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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110175 | System and process for extracting and collecting substances from a molecular combination A system and process are provided for extracting a substance from a molecular combination. The process comprises heating the molecular combination to dissociate the molecular combination into cations and anions, moving the cations and anions through a magnetic field... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097235 | Bronsted acid destabilization of complex metal hydrides In one aspect, there is disclosed a process of forming a hydrogen material including the steps of providing a metal hydride material, providing a Bronsted acid material, combining the metal hydride material and Bronsted acid material, and pyrolyzing the combined mat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8062624 | Hydrogen storage apparatus using porous carbon nanospheres Hydrogen is stored by adsorbing the hydrogen to a carbon nanomaterial that includes carbon nanospheres. The carbon nanospheres are multi-walled, hollow carbon nanostructures with a maximum diameter in a range from about 10 nm to about 200 nm. The nanospheres have an... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7968078 | Method of producing hydrogen using amino acids Provided is a method of preparing hydrogen using an amino acid. The method of preparing hydrogen using an amino acid includes: (a) mixing a metal borohydride and a zwitterionic material; (b) adding a solvent thereto to dissolve the mixture; and (c) generating hydrog... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959898 | Hydrogen supply device Disclosed is super water absorbent polymers applied to contain water, and the polymers may further collocate with water absorbent cotton materials to accelerate water absorbent rates. The described water absorbent materials are combined with solid hydrogen fuel to c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7887781 | Methods of storing hydrogen in hydrogen storage systems In one aspect, the invention provides a method of storing hydrogen that comprises reacting two precursors to form a hydrogen storage composition comprising hydrogen, nitrogen, a Group 13 element, and an element selected from Group 1, Group 2 or mixtures thereof. In ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7837976 | Activated aluminum hydride hydrogen storage compositions and uses thereof In one aspect, the invention relates to activated aluminum hydride hydrogen storage compositions containing aluminum hydride in the presence of, or absence of, hydrogen desorption stimulants. The invention particularly relates to such compositions having one or more... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7807131 | Hydrogen producing fuel for power generator A hydrogen producing fuel comprises a chemical hydride and metal hydride. In one embodiment the chemical hydride evolves hydrogen spontaneously upon exposure to water vapor, and the metal hydride reversibly absorbs/desorbs hydrogen based on temperature and pressure.... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7700072 | Catalytic hydrogen production from hydrolytic oxidation of organosilanes A novel application of a transition metal oxo complex, a cationic oxorhenium(V) oxazoline, in the production of molecular hydrogen (H2) from the catalytic hydrolytic oxidation of organosilanes. The reaction is characterized by quantitative hydrogen yields... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7670588 | Hydrogen storage using porous carbon nanospheres Hydrogen is stored by adsorbing the hydrogen to a carbon nanomaterial that includes carbon nanospheres. The carbon nanospheres are multi-walled, hollow carbon nanostructures with a maximum diameter in a range from about 10 nm to about 200 nm. The nanospheres have an... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666388 | Multi-metal-nitrogen compounds for use in hydrogen storage materials There is disclosed a multi-metal-nitrogen compound for use in hydrogen storage materials. The compound comprising two dissimilar metal atoms and a nitrogen atom. The multi-metal-nitrogen compound being capable of absorbing hydrogen at an absorption temperature and p... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7641889 | Hydrogen generator An apparatus and method apply water to a hydrogen-containing composition, such as a hydride, in the presence of a catalyst that promotes hydrolysis to generate hydrogen in a controlled manner. The amount of catalyst used can be carefully tailored so that the reactio... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7608239 | Process for the storage of hydrogen using a system that strikes a balance between a material that consists of magnesium elements and magnesium nitrogen elements and nitrogen and the corresponding hydride A process for the reversible storage of hydrogen, comprising bringing into contact a material that consists of magnesium elements and nitrogen elements with gaseous hydrogen leading to the formation of an amide or corresponding hydrides, comprises the use of a balan... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601329 | Regeneration of hydrogen storage system materials and methods including hydrides and hydroxides In one aspect, the invention provides a hydrogen storage composition having a hydrogenated state and a dehydrogenated state. In the hydrogenated state, such composition comprises a hydride and a hydroxide. In a dehydrogenated state, the composition comprises an oxid... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7455829 | Low temperature hydrogen generator A hydrogen generator having a hydrogen generating reaction between a chemical hydride and vapor from a liquid having a freezing point below 0° C. The liquid is selected from alcohols such as ethanol and methanol used pure or diluted with distilled water, and distil... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7442363 | Hydrogen iodide manufacturing method and hydrogen iodide manufacturing apparatus A hydrogen iodide manufacturing method which includes a step of producing aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and sulfuric acid by causing iodine-containing aqueous solution and sulfur dioxide to react with each other in a pressurized condition. The pressurized cond... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413721 | Method for forming ammonia A method for forming ammonia is disclosed and which includes the steps of forming a plasma; providing a source of metal particles, and supplying the metal particles to the plasma to form metal nitride particles; and providing a substance, and reacting the metal nitr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7384574 | Hydrogen storage material and process using graphite additive with metal-doped complex hydrides A hydrogen storage material having improved hydrogen absorbtion and desorption kinetics is provided by adding graphite to a complex hydride such as a metal-doped alanate, i.e., NaAlH4. The incorporation of graphite into the complex hydride significantly e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384619 | Method for generating hydrogen from water or steam in a plasma Water molecules, preferably in the form of steam or water vapor, are introduced into a plasma. The plasma causes the water molecules to dissociate into their constituent molecular elements of hydrogen and oxygen. To prevent recombining of the constituent molecular e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7344690 | Imide/amide hydrogen storage materials and methods In one aspect, the invention provides a hydrogen storage composition having a hydrogenated state and a dehydrogenated state. In the hydrogenated state, such composition comprises an amide and a hydride. In a dehydrogenated state, the composition comprises an imide. | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341703 | Mixed hydrogen generation material In one aspect, the invention provides a novel quaternary hydrogen storage composition having a hydrogenated state and a dehydrogenated state. Further, the present invention provides methods of storing hydrogen in a hydrogen storage composition, and methods of releas... