Abstract:
A method and device for generating hydrogen and oxygen from water using the heterodyning or impacting of two radio frequencies on the surface of water in a shielded and grounded enclosure, with separation and collection of gases accomplished by a superimposed manifold. One radio frequency is higher than the other, one typically in the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and the other typically in the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF). The heterodyning creates two additional radio frequencies that are also used to fracture the water&#39;s molecular bonds. The method is clean, odorless, silent, and environmentally friendly, with no residue, fumes, or other unwanted byproducts. Optionally, water filtering means, water heating means, saltwater, and/or fresh water can be used. A water spray can also be used to increase the water surface area available for bond fracture by the radio frequency disturbance.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation in part of the utility application filed by the same inventor on Oct. 22, 2004, for substantially the same subject matter, and which was entitled “Radio Frequency Hydrogen and Oxygen Generator and Method” and given a Serial Number of 10/971,517, now abandoned, by the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office. Benefit of this previously filed application is herein requested. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The invention relates to the field of gas generation and its collection/separation for other uses, specifically to a device and method for heterodyning or impacting two radio frequencies against one another, and also against a water surface or multiple water surfaces, within a shielded and grounded enclosure receiving a regulated supply of filtered water. The heterodyning of the two original radio frequencies results in the creation of two additional radio frequencies, one at the sum of the two frequencies mixed and the other at their difference. Both original radio frequencies used in the present invention enclosure are created from a crystal oscillator signal that has been directed through at least one circuit containing a doubler, a tripler, and an amplifier, with a separate antenna bringing each enhanced radio frequency into the heterodyning enclosure. One of the two original radio frequencies used in the present invention will always be higher than the other, with one typically in the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and the other typically in the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF). It is the resulting mixture of four high radio frequencies, each with an acute wave form that overlaps the other three radio frequencies with random spacings, which is used in the present invention to disrupt molecular bonds in the water and free its hydrogen and oxygen components. A manifold above the shielded enclosure, and in fluid communication with it, is used to collect and separate the resulting hydrogen and oxygen gas. Further testing of the present invention will determine optimum oscillator crystal size and radio frequency combinations appropriate to specific applications. Uses of the present invention are many; such as, but not limited to, fuel cell electric power generators, the fuel cell car, improved combustion in the carbureting of fuel in gasoline and diesel engines, and to increased miles per gallon fuel consumption in gasoline and diesel engines. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Electrolysis is commonly used to provide pure hydrogen. It involves the immersion of two electrified probes into a prepared brine of sodium hydroxide and water. One electrode of nickel-plated iron is paired with one iron electrode. When current is passed, the water decomposes as bubbles of hydrogen gas leave the cathode and oxygen bubbles leave the anode. A significant disadvantage of electrolysis is that caustic soda brine used is not environmentally friendly. In contrast, the present invention generator and method are much more environmentally friendly than electrolysis. The present invention does not require a hazardous liquid medium with special handling needs, leave residue, or create noxious fumes. It also provides a clean and odorless process that is conducted without noise, wherein two antennae each provide a different radio frequency within a shielded and grounded enclosure, one typically in the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and the other typically in the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF). The impinging of the two different radio frequencies against a water surface in the enclosure and against one another creates two additional radio frequencies and results in the heterodyning of four high radio frequencies against the water in the enclosure which overlap with random spacings, whereby the water&#39;s molecular bonds become fractured and its gaseous hydrogen and oxygen components released, which can be separated and collected for productive use. The four radio frequencies include the original two radio frequencies provided by the two antennae, as well as one that is equivalent to the sum of the original two radio frequencies and another equivalent to the difference between them. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of the present invention is to use radio frequency energy to break ion bonds in water molecules so that the hydrogen and oxygen gas created can be collected for other productive use. It is also an objective of the present invention to provide means for generating hydrogen and oxygen gas from water that is more environmentally friendly than processes currently in common use. Another objective of the present invention to provide means for generating hydrogen and oxygen gas from water that is sufficiently cost effective for widespread use. It is a further objective of the present invention to provide a means for generating hydrogen and oxygen gas from water using radio frequencies that has sufficient radio frequency containment for adequate protection of radio communication and safe use. It is also an objective of the present invention to provide a hydrogen and oxygen generating unit that can be made in multiple sizes for differing applications. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen and oxygen generating unit that is compact, relatively lightweight, and otherwise adaptable for use in a moving vehicle. 
     The present invention process begins with two radio frequencies, one lower than the other, which are generated by a crystal oscillator located in a shielded and grounded electronics chassis. After the original oscillator signal is modified via at least one doubler, at least one tripler, and at least one amplifier, two radio frequencies are created with one typically in the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and the other typically in the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF). Each signal is then carried by a separate shielded cable to a shielded and grounded enclosure that receives a regulated supply of filtered water. Either salt water or fresh water may be used in the enclosure. Further, the water may be provided in the enclosure in the form of droplets to increase the available amount of surface area subject to the heterodyning forces. The two original radio frequencies created from the crystal oscillator signal impinge on the water surface or surfaces, and upon each other, whereby heterodyning results in the creation of two additional radio frequencies, one being equivalent to the sum of the two original radio frequencies and the other equivalent to the difference between them. For example, if the crystal oscillator originally used is 20 MHZ, the first and lower of the two original radio frequencies used in the present invention enclosure will be created in a circuit that doubles and triples the oscillator signal, resulting in a very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF) of 120 MHZ
 
