US3401062A
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Process and apparatus for electrolytic production of electric current from photoreducible metal oxides
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-14
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Granted: 1968-09-10
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Expires: 1982-05-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Ernest H Lyons
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G9/00; H01G9/20; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/46; H01M10/465; H01M12/00; H01M12/04; H01M12/06; H01M14/00; H01M14/005; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC CURRENT COMPRISING: AN ELECTRIC CELL HAVING AN OXYGEN CATHODE, AN ELECTROLYTE ADAPTED TO TRANSFER OXIDE IONS AND A FENESTRATE ANODE WHICH HAS THEREON A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LOWER FORMS OF PHOTOREDUCIBLE METAL OXIDES, PHOTO-REDUCIBLE METAL OXIDES AND MIXTURES OF SAID OXIDES AND LOWER FORMS THEREOF, SAID MATERIAL CONTACTING SAID ELECTROLYTE TO PROVIDE AS ANODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE; A GAS TIGHT HOUSING FOR SAID CELL, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING AN ANODE CHAMBER AND A CATHODE CHAMBER AND HAVING LIGHT TRANSMITTING MEANS IN ONE WALL OF SAID ANODE CHAMBER FOR PASSING LIGHT ENERGY TO SAID INTERFACE FROM A SOURCE OF LIGHT EXTERIOR OF SAID ANODE CHAMBER, AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS TO THE CATHODE-CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC CURRENT COMPRISING: AN ELECTRIC CELL HAVING AN OXYGEN CATHODE, AN ELECTROLYTE ADAPTED TO TRANSFER OXIDE IONS AND A FENESTRATE ANODE WHICH HAS THEREON A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LOWER FORMS OF PHOTOREDUCIBLE METAL OXIDES, PHOTO-REDUCIBLE METAL OXIDES AND MIXTURES OF SAID OXIDES AND LOWER FORMS THEREOF, SAID MATERIAL CONTACTING SAID ELECTROLYTE TO PROVIDE AS ANODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE; A GAS TIGHT HOUSING FOR SAID CELL, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING AN ANODE CHAMBER AND A CATHODE CHAMBER AND HAVING LIGHT TRANSMITTING MEANS IN ONE WALL OF SAID ANODE CHAMBER FOR PASSING LIGHT ENERGY TO SAID INTERFACE FROM A SOURCE OF LIGHT EXTERIOR OF SAID ANODE CHAMBER, AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS TO THE CATHODE-CHAMBER.
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