Patents by Inventor Bernd-Dieter Struck

Bernd-Dieter Struck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water
    Patent number: 4544459
    Abstract: A process for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water in a two stage process including a first electrolysis stage performed in a two chamber cell wherein the chambers are separated by a membrane. Iodine is introduced into the cathodic chamber and hydrogen iodide is formed therein. Oxygen is formed in the anodic chamber and is removed as a product. The membrane conducts hydrogen ions and prevents the passage of the products HI and oxygen. In a second phase, hydrogen iodide is separated and removed from the cathodic chamber and is thermally decomposed into hydrogen and iodine. The iodine is recycled to the cathodic chamber and the hydrogen is recovered as a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung Kernforschungsanlage Julich
    Inventors: Bernd-Dieter Struck, Bernd Biallas, Rudolf Schulten