(20 MHZ×2=40 MHZ
 
and
 
40 MHZ×3=120 MHZ)
 
In addition, the second of the original radio frequencies used in the present invention starts with the output of the first tripler, which is 120 MHZ. This output is then doubled and tripled in a separate circuit, resulting in an ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) of 720 MHZ
 
(120 MHZ×2=240 MHZ;
 
and
 
240 MHZ×3=720 MHZ)
 
The third and fourth additional radio frequencies found in the shielded and grounded enclosure of the present invention and used to fracture water molecules, then become 840 MHZ which is the sum of the two original radio frequencies brought into the enclosure via shielded cables
 
(120 MHZ+720 MHZ=840 MHZ)
 
and 600 MHZ which is the difference between the two original radio frequencies
 
(720 MHZ−120 MHZ=600 MHZ
 
the third and fourth additional radio frequencies both being products of the heterodyning action and are not introduced into the enclosure through antennae, as would be the two original radio frequencies used in this example of 120 MHZ and 720 MHZ, respectively. The geometry of a single frequency sound or radio wave traveling through air is sinusoidal. In the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF) used in the present invention, as well as the wave forms of the third and fourth additional radio frequencies produced in the present invention by heterodyning, finite spacing exists between acute wave forms. Once heterodyning produces the two additional radio frequencies, the finite spacings in all the four radio frequencies within the enclosure randomly interact with one another and overlap to become even more finite, thereby producing some waveforms with sufficiently small spacings that are able to interfere with or disrupt the ion bond between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the water molecules to which they are directed, releasing gases that can be collected separately for other uses. As a preferred option, a water spray may be added to increase the available amount of water surface subject to the heterodyning forces and thereby increase the resulting gas volume collected. The gases are collected through the top of the enclosure to which a manifold is connected that is sufficiently elongated with internal openings that cause separation of the hydrogen and oxygen gas molecules. Since the present invention process is not conducted at sufficient elevated temperature or pressure to generate water vapor, which is undesirable in that it would contaminate and interfere with the separation of hydrogen and oxygen gases as they migrate upward and move toward the manifold, most of the gas accumulating at the top of the manifold would be the lightest gas (hydrogen) with the heavier gas (oxygen) accumulating below it. The relative weight difference between oxygen and hydrogen, with oxygen being sixteen times heavier than hydrogen, facilitates the gas separation, and if the resulting purity of gases collected is not sufficient for the intended application, gas migration holes in the internal configuration of the manifold, or other means can be used to further separate the collected gases. The present invention process does not leave a residue or fumes. It is clean and odorless, and is conducted without noise. Uses of the present invention are many; such as, but not limited to, fuel cell electric power generators, the fuel cell car, improved combustion in the carbureting of fuel in gasoline and diesel engines, and to increased miles per gallon fuel consumption in gasoline and diesel engines.
