded product; contacting the product obtained in the degrading step with a liquid; and entrapping a component of the product not trapp... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144483 | Method and an electrowinning cell for production of metal The present invention relates to a method for production of molten aluminium by electrolysis of an aluminous ore, preferably alumina, in a molten salt mixture, preferably a sodium fluoride—aluminium fluoride-based electrolyte. The invention describes an electrolys... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143722 | Electrolysis cell and internal combustion engine kit comprising the same A system for producing one or more gases for enhancing combustion in an internal combustion engine, the engine having an intake, the system comprising: an electrolysis cell, for generating one or more combustion enhancing gases under pressure; a gas conduit, for con... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138014 | Electroless deposition apparatus An apparatus and a method of depositing a catalytic layer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of noble metals, semi-noble metals, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof in sub-micron features formed on a substrate. Examples of noble me... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125480 | Methods for affecting the ultra-fast photodissociation of water molecules A method for the ultra-fast photodissociation of water molecules into H2 and O2 gases is presented. Water vapor is initially produced and supplied to a photolysis bottle. Within the photolysis bottle, the water vapor is illuminated by a light s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112380 | Method and apparatus for the storage and redistribution of electrical energy A method of storage and redistribution of electrical energy comprising the steps of: producing hydrogen and oxygen through water electrolysis in an electrolyzer (1) operating under pressure; collecting the hydrogen and oxygen so obtained in respective pressur... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7033467 | Device for charging and activating hydrogen storage canister A device for charging and activating hydrogen storage canisters made of hydrogen storage alloy includes a container for receiving and retaining the canisters. Cold and hot water tanks are respectively connected to the container for supplying cold and hot water to an... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018514 | Method and apparatus for processing substances to be decomposed A method for processing substances to be degraded is provided. The method includes a decomposing step in which a mixed gas containing chlorine and the substances to be degraded is irradiated with light to decompose the substances to be degraded, a contact step in wh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005112 | Thermal decomposer for waste A thermal decomposition apparatus for wastes comprises: a heating chamber; an inlet port; at least one pair of electrodes provided within the heating chamber; a plurality of balls each taking the shape of a sphere whose primary ingredient is carbon, provided between... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994929 | Electrochemical hydrogen compressor for electrochemical cell system and method for controlling In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell system comprises: a fuel cell stack comprising a fuel cell having a fuel cell hydrogen inlet and a fuel cell hydrogen outlet, and a first electrochemical hydrogen compressor in fluid communication with the fuel cell hydroge... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984295 | Electrolytic cell for ozone generation An electrolytic process of ozone generation using platinum-coated titanium grid as cathode, β-PbO2 deposited on the grid as anode, and batteries in conjunction with supercapacitors as a DC power source is described. No membrane is required to separate th... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6956300 | Gimbal-mounted hydroelectric turbine A power plant extracts energy from a free flowing motive fluid by means of a turbine mounted on a gimbal. The shroud element of the fluid intake has external rudders, in conjunction with the gimbal mounting, enabling the enclosed turbine to instantaneously respond t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6936143 | Tandem cell for water cleavage by visible light A tandem cell or photoelectrochemical system for the cleavage of water to hydrogen and oxygen by visible light has two superimposed photocells, both cells being connected electrically. The photoactive material in the top cell is a semiconducting oxide placed in cont... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933623 | Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences An elongated cylinder is fully submerged, in vertical orientation, just below the mean water level of, e.g., and ocean, and of a length, dependent upon surface waves of preselected wavelength, such that the top of the cylinder experiences relatively large pressure v... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921743 | Automatic dishwashing compositions containing a halogen dioxide salt and methods for use with electrochemical cells and/or electrolytic devices The present invention relates to automatic dishwashing detergent compositions and methods of using compositions comprising halogenated salts, phosphate and/or silicate in conjunction with electrolyzed water in automatic dishwashing appliances comprising an electroch... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913676 | Device for supplying at least two liquid media to consumers of a fuel cell system An apparatus for delivering at least two liquid media to consumers of a fuel cell system, with a feed pump is made less complicated than known apparatuses in that at least one pressure transmission unit between the at least two media is provided with at least one pr... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896789 | Electrolysis cell and internal combustion engine kit comprising the same A system for producing one or more gases for enhancing combustion in an internal combustion engine, the engine having an intake, the system comprising: an electrolysis cell, for generating one or more combustion enhancing gases under pressure; a gas conduit, for con... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890409 | Bubble-free and pressure-generating electrodes for electrophoretic and electroosmotic devices Bubble-free electrodes, electrochemical cells including bubble-free electrodes, analytical devices, and methods for preparing and using them are provided. The analytical devices each include at least one bubble-free electrode. Analytical devices that include an elec... | 05/10/2005 |