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338650 | Method and device for providing at least one fuel, in particular, for motor vehicle engines The invention relates to a method and device (100 or 100′) for providing at least one fuel, in particular, for motor vehicle engines. The invention enables fuel to be produced, in particular, in the form of hydrogen, according to needs, and in a simp... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329399 | Hydrogen trapper compound, method for the production and uses thereof A hydrogen-trapping compound is provided, along with a process for manufacturing the compound, and its uses, wherein the hydrogen-trapping compound is characterized in that it contains at least one metal salt of formula MX(OH), in which M represents a divalent trans... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316718 | Differential pressure-driven borohydride based generator An arrangement for generating hydrogen gas utilizes differential pressure to transport fuel and spent fuel components without requiring an electrically powered fuel delivery pump. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314579 | Hydrogen generation material The dispersion of metal-element containing additives with hydrogen storage particles of the family of hydrogen-rich materials, M′xM″yNzHd as specified herein, markedly lowers the temperature at which hydrogen is remove... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309479 | Cobalt oxide catalysts The present invention provides unsupported and supported cobalt oxide catalysts and preparation method thereof, and its application for hydrogen generation from a metal borohydride solution. More particularly, provided are an activation method of a newly prepared ca... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7285142 | Catalytic dehydrogenation of amine borane complexes A method of generating hydrogen includes the steps of providing an amine borane (AB) complex, at least one hydrogen generation catalyst, and a solvent, and mixing these components. Hydrogen is generated. The hydrogen produced is high purity hydrogen suitable for PEM... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282073 | Method and system for generating hydrogen by dispensing solid and liquid fuel components Hydrogen is generated through the use of a fuel solution that is prepared using solid fuel component, e.g., a metal borohydride, and a liquid fuel component, e.g. water. Both of these components are dispensed in response to control signals. The solid fuel component ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276842 | Electron-emitting device, electron source and image-forming apparatus, and method for manufacturing electron emitting device To provide an electron-emitting device, an electron source, an image-forming apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the electron-emitting device whereby it is possible to reduce a device capacity and a driving voltage, to improve the efficiency of emitting electr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7227311 | Electron-emitting device, electron-emitting apparatus, image display apparatus, and light-emitting apparatus An electron-emitting device in which the specific capacitance and the drive voltage are reduced, and which is capable of obtaining a finer electron beam by controlling the trajectory of emitted electrons. An electron-emitting portion of an electron-emitting member i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214439 | Triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials and preparation thereof The present invention relates to the use of triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials. The present invention also relates to a system of using triborohydride salts to generate hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell or other hydrogen-consuming device. A novel m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198966 | Electron-emitting device, electron source, image-forming apparatus, and method for producing electron-emitting device and electron-emitting apparatus A method for producing a durable electron-emitting device having a uniform electron emission characteristic, an electron source, and an image-forming apparatus having a uniform display characteristic for a long period are provided. The method for producing an electr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186160 | Electron-emitting device, electron-emitting apparatus, image display apparatus, and light-emitting apparatus An electron-emitting device in which the specific capacitance and the drive voltage are reduced, and which is capable of obtaining a finer electron beam by controlling the trajectory of emitted electrons. An electron-emitting portion of an electron-emitting member i... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175826 | Compositions and methods for hydrogen storage and recovery Disclosed herein is a hydrogen storage composition comprising a catalyst composition disposed upon a storage composition; wherein the catalyst composition comprises an alloy of calcium, barium, platinum, palladium, nickel, titanium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166150 | Scaffolded borazane-lithium hydride hydrogen storage materials In one aspect, the invention provides a hydrogen storage composite formed of a mesoporous scaffolding material and a hydrogen storage composition comprising precursors that react to form quarternary B—H—Li—N composition. In another aspect, the invention provid... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157401 | Catalyst for the treatment of organic compounds A catalyst for the hydroprocessing of organic compounds, composed of an interstitial metal hydride having a reaction surface at which monatomic hydrogen is available. The activity of the catalyst is maximized by avoiding surface oxide formation. Transition metals an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152458 | Nano-crystalline and/or metastable metal hydrides as hydrogen source for sensor calibration and self-testing Sensor systems and methods are disclosed herein. In general, a sensor can be provided for detecting the presence of a gas (e.g., hydrogen) in an area proximate to the sensor component. A composite material is generally associated with the sensor, wherein the composi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144567 | Renewable energy carrier system and method There is provided a renewable energy carrier system and method wherein the aluminum metal is the carrier. Aluminum metal is reacted with water in a catalytic reaction, thereby splitting the water into hydrogen, oxygen and forming a clean aluminum derivative. The hyd... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128997 | Method and system for dispensing pelletized fuel for use with a fuel cell Representative embodiments provide for a fuel activation device including a fuel storage chamber configured to store a plurality of fuel pellets arranged as a stack. A fuel dispensing device is configured to transport a fuel pellet to a fuel activation chamber. A sp... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122072 | Controlled heating and cooling of mixed conducting metal oxide materials Method for processing an article comprising a mixed conducting metal oxide material, which method comprises (a) contacting the article with an oxygen-containing gas and reducing or increasing the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas; (b) when the temperature of ... | 10/17/2006 |
