Method and apparatus for the generation of nitric oxide
US5827420A · kind A · utility
470Cited by
3References
10Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/437
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gas mixture having a preselected concentration of nitric oxide, usable in inhalation therapy for example, is produced by controllably establishing the coulometric reduction of copper ions in a solution of nitric acid accompanied by purging the chamber in which the reduction reaction occurs with an inert gas. A free-standing, portable NO generator for use in the production of such a gas mixture is also disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.