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US 12,590,732 · App. 19/073,990 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Heating system and methods

Inventor: Robert E. Godes (Berkeley, CA)
Assignee: Brillouin Energy Corp.
F24H15/37F24H9/20F24H15/414H05B1/0297H05B3/46F24H2250/02H05B2203/035
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Patent No.
US 12,590,732
App. No.
19/073,990
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heating system and related methods are described. The heating system employs one or more catalytic tubes, each having a reactive transmission line. Each catalytic tube is supported in a corresponding containment tube of a heater to produce heat. Heat can be generated by applying electrical pulses to the transmission lines which are exposed to a reactant flowing in the containment tube containing the catalytic tube. The generated heat can be extracted from the heater with a heat-transfer liquid or gas for various practical applications including, but not limited to, industrial, commercial, and residential heating applications.

Claims (130)

1 . A heating system comprising:

a heater comprising:

an outer shell enclosing a heater chamber to contain a heat-transfer liquid or gas;

a first containment tube extending through the heater chamber and extending outside of the outer shell, the first containment tube sealed to prevent ingress of the heat-transfer liquid or gas into the first containment tube; and

a first catalytic tube to generate heat, the first catalytic tube mounted within the first containment tube, the first catalytic tube comprising:

an electrically-conductive layer extending along the first catalytic tube;

an insulating layer disposed on the electrically-conductive layer; and

an electrically-conductive reactive layer disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the electrically-conductive layer, the insulating layer, and the electrically-conductive reactive layer form a first transmission line that extends along the first catalytic tube,

wherein the first containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple heat from the first catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber;

a pulse driver adapted to provide electrical pulses to propagate along the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube to generate heat from the first catalytic tube; and

an electrical connector to electrically connect to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube, wherein the electrical connector comprises:

a first clamping plate to engage a first collet, wherein the first clamping plate and the first collet can be placed over an end of the first catalytic tube; and

a second clamping plate to engage a second collet, wherein the second clamping plate and the second collet can be placed over the end of the first catalytic tube.

2 . The heating system of claim 1 , wherein a first impedance of the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube is in a range from 0.1 ohm to 25 ohms.

3 . The heating system of claim 2 , wherein the first impedance of the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube is approximately or equal to 2 ohms.

4 . A heating system comprising:

a heater comprising:

an outer shell enclosing a heater chamber to contain a heat-transfer liquid or gas;

a first containment tube extending through the heater chamber and through the outer shell, the first containment tube sealed to prevent ingress of the heat-transfer liquid or gas into the first containment tube; and

a first catalytic tube to generate heat, the first catalytic tube mounted within the first containment tube, the first catalytic tube comprising:

an electrically-conductive layer extending along the first catalytic tube;

an insulating layer disposed on the electrically-conductive layer; and

an electrically-conductive reactive layer disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the electrically-conductive layer, the insulating layer, and the electrically-conductive reactive layer form a first transmission line that extends along the first catalytic tube,

wherein the first containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple heat from the first catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber;

a pulse driver adapted to provide electrical pulses to propagate along the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube to generate heat from the first catalytic tube; and

an electrical connector to electrically connect to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube,

wherein a first impedance of the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube is in a range from 0.1 ohm to 25 ohms; and

wherein:

the pulse driver includes drive electronics implemented at least in part on at least one printed circuit board (PCB); and

the at least one printed circuit board includes at least one PCB transmission line patterned on the at least one PCB to carry the electrical pulses provided by the pulse driver.

5 . The heating system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one PCB transmission line is impedance-matched to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

6 . The heating system of claim 5 , wherein a second impedance of the at least one PCB transmission line is within 10% of the first impedance of the first transmission line over a range of frequencies from approximately or exactly 250 MHz to approximately or exactly 2 GHz.

7 . The heating system of claim 4 , wherein:

the drive electronics are configured to receive optical pulses; and

the drive electronics are configured to convert the received optical pulses to provide the electrical pulses from the pulse driver to propagate along the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

8 . The heating system of claim 4 , wherein the electrical connector comprises:

a first clamping plate to engage a first collet, wherein the first clamping plate and the first collet can be placed over an end of the first catalytic tube; and

a second clamping plate to engage a second collet, wherein the second clamping plate and the second collet can be placed over the end of the first catalytic tube,

wherein the first collet and the second collet facilitate an electrical connection between the at least one PCB transmission line patterned on the at least one PCB and the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

9 . The heating system of claim 8 , wherein:

the at least one printed circuit board of the drive electronics includes:

a first annular contact disposed on a first side of the at least one printed circuit board; and

a second annular contact disposed on a second side of the at least one printed circuit board;

the first annular contact and the second annular contact are coupled to the at least one PCB transmission line; and

the first collet is electrically coupled to the first annular contact by the first clamping plate and the second collet is electrically coupled to the second annular contact by the second clamping plate to facilitate the electrical connection between the at least one PCB transmission line and the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

10 . A heater comprising:

an outer shell enclosing a heater chamber to contain a heat-transfer liquid or gas;

a first containment tube extending through the heater chamber and extending outside of the outer shell, the first containment tube sealed to prevent ingress of the heat-transfer liquid or gas into the first containment tube;

a first catalytic tube to generate heat, the first catalytic tube mounted within the first containment tube, the first catalytic tube comprising a first transmission line that extends along the first catalytic tube;

a second containment tube extending through the heater chamber and through the outer shell;

a second catalytic tube mounted within the second containment tube; and

a manifold to receive the reactant and supply the reactant into a first interior of the first containment tube and a second interior of the second containment tube, wherein:

the first containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple heat from the first catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber; and

an outer diameter of the first catalytic tube is smaller than an inner diameter of the first containment tube so as to form a first reactant space in the first interior between an outer surface of the first catalytic tube and an inner surface of the first containment tube, such that a reactant, when present in the heater, flows through the first reactant space.

11 . The heater of claim 10 , wherein:

the first containment tube comprises:

a tubular portion;

a first insert to insert into a first end of the tubular portion; and

a second insert to insert into a second end of the tubular portion,

wherein the first insert and the second insert are configured to support the first catalytic tube within the first containment tube.

12 . The heater of claim 11 , wherein the first insert and the second insert each comprise:

a ferule; and

a nut to engage the ferule to support the first catalytic tube within the first containment tube.

13 . The heater of claim 10 , further comprising a porous, electrically insulating, and thermally-conductive fill within the first reactant space.

14 . The heater of claim 10 , wherein:

the manifold includes a chamber and is integrated onto an end of the heater such that each of the first containment tube and the second containment tube passes through the manifold; and

each of the first containment tube and the second containment tube includes a hole located within the chamber of the manifold to admit the reactant, when present, into the first interior of the first containment tube and the second interior of the second containment tube.

15 . The heater of claim 10 , in combination with a pulse driver adapted to provide electrical pulses to propagate along the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube to generate heat from the first catalytic tube.

16 . The heater of claim 10 , further comprising an electrical connector to electrically connect to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

17 . A heating system comprising:

a heater comprising:

an outer shell enclosing a heater chamber to contain a heat-transfer liquid or gas;

a first containment tube extending through the heater chamber and through the outer shell, the first containment tube sealed to prevent ingress of the heat-transfer liquid or gas into the first containment tube, wherein the first containment tube comprises:

a tubular portion;

a first insert to insert into a first end of the tubular portion; and

a second insert to insert into a second end of the tubular portion,

wherein the first insert and the second insert are configured to support the first catalytic tube within the first containment tube; and

a first catalytic tube to generate heat, the first catalytic tube mounted within the first containment tube, the first catalytic tube comprising a first transmission line that extends along the first catalytic tube,

wherein the first containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple heat from the first catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber;

a pulse driver adapted to provide electrical pulses to propagate along the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube to generate heat from the first catalytic tube, wherein:

the pulse driver includes drive electronics implemented at least in part on at least one printed circuit board (PCB); and

the at least one printed circuit board includes at least one PCB transmission line patterned on the at least one PCB to carry the electrical pulses provided by the pulse driver; and

an electrical connector to electrically connect to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube, the electrical connector including a first collet and a second collet to facilitate an electrical connection between the at least one PCB transmission line patterned on the at least one PCB and the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

18 . The heating system of claim 17 , wherein a first impedance of the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube is in a range from 0.1 ohm to 25 ohms.

