Patents Assigned to The United States of America asthe Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Atomic hydrogen storage method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4077788
    Abstract: Atomic hydrogen, for use as a fuel or as an explosive, is stored in the presence of a strong magnetic field in exfoliated layered compounds such as molybdenum disulfide or an elemental layer material such as graphite. The compound is maintained at liquid helium temperatures and the atomic hydrogen is collected on the surfaces of the layered compound which are exposed during delamination (exfoliation). The strong magnetic field and the low temperature combine to prevent the atoms of hydrogen from recombining to form molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America asthe Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: John A. Woollam