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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:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert H. Byron, Jr., Glastonbury, CT (US);
Michael J. Brown, Ellington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Proton Energy Systems, Inc., Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 9/00 ; C25B 1/502 ; F16K 2/118 ; B01D 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 9/00 ; C25B 1/502 ; F16K 2/118 ; B01D 1/900 ;
Abstract
A gas/liquid phase separator for an electrolysis cell includes a vessel and a float in operable communication with each other. The vessel includes a fluid inlet and first and second fluid outlets. A fluid stream comprising gas and liquid is received in the vessel through the fluid inlet, and at least a portion of the gas exits the vessel through the second fluid outlet. The float is configured to interface with the first fluid outlet and either maintain or prevent fluid communication across the first fluid outlet when the float is in at least partial contact with the first fluid outlet.