US Patent Issued to Osaka Gas on Jan. 20 for "Electrolysis cell unit, electrolysis cell device, hydrocarbon production system, and production method and use method of electrolysis cell unit" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,151, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Electrolysis cell unit, electrolysis cell device, hydrocarbon production system, and production method and use method of electrolysis cell unit" was invented by Mitsuaki Echigo (Osaka, Japan), Hisao Ohnishi (Osaka, Japan) and Yuji Tsuda (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolysis cell unit capable of efficiently electrolyzing water and carbon dioxide is obtained. An electrolysis cell unit includes at least an electrolysis cell in which an electrode layer and a counter electrode layer are formed with an electrolyte layer interposed therebetwee...