 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a sectional view of the most preferred embodiment of the present invention heterodyning enclosure having one very high frequency antenna (VHF) connected to a coaxial cable, one ultra high frequency antenna (UHF) connected to a coaxial cable, a screen/mesh shield on the sides and bottom of enclosure, and a tube adapted for providing a water spray curtain. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the most preferred embodiment present invention having a shielded container with a removable top cover connected to a gas collection/separation manifold, with the high frequency antenna (UHF) and the low frequency antenna (VHF) shown in  FIG. 1  within the heterodyning enclosure being connected to an electronics chassis via shielded coaxial cables that is adapted for providing the two original radio frequencies needed within the enclosure, and the enclosure also being in fluid communication with a reservoir that provides it with filtered water. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram of circuits used in the most preferred embodiment of the present invention to produce the two original radio frequencies, with the lower of the two original radio frequencies created from a crystal oscillator signal that has been directed sequentially to a doubler circuit, a tripler circuit, an amplifier circuit, an antenna coupling, and finally to a lower frequency antenna, with the higher of the two original radio frequencies created from a portion of the output from the lower frequency tripler circuit that is tapped off before the lower frequency amplifier and subsequently directed to a doubler circuit, a tripler circuit, an amplifier circuit, an antenna coupling, and finally to a higher frequency antenna, with lower and higher frequency watt meters monitoring antennae power and an example of megahertz numbers provided for understanding and reference. 
         FIG. 4  contains top, side, and end views of the preferred bracket used to hold antennae within the heterodyning enclosure of the most preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention includes a method and device for generating hydrogen and oxygen from water in a shielded and grounded enclosure  1 A using the heterodyning or impacting of two radio frequencies, one higher than the other (respectively in the UHF and VHF bandwidths), against one another and the water surface to fracture its ion bonds. Microwaves would not be used, as they generate heat. The present invention provides a clean, odorless, and silent process, with no residue, fumes, or other unwanted by-products. Saltwater or fresh water can be used in the heterodyning enclosure. An optional sprayer  5 A can be used to increase the amount of water surface are in enclosure  1 A for gas generation use. 
     The most preferred embodiment of the present invention uses the following components, further details of which are provided in the figure descriptions. 
     
       
         
               
               
             
           
               
                   
               
               
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                 DESCRIPTION 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                  1A 
                 SHIELDED CONTAINER WITH METALLIC GASKET. 
               
               
                   
                 (SCREEN SHIELDING ON INSIDE OF TOP, BOTTOM &amp; 
               
               
                   
                 SIDES IS GROUNDED AND PREFERABLY MADE OF 
               
               
                   
                 BRONZE.) 
               
               
                  2A 
                 LOWER FREQUENCY ANTENNA (A MINIMUM OF ONE IS 
               
               
                   
                 REQUIRED) (EXAMPLE: ¼ WAVELENGTH ANTENNA 
               
               
                   
                 HAVING A LENGTH DIMENSION OF APPROXIMATELY 
               
               
                   
                 24.6 INCHES THAT IS FORMED INTO A CIRCLE WITH AN 
               
               
                   
                 8-INCH INSIDE DIAMETER AND A ONE-INCH GAP AT 
               
               
                   
                 END; MADE FROM #6 GAGE COPPER WIRE FOR 
               
               
                   
                 RADIATING 120 MEGAHERTZ AT 7 WATTS OF POWER) 
               
               
                  3A 
                 HIGHER FREQUENCY ANTENNA (A MINIMUM OF ONE 
               
               
                   
