This application is new to me. It was badly drafted and suggests a low energy nuclear route when that is a gratuitous reason to deny any and every patent, and has no chance of getting through; which is unfortunate in this case since there could be something of value to this design, but it would be non-nuclear.
James H. Cook (Simi Valley CA) - "Energy generation by nuclear acoustic resonance" US 20110044419 Abstract The present invention solves the problems of reliably initiating a low energy fusion reaction by loading deuterium into palladium metal via the process of electrolysis and by initiating the fusion reaction via the application of nuclear acoustic resonance. Affixed on each side of an electrolysis cell are piezoelectric transducers driven by corresponding frequency synthesizers. Surrounding the cell is a magnetic field produced by a magnetic field generator. The application of nuclear acoustic resonance, i.e. the combined application of an alternating magnetic field and of high frequency acoustic waves causes the deuterium atoms resident in the closely packed palladium metallic lattice to fuse into helium atoms with the consequent release of energy that is inherent to the fusion process. [snip] The present invention is based upon the hypothesis that low energy fusion reactions can be reliably initiated in a reaction vessel containing densely packed deuterium atoms. Traditionally, the reaction vessel has been an electrolysis cell, such as the cell where through the process of electrolysis deuterium atoms are closely paced within a crystal lattice. However, a reaction vessel containing oxide-nano-metal composite powder with pressurized deuterium gas may also be suitable. When the reaction vessel is subjected to both an alternating magnetic field and ultrasonic waves. The combination of an alternating magnetic field and ultrasonic waves is a process called nuclear acoustic resonance. For a discussion of the phenomenon of nuclear acoustic resonance see Strobel et al, Nuclear Acoustic Resonance In Palladium Metal, J. Phys. F: Metal Phys., (1979); see also R. K. Sundfors et al., Nuclear Acoustic Resonance In Metals And Alloys, a review, Hyperfine Interactions, (1983) END Simi Valley is home to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Technology_Engineering_Center but there is no indication that Cook is affiliated.
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