Alan Smith wrote:
It may well be revealed in a patent Jed.
If it is revealed in the patent, then it is not secret. Right? Maybe I don't follow what you are saying.
Well, maybe you haven't read them, or are just teasing. For example, in the early italian patent application (rejected) which relates to a 'lithium-free' system, under claims it says
"...5. An apparatus for carrying out an exothermal reaction by a method according to claim 1, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a metal tube filled by a nickel powder and heated to a set temperature, hydrogen being further injected into said metal tube. 6. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said nickel powder contains catalyzer materials.7. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said hydrogen is injected into said tube under a non-constant pulsating pressure.8. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said temperature is variable. 9. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said nickel powder filled metal tube is coated, on an outside thereof, by a jacket of water and boron, or steel and boron, and by a lead layer.10. An apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that said lead layer is coated by a steel layer.11. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a steel pipe therethrough a flow of water, or other fluid, is caused to flow, said steel pipe being anempted in a heat exchanging relationship with said metal tube.12. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said nickel powder is a nickel isotope powder.13. An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said nickel powder is replaceable by a copper powder.
I have emboldened the appropriate parts of this extract. So here we have 'catalyzer materials' un-named, and also copper. In a later patent Rossi throws in the idea that nickel could be substituted with 'any element from column 10 of the periodic table for example platinum...'.
So here you have a handful of named elements, plus un-named 'catalyzer materials.'
I dont give a flying fuck wether or not the patent(s) are valid or not, my question for Dewey Weaver (as you seem not to know) was 'is there a secret sauce'. In plain language is one of the other materials mentioned (or any other) used by Rossi in the fuel he showed IH how to make? Not too hard, shirley?