                 IS REQUIRED) (EXAMPLE: ½ WAVELENGTH ANTENNA 
               
               
                   
                 HAVING A LENGTH DIMENSION OF APPROXIMATELY 
               
               
                   
                 8.2 INCHES FORMED INTO A CIRCLE WITH A 2.8-INCH 
               
               
                   
                 INSIDE DIAMETER A ONE-INCH GAP BETWEEN THE 
               
               
                   
                 ENDS; MADE FROM #6 GAGE COPPER WIRE FOR 
               
               
                   
                 RADIATING 720 MEGAHERTZ AT 7 WATTS OF POWER) 
               
               
                  4A 
                 TOP COVER LATCHES 
               
               
                  5A 
                 PLASTIC TUBE FOR WATER SPRAY CURTAIN 
               
               
                  6A 
                 WATER LEVEL CONTROL 
               
               
                  7A 
                 TOP, BOTTOM, &amp; SIDE MESH/SCREEN ENCLOSURE 
               
               
                  8B 
                 TOP COVER 
               
               
                  8B-1 
                 CENTER COVER 
               
               
                  9B 
                 BASE 
               
               
                 10B 
                 ELECTRONICS CHASSIS WITH CONTROL PANEL. 
               
               
                 11B 
                 WATER SUPPLY, HEATER, &amp; PUMP 
               
               
                 12B 
                 SHIELDED COAXIAL CABLE INPUTS 
               
               
                 13B 
                 MANIFOLD 
               
               
                 14B 
                 HYDROGEN OUTLET 
               
               
                 15B 
                 OXYGEN OUTLET 
               
               
                 16B 
                 INPUT TO POWER SUPPLY 
               
               
                   
                 120V AC, 60 HZ OR 12V DC 
               
               
                 17B 
                 POWER SELECTOR SWITCH, 3 POSITION: 
               
               
                   
                 OFF, 120V 60 HZ AC, OR 12V DC WITH INDICATOR 
               
               
                   
                 LIGHTS 
               
               
                 18B 
                 LINE FUSES, TWO, 1-120 V AND 1-12 V 
               
               
                 19B 
                 LOWER FREQUENCY RF WAIT METER (VHF) 
               
               
                 20B 
                 HIGHER FREQUENCY RF WATT METER (UHF) 
               
               
                 21B 
                 GROUND WIRE 
               
               
                 22B 
                 CONDUCTIVE GASKET 
               
               
                 23B 
                 ANTENNAE SUPPORT BRACKET WITH TWO ½″ 
               
               
                   
                 DIAMETER CLAMPS AND SCREWS 
               
               
                 24B 
                 RIGHT ANGLE (90 DEGREES) COAXIAL CABLE 
               
               
                   
