Confidential — Attorney Work Product
G21B3/00
Cold Fusion/LENR
382
Physics Violations
264
Questionable
86
Valid

Total patents analyzed: 732  •  Violation rate: 52%

Generated February 22, 2026  •  apex-core.org

Executive Summary

G21B3/00 — Cold Fusion/LENR

USPTO patent class physics violation analysis

382
Violations
52.2% of total
264
Questionable
36.1% of total
732
Total Analyzed
11.7% valid

Violations by Pattern

A
Incomplete Energy Accounting
159
B
Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms
87
C
Technical Obfuscation
136
Table of Contents

Violations by Pattern

Pattern A — Incomplete Energy Accounting 159 patents
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Pattern A — Incomplete Energy Accounting

159 patents flagged under this pattern

Fusion reactor using optical control of quantum tunneling
WO2025207152A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed energy source is nuclear fusion, initiated by an optical laser input. The system purports to use laser pulses to modify the quantum state of fluid fuel particles to increase their fusion probability.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using shaped infrared laser pulses to control quantum states and induce fusion in fluid fuel at ambient temperatures. This violates established physics because the optical photon energies involved are millions of times smaller than the energy required to overcome the Coulomb barrier between atomic nuclei for fusion, with no plausible mechanism provided. The claims use correct optical terminology but obfuscate the fundamental energy scale problem.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'ambient or low temperature' fusion without explaining how to overcome the Coulomb barrier for light nuclei (e.g., D-T, D-D).
  • No mechanism provided for how optical control of quantum states at IR wavelengths (0.08-1.8 eV) can induce fusion, which requires overcoming MeV-scale repulsion.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The electrical input to the laser is not compared to the claimed fusion energy output to establish net gain (Q>1).
  • The described optical components (beam expanders, polarizers) are for beam shaping, not for providing the immense energy density required for fusion initiation.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
A multi power generating device and a method.
WO2025014409A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest electricity generation from ionized fluid flow and 'electrochemical and fusion reactions' without specifying a primary energy input. The described system appears to be a closed-loop fluid circuit with internal energy extraction.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate electricity from ionized fluid flow and unspecified 'fusion reactions' in a closed-loop system. It violates core thermodynamics by implying net energy output without a defined energy input, constituting a perpetual motion scheme. The mention of fusion is physically implausible given the described apparatus.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law (Energy Conservation): No identifiable net energy input to the system. Claims of generating electricity along the tubular path and from a reactor imply net energy output with no commensurate fuel consumption or high-grade energy in
  • Violates Second Law: Proposes extracting work from a closed fluid loop with heat exchangers, implying a perpetual motion machine of the first kind. The 'fusion reactions' claim is unsupported by any described mechanism to achieve necessary conditions
  • Incomplete Energy Accounting: Describes electricity generation from ionized fluid motion but omits the substantial energy required to ionize, accelerate, and maintain the fluid flow against losses.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Quantum mechanical system and methods for channel stimulation and extraction
WO2023168385A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy is generated from nuclear fusion (D+D→He + γ + energy) initiated by electrolysis and stimulated by alpha/gamma radiation, but the described mechanism of 'probability-enhanced intermediate channels' lacks a coherent physical basis for energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system claiming to produce helium and excess energy from deuterium oxide via electrolysis and radioactive stimulation. The proposed mechanism misuses quantum mechanics and lacks a credible physical basis for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at low temperatures, violating energy conservation. The terminology is obfuscatory, and the claimed 'excess energy' output is thermodynamically impossible without an unaccounted-for energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'excess-generated energy' from deuterium fusion without a credible mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier at room temperature.
  • Uses quantum mechanical terminology ('infinite number of equal-probability State B channels', 'PView', 'Ying Cell') in a vague, non-standard way that does not connect to established physics.
  • Proposes to extract net energy (helium + γ + excess energy) from a system whose primary inputs are electrical (15V DC) and low-activity radioactive sources (μCi levels), implying energy multiplication.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: 'Excess-generated PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Suggest PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (quant
Способ сближения ядер
WO2023172159A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claim involves a voltage generator creating a positive potential on a hydrogen-isotope conductor, with a negative conductor nearby, purportedly to overcome Coulomb repulsion for nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrostatic system claiming to induce nuclear fusion/synthesis, but it provides no credible physical mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier. It implies net energy production while obscuring the primary energy input, violating energy conservation. The use of correct physics terms like 'Carnot cycle' alongside an impossible core claim is characteristic of obfuscation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion is described. Electrostatic fields alone cannot force nuclei close enough for the strong nuclear force to act at femtometer scales.
  • Claims of heat distribution (claim 3) and Carnot cycle conversion (claim 4) imply net energy output, but no primary energy input for the claimed fusion reaction is identified.
  • The setup describes electrostatic arrangement but ignores the quantum mechanical tunneling probability and required kinetic energies (on order of 10 keV) for nuclear fusion.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method for dimensional manipulation
EP4052146A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims imply energy or state manipulation from abstract 'dimensional features' and 'compression' without identifying a physical energy source or gradient.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process using invented, undefined terms and relationships to allegedly manipulate dimensions and fundamental particles. It provides no identifiable source of energy, no accounting for inputs and outputs, and uses correct physics terms (like fusion, Fibonacci series) in a vague, incorrect, or obfuscatory manner, violating fundamental principles of energy conservation and physical realism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input or output accounting
  • Uses undefined, non-standard terminology (ct states, fpix, fractal compression) without connection to measurable physics
  • Claims to manipulate fundamental particles (electrons, protons, neutrons) via abstract 'balancing' with no mechanism respecting known forces or conservation laws
  • Describes processes (e.g., 'molecular fusion') that would require enormous energy inputs, which are not specified
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Способ генерации энергии за счет преобразования вещества и устройство его реализующее
WO2021002825A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy generation from transformation of substance (including water, waste, radioactive materials) in a plasma discharge, implying energy release from nuclear transmutation or elemental/isotopic changes without specifying an external fuel source or adequate input energy accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a device that generates energy by transforming the elemental/isotopic composition of substances (including water and waste) in a plasma, implying over-unity performance. This violates conservation of mass-energy, as it claims net energy output from non-fuel materials without adequate input energy, constituting a perpetual motion scheme.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates mass-energy conservation: Claims net energy output from changing elemental/isotopic composition of substances (like water) without consuming a commensurate fuel mass (e.g., fissionable material).
  • Violates first law of thermodynamics: No complete accounting of input energy (electrical for plasma, pumping) vs. output energy. Implies 'recuperation' of energy for self-sustainment.
  • Violates second law: Implies a process (transformation in plasma) that produces useful work from an equilibrium substance without a sufficient entropy decrease elsewhere.
  • Technically obfuscated: Uses correct terms (plasma, electromagnetic resonance, recuperation) to describe an impossible energy multiplication scheme.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
飛行体
WO2020175463A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient air heated by an unspecified heat source inside a sealed container, with claimed propulsion from releasing heated air.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to achieve extended flight by heating air inside a sealed container, but provides no identifiable energy source for heating or propulsion, violating conservation of energy. It attempts to create propulsion from internal heated air release without explaining how this produces net thrust or where the thermal energy originates.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No primary energy source identified for heating the air
  • Violates conservation of energy - heated air expansion cannot produce net thrust without external energy input
  • No thermodynamic cycle described to sustain flight
  • Claims long-duration flight without explaining energy replenishment
  • Appears to be a hot-air balloon variant but lacks buoyancy/weight analysis
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
一种可控氢聚变方法
CN111128408A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce net positive energy output from a controlled hydrogen transmutation reaction, with energy inputs vaguely described as involving compression, heating, and magnetic field manipulation. No primary external energy source (electrical, chemical fuel) is quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a controlled hydrogen transmutation process that allegedly produces scalable net energy output. It violates the First Law of Thermodynamics by not accounting for all energy inputs required for compression, heating, and magnetic field generation. The described mechanism is inconsistent with known nuclear physics and uses obfuscated technical language to imply an impossible energy multiplication process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'energy positive output' without complete accounting of all energy inputs (compression work, heating energy, magnetic field generation).
  • Describes 'transmutation reaction' but provides no mechanism consistent with known nuclear physics for hydrogen at described conditions.
  • Suggests controlling reaction via magnetic field chaos and neutron dispersion, which is not a known method for initiating or sustaining net-energy-positive fusion or transmutation.
  • Violates conservation of energy: output cannot exceed total input unless tapping an unspecified, non-ambient energy reservoir.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Термоядерный реактор с z-образным магнитным полем
