Patent ID: 6800258
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: B01J,C01B,C01F,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing hydrogen gas, comprising:a receptacle having an upper portion and a central inside portion; a tube extending vertically through said upper portion and into said central inside portion for extracting hydrogen gas from inside said receptacle, said tube having a first tube end outside said receptacle and a second tube end in said central inside portion; means mounted to said first tube end, to withdraw hydrogen gas from said receptacle as said hydrogen gas is produced in said receptacle; a fuel element suspended to said second tube end; and a timer mechanism affixed to said upper portion and comprising a cylindrical opening there through enclosing said tube, means for suspending said tube and said fuel element to said upper portion, and a seal affixed to said cylindrical opening; said seal circling said tube and having a sliding engagement with said tube for a sealed longitudinal movement of said tube through said cylindrical opening relative to said upper portion; said timer mechanism further comprising a linear actuator having means for timely moving said tube through said cylindrical opening and through said seal, and means for raising said tube and said fuel element relative to said upper portion unconditionally of a pressure inside said receptacle.