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US2976342A
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Fuel cells
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1956-12-31
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Granted: 1961-03-21
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Expires: 1976-12-31
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Clarence K Morehouse
- 👤 Gerald S Lozier
- 👤 Glicksman Richard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; H01M8/22; H01M12/00; H01M12/04; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/38; H01M4/46; H01M4/60; H01M2004/024; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A CONTINUOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC POWER AT A DESIRED RATE COMPRISING INTRODUCING A SOLID METALLIC AMODE INTO A REACTION ZONE OF A FUEL CELL AT A RATE WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF THE RATE AT WHICH ELECTRIC POWER IS DESIRED, INTRODUCING A CATHODE INTO SAID REACTION ZONE AT A RATE WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF THE RATE AT WHICH ELECTRIC POWER IS DESIRED, SAID CATHODE INCLUDING AN ORGANIC OXIDIZING MATERIAL IN WHICH THE OXIDIZING PROPERTIES ARE DUE AT LEAST IN PART TO A CHEMICAL RADICAL COMBINED THEREIN, SAID RADICAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NITRO, NITROSO, AZO AND POSITIVE HALOGEN, MAINTAINING AN ELECTROLYTE IN CONTACT WITH SAID ANODE AND SAID CATHODE, DRAWING THE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATED IN SAID REACTION AT SAID DESIRED RATE, REMOVING THE REACTION PRODUCTS FROM SAID REACTION ZONE, AND MAINTAINING EACH OF SAID STEPS AT SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A CONTINUOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC POWER AT A DESIRED RATE COMPRISING INTRODUCING A SOLID METALLIC AMODE INTO A REACTION ZONE OF A FUEL CELL AT A RATE WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF THE RATE AT WHICH ELECTRIC POWER IS DESIRED, INTRODUCING A CATHODE INTO SAID REACTION ZONE AT A RATE WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF THE RATE AT WHICH ELECTRIC POWER IS DESIRED, SAID CATHODE INCLUDING AN ORGANIC OXIDIZING MATERIAL IN WHICH THE OXIDIZING PROPERTIES ARE DUE AT LEAST IN PART TO A CHEMICAL RADICAL COMBINED THEREIN, SAID RADICAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NITRO, NITROSO, AZO AND POSITIVE HALOGEN, MAINTAINING AN ELECTROLYTE IN CONTACT WITH SAID ANODE AND SAID CATHODE, DRAWING THE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATED IN SAID REACTION AT SAID DESIRED RATE, REMOVING THE REACTION PRODUCTS FROM SAID REACTION ZONE, AND MAINTAINING EACH OF SAID STEPS AT SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1968-03-20 | 1968-09-19 | 1969-03-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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