WO2020122853A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from thermonuclear fusion of light elements (deuterium/tritium or deuterium/hydrogen), but described mechanism appears to attempt to extract net energy from plasma confinement/acceleration without clear thermodynamic gradient or sufficient input energy accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a plasma confinement device with intersecting plasma beams in a Z-shaped magnetic field, claiming it produces both thermal and electrical energy from light element fusion. However, it violates energy conservation by implying net energy extraction from plasma interactions without identifying the actual energy source or thermodynamic cycle, using obscure magnetic field geometry as a purported energy multiplication mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting provided
  • Claims energy extraction from plasma interactions without identifiable thermodynamic cycle
  • Z-shaped magnetic field region described as enabling energy production without clear mechanism
  • Implies self-sustaining plasma confinement and rotation leading to net energy output
  • Missing temperature gradients, pressure differentials, or other required thermodynamic drivers for net work extraction
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
一种低温可控核聚变装置及其实现方式
CN112309590A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear fission of 6Li or 10B induced by low-energy (thermal) neutrons. The neutrons are purportedly generated via electron-induced photodisintegration of deuterium or beryllium-9.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that claims to produce net energy via low-temperature nuclear reactions. However, the proposed neutron generation mechanism is physically implausible, and the selected nuclear fuels (6Li, 10B) are not fissile and cannot sustain a power-producing chain reaction. The overall process would consume far more energy to initiate than it could possibly release, violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described process for generating neutrons via electron-deuterium or electron-beryllium collisions is energetically impossible at the stated conditions. The electron kinetic energy required to break a deuteron (2.224 MeV) is far less than the elec
  • The claimed 'low-temperature, controllable' nuclear fission chain using 6Li or 10B with 99% neutron absorption ignores the fundamental requirement of a self-sustaining chain reaction. Thermal neutron fission of 6Li yields tritium and alpha particles,
  • The energy accounting is fundamentally flawed. The electrical/accelerator energy input required to create the initial neutrons (via the claimed but non-viable photodisintegration) would vastly exceed the 4.8 MeV or 2.8 MeV output from the subsequent
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
열 및 전력을 생성하는 이온 빔 장치 및 방법
KR20210010893A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/obfuscated. The text describes a system where an 'electromagnetic field' (102) and 'electromagnetic field generator' (101) are used to create 'electric power' (111) from a 'high-energy density medium' (107) in a 'high-energy density medium storage' (106). The process involves 'energy amplification' and claims to output more energy than the control input, suggesting an attempt to harness ambient or internal energy without a clear, thermodynamically permissible source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system claiming to amplify energy and produce more electrical output than the control input. It fails to account for all energy inputs, implies energy creation from an unspecified internal source, and uses vague, technically complex language to obscure a fundamental violation of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims of 'energy amplification' and output exceeding control input without identifying all energy inputs.
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics: Implies creation of energy from within a closed or poorly defined system.
  • Violates Second Law of Thermodynamics: Suggests extraction of useful work from a single thermal reservoir or an equilibrium state without a compensating entropy increase.
  • Obfuscated mechanism: Uses terms like 'high-energy density medium', 'electromagnetic field', and 'energy amplification' in a vague, non-quantitative way that avoids clear thermodynamic analysis.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Micro-fusion-enhanced hybrid propulsion for high-altitude aircraft and space planes
WO2019222045A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Primary: Chemical combustion of fuel. Supplemental: Claimed energy from deuterium fusion reactions catalyzed by ambient cosmic rays and atmospheric muons.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a 'supplemental thrust' from fusion using ambient cosmic rays and muons, which is physically implausible. The flux and interaction probability of these particles is far too low to produce a measurable energy gain, making this a violation of practical energy accounting dressed in correct-sounding terminology.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Fusion reaction rate from ambient cosmic rays/muons is astronomically too low to produce measurable thrust.
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion requires artificially produced, dense muon beams, not ambient atmospheric muons.
  • No mechanism provided to overcome Coulomb barrier for 'particle-target' fusion at relevant energies/densities.
  • Claim treats cosmic rays/muons as a free, usable energy source, ignoring the minuscule flux and interaction probability.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Cold fusion new and other methods to produce energy
WO2020075156A2  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims reference compressing gases (CO, O2) into water, inserting 'preons' or hydrogen into H2O, and using modified water formulas (e.g., H2O5) to extract environmental energy, but no coherent, identifiable energy source is described.

AI Physics Analysis

The claims lack any identifiable, lawful energy source and propose creating energy or fuel from water modification using undefined processes and pseudoscientific concepts, directly violating conservation laws and thermodynamic principles. The language is obfuscatory and incoherent from a physics perspective.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates mass/energy conservation: creating hydrogen or energy from 'preons' or modifying H2O to H2O5 without specifying an energy input.
  • Violates thermodynamics: implies extracting net work from a substance (water) in equilibrium with its environment.
  • Uses pseudoscientific terms ('preon', 'inspiration zones', 'energy influence') with no basis in established physics.
  • Proposes 'quantum mechanics' for energy transfer without a mechanistic explanation, typical of obfuscation.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Verfahren und Anordnung zur Wärmegewinnung mittels Kavitation und ihrer Kombination mit anderen Anregungsverfahren
DE102019102690A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to piezoelectric generator (ultrasound), electrolysis, and gas discharge systems. Claims imply excess heat from 'metallgittergestützten, elektromagnetischen Kondensation von Wasserstoffatomen' (metal lattice-supported electromagnetic condensation of hydrogen atoms) during cavitation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex system combining cavitation, electrolysis, and gas discharge, but its core claim of excess heat generation relies on an unspecified 'electromagnetic condensation' of hydrogen, which is not a recognized exothermic process. The overall scheme suggests energy gain without identifying a sufficient external energy source, violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'exothermen, metallgittergestützten, elektromagnetischen Reaktionen' with no identified chemical or nuclear reactant. Process is described as condensation of hydrogen atoms on a metal target, which is not a known exothermic reaction.
  • Proposes energy multiplication by cascading processes (cavitation + electrolysis + gas discharge + catalytic recombination). Total thermal output implied to exceed total electrical input, violating conservation of energy unless an external energy sou
  • Uses scientifically vague terminology ('electromagnetic condensation') that obfuscates the actual energy conversion mechanism. No quantitative efficiency or COP is given, preventing comparison to thermodynamic limits.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies 'Überschusswärme' C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Mixes legitimate processes (cavit
核素轰击的靶、轰击系统和方法
CN105407622B  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/implicit. Claims involve hydrogen isotopes (deuterium) with energies ≥10 keV being directed through metal lattice channels, suggesting nuclear fusion or transmutation processes without specified external energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'nuclear transmutation system' where hydrogen isotopes with ≥10 keV energy are channeled through metal lattices, implying nuclear reactions without specifying the substantial energy input required to overcome Coulomb barriers or create such energetic particles. This violates energy conservation as it suggests nuclear-scale energy outputs without corresponding inputs.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims of hydrogen isotopes with ≥10 keV energy without identified energy source to create such energetic particles
  • Implies nuclear fusion or transmutation ('nuclear transmutation system') without accounting for Coulomb barrier energy input
  • No clear mechanism for how lattice channels alone can accelerate particles to keV energies
  • Violates energy conservation if energetic particles are produced without corresponding energy input
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
電子ビーム照射装置
JP2020106279A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to project electron beams through hydrogen gas, with hydrogen gas supplied at a specified pressure. No clear primary energy input mechanism described for beam generation or acceleration.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes an electron beam projection device using hydrogen gas flow but fails to account for the energy required to generate, accelerate, and maintain electron beams, especially through dense media like water. The description uses technical terms (electron beams, acceleration spaces, hydrogen gas) but lacks physical mechanisms for energy input, making it thermodynamically incomplete and likely violating conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input accounting
  • Claims electron beams can be projected through water toward targets without explaining how beams overcome scattering/energy loss in dense media
  • Implies electron beams can be guided/controlled by flowing hydrogen gas without energy transfer mechanism
  • No thermodynamic limits considered for beam generation or propagation losses
  • Vague about how beams maintain coherence in water
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Asteroid mining systems facilitated by cosmic ray and muon-catalyzed fusion
WO2019112874A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient cosmic rays and muons interacting with a dispersed deuterium-containing fuel cloud to produce nuclear fusion products, the kinetic energy of which drives turbines.

