US4270360A
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Device for storage of hydrogen
Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Filing: 1980-01-29
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Granted: 1981-06-02
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Expires: 2000-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A device for the storage of hydrogen, comprising a container, two porous plates opposed parallelly to each other across a fixed distance and fastened to the inner wall of the container, heating/cooling members disposed one each outside the porous plates and separated by a fixed distance from the corresponding porous plates, and an alloy capable of storing hydrogen placed in the spaces formed between the porous plates and the heating/cooling members.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Nakane
- 👤 Yasuaki Osumi
- 👤 Hiroshi Suzuki
- 👤 Aakihiko Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:21
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C11/00; C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/0005; C01B3/001; C01B3/0018; C01B3/0031; C01B3/0047; C01B3/0057; C01B3/0084; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/45; Y10; Y10S; Y10S123/00; Y10S123/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A device for the storage of hydrogen, which comprises: a container, two porous plates opposed parallelly to each other across a fixed distance within the container and fastened to the inner wall of the container so as to divide the interior of the container, two heating/cooling members disposed one each outside the porous plates and separated from the corresponding porous plates by a fixed distance, and an alloy capable of storing hydrogen placed in the spaces intervening between the porous plates and the heating/cooling members.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A device for the storage of hydrogen, which comprises: a container, two porous plates opposed parallelly to each other across a fixed distance within the container and fastened to the inner wall of the container so as to divide the interior of the container, two heating/cooling members disposed one each outside the porous plates and separated from the corresponding porous plates by a fixed distance, and an alloy capable of storing hydrogen placed in the spaces intervening between the porous plates and the heating/cooling members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device according to claim 1, wherein the heating/cooling members are each provided with an inner space for retaining a heating/cooling medium and the inner spaces communicate with each other via a connecting pipe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device according to claim 1, wherein the space intervening between the two porous plates is provided in the container wall with a hydrogen discharge pipe.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
82 words
A device for the storage of hydrogen, which comprises: a container, at least three heating/cooling members spaced regularly from each other and arranged parallelly to each other within the container so as to divide the interior of the container, two porous plates opposed parallelly to each other across a fixed distance within each of the spaces intervening between the adjacent heating/cooling members, and an alloy capable of storing hydrogen placed in the spaces intervening between the porous plates and the heating/cooling members.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
82 words
A device for the storage of hydrogen, which comprises: a container, at least three heating/cooling members spaced regularly from each other and arranged parallelly to each other within the container so as to divide the interior of the container, two porous plates opposed parallelly to each other across a fixed distance within each of the spaces intervening between the adjacent heating/cooling members, and an alloy capable of storing hydrogen placed in the spaces intervening between the porous plates and the heating/cooling members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device according to claim 4, wherein the heating/cooling members are each provided with an inner space for retaining heating/cooling medium and the inner spaces communicate with each other via a connecting pipe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device according to claim 4, wherein the space intervening between the two porous plates is provided in the container wall with a hydrogen discharge pipe.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-06-01 | 1984-12-01 | 1985-06-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-06-01 | 1988-12-01 | 1989-06-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-06-01 | 1992-12-01 | 1993-06-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |