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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7216484 | Arc-hydrolysis steam generator apparatus and method An arc-hydrolysis steam generator apparatus and method of use thereof, the steam generator comprising of an arc-plasma hydrolysis using a high pressure vessel and electrodes exposed to high frequency, high amperage pulses and an inductor placed around an arc-hydroly... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6986964 | Metal air cell incorporating ionic isolation systems Electrochemical cell systems are disclosed herein that are capable of selective ionic isolation, oxidant isolation, oxidant removal, moisture control, and combinations thereof. Selective ionic isolation is generally effectuated by selectively eliminating or minimizi... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6964739 | Device and method for generating and applying ozonated water The present invention is a device and method for ozonating water and applying the ozonated water to surfaces for cleaning purposes. The instant invention allows a user to transform water into a liquid with more robust cleaning properties conveniently and in a short ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6800393 | Metal air cell incorporating ionic isolation systems Electrochemical cell systems are disclosed herein that are capable of selective ionic isolation, oxidant isolation, oxidant removal, moisture control, and combinations thereof. Selective ionic isolation is generally effectuated by selectively eliminating or minimizi... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6699615 | Electrical battery An electrical battery has a vessel accommodating an electrolyte, a positive electrode and a negative electrode arranged in the vessel at a distance from one another in contact with the electrolyte, and a partition arranged in the vessel between the electr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6649294 | Metal-air fuel cell battery systems having mechanism for extending the path length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and recharging modes of operation Disclosed is a method and apparatus for extending path-length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and/or recharging operations so that a supply of metal-fuel tape contained within a cassette device or on a supply reel can be rapidly discharged and/or re... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641943 | Metal-air fuel cell battery system having means for recording and reading operating parameters during discharging and recharging modes of operation Disclosed are various types of metal-air FCB-based systems comprising a Metal-Fuel Transport Subsystem, a Metal-Fuel Discharging Subsystem, and a Metal-Fuel Recharging Subsystem. The function of the Metal-Fuel Transport Subsystem is to transport metal-fue... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6562504 | Metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) electrical power producing module with multi-element cathode structure and insertable metal-fuel card(s) A metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) electrical power producing module for supplying electrical power to a host system that incorporates a module housing with a multi-element discharging head enclosed within the module housing and a recess formed therein i... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558830 | Metal-air fuel cell battery systems having mechanism for extending the path length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and recharging modes of operation Disclosed is a method and apparatus for extending path-length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and/or recharging operations so that a supply of metal-fuel tape contained within a cassette device or on a supply reel can be rapidly discharged and/or re... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544678 | Metal-air fuel cell battery system employing metal-fuel cards Improved metal-air fuel cell battery systems having metal-fuel realized in the form of metal-fuel tape cartridges and metal-fuel cards, which can be either manually or automatically inserted within the power generation bay of the system. In order to produ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6472093 | METAL-AIR FUEL CELL BATTERY SYSTEMS HAVING A METAL-FUEL CARD STORAGE CARTRIDGE, INSERTABLE WITHIN A FUEL CARTRIDGE INSERTION PORT, CONTAINING A SUPPLY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR DISCRETE METAL-FUEL CARDS, AND FUEL CARD TRANSPORT MECHANISMS THEREIN Disclosed are various types of metal-air FCB-based systems comprising a housing having an insertion port; a discharging subsystem disposed within the housing for generating electrical power from at least one metal-fuel card in a discharging mode of operat... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6458480 | Movable anode fuel cell battery A metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) system includes an electrolyte, air electrodes, and a movable anode having anode material deposited on two sides of an electrically conductive substrate. The anode can be, for example, either a rotating anode disk, or a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6403244 | METAL-AIR FUEL CELL BATTERY SYSTEM EMPLOYING HYDROSTATIC FORCES TO ENABLE SIMULTANEOUS TRANSPORT OF METAL-FUEL TAPE, MOVABLE CATHODE STRUCTURE, AND IONICALLY-CONDUCTIVE MEDIUM THERETHROUGH DURING SYSTEM OPERATION In an air-metal fuel cell battery (FCB) system, wherein a movable cathode structure is mounted within a housing through which metal-fuel tape is transported along a predetermined path while an ionically-conductive medium is disposed between the metal-fuel... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6383673 | Metal-fuel card with a plurality of metal-fuel elements and corresponding contact apertures, and electro-chemical electric power generation devices employing same Improved electro-chemical power generation devices (e.g., metal-air fuel cell battery devices) having metal-fuel realized in the form of a metal-fuel card including a plurality of electrically-isolated metal-fuel elements (e.g., strips) disposed on the su... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6376115 | Metal fuel cell with movable cathode An air depolarized cell with at least one movable cathode element disposed in an active anode metal material which is in a fluid or paste state. The cathode element(s) continuously moves to maintain electrochemical proximity with active anode material as ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6348277 | Method of and system for producing and supplying electrical power to an electrical power consuming device using a metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) module and a supply of metal-fuel cards An improved metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) system and a method of producing and supplying electrical power to an electrical power consuming device. The method involves packaging and distributing together (i) a metal-air FCB module for producing electri... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6335111 | Metal-air fuel cell battery system employing a plurality of moving cathode structures for improved volumetric power density In an air-metal fuel cell battery (FCB) system, wherein a plurality of movable cathode structures are mounted within a compact housing through which metal-fuel tape is transported along a predetermined path while an ionically-conductive medium is disposed... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6312844 | Metal-air fuel cell battery system having means for discharging and recharging metal-fuel cards supplied from a cassette-type storage device Disclosed are metal-air fuel-cell battery (FCB) systems adapted to discharge a supply of (re)charged metal-fuel cards supplied from a cassette-type storage device, wherein each (re)charged metal-fuel card is physically disconnected from each other (re)cha... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309771 | Metal-air fuel cell battery system employing substantially planar metal-fuel cards of rigid construction insertable into a power generation bay of the system Improved metal-air fuel cell battery systems having metal-fuel realized in the form of substantially planar metal-fuel cards of rigid construction, which can be either manually or automatically inserted within the power generation bay of the system. The p... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6306534 | Metal-air fuel cell battery systems employing means for discharging and recharging metal-fuel cards Disclosed are various types of metal-air FCB-based systems comprising a Metal-Fuel Transport Subsystem, a Metal-Fuel Discharging Subsystem, and a Metal-Fuel Recharging Subsystem. The function of the Metal-Fuel Transport Subsystem is to transport metal-fue... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299998 | Movable anode fuel cell battery A fuel cell battery having an electrolyte, and a moving anode having anode material deposited on two sides of an electrically conductive substrate, which can be either a rotating anode disk, or a linearly moving anode, sandwiched between two air electrode... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299997 | Ionically-conductive belt structure for use in a metal-air fuel cell battery system and method of fabricating the same In an air-metal fuel cell battery (FCB) system, wherein metal-fuel tape, the ionically-conductive medium and the cathode structures are transported at substantially the same velocity at the locus of points at which the ionically-conductive medium contacts... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6296960 | System and method for producing electrical power using metal-air fuel cell battery technology Improved metal-air fuel cell battery systems having metal-fuel realized in the form of metal-fuel tape cartridges and metal-fuel cards, which can be either manually or automatically inserted within the power generation bay of the system. In order to produ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6287715 | Metal-air fuel cell battery system having means for controlling discharging and recharging parameters for improved operating efficiency Disclosed are various types of metal-air FCB-based systems comprising a Metal-Fuel Transport Subsystem, a Metal-Fuel Discharging Subsystem, and a Metal-Fuel Recharging Subsystem. The function of the Metal-Fuel Transport Subsystem is to transport metal-fue... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6228519 | Metal-air fuel cell battery systems having mechanism for extending the path length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and recharging modes of operation Disclosed is a method and apparatus for extending path-length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and/or recharging operations so that a supply of metal-fuel tape contained within a cassette device or on a supply reel can be rapidly discharged and/or re... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6203939 | High temperature battery and electrolytes A high temperature battery of one or more cells is disclosed in which each cell is made by holding an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, of different metallic substances, together through a fused flux wetted to an electrode, which fused flux is an e... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6190792 | Cathode cylinder for use in metal-air fuel cell battery systems and method of fabricating the same In an air-metal fuel cell battery (FCB) system, wherein metal-fuel tape, the ionically-conductive medium and the cathode structures are transported at substantially the same velocity at the locus of points at which the ionically-conductive medium contacts... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6162555 | Particle feeding apparatus for electrochemical power source and method of making same A novel fuel particle feeding mechanism that significantly improves operation of a refuelable electrochemical power source is provided. One embodiment of the mechanism provides an input of electrolyte and electrochemically active particles into one or mor... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6022637 | High temperature battery A high temperature battery of one or more cells is disclosed in which each cell is made by holding an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, of different metallic substances, together through a fused flux wetted to an electrode, which fused flux is an e... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5958619 | Tape cell battery system The tape cell battery system comprises an elongated strip of flexible tape divided into segmented sections of anode, cathode and fluid electrolyte. The electrolyte is stored in a separated segment sealed from the segment containing the anode and cathode. ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5756228 | Electrochemical device for generating direct current The electro-chemical apparatus for generating direct current comprises two flat and thin stainless steel tapes (30,30') representing anode and cathode respectively owing to the anode strip being covered with an anode material such as lithium. The tapes ar... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5712061 | Electrode arrangement for use in a battery having a liquid electrolyte An anode immersed in liquid electrolyte of a battery is threadily engaged with a plastic holder impervious to the corrosive action of the electrolyte. Electrical connection is made to the underside of the anode through a liquid-tight fitting which passes ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5650241 | Metal-air cell battery A metal-air battery assembly having plurality of free standing metal-air cells forming a cell group within a battery case assembly. Each free standing cell has flexible, compressible walls capable of containing electrolyte, the walls comprising air cathod... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5614332 | Method and apparatus for increasing charging and discharging efficiency in batteries A method and apparatus for increasing charging and discharging efficiency of a battery. A battery is provided having electrodes and an electrolyte. The electrodes are connected to a charging or discharging circuit and at least one electrode is mechanicall... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5536592 | Galvanic battery with replenishable electrodes and/or electrolyte for extended battery operation The galvanic battery of the present invention supplies the anode and/or cathode from an elongated strip of flexible tape preferably interconnected through a strip of inactive material functioning as a leader for said tape and for separating the tape enter... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5527636 | Green power supply for a small calculator A calculator includes a shell defining two slots. The calculator uses a switch and a power supply. The switch includes two tubular portions projecting therefrom and being slidably received in the slots so that the switch can be moved between ON and OFF po... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5364713 | Storage battery cell based on the principle of the oxygen cycle A storage battery cell based on the principle of the oxygen cycle, having a block-shaped, gastightly sealed cell housing in which the rectangular electrode plates of different polarity are stacked. The electrode plates are electrically connected via curre... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5348822 | Chemically and compositionally modified solid solution disordered multiphase nickel hydroxide positive electrode for alkaline rechargeable electrochemical cells A high capacity, long cycle life positive electrode for use in an alkaline rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising: a solid solution nickel hydroxide material having a multiphase structure that comprises at least one polycrystalline γ-phase includin... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5250370 | Variable area dynamic battery A storage battery structure is disclosed including electrodes which are moved relative to each other during operation. The electrodes also have areas that are both different in size, with ratios that are variable. The battery structure includes a first el... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4968396 | Method of and electrolytic-catalytic cell for improving the completion of combustion of oxygenated hydrocarbon fuels by chemically modifying the structure and combustibility thereof, including through developing hydroxyl ions therein A method and electrolytic catalytic cell that chemically modifies the structure of hydrocarbon fuels in which the cell is immersed, by the electrolytic, electromotive catalytic action of preferably platinum cathodic and zinc anodic elements movably contin... | 11/06/1990 |
