Patents by Inventor Robert S. Hiers, Jr.

Robert S. Hiers, Jr. 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).

  • Gaseous electrode for MHD generator
    Patent number: 4607179
    Abstract: A gaseous electrode for a magnetohydrodynamic generator is positioned at an angle with respect to the MHD magnetic field thereby causing an arc to move both circumferentially and longitudinally about an inner electrode element within a cavity so that a gas passed through the arc is ionized to form a plasma stream as it enters the generator's main channel. A second gas is introduced into the cavity at either end of the electrode assembly to reduce erosion of the inner electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Reynolds Metals Company
    Inventors: Milton T. Dooley, Nelson A. Bradley, Robert S. Hiers, Jr., Gary E. Staats