RE: [Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR
This patent (like several others in LENR) resulted in litigation and has been abandoned - IIRC - essentially for nonpayment of fees. IOW there is no government issue. This means that it goes into the public domain - not that later inventors can prevail if they essentially try to cover the same technology; and if this patent would have invalidated part of Piantelli's (or anyone else's) before it lapsed, that situation does not change. I am of the opinion that due to Thermacore, in combination with this one, and the patent of PF - that no basic patent in the field can prevail. Rossi's claims are a joke. That is essentially why he has been forced to remain secretive. The 'wild card' in the Intellectual Property situation is a later filing by Rossi (reported here some months ago) which was supposed to have gone to publication by October (there is an 18 month lag). It would have named the secret catalyst and that would be valuable, needless to say. As far as I know, this later application has not been published yet - it could have been withdrawn or delayed. Jones -Original Message- From: pagnu...@htdconnect.com Lastly some recent results obtained with Ahern's nano-powders are in abstracts Mt-01, Mt-02 and GL-02 at the compilation of the Feb-2011 ICCF-16 16th Intl Conf on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Srinivasaniccfthinte.pdf It seems like the patent issue may be a problem, especially since there is some U.S. government ownership. The patent seems to explain the enhanced fusion (or other nuclear reaction) rates, but does not appear to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco
Re: [Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR
Lastly some recent results obtained with [Brian] Ahern's nano-powders are in abstracts Mt-01, Mt-02 and GL-02 at the compilation of the Feb-2011 ICCF-16 16th Intl Conf on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Srinivasaniccfthinte.pdf pages 101,103, 17 Mt-01 Characterization of Pd×Ni×Zr Oxide Compounds A.Kitamura1, N.Kubota2, T.Murota3, T.Tahara3 and A.Takahashi4 1Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 6580022, Japan 2Nanophoton Corporation, Suita 5650871, Japan 3Santoku Corporation, Kobe 6580013, Japan 4Professor Emeritus, Osaka University, Japan The phenomenon of anomalous generation of heat and He4 by deuterium / protium absorption of nano-sized Pd powders first reported by Arata and Zhang [1] has been extensively studied in these years. A twin absorption system was installed by Kobe Group (Kobe Univ. and Technova Inc.) for simultaneous D2 and H2 gas absorption experiments using Pd micronized particles and oxide composites of nano-sized Pd and Zr [2]. The samples tested so far include the 0.1-μm-diam. Pd powder (Nilaco Corporation) [2], 300- mesh Pd-black powder (Nilaco Corp.) [2], a Pd×Zr oxide composite “PZ” (Santoku Corporation) [3-9], a Ni×Zr oxide composite “NZ” (Santoku Corp.) [4], a Pd×Ni×Zr oxide composite “PNZ” (Santoku Corp.) [4], and another Pd×Ni×Zr oxide composite “PNZ2B” [8,9] provided by Brian Ahern, Vibronic Energy Technologies Corporation. The phenomenon is thought to be very sensitive to mesoscopic structure of the sample as well as the degree of oxidization [6-9]. To clarify the mechanism of anomalous heat evolution, study of material characterization is discussed in the present paper. The characterization methods include SEM, XRD, Laser Raman microscopy, TEM and PIXE analyses. Preliminary measurements have indicated some structural changes after absorption experiments. References: [1] Y. Arata and Y. Zhang; The special report on research project for creation of new energy, J. High Temperature Society, 2008, No. 1. [2] T. Nohmi, Y. Sasaki, T. Yamaguchi, A. Taniike, A. Kitamura, A. Takahashi, R. Seto and Y. Fujita; Proc. ICCF14, Washington DC, 2008, paper 15. [3] A. Kitamura, T. Nohmi, Y. Sasaki, A. Taniike, A. Takahashi, R. Seto and Y. Fujita ; Physics Letters A 373 (09) 3109: Y. Sasaki, A. Kitamura, T. Nohmi, Y. Miyoshi, A. Taniike, A. Takahashi, R. Seto and Y. Fujita; Proc. 9th Meeting of Japan CF-Research Society, 2009, p.23-28. [4] A. Kitamura, A. Takahashi, Y. Sasaki, Y. Miyoshi, A. Taniike, R. Seto and Y. Fujita; to be published in J. Condensed Matter Nuclear Science. [5] Y. Sasaki, A. Kitamura, Y. Miyoshi, T. Nohmi, A. Taniike, A. Takahashi, R. Seto and Y. Fujita; Proc. ICCF15, Rome, 2009. [6] A. Kitamura, Y. Miyoshi, H. Sakoh, A. Taniike, A. Takahashi, R. Seto and Y. Fujita; Anomalous Heat Evolution in Charging of