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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A McNeil, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David B Cohn, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 59 ; 502339 ;
Abstract
A catalyst for reacting carbon monoxide and oxygen to form carbon dioxide, comprising platinum black deposited on a platinum wire, and having a moderate activation temperature of about 150.degree.-300.degree. C. A catalytic apparatus includes this catalyst, means for directly heating the catalyst, and electronic means for controlling and monitoring the heating of the catalyst. Carbon dioxide laser systems incorporating this catalytic apparatus are also disclosed.