ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,218, issued on July 28, was assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio).
"Apparatus and methods of chemically-powered fluid flow systems" was invented by Jeffrey L. Ellis (Columbus, Ohio), John P. Tallarico (Powell, Ohio) and Jeffrey J. Boyce (Grove City, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Processes and devices for delivering a fluid by decomposition of hydrogen peroxide are disclosed. Advantageously, the reaction is very fast and exothermic resulting in a fast ejection and, optionally, heating a fluid as it is ejected from a container. Also disclosed is a fluid flow system powered by a gas-generating reaction that is a...