Pd Powders with Hydrogen Isotopes; submitted to Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science. [7] A. Takahashi, A. Kitamura, Y. Sasaki, Y. Miyoshi, A. Taniike, R. Seto and Y. Fujita; Role of PdO Surface-Coating in CMNE D(H)-Gas Loading Experiments; submitted to Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science. [8] Y. Miyoshi, et al.; to appear in this conference. [9] A. Takahashi, et al.; to appear in this conference. Mt-02 Effect of Forced Oxidization on Hydrogen Isotope Absorption/Adsorption Characteristics of Pd×Ni×Zr Oxide Compounds Y. Miyoshi1, H. Sakoh1, A. Taniike1, A. Kitamura1, A. Takahashi2, R. Seto2 and Y. Fujita2 1Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 6580022, Japan 2Technova Inc, Tokyo 111, Japan In order to confirm heat and He4 generation by deuterium (D) absorption in nano-sized Pd powders reported by Arata and Zhang [1], we established a twin absorption system for simultaneous D2 and H2 gas absorption experiments using Pd micronized particles and oxide composites of nano-sized Pd and Zr [2]. In the present work, three kinds of samples are tested; the Pd×Zr oxide composite “PZ” and a Pd×Ni×Zr oxide composite “PNZ”, both supplied by Santoku Corporation, and another Pd×Ni×Zr oxide composite “PNZ2B” provided by Brian Ahern, Vibronic Energy Technologies Corp. Simultaneous introduction of the D2 and H2 gases into each reaction chamber from each reservoir tank is performed with flow rate control by “Super Needle” valves. The as-received samples are oxidized to some extent. To investigate the effect of oxidization on sorption (absorption and/or adsorption) rate and heat release rate, we applied forced de-oxidization and forced oxidization (to make 5 – 10 % PdO or NiO) to the samples. Oxidization was made at 473 K or 573 K in oxygen gas at a pressure of 0.3 MPa(a), while deoxidization was made at 573 K in D2 (H2) gas at a pressure of 0.3 - 0.5 MPa(a). The D2 (H2) absorption runs have revealed the following facts for the 1st phase [2, 3], where predominant heat evolution associated with hydrogen isotope sorption proceeds; 1. Forced de-oxidization of the PZ and PNZ samples gave greatly reduced
RE: [Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR
Thanks, Jones Too bad the patent system is such a winner-take-all contraption. I am reminded of a lecture on patent law that I attended years ago expecting the patent lawyer speaking to explain the virtues of the patent system - instead he lampooned it and went through a list of debacles he had witnessed - with plenty of sardonic humor. I wonder if Ahern will give a theory on the absence of energetic nuclear products in his Dec 7 talk. This patent (like several others in LENR) resulted in litigation and has been abandoned - IIRC - essentially for nonpayment of fees. IOW there is no government issue. This means that it goes into the public domain - not that later inventors can prevail if they essentially try to cover the same technology; and if this patent would have invalidated part of Piantelli's (or anyone else's) before it lapsed, that situation does not change. I am of the opinion that due to Thermacore, in combination with this one, and the patent of PF - that no basic patent in the field can prevail. Rossi's claims are a joke. That is essentially why he has been forced to remain secretive. The 'wild card' in the Intellectual Property situation is a later filing by Rossi (reported here some months ago) which was supposed to have gone to publication by October (there is an 18 month lag). It would have named the secret catalyst and that would be valuable, needless to say. As far as I know, this later application has not been published yet - it could have been withdrawn or delayed. Jones -Original Message- From: pagnu...@htdconnect.com Lastly some recent results obtained with Ahern's nano-powders are in abstracts Mt-01, Mt-02 and GL-02 at the compilation of the Feb-2011 ICCF-16 16th Intl Conf on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Srinivasaniccfthinte.pdf It seems like the patent issue may be a problem, especially since there is some U.S. government ownership. The patent seems to explain the enhanced fusion (or other nuclear reaction) rates, but does not appear to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco
RE: [Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR
-Original Message- From: pagnu...@htdconnect.com I wonder if Ahern will give a theory on the absence of energetic nuclear products in his Dec 7 talk. Lou - Methinks this will be a short spur-of-the-moment talk ... not a complete presentation, possibly with a few slides. But Ahern will primarily discuss his nascent Nanomagnetism theory, wrt a new technology, and without very much mention of the LENR work- which was funded by EPRI (since they have NOT released it yet). The new technology is based on a magnetic anomaly, but it is not exactly new either. Many know of a similar phenomenon, from another nutty inventor who died before it was understood (no conspiracy). Unlike Steorn, there is now proof of the old-fashioned variety (a completely closed loop). On the surface, this may seem completely unrelated to Rossi, but Brian thinks that Nanomagnetism is responsible for both phenomena - and that is the message that he wants to share with the world. Caveat: he is not at all certain that the inventor (re-inventor) is ready to go public yet. In which case, he may tell jokes for half an hour. That is why little of this has been announced. Be aware or risk being disappointed. Or ... if you believe in the MIB bogosity (which Brian adamantly does NOT believe in) then a 'third party' may never allow him to show up in the first place. Jones
[Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR
I am not sure whether this material has already been posted to Vortex, but if not, it may be of interest. First, (Ahern's) Vibronic Energy Techologies Corp. presentation can be found at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/39076066/Vibronic-Energy-Technologies - Second, his patent - U.S. Patent Number 5,674,632 'Method of maximizing anharmonic oscillations in deuterated alloys' is at: http://patents.justia.com/1997/05674632.html A few interesting excerpts - ABSTRACT For a condensed matter system containing a guest interstitial species such as hydrogen or its isotopes dissolved in the condensed matter host lattice, the invention provides tuning of the molecular orbital degeneracy of the host lattice to enhance the anharmonicity of the dissolved guest sublattice to achieve a large anharmonic displacement amplitude and a correspondingly small distance of closest approach of the guest nuclei... leads to enhanced interaction between nuclei of the sublattice GOVERNMENT RIGHTS IN THE INVENTION This invention was made with U.S. Government support under contract No.F19628-90-C0002, awarded by the Air Force. The Government has certain rights in this invention. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Strong force nuclear interaction of hydrogen isotopes, deuterium in particular, have been extensively studied in the regime above 30,000 eV. Tunneling phenomena through the Coulomb barrier has been well characterized and described as requiring tunneling through a barrier of 0.7 .ANG. in width and 400,000 eV in height. Interaction of nuclei in a palladium-deuterium condensed matter system has been shown to be 10.sup.7 times more probable than the Coulomb tunneling described above. The reported successes in this system are best accounted for by a palladium-deuterium interaction scheme occurring in the presence of strong wave function overlap. It has been shown that such wave function overlap may be achieved via specific molecular orbital degeneracy conditions. Fundamental shifts in the molecular orbital topology of a condensed matter system are known to be achievable via sub-micron, nanometrically-sized surface features. Such nanometric surface features alter the surface and near surface electrochemistry of a condensed matter system, and thereby effect the orbital topology of the system. This effect cannot be attributed to a simple increase in surface area; rather, the surface character at the nanoscale can only be predicted from a real-space molecular orbital perspective. The resulting properties are purely quantum-mechanical in nature, i.e., they cannot be derived by a simple extension of continuum elasticity theory to the nanoregime. Thus, nanometric, low-dimensional surface features can be expected to interact with electromagnetic fields and radiation in a corresponding quantum-mechanical nature Lastly some recent results obtained with Ahern's nano-powders are in abstracts Mt-01, Mt-02 and GL-02 at the compilation of the Feb-2011 ICCF-16 16th Intl Conf on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Srinivasaniccfthinte.pdf It seems like the patent issue may be a problem, especially since there is some U.S. government ownership. The patent seems to explain the enhanced fusion (or other nuclear reaction) rates, but does not appear to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco
