US3421942A
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Method and apparatus for producing electricity comprising a fuel cell in combination with an ecological system
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-05
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Granted: 1969-01-14
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Expires: 1982-10-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford K Mcbaine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; H01M8/18; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/801; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/946
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A METHOD FOR INTERGRATING THE OPERATION OF A LIFE SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANIMALS, PHOTOSYNTHETIC PLANTS, A MICROBIOLOGICAL DIGESTER CONTAINING ANAEROBIC BACTERIA AND AN ELECTROCHEMICAL FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE CYCLICALLY REPETITIVE STEPS OF: INJECTING A MINOR PROPORTION OF BODY WASTES FROM THE ANIMALS AND A MAJOR PROPORTION OF SAID PLANTS INTO THE MICROBIOLOGICAL DIGESTER; FERMENTING SAID BODY WASTES AND SAID PLANTS BY THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA TO PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, AND DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS AND CELLULOSE; SEPARATING SAID CARBON DIOXIDE AND SAID METHANE FROM SAID DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS, AND CELLULOSE; SEPARATING SAID CARBON DIOXIDE FROM SAID METHANE; SUPPLYING SAID DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS AND CELLULOSE TO THE PLANTS; EXPOSING THE PLANTS TO RADIANT ENERGY; ANABOLIZING CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, AND DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS, AND CELLOUSE TO PRODUCE OXYGEN AND GROW PHOTOSYNTHETC PLANTS; INJECTING METHANE FROM THE SEPARATING STEPS AND OXYGEN FROM THE ANABOLIZING STEP OF THE PLANTS INTO THE FUEL CELL;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A METHOD FOR INTERGRATING THE OPERATION OF A LIFE SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANIMALS, PHOTOSYNTHETIC PLANTS, A MICROBIOLOGICAL DIGESTER CONTAINING ANAEROBIC BACTERIA AND AN ELECTROCHEMICAL FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE CYCLICALLY REPETITIVE STEPS OF: INJECTING A MINOR PROPORTION OF BODY WASTES FROM THE ANIMALS AND A MAJOR PROPORTION OF SAID PLANTS INTO THE MICROBIOLOGICAL DIGESTER; FERMENTING SAID BODY WASTES AND SAID PLANTS BY THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA TO PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, AND DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS AND CELLULOSE; SEPARATING SAID CARBON DIOXIDE AND SAID METHANE FROM SAID DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS, AND CELLULOSE; SEPARATING SAID CARBON DIOXIDE FROM SAID METHANE; SUPPLYING SAID DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS AND CELLULOSE TO THE PLANTS; EXPOSING THE PLANTS TO RADIANT ENERGY; ANABOLIZING CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, AND DECOMPOSED CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS, AND CELLOUSE TO PRODUCE OXYGEN AND GROW PHOTOSYNTHETC PLANTS; INJECTING METHANE FROM THE SEPARATING STEPS AND OXYGEN FROM THE ANABOLIZING STEP OF THE PLANTS INTO THE FUEL CELL;
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3228799A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1972-01-14 | 1972-07-15 | 1973-01-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1976-01-14 | 1976-07-15 | 1977-01-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1980-01-14 | 1980-07-15 | 1981-01-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |