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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Nanoptek Corporation, Concord, MA (US);

Inventor:

John M. Guerra, Concord, MA (US);

Assignee:

Nanoptek Corporation, Concord, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/55 (2021.01); C25B 11/091 (2021.01); C25B 1/04 (2021.01); C25B 11/00 (2021.01); H01M 14/00 (2006.01); C25B 9/70 (2021.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); C25B 11/087 (2021.01); C25B 11/049 (2021.01); C25B 9/50 (2021.01); C25B 11/061 (2021.01); C25B 11/063 (2021.01); C25B 11/065 (2021.01); C25B 11/077 (2021.01); C25B 11/042 (2021.01); C25B 11/043 (2021.01); C25B 11/046 (2021.01); C25B 11/031 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/55 (2021.01); B01D 19/0031 (2013.01); C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 9/50 (2021.01); C25B 9/70 (2021.01); C25B 11/00 (2013.01); C25B 11/031 (2021.01); C25B 11/042 (2021.01); C25B 11/043 (2021.01); C25B 11/046 (2021.01); C25B 11/049 (2021.01); C25B 11/061 (2021.01); C25B 11/063 (2021.01); C25B 11/065 (2021.01); C25B 11/077 (2021.01); C25B 11/087 (2021.01); C25B 11/091 (2021.01); H01M 14/005 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A radiation-assisted (typically solar-assisted) electrolyzer cell and panel for high-efficiency hydrogen production comprises a photoelectrode and electrode pair, with said photoelectrode comprising either a photoanode electrically coupled to a cathode shared with an anode, or a photocathode electrically coupled to an anode shared with a cathode; electrolyte; gas separators; all within a container divided into two chambers by said shared cathode or shared anode, and at least a portion of which is transparent to the electromagnetic radiation required by said photoanode (or photocathode) to apply photovoltage to a shared cathode (or anode) that increases the electrolysis current and hydrogen production.


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