ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,458, issued on Oct. 7.
"Power supply with vacuum diode" was invented by Andrea Rossi (Miami Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for providing electrical power to a load includes a voltage source, a check valve that is oriented to prevent current from flowing towards the load, a vacuum diode that includes a cathode and an anode separated by a gap, and a magnet. The cathode and the anode are coated with a corresponding ceramic that includes a titanate group bonded to one of strontium and nickel. The magnet is oriented to cause magnetic field lines that are parallel to a cathode ray that forms across the gap during op...