William A. Rhodes
On July 26, 1966, William A. Rhodes filed for
U.S. Patent 3,262,872 for an electrolysis production
method for oxyhydrogen called, "Apparatus
For The Electrolytic Production Of Hydrogen And
Oxygen And For The Safe Consumption Thereof."
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Eight years later, in 1974, Yull
Brown of Australia would file a similar patent
for what is known today as Brown's gas. Even though
William A. Rhodes filed his patent
8 years earlier it was Brown who became more well-known
for the invention and thus there has been much
debate, controversy and even acrimony ever since.
Rhode's gas like Brown's revolves around the
electrolysis of water (H2O) in order to produce
HHO gas, which now can be used in a torch for
welding or in cars as a gasoline supplement to
decrease emissions and increase fuel mileage.
In the 1960's, William Rhodes formed the Henes
Corporation with partners who eventually ousted
him. The company changed hands several times and
is now known as Arizona Hydrogen Manufacturing
in Phoenix, AZ, which sells welding units based
on Rhodes technology that use electrolysis of
distilled water to create a flame at 6,000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
William A. Rhodes is still living and associated
with Arizona Hydrogen Manufacturing and Arizona
State University, in Tempe, AZ.
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