AI Physics Analysis

The proposed system violates fundamental energy accounting principles. The natural flux of cosmic rays and muons is many orders of magnitude too weak to generate useful industrial power via random fusion events, and muon-catalyzed fusion is not a net energy source in nature. The energy required to operate the system would far exceed any conceivable output.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Cosmic ray flux is far too low (a few particles per cm² per second) to provide a meaningful energy density for industrial power generation.
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion requires muon production (e.g., from particle accelerators), which itself consumes vastly more energy than the fusion it catalyzes; natural muon flux from cosmic rays is negligible for this purpose.
  • The system lacks a clear, net-positive energy cycle: the energy required to disperse and suspend fuel material, plus inherent conversion inefficiencies, would almost certainly exceed the infinitesimal energy from random cosmic-ray-induced fusion even
  • No quantitative estimate of fusion event rate or power density is provided, making the claim untestable against known physical constants and fluxes.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: The claim implicitly assum C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct physics terms ('muon
用碳材增强热激发的低能核反应器及其产能方法和能源装置
CN109698033A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to heater initiates claimed 'low-energy nuclear reactions' (LENR) in hydrogen/deuterium-loaded carbon nanomaterials, with claimed excess heat output.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a system claiming to produce excess heat from low-energy nuclear reactions using carbon-enhanced thermal excitation. The claims imply net energy gain through feedback control that reduces electrical input while maintaining reaction temperature, which violates energy conservation unless there's an unaccounted energy source. The description uses legitimate materials science terminology but makes thermodynamically questionable claims about sustained excess heat production.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims excess heat output without identifiable nuclear reaction products or radiation
  • Implies energy multiplication through feedback control reducing electrical input while maintaining reaction
  • No clear mechanism for net energy gain from nuclear reactions at described temperatures
  • Lacks proper accounting of all energy inputs vs. outputs in steady state
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
一种低能核反应生产氢燃料气的系统及其方法
CN108910823A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims a 'low-energy nuclear reaction' where a metal catalyst alloy reacts with 85°C water for 5-30 minutes without any external heat or energy source, producing heat and hydrogen gas.

AI Physics Analysis

This system claims to produce 'huge energy' and hydrogen through a 'low-energy nuclear reaction' where a metal catalyst reacts with warm water without any external energy input, which violates conservation of energy. The described process suggests energy creation from nothing rather than energy conversion from an identifiable source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims exothermic reaction without chemical or nuclear energy input
  • Implies net energy production from water-metal interaction at modest temperatures
  • No identifiable energy source for claimed 'huge energy' production
  • Violates conservation of energy - output energy must come from input energy
A - Incomplete energy accounting B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Apparatus for excess heat generation
WO2019016606A1  •  85% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims 'excess heat' generation with electrical input (power supply) and deuterium gas, but implies energy output exceeds electrical input without identifying a legitimate external energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims an apparatus that generates 'excess heat' using deuterium and metals like nickel and palladium, but provides no legitimate energy source to explain the excess. Claim 7's 'zero voltage differential' makes operation thermodynamically impossible, as it implies energy extraction from equilibrium. This is a classic violation of energy conservation, resembling cold fusion or over-unity devices lacking credible physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of 'excess heat' implies energy output > electrical input, violating conservation of energy unless a novel, dense energy source is identified and quantified.
  • Claim 7 states 'predetermined voltage differential is zero,' which suggests no electrical input during operation, making the claimed heat generation thermodynamically impossible without an identified gradient.
  • Apparatus appears to be an electrochemical cell or plasma device, but no mechanism (e.g., nuclear fusion, chemical reaction) is provided to justify 'excess' energy beyond input.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implied 'excess he PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Generat PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms ('deut
発電機及び電気を生成するための方法
JP2020519871A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve 'input electromagnetic radiation' being converted to electricity through unspecified nuclear mass shifts (原子核質量減少同位体シフト and 原子核質量増加同位体シフト) in a 'fuel', but no identifiable external energy gradient is described.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that allegedly generates electricity from 'output electromagnetic radiation' produced by inducing unspecified nuclear isotope mass shifts in a fuel. This violates energy conservation as it claims to produce net electrical output without a clear, sufficient external energy input, relying on pseudoscientific nuclear processes not supported by physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims of generating electricity from 'output electromagnetic radiation' created by nuclear mass shifts without an identifiable primary energy source.
  • Proposes energy generation via unspecified 'atomic nuclear mass reduction/increase isotope shifts' which contradicts established nuclear physics (mass-energy equivalence).
  • No quantitative energy accounting; process appears to create electromagnetic energy from internal state changes without consuming fuel mass or using an external gradient.
  • Mentions 'photovoltaic cell (70)' but integrates it in a way that suggests it's part of an energy multiplication scheme, not as the primary solar converter.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
使用方位角变化电场的反应堆
CN111133527A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes and magnetic field generation, plus initial kinetic energy of neutral particles. Claims energy release from nuclear reactions between neutral particles and reactor wall material.