                 ADAPTERS, TWO 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
       FIG. 1  shows enclosure  1 A having a hollow interior space. Although not limited there to, enclosure  1 A may be made from plastic. Size is not critical for enclosure  1 A, and it may have an interior volume of approximately five gallons. The use of spray tube  5 A is optional, with the water droplets it creates providing more surface area for radio frequency impinging and increased gas generation. The temperature of the water entering enclosure  1 A may also be elevated to increase gas production. Although not shown it is contemplated for enclosure  1 A to have a center support bracket  23 B for tube  5 A, and to support antennae  2 A and  3 A in the approximate positions shown in  FIG. 1 , above the surface of the water in enclosure  1 A, the water surface being visible as a wavy line below antennae  2 A and  3 A but not having a numerical designation. However, since the shape of the center support bracket is not critical and may have any configuration that effectively supports tube  5 A as well as antennae  2 A and  3 A, the center support bracket  23 B was omitted from  FIG. 1  to provide a clear view of critical components. Instead, the most preferred embodiment of support bracket  23 B is separately illustrated in  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 1  also shows a water level control  6 A positioned adjacent to one side of enclosure  1 A. The configuration and positioning of water level control  6 A is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 1 , and it may comprise any size, shape, or function that when impacted by radio frequencies remains able to maintain collected water in enclosure  1 A at a desired level.  FIG. 1  further shows two antennae  2 A and  3 A, positioned near to the top of enclosure  1 A, above the surface of the water also in enclosure  1 A. It is contemplated for high frequency antennae  3 A to transmit radio frequencies in the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and for the lower frequency antenna  2 A to transmit radio frequencies in the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF). Each is connected to the electronics chassis  10 B by a different a right angle adapter  24 B connected to a different shielded coaxial cable input  12 B.  FIG. 1  shows enclosure  1 A having mesh/screen  7 A on its side and bottom surfaces to block radio frequencies and redirect them back within enclosure  1 A. Although not shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2  shows the top surface of screen  7 A being connected to ground wire  21 B. In the most preferred embodiment of enclosure  1 A, the top surface of screen  7 A is positioned above high frequency antenna  3 A and low frequency antenna  2 A.  FIG. 1  shows enclosure  1 A being substantially cylindrical, although having a downwardly directed taper. However, the configuration of enclosure  1 A is not critical and not limited to that shown. Also, although the positioning of higher frequency antenna  3 A, water delivery tube  5 A, and lower frequency antenna  2 A shown in  FIG. 1  is preferred, it is not critical. 
       FIG. 2  shows enclosure  1 A positioned upon a rigid base  9 B and connected to a top cover  8 B and center cover  8 B- 1 , which are both sealed with conductive gasket  22 B.  FIG. 2  also shows one end of a manifold  13 B communicating wit the top end of top cover  8 B. Extending from the opposing end of manifold  13 B,  FIG. 2  shows hydrogen carrying conduit  14 B and an oxygen carrying conduit  15 B. The hydrogen carrying conduit  14 B is positioned above oxygen carrying conduit  15 B to facilitate gas separation, since hydrogen is lighter in weight than oxygen. Holes between hydrogen carrying conduit  14 B and oxygen carrying conduit  15 B further facilitate gas separation. Latches  4 A securely connect top cover  8 B and center cover  8 B- 1  to the upper end of enclosure  1 A with center cover  8 B- 1  being positioned between top cover  8 B and enclosure  1 A. However, the use of latches  4 A are not critical to the present invention, and any fastening device that is secure in its connection and not easily opened by casual or inadvertent contact is contemplated for use in the present invention to secure top cover  8 B, center cover  8 B- 1 , and enclosure  1 A. In addition,  FIG. 2  shows mesh/screen  7 A connected between top cover  8 B and enclosure  1 A. Adjacent to enclosure  1 A and also supported by base  9 B,  FIG. 2  shows a reservoir, and pump assembly  11 B with optional heater and its connected pipe or tube (not separately numbered) that extends through the side of enclosure  1 A. Although it is contemplated for the saltwater or fresh water entering enclosure  1 A to be filtered, and perhaps temperature controlled, the individual filtering apparatus would be of common design and is not shown. No heating unit is shown for the same reason. The size, configuration, and positioning of reservoir and pump  11 B, and its connected pipe or tube, may be different than that shown in  FIG. 1  as long as it is able to deliver the amount of water required by enclosure  1 A for hydrogen and oxygen generation. Above reservoir  11 B,  FIG. 2  shows an electronics chassis with control panel  10 B. Although not shown, it is contemplated for electronics chassis  10 B to be shielded and grounded. It is electronics chassis  10 B that houses the crystal oscillator shown in  FIG. 3  that is used for creation of the two original radio frequencies directed into enclosure  1 A and which are used for fracturing molecular bonds on the surface of water in enclosure  1 A. Several shielded coaxial cables  12 B extend between electronics chassis  10 B and enclosure  1 A, and a power cord and plug  16 B extends downward from electronics chassis  10 B for connection to a remote power source or municipal power supply (not shown).  