Hydrogen-oxygen generator

Claim 2

A cell for generating hydrogen and oxygen which comprises a nonconductive gas-tight housing having a hydrogen and oxygen exit port adjacent the top of said housing; a plurality of regularly spaced parallel elongated metallic electrode rods positioned substantially parallel to the bottom of said housing; means for supporting said electrode rods within said housing in a plurality of horizontal rows with each of said rows being spaced vertically from each other and with their ends being in spaced vertical planes; an aqueous electrolyte immersing all of said electrode rods; means for interconnecting one half of said rods at their ends in one said plane to a source of direct current electricity to render same positive and for interconnecting the other half of said rods at their ends in the other said plane to ground to render same negative; said rods being positioned such that each said positive electrode rod is adjacent solely to said negative electrode rods and each said negative electrode rod is adjacent solely to said positive electrode rods.

Claim 3

The cell of claim 1 wherein said electrode rods are lead.

Claim 4

The cell of claim 1 wherein said plurality of electrode rods is encircled by a nonconductive netting having openings of 1/8 to 1/4 inch for collecting small gas bubbles being produced and causing same to coalesce into larger gas bubbles which quickly rise through and escape from said electrolyte.

Claim 5

The cell of claim 2 wherein said rods are approximately 0.5 inch in diameter and each rod is spaced from adjacent rods by a distance of 1/8 to 1/4 inch.

Claim 6

The cell of claim 1 wherein said aqueous electrolyte is an aqueous solution of sodium bi-sulfate.

Claim 7

An accessory system to an internal combustion engine comprising a cell for generating hydrogen and oxygen gas to be burned in said engine after being introduced into the carburetor of the engine, said cell comprising a nonconductive gas-tight housing having a hydrogen and oxygen exit port adjacent the top of said housing; a plurality of regularly spaced parallel metallic electrode rods positioned substantially parallel to the bottom of said housing; means for supporting said electrode rods within said housing in a plurality of horizontal rows with each of said rows being spaced vertically from each other and with their ends being in spaced vertical planes; an aqueous electrolyte immersing all of said electrode rods; means for interconnecting at their said ends in one said plane one half of said rods to a source of direct current electricity to render same positive and for interconnecting the other half of said rods at their ends in the other said plane to ground to render same negative; said rods being positioned such that each positive electrode rod is adjacent solely to said negative electrode rods and each negative electrode rod is adjacent solely to said positive electrode rods; said plurality of electrode rods being encircled by at least one layer of nonconductive netting having openings of 1/8 to 1/4 inch for collecting small gas bubbles being produced and causing same to coalesce into larger gas bubbles which quickly rise through and escape from said electrolyte; and a conduit attached to said exit to conduct a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas from said cell to said carburetor.

Claim 8

An accessory system to an internal combustion engine comprising a cell for generating hydrogen and oxygen gas to be burned in said engine after being introduced into the carburetor of the engine, said cell comprising a nonconductive gas-tight housing having a hydrogen and oxygen exit port adjacent the top of said housing; a plurality of regularly spaced parallel metallic electrode rods positioned substantially parallel to the bottom of said housing; means for supporting said electrode rods within said housing in a plurality of horizontal rows with each of said rows being spaced vertically from each other and with their ends being in spaced vertical planes; an aqueous electrolyte immersing all of said electrode rods; means for interconnecting at their said ends in one said plane one half of said rods to a source of direct current electricity to render same positive and for interconnecting the other half of said rods at their ends in the other said plane to ground to render same negative; said rods being positioned such that each positive electrode rod is adjacent solely to said negative electrode rods and each negative electrode rod is adjacent solely to said positive electrode rods; said plurality of electrode rods being encircled by at least one layer of nonconductive netting having openings of 1/8 to 1/4 inch for collecting small gas bubbles being produced and causing same to coalesce into larger gas bubbles which quickly rise through and escape from said electrolyte; and a conduit attached to said exit to conduct a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas from said cell to said carburetor.

Claim 9

The accessory system of claim 6 which additionally comprises in said conduit intermediate said cell and said carburetor a filter for removing acidic materials from said gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen.

Claim 10

The accessory system of claim 7 wherein said filter comprise a mass of granular soda lime through which said mixture of hydrogen and oxygen passes.

Claim 11

The accessory system of claim 7 which additionally comprises a pressure valve in said conduit which opens to permit the passage of said gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen to said carburetor when the pressure of said gaseous mixture is at least 0.5 psi.

Claim 12

The accessory system of claim 6 wherein said aqueous electrolyte is a saturated solution of sodium bi-sulfate in water.

Claim 13

The accessory system of claim 10 wherein said electrode rods are lead.

Claim 14

The accessory system of claim 5 wherein said electrode rods are lead.