19 . The heating system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one PCB transmission line is impedance-matched to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

20 . The heating system of claim 19 , wherein the electrical connector comprises:

a first clamping plate to engage the first collet, wherein the first clamping plate and the first collet can be placed over an end of the first catalytic tube; and

a second clamping plate to engage the second collet, wherein the second clamping plate and the second collet can be placed over the end of the first catalytic tube.

21 . A heater for a heating system, the heater comprising:

an outer shell enclosing a heater chamber to contain a heat-transfer liquid or gas;

a first containment tube extending through the heater chamber and extending outside of the outer shell, the first containment tube sealed to prevent ingress of the heat-transfer liquid or gas into the first containment tube; and

a first catalytic tube to generate heat, the first catalytic tube mounted within the first containment tube, the first catalytic tube comprising multiple coaxial layers forming a first transmission line that extends along the first catalytic tube, wherein:

a first impedance of the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube is a value in a range from 0.1 ohm to 25 ohms, and

the multiple coaxial layers comprise:

an electrically-conductive layer extending along the first catalytic tube;

an insulating layer disposed on the electrically-conductive layer; and

an electrically-conductive reactive layer disposed on the insulating layer,

wherein the first containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple heat from the first catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber.

22 . The heater of claim 21 , in combination with a pulse driver adapted to provide electrical pulses to propagate along the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube to generate heat from the first catalytic tube.

23 . The heater of claim 21 , in combination with an electrical connector to electrically connect to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube.

24 . The heater of claim 21 , further comprising:

a second containment tube extending through the heater chamber and through the outer shell; and

a second catalytic tube mounted within the second containment tube, the second catalytic tube comprising multiple coaxial layers forming a second transmission line that extends along the second catalytic tube, wherein a second impedance of the second transmission line of the second catalytic tube is a value in a range from 0.1 ohm to 25 ohms,

wherein the second containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple second heat from the second catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber.

25 . The heater of claim 24 , further comprising:

a manifold to receive the reactant and supply the reactant into a first interior of the first containment tube and a second interior of the second containment tube.

26 . The heater of claim 25 , wherein:

the manifold includes a chamber and is integrated onto an end of the heater such that each of the first containment tube and the second containment tube passes through the manifold; and

each of the first containment tube and the second containment tube includes a hole located within the chamber of the manifold to admit the reactant, when present, into the first interior of the first containment tube and the second interior of the second containment tube.

27 . A heater for a heating system, the heater comprising:

an outer shell enclosing a heater chamber to contain a heat-transfer liquid or gas;

a first containment tube extending through the heater chamber and through the outer shell, the first containment tube sealed to prevent ingress of the heat-transfer liquid or gas into the first containment tube;

a first catalytic tube to generate heat, the first catalytic tube mounted within the first containment tube, the first catalytic tube comprising multiple coaxial layers forming a first transmission line that extends along the first catalytic tube; and

an electrical connector to electrically connect to the first transmission line of the first catalytic tube, the electrical connector including at least a first collet to facilitate an electrical connection to the first transmission line,

wherein the first containment tube contacts the heat-transfer liquid or gas when the heater is in operation to thermally couple heat from the first catalytic tube to the heat-transfer liquid or gas when contained in the heater chamber,

wherein the multiple coaxial layers comprise:

an electrically-conductive layer extending along the first catalytic tube;

an insulating layer disposed on the electrically-conductive layer; and

an electrically-conductive reactive layer disposed on the insulating layer.

28 . The heater of claim 27 , wherein:

the first catalytic tube further comprises a cylindrical support, wherein the cylindrical support comprises one of a metal, a ceramic, and a glass; and

the electrically-conductive reactive layer is disposed relative to an outside surface of the cylindrical support.

29 . The heater of claim 27 , wherein:

the electrically-conductive layer comprises at least one of copper or aluminum;

the insulating layer comprises alumina; and

the electrically-conductive reactive layer comprises at least one of nickel, grainy nickel, copper, palladium, platinum, rhodium, titanium, tungsten, cobalt, or iron.

30 . The heater of claim 29 , wherein:

the electrically-conductive layer has a first thickness of between 1 micron and 500 microns;

the insulating layer has a second thickness of between 100 microns and 400 microns; and

the electrically-conductive reactive layer has a third thickness of between 200 microns and 900 microns.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2025
From: GODES, ROBERT E.
To: BRILLOUIN ENERGY CORP.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63652279 · May 28, 2024
Related Publication 20250369653A1 · Dec 4, 2025
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