FIG. 2  shows the control panel on electronics chassis  10 B having a selector switch  17 B moveable between “ON” and “OFF” positions, with indicator lights to show the type of power source being utilized, either 120 V/60 HZ AC or 12 V DC. Two line fuses  18 B protect circuits from overload. In addition,  FIG. 2  shows the control panel on electronics chassis  10 B having one lower frequency RF watt meter identified as  19 B and one higher frequency RF watt meter identified as  20 B, which are used to monitor the antenna loading in shielded enclosure  1 A. The relative positioning on the control panel of electronics chassis  10 B is not critical for selector switch  17 B, line fuses  18 B, lower frequency RF watt meter (VHF), and higher frequency RF watt meter  20 B (UHF). Also, the size and configuration of electronics chassis with control panel  10 B, as well as switch  17 B, fuses  18 B, and meters  19 B and  20 B, may be different than that shown in  FIG. 2 , as long as each is able to fulfill its required function. 
       FIG. 3  shows the circuit required for successful function of the most preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 3 , it is contemplated for a power supply to provide energy for components within electronics chassis  10 B. One example of potential radio/signal frequency numbering is used in  FIG. 3  for understanding and reference, and the same frequency numbering is provided below with additional explanation. However, it is to be understood that UHF, VHF, and other radio/signal frequencies other that those identified herein and in  FIG. 3  can also be used as a part of the present invention. A crystal oscillator, identified in  FIG. 3  as 20 MHZ, can be used within electronics chassis  10 B to create the two original radio frequencies of 120 MHZ and 720 MHZ suggested by way of example for introduction into the heterodyning enclosure  1 A. A frequency doubler with a 40 MHZ output, followed by a frequency tripler with a 120 MHZ output, are then used for enhancement, with the output of the frequency tripler thereafter being split into two components. The lower frequency component (VHF) of 120 MHZ is then directed to a lower frequency amplifier, and then through lower frequency RF watt meter  19 B, after which a shielded coaxial cable  12 B transmits the lower radio frequency of 120 MHZ (VHF) to lower frequency one-forth wave length circular antenna  2 A within center cover  8 B- 1  for impinging on the surface or surfaces of water within enclosure  1 A. The higher frequency components (UHF) from the first frequency tripler (output of 120 MHZ) is directed to a second frequency doubler with a 240 MHZ output, followed by a second frequency tripler with a 720 MHZ output, and a higher frequency amplifier, and then through higher frequency RF watt meter  20 B (UHF), after which a shielded coaxial cable  12 B transmits the higher radio frequency of 720 MHZ (UHF) to the one-half wave-length circular higher frequency antenna  3 A within enclosure  1 A for impinging on water surfaces located within enclosure  1 A. It is the disturbance of the two original radio frequencies (120 MHZ and 720 MHZ in the example herein above), in addition to that of the two radio frequencies created by the heterodyning within the enclosure  1 A (840 MHZ representing the sum of the two original radio frequencies, and 600 MHZ representing the difference of the two original radio frequencies) that randomly overlap with another to create infinitesimally small spacings that are able to fracture the ion bonds in the water surface or surfaces within the shielded and grounded enclosure  1 A, thereby releasing hydrogen gas and oxygen in a clean, odorless, and silent operation. 
       FIG. 4  contain three views of a preferred bracket  23 B used to hold antennae  2 A and  3 A in place within the heterodyning enclosure  1 A of the most preferred embodiment of the present invention. The upper illustration is a top view of preferred bracket  23 B, while the lower illustration is a front view, with the smaller illustration of the right side being an end view.  FIG. 4  shows preferred bracket  23 B having multiple un-numbered features, including but not limited to holes, saw cuts, clamps, and upper surface notches. However, the structure of preferred bracket  23 B is not critical as long as it can fulfill its intended function of supporting UHF antenna  3 A, VHF antenna  2 A, and spray ring  5 A. Dimensions are also included in  FIG. 4  for the positioning of antennae  2 A and  3 A, as well as spray ring  5 A and preferred bracket  23 B, within an enclosure  1 A having a internal volume of approximately five gallons.