"Another consequence: the August 25, 2015 US patent that issued to Leonardo Corporation is probably invalid or is subject to equity constraints because the Settlement Agreement acknowledges that there is a secret ingredient not mentioned in the patent. Both parties are committed to maintain that secrecy.
David French"
I defer to DF on anything having to do with patents, as he is an expert on the matter. Especially so regarding LENR. However, his comment confuses me, as the one USPTO patent granted Rossi (only other one is an Italian patent) is actually for a "Fluid Heater". LENR is never mentioned in the patent at all. Yes, it often refers to the "fuel wafer (Energy Catalyzer/Ecat)" which French analyzes here:
https://coldfusionnow.org/anal…t-9115913-issued-25aug15/
,that is the basis of all Rossi's Ecat models, as one of a number of fuels, but does not endow any overunity ability to it's use, were one to use it in the "fluid heater".
So I fail to see how Rossi's neglecting to list this newly revealed, super secret catalyst into the patent, makes the patent invalid, as David French claims. Maybe he can answer?
Take a look at it yourself...this is from the patent:
FIELD OF DISCLOSURE
This disclosure relates to heat transfer systems, and in particular to devices for transferring heat to a fluid.
BACKGROUND
Many heat transfer systems use hot fluids as a heat transfer medium. Such systems include a heat generator for generating heat, a heat transfer medium in thermal communication with the energy source, and a pump to move the heated medium to wherever the heat is needed. Because of its high heat capacity and its abundance, a common heat transfer fluid is water, both in its liquid and gas phase.
A variety of heat generators are in common use. For instance, in nuclear power plants, nuclear fission provides energy for heating water. There also exist solar water heaters that use solar energy. However, most heat transfer sources rely on an exothermal chemical reaction, and in particular, on combustion of some fuel.
SUMMARY
In one aspect, the invention features an apparatus for heating fluid, the apparatus including a tank for holding fluid to be heated, and a fuel wafer in fluid communication with the fluid, the fuel wafer including a fuel mixture including reagents and a catalyst, and a heat source, for example an electrical resistor, in thermal communication with the fuel mixture and the catalyst.
Among the embodiments are those in which the fuel mixture includes lithium and lithium aluminum hydride, those in which the catalyst includes a group 10 element, such as nickel in powdered form, or in any combination thereof.
In other embodiments, the catalyst in powdered form, has been treated to enhance its porosity. For example, the catalyst can be nickel powder that has been treated to enhance porosity thereof.