US2871179A
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Electrolytic water decomposer
Assignee: Lonza AG
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Filing: 1956-03-29
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Granted: 1959-01-27
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Expires: 1976-03-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Zdansky Ewald Arno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 00:13
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B9/00; C25B9/70; C25B9/73; C25B9/77; C25B9/75
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
IN A ELECTROLYTIC WATER DECOMPOSER, A PLURALITY OF SERIED CONNECTED DECOMPOSER CELLS EACH OF WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION, AN OUTER ANNULAR FRAME MEANS DEFINING THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID CELL; A PAIR OF SPACED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SEPARATING PLATES CONNECTED AT THEIR PERIPHERIES TO SAID FRAME MEANS AND DEFINING SSID CELL BETWEEN THEMSELVES, AT LEAST ONE SEPARATING PLATE OF EACH CELL ALSO BEING A SEPARATING PLATE OF AN ADJACENT CELLS SO THAT SUCH SEPARATING PLATE IS COMMON TO THE TWO CELLS; A DIAPHRAGM CONNECTED AT ITS PERIPHERY TO SAID FROME MEANS AND LOCATED BETWEEN SAID SEPARATING PLATES SO AS TO DIVIDE SAID CELL INTO ANODE AND CATHODE CHAMBERS; ANODE AND CATHODE ELECTRODES LOCATED IN SAID ANODE AND CATHODE CHAMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, ADJACENT SAID DIAPHRAGM AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE RESPECTIVE SEPARATING PLATES; A NICKEL COATING COVERING BOTH FACES OF EACH OF SAID SEPARATING PLATES; AND AN ACTIVATING COATING COVERING ONLY SAID ANODE AND CATHODE ELECTRODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
IN A ELECTROLYTIC WATER DECOMPOSER, A PLURALITY OF SERIED CONNECTED DECOMPOSER CELLS EACH OF WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION, AN OUTER ANNULAR FRAME MEANS DEFINING THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID CELL; A PAIR OF SPACED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SEPARATING PLATES CONNECTED AT THEIR PERIPHERIES TO SAID FRAME MEANS AND DEFINING SSID CELL BETWEEN THEMSELVES, AT LEAST ONE SEPARATING PLATE OF EACH CELL ALSO BEING A SEPARATING PLATE OF AN ADJACENT CELLS SO THAT SUCH SEPARATING PLATE IS COMMON TO THE TWO CELLS; A DIAPHRAGM CONNECTED AT ITS PERIPHERY TO SAID FROME MEANS AND LOCATED BETWEEN SAID SEPARATING PLATES SO AS TO DIVIDE SAID CELL INTO ANODE AND CATHODE CHAMBERS; ANODE AND CATHODE ELECTRODES LOCATED IN SAID ANODE AND CATHODE CHAMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, ADJACENT SAID DIAPHRAGM AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE RESPECTIVE SEPARATING PLATES; A NICKEL COATING COVERING BOTH FACES OF EACH OF SAID SEPARATING PLATES; AND AN ACTIVATING COATING COVERING ONLY SAID ANODE AND CATHODE ELECTRODES.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1962-01-26 | 1962-07-28 | 1963-01-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1966-01-26 | 1966-07-28 | 1967-01-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1970-01-26 | 1970-07-28 | 1971-01-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |