Jerry W Suitor17212 Saint Gertrude Dr, Covington, LA 70435

4885142, Dec 5, 1989

Oct 24, 1986

6/923160

Jerry W. Suitor - El Toro CA
C. Martin Berdahl - Sierra Madre CA
Wilbur J. Marner - Arcadia CA

California Institute of Technology - Pasadena CA

C01B 1300

423219

An apparatus in the form of a disk for the separation of oxygen from gases, or for the pumping of oxygen, uses a substantially circular disk geometry for the solid electrolyte with radial flow of gas from the outside edge of the disk to the center of the disk. The reduction in available surface area as the gas flows toward the center of the disk reduces the oxygen removal area proportionally to provide for a more uniform removal of oxygen.

5186806, Feb 16, 1993

Dec 31, 1990

7/636484

Douglas J. Clark - Ontario CA
Leo M. Galica - Mira Loma CA
Robert W. Losey - Lancaster CA
Jerry W. Suitor - El Toro CA

California Institute of Technology - Pasadena CA

C25B 900

204265

A solid state electrolyte cells apparatus and method of producing is disclosed. The apparatus can be used for separating oxygen from an oxygen-containing feedstock or as a fuel cell for reacting fluids. Cells can be stacked so that fluids can be introduced and removed from the apparatus through ceramic distribution members having ports designed for distributing the fluids in parallel flow to and from each cell. The distribution members can also serve as electrodes to membranes or as membrane members between electrodes. The distribution member design does not contain any horizontal internal ports which allows the member to be thin. A method of tape casting in combination with an embossing method allows intricate radial ribs and bosses to be formed on each distribution member. The bosses serve as seals for the ports and allow the distribution members to be made without any horizontal internal ports.

5449479, Sep 12, 1995

Dec 29, 1992

7/998568

Douglas J. Clark - Palmdale CA
Leo M. Galica - Mira Loma CA
Robert W. Losey - Lancaster CA
Jerry W. Suitor - El Toro CA

California Institute of Technology - Pasadena CA

C04B 3328

264 67

A solid state electrolyte cells apparatus and method of producing is disclosed. The apparatus can be used for separating oxygen from an oxygen-containing feedstock or as a fuel cell for reacting fluids. Cells can be stacked so that fluids can be introduced and removed from the apparatus through ceramic distribution members having ports designed for distributing the fluids in parallel flow to and from each cell. The distribution members can also serve as electrodes to membranes or as membrane members between electrodes, The distribution member design does not contain any horizontal internal ports which allows the member to be thin. A method of tape casting in combination with an embossing method allows intricate radial ribs and bosses to be formed on each distribution member. The bosses serve as seals for the ports and allow the distribution members to be made without any horizontal internal ports.

4860669, Aug 29, 1989

May 18, 1988

7/195222

Earl R. Collins - La Canada CA
Jerry W. Suitor - El Toro CA
David Dubis - Morgantown WV

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

F23J 100

110165R

A continuous flow ash lockhopper includes an ash hopper at the outlet of a high temperature, high pressure reactor vessel containing heated high pressure gas, a fluidics control chamber having an input port connected to the ash hopper's output port and an output port connected to the input port of a pressure letdown means, and a control chamber connected to a variable pressure control fluid (gas or steam) supply for regulating the pressure in the control chamber to be equal to or greater than the internal gas pressure of the reactor vessel, whereby the reactor gas is contained while ash is permitted to continuously flow from the ash hopper's output port, impelled by gravity. The fluidics control chamber may be provided with a variable port to inject control fluid at a desired velocity. The control fluid impinges the flow of ash into the chamber at a right angle to create a vortex in the chamber with the vortex path being from the input port around the output port and then crossing generally over the output port offset from the input port.