Patents Assigned to Hydrogen Energy America LLC
  • Catalytic alloy for the dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen and method of making
    Patent number: 6969417
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for combining sodium and aluminum into a single, substantially homogeneous alloy without the need to use potentially dangerous, toxic mercury compounds. The present invention also provides a catalytic alloy that is capable of dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen, thereby allowing the hydrogen to be utilized as fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hydrogen Energy America, LLC
    Inventors: Edward W. Baldwin, Russell P. White, Jr.
  • Method for controlled generation of hydrogen by dissociation of water
    Patent number: 6899862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen, the method including contacting a quantity of aqueous liquid with a quantity of dissociation initiating material in a reaction vessel; monitoring the temperature and/or pressure in the reaction vessel; monitoring the surface area of dissociation initiating material in contact with the aqueous liquid; and controlling the surface area of dissociation initiating material in contact with the aqueous liquid in response to the temperature, pressure, or both, or changes therein, or both, in the reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Hydrogen Energy America LLC
    Inventors: Edward W. Baldwin, Russell P. White, Jr.