AI Physics Analysis

This device claims to produce nuclear reactions with different mass products through collisions between neutral particles and reactor walls, implying net energy release without sufficient energy input to overcome nuclear binding energies. The description uses plasma physics terminology but describes a process that violates conservation laws by suggesting nuclear transmutation can occur through low-energy mechanical collisions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear transmutation (products with different nuclear mass) without identified nuclear energy source
  • Implies net energy gain from collisions between neutral particles and wall material
  • No mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at described conditions
  • No accounting for energy required to create/maintain plasma or magnetic fields
  • Violates conservation of mass-energy if output energy exceeds total input
A - Incomplete energy accounting B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Compositions and nuclear methods for helium-3 and other isotope production
WO2018204533A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve creating higher-energy photons ('phats') from lower-energy photons and initiating nuclear reactions via unspecified 'shift in equilibrium from plasma toward condensing atoms' and 'quantum states.' No identifiable, quantifiable external energy input is described to account for the substantial energy required for nuclear transmutation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process that claims to fuse atoms and synthesize new elements by combining low-energy photons into high-energy ones and using an undefined 'equilibrium shift.' This violates the conservation of energy, as it proposes creating nuclear-binding-scale energy from unspecified, seemingly lesser inputs, and invokes fictional physical concepts to obfuscate the violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Describes combining lower-energy photons into higher-energy photons without an external energy source.
  • Violates second law of thermodynamics: Implies spontaneous creation of energy gradients ('shift in equilibrium') to drive nuclear fusion/synthesis.
  • Invokes undefined, non-standard physics: 'phats,' 'w-stars,' 'w-wave energy content,' 'transition states between a chemical state and a nuclear state.'
  • Claims control over nuclear reaction pathways (e.g., He-3 vs. He-4 production) via macroscopic parameters like 'mixing' or 'intensity,' ignoring quantum nuclear cross-sections and binding energies.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims nuclear out PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (quant
Kalt dynamische Wasserstofffusion
DE102018002854A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate net energy from 'cold dynamic hydrogen fusion' initiated by high-voltage electrical systems, cyclonic gas flows, and injection of 'heavy electrons', with secondary electricity produced. No identifiable external fuel or energy gradient is credibly described.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that claims to produce net energy from 'cold hydrogen fusion' initiated by high-voltage electrical equipment and gas vortices, violating conservation of energy. It uses obfuscatory pseudoscientific language and proposes a self-amplifying energy multiplication process with no credible physical mechanism, falling squarely into perpetual motion territory.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: claims net energy output from an apparatus whose primary input is electrical energy for ionization and high-voltage generation.
  • Invokes 'cold fusion' without a credible mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier or account for nuclear reaction products.
  • Uses pseudoscientific terminology ('heavy electrons', 'soliton wave mechanics', 'self-focusing compression effects') with no basis in established physics.
  • Describes a perpetual-motion-like cycle where initial fusion energy is claimed to massively amplify itself within the resonator system.
  • No identifiable entropy sink or thermodynamic cycle; claims energy multiplication from a closed system.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
자기 유체역학 전기 발전기
KR20260005400A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve extracting energy from water (H2O) and 'nuclear reactions' (원자 수소) without specifying an external energy input. Mentions electrical input but suggests energy multiplication.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device claiming to generate electricity from water and 'nuclear reactions' with implied energy multiplication (10A input to 50,000A output). It violates energy conservation by not accounting for the massive energy input required for water dissociation or nuclear processes, using obfuscated technical language to disguise a perpetual motion claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims energy extraction from water without electrolysis energy input
  • Implies nuclear reactions at ambient conditions without neutron source or activation energy
  • Suggests electrical output can exceed input (Claim 4: 10A to 50,000A range)
  • Vague 'energy multiplication' through unspecified 'energy transfer' mechanisms
  • No identification of primary energy source or thermodynamic cycle
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
荷電粒子ビーム衝突型核融合炉
WO2019138452A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve deuterium-tritium fusion reactions in charged particle beams, but describes energy extraction from fusion products without accounting for the substantial input energy required to create and maintain the particle beams, initiate fusion, and overcome Coulomb barriers.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a 'charged particle beam impact-type fusion reactor' that claims to achieve net energy gain from deuterium-tritium fusion using particle beams and recycling systems. It violates fundamental physics by ignoring the immense input energy required to accelerate particles to fusion-relevant energies and overcome Coulomb barriers, presenting an incomplete energy balance that suggests an impossible over-unity process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims net energy gain from fusion without quantifying the massive input energy for particle acceleration, confinement, and overcoming Coulomb repulsion.
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: Implies fusion can be sustained and energy extracted with high efficiency in a simple device, ignoring the immense technical and energy barriers of controlled fusion (heating to ~100 million K, confinement, etc.).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Focuses on output from D-T and D-³He reactions while ignoring all input energy for creating the 'charged particle beams', magnetic fields, and particle recycling systems.
  • Misuse of physics terms: Uses correct terms (deuterium, tritium, ³He, fusion, particle beams) in a context that describes an impossible, over-unity energy multiplication scheme.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
储氢用镍合金和通过该合金的热能产生
CN103797142B  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve applying electrical voltage and heating (to at least 100°C) to a metal hydride alloy structure containing hydrogen, suggesting the input energy is electrical and thermal. However, the patent implies the heat output exceeds this input via 'nuclear reactions' between hydrogen and metal nuclei.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that allegedly produces heat via nuclear reactions in a metal hydride using only modest heating and electrical voltage. This claim violates established nuclear physics, as the energies involved are vastly insufficient to drive nuclear processes. The description lacks credible energy accounting and uses technical terms to obfuscate an implausible mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims of heat generation via nuclear reactions (hydrogen and metal nuclei) induced by modest heating (100°C) and voltage are not supported by known physics. Such low-energy conditions are orders of magnitude insufficient to overcome Coulomb barriers
  • No complete energy accounting is provided. The patent implies a net energy gain from the described 'reactions' without quantifying input electrical/thermal energy versus output heat.
  • The mechanism described (applying voltage and heat to a metal hydride to trigger exothermic nuclear reactions) resembles discredited 'cold fusion' or Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) claims that lack reproducible, peer-reviewed validation consisten
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Verfahren zur Erzeugung von Energie
DE102017009224A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claim implies energy generation from applying multiple vibrations to a hydrogen-substance mixture, with no identifiable external energy source beyond the vibrations themselves.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claim describes generating energy by applying vibrations to a hydrogen mixture without identifying any external energy source beyond the vibrations themselves. This violates energy conservation, as it implies producing more energy than is input via the vibrational actuators. The description is physically incoherent and represents a classic over-unity energy claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input accounting. The vibrations (mechanical or electromagnetic) constitute the ONLY clear energy input, yet the claim is for 'energy generation'.
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics: implies creation of energy from a system where output energy would exceed the vibrational energy input.
  • No thermodynamic cycle, gradient, or fuel identified. Hydrogen is not consumed as a chemical fuel in the described process.
  • Vague mechanism: 'multiple vibrations' causing energy generation lacks a physically plausible conversion pathway.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'energy gen PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like v
通过金属合金产生能量的方法和装置
CN110462747A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/unspecified. Claims involve 'exothermic dual-electron capture isotope reaction' (EDECCI) and 'irreversible dual-electron capture nuclear pair' (IDECCNP) that allegedly produce net energy from unspecified nuclear transitions in metal alloys under pressure ≤1000 atm.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an energy production method claiming exothermic nuclear reactions in metal alloys under mild conditions, using invented nuclear physics terminology without identifying a valid energy source or respecting conservation laws. The claims imply perpetual net energy from unspecified isotopic transitions, constituting a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims describe net energy production from unspecified nuclear reactions in metal alloys at low pressure/temperature without identifying a credible nuclear fuel or energy input.
  • Proposed mechanism ('dual-electron capture isotope reaction') lacks definition in nuclear physics; electron capture is a known weak interaction process but does not spontaneously produce net energy in stable alloys without an existing nuclear potenti
  • No quantitative energy balance: no input energy measured, no fuel consumption rate, no comparison to known nuclear reaction Q-values.
  • Claims of 'irreversible' nuclear pairs producing exothermic reactions violate thermodynamic equilibrium principles—nuclear reactions require an initial non-equilibrium state (e.g., radioactive isotopes).
  • Proposed conversion of heat to electricity via 'stacked photoelectric configuration' is secondary and does not address the primary energy source violation.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: No accounting of e PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Suggest PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses invented nuclear phy
Cavitation heater
WO2017191621A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the signal generator and piezo-disk antenna. Claims an additional energy source from deuteron fusion within cavitation bubbles.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce heat via deuteron fusion initiated by cavitation, a process not supported by physics, as cavitation cannot create the extreme temperature and pressure required for nuclear fusion. The apparent 'excess' heat would violate energy conservation unless all inputs (electrical energy to the piezo) are properly accounted for, which the patent abstract fails to do credibly.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Deuteron fusion via cavitation in heavy water at ambient conditions is not a proven or plausible energy source; it would require MeV-scale energies, not eV-scale bubble collapse.
  • The described mechanism (bubbles impacting a foil to cause fusion) has no basis in established nuclear physics.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete; any heat output is compared only to electrical input, ignoring the implausible fusion claim as the primary heat source.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
エネルギー変換手法およびその装置
JP2019513991A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve generating atomic reactions (核反応) and converting electromagnetic radiation into energy below 500 eV, but no clear external energy source is specified. Implies energy multiplication through unspecified processes.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method to generate energy via atomic/nuclear reactions initiated by low-energy electromagnetic radiation (<500 eV), which is physically impossible as it violates conservation of energy and the laws governing nuclear reactions. The claims involve unsubstantiated energy multiplication and storage mechanisms, constituting a perpetual motion scheme.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims to generate energy from atomic reactions without clear input energy accounting.
  • Violates nuclear physics: Describes generating atomic reactions in a container using electromagnetic radiation below 500 eV, which is insufficient to overcome Coulomb barriers for nuclear fusion or fission.
  • Violates thermodynamics: Describes energy 'storage' and 'release' mechanisms that imply creation of energy from nothing or excessive multiplication.
  • Unphysical mechanisms: Mentions 'super-atomic size structures', 'excitonic structures', and energy transfer/triggering processes with no basis in established physics.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: Output energy from 'atomic B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Claims to initi C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct-sounding physics ter
액체금속 회로장치 및 그 제어방법
KR101489900B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient humidity gradient (water vapor concentration difference) and unspecified 'self-excited' energy conversion. Claims to use humidity to generate electricity through elastomer expansion/contraction cycles.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a humidity-driven elastomer actuator claimed to generate electricity in a 'self-excited' cycle. This violates the First Law by implying energy creation from nothing, and the Second Law by suggesting isothermal work extraction from a humidity gradient without a compensating process. The description follows the classic over-unity pattern of hiding the true energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims 'self-excited' operation without identifying the primary energy input sustaining the cycle.
  • Violates Second Law: Implies net work extraction from an isothermal humidity gradient without a compensating entropy increase elsewhere.
  • Perpetual motion implication: Describes a system where humidity-driven actuation generates electricity that somehow sustains or amplifies the humidity collection process in a closed loop.
  • Vague mechanism: Uses terms like 'self-excited oscillation' and 'regulator valve' without explaining how the cycle is initiated and maintained without net energy degradation.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
자장밀폐형 핵융합 장치를 이용한 중성자 라디오그래피 장치
KR20170035096A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to use 'electromagnetic energy' from a 'magnetic field' to generate electricity, but describes a process where extracted energy is used to power the extraction mechanism itself in a circular manner.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that extracts energy from a magnetic field to generate electricity, then uses part of that output to sustain the extraction process. This constitutes a closed-loop energy system with no identified net external input, violating energy conservation. The vague claims and circular energy flow suggest an attempt to obscure the lack of a primary energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No identification of the primary energy input that replenishes the magnetic field or system.
  • Implies energy multiplication or self-sustaining operation without an external source to offset losses.
  • Uses vague terminology ('magnetic