# US 10,869,988 B2 · Gas generator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,869,988 B2 - Document ID: US10869988B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/751,017 - Filed: 2016-08-03 - Published: 2018-08-16 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-11 - Applicants: Hsin-Yung Lin - Inventors: Hsin-Yung Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10869988B2 ## CPC - A61M 16/122: {with dilution} - A61M 16/021: {operated by electrical means (A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence)} - A61M 16/10: Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours - A61M 16/1005: {with O2 features or with parameter measurement} - A61M 16/105: {Filters (A61M16/047, A61M16/22 take precedence; water traps A61M16/08)} - A61M 16/12: by mixing different gases - A61M 16/16: Devices to humidify the respiration air {(A61M16/1045 takes precedence)} - B01D 53/0407: {Constructional details of adsorbing systems} - B01D 53/265: {by refrigeration (condensation)} - C25B 1/04: by electrolysis of water - C25B 1/044: producing mixed hydrogen and oxygen gas, e.g. Brown's gas [HHO] - C25B 15/08: Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes - C25B 15/085: {Removing impurities} - A61M 16/0816: {Joints or connectors} - A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes} - A61M 16/0883: {Circuit type} - A61M 16/208: {Non-controlled one-way valves, e.g. exhalation, check, pop-off non-rebreathing valves} - A61M 16/209: {Relief valves} - A61M 2202/0208: Oxygen - A61M 2205/07: having air pumping means - A61M 2205/3334: Measuring or controlling the flow rate - A61M 2205/3379: Masses, volumes, levels of fluids in reservoirs, flow rates - A61M 2205/3606: cooled - A61M 2205/7536: allowing gas passage, but preventing liquid passage, e.g. liquophobic, hydrophobic, water-repellent membranes - A61M 2205/8231: using electrochemical gas generating device for the driving gas - A61M 2209/084: Supporting bases, stands for equipment - B01D 2253/102: Carbon - Y02E 60/36: Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) - C25B: ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR (anodic or cathodic protection C23F13/00; single-crystal growth C30B) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A gas generator includes a water tank, an electrolysis device, a condensate filter, a humidification device, and a pump device. The electrolysis device is coupled to the water tank to electrolyze electrolyzed water accommodated in the water tank to generate a hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is condensed and filtered out electrolyte in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas by the condensate filter to generate a filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. The humidification device accommodates supplementary water and is connected to the condensate device for humidifying the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, The supplementary water is pumped back to the water tank from the humidification device by the pump device; therefore, the electrolyte absorbed in the condensate filter is flushed back to the water tank for reducing the consumption of the electrolyte. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gas generator comprising: a water tank accommodating electrolyzed water; an electrolysis device having a case disposed within the water tank, the electrolysis device configured to electrolyze the electrolyzed water to generate a hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas; a condensate filter coupled to the electrolysis device for receiving and filtering electrolyte in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to generate a filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, wherein a gas outlet hole of the condensate filter is configured to output the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, and the gas outlet hole of the condensate filter is configured to receive a supplementary water to flush the filtered electrolyte out of the condensate filter; a humidification device accommodating the supplementary water and coupled to the condensate filter for humidifying the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to generate a humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, wherein the humidification device further comprises at least an output tube having a plurality of holes, and the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is received by the humidification device and outputted through the plurality of holes of the output tube to generate the humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas; and a pump device configured to drive the supplementary water from the humidification device through the condensate filter to the water tank, such that the filtered electrolyte is flushed out of the condensate filter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gas generator of claim 1, wherein the electrolysis device comprises a plurality of electrodes set inside the case. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The gas generator of claim 1, further comprising anatomized gas mixing tank coupled to the humidification device to receive the humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, the atomized gas mixing tank generating an atomized gas and mixing the atomized gas with the humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to form a healthy gas, wherein the atomized gas comprises water vapor, atomized liquid, volatile purified oil, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The gas generator of claim 1, wherein the condensate filter comprises a plurality of condensate plates, and each condensate plate has a passageway, each passageway of the condensate plate is connected to the passageway of the adjacent condensate plate to form a circulating passageway for circulating the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The gas generator of claim 4, wherein each passageway of the condensate plate is disposed with an activated carbon fiber for filtering out the electrolyte in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, each activated carbon fiber is separated from the other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The gas generator of claim 4, wherein each passageway of the condensate plate is disposed with a filter material, each filter material is separated from the other, and the filter material comprises ceramics, quartz, diatomaceous earth, meerschaum or combinations thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gas generator of claim 1 further comprising a cooling device coupled to the water tank for cooling the electrolyzed water. ### Claim 8 A gas generator, comprising: an electrolysis device configured for electrolyzing electrolyzed water to generate a hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas; a condensate filter vertically spaced apart from the electrolysis device and configured for filtering electrolyte in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to generate a filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas and a filtered electrolyte; and a humidification device accommodating a supplementary water and humidifying the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, wherein the humidification device further comprises at least an output tube having a plurality of holes, and the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is received by the humidification device and outputted through the plurality of holes of the output tube to generate the humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas; a pump device configured for generating a negative pressure in the water tank in order to pump the supplementary water from the humidification device through the condensate filter to the water tank, such that the filtered electrolyte in the condensate filter is flushed back to the electrolysis device; wherein the condensate filter is capable to receive the supplementary water from the humidification device to flush the filtered electrolyte out of the condensate filter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The gas generator of claim 8, further comprising a supplemental filter coupled to the humidification device to filter the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, wherein the supplemental filter comprises a housing and a filtering module, the housing comprises a input and an output, the input is configured to receive the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas into the housing, the filtering module is disposed in the housing to filter the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, and the output outputs the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas from the housing after the filtering module filtering the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The gas generator of claim 8, further comprising a water tank accommodating the electrolyzed water and the electrolysis device, and a cooling device coupled to the water tank for cooling. the electrolyzed water. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The gas generator of claim 10, further comprising an atomized gas mixing tank coupled to the humidification device, the atomized gas mixing tank generating an atomized gas and mixing the atomized gas with the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to form a healthy gas. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The gas generator of claim 10, wherein the atomized gas mixing tank is vertically spaced apart from the water tank. ### Claim 13 A gas generator comprising: a water tank accommodating electrolyzed water; an electrolysis device having a case disposed within the water tank, the electrolysis device configured to electrolyze the electrolyzed water to generate a hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas; a condensate filter filtering electrolyte in the hydrogen oxygen mixed gas to generate a filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, wherein the condensate filter is capable to receive a supplementary water; a humidification device accommodating the supplementary water and coupled to the condensate filter for humidifying the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to generate a humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas; and a pump device configured to drive the supplementary water from the humidification device through the condensate filter to the water tank; wherein the humidification device further comprises at least an output tube having a plurality of holes, and the filtered hydrogen-oxygen mixed vas is received by the humidification device and outputted through the plurality of holes of the output tube to generate the humidified hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas.