Hi all.
I tried to inlcude only those simple enough, using cheap and available
materials that folks can afford. A person needs to read between the lines or just read more elsewhere to learn how the catalysts are regenerated. I omit Linnard Griffin's patents which are listed elsewhere and seem a bit redundant of the prior art, which I was a little surprised to discover. My guess is AlaskaStar "rediscovered" one of these too, but if his method is really new, or a different configuration, hats off.
Hydrogen power patents:
United States Patent 4,226,683 Vaseen October 7, 1980
Method and apparatus for hydrogen production in an absorber liquid by electrochemical of coal and water
United States Patent 4,265,721 Hackmyer May 5, 1981
Commercial hydrogen gas production by electrolysis of water while being subjected to microwave energy
United States Patent 4,544,459 Struck , et al. October 1, 1985
Process for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water
United States Patent 5,514,353 Adlhart May 7, 1996
Demand responsive hydrogen generator based on hydride water reaction
United States Patent 5,516,742 Swanson May 14, 1996
Catalytic conversion of water and carbon dioxide to low cost energy, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, oxygen and hydrocarbons
United States Patent 5,710,087 Swanson January 20, 1998
Process for catalytic conversion of water and carbon dioxide to low cost energy, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, oxygen and hydrocarbons
United States Patent 5,833,934 Adlhart November 10, 1998
Demand responsive hydrogen generator based on hydride water reaction
United States Patent 6,582,676 Chaklader June 24, 2003
Hydrogen generation from water split reaction
United States Patent 6,440,385 Chaklader August 27, 2002
Hydrogen generation from water split reaction
United States Patent 6,063,258 Sayama , et al. May 16, 2000
Production of hydrogen from water using photocatalyst-electrolysis hybrid system
...and here's an interesting link to the explosive power of water. (HV experimenters take note!)
http://www.powerlabs.org/waterarc.htm