Patents by Inventor Robert J. Hynek

Robert J. Hynek 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).

  • Patent number: 3969481
    Abstract: A purification system for producing extremely pure H.sub.2 from H.sub.2 gas streams containing water and small amounts of O.sub.2 comprises a single column with alternating layers of adsorbent and a catalyst for the reaction 2H.sub.2 + O.sub.2 .fwdarw. 2H.sub.2 O. The alternating layers are arranged so that the gas to be purified first meets an adsorbent layer, next a catalyst layer and finally an adsorbent layer. Two such columns can be operated alternatively, one being used to produce purified gas, while the other is backflushed with as little as 2% of the product gas of the operating column. By this technique, H.sub.2 gas can be produced having a purity as high as 99.9999% or higher. The inventive system can also be used to purify O.sub.2 gas streams containing water and small amounts of hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1972
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1976
    Assignee: Isotopes, Inc.
    Inventors: John N. Murray, Robert J. Hynek