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Electrolytic oxygen generator

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1957-06-05
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Granted: 1960-09-06
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Expires: 1977-06-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph C White
  • 👤 Guy W Work

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 17:00
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B1/00; C25B1/01; C25B1/02; C25B1/04; C25B9/00; C25B9/17; C25B9/19; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/36; Y10; Y10S; Y10S204/00; Y10S204/03

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
A SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING AN ESSENTIALLY CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF OXYGEN WHICH COMPRISES AT LEAST TWO OXYGEN GENERATOR CELLS HAVING ALTERNATE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PLATES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL AND CONNECTED TO SEPARATE OUTSIDE TERMINALS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE THROUGH A REVERSING SWITCH, SAID CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID CELLS GENERATING OXYGEN WHEN THE CURRENT FLOW IS IN ONE DIRECTION AND HYDROGEN WHEN THE CURRENT FLOW IS IN THE OPPOISTE DIRECTION, EACH OF SAID CELLS BEING CONNECTED BY A SUITABLE GAS LINE TO SEPARATE CONTROL VALVES, SAID CONTROL VALVES BEING CONNECTED TO AT LEAST TWO COMMON OUTLET LINES, ONE OF SAID COMMON OUTLET LINES TERMINATING WITHIN A CHAMBER AND THE OTHER OF SAID COMMON OUTLET LINES TERMINATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CHAMBER, THE DIRECTION OF SAID CURRENT THROUGH EACH OF SAID GENERATOR CELLS BEING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ACROSS SAID PLATES WHEREBY OXYGEN IS GENERATED IN ONE CELL AND HYDROGEN IS SIMULTANEOUSLY GENERATED IN SAID OTHER CELL, AND WHEREBY THE OXYGEN IS RELEASED THROUGH ONE OF SAID OUTLET LINES TO SAID CHAMBER AND THE HYDROGEN IS RELEASED THROUGH THE OTHER OF SAID OUTLET LINES TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CHAMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-09-06 1964-03-07 1964-09-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-09-06 1968-03-07 1968-09-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-09-06 1972-03-07 1972-09-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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