Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Hine

Kenneth E. Hine 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).

  • Reduction of steel cathode overpotential
    Patent number: 4162949
    Abstract: The hydrogen overpotential of a steel cathode for use in the electrolysis of aqueous alkali metal solutions in diaphragm electrolytic cells is reduced by depolarization in a highly alkaline electrolyte. The reduction results in an appreciable reduction of the overall electrical energy required to effect electrolysis of said solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1979
    Assignee: Canadian Industries Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Hine