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US 2004/0203166 A1Published application
Electrolysis apparatus and method utilizing at least one coiled electrode
OwnerJohn Timothy Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
An electrolysis apparatus includes at least two coaxially spaced electrodes, at least one of which is a coil. Currents in the coil generate a magnetic field to accelerate the electrolysis process.
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An electrolytic cell, comprising:
- a housing containing an electrolytic medium;
- at least two coaxial electrodes;
- and
- means for applying a magnetic field to the electrolytic medium in a direction generally transverse to ionic currents in the medium when a voltage is applied to the electrodes.
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An electrolytic cell, comprising:
- a housing containing an electrolytic medium;
- and
- at least two coaxial electrodes, wherein at least one of said electrodes forms a coil.
An electrolysis method, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two electrodes, wherein at least one of the two electrodes is a coil;
- and
- generating a magnetic field in said coil by applying a DC voltage to said electrodes.
An electrolytic cell, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least two coaxial electrodes surrounded by said housing,
- wherein said housing is a flexible tubular member having a coil shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.