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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Victor Hernandez, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Lisa Patton, Indialantic, FL (US);
Inventors:
Victor Hernandez, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Lisa Patton, Indialantic, FL (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/04 (2006.01); C10G 15/08 (2006.01); H05B 6/80 (2006.01); C10B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 19/00 (2013.01); C10G 15/08 (2013.01); H05B 6/80 (2013.01); H05B 2214/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
High power RF energy supplied to a reaction chamber at a resonant frequency is used to break the covalent bonds of a hydrocarbon material without heat. An RF signal generator may be used to supply RF energy to a resonant ring through a four port coupler. The phase of the RF energy passing through the resonant ring may be adjusted to achieve an integral multiple of a resonant wavelength. Wavelength and intensity may be adjusted to sublimate or pyrolyze the hydrocarbon material to yield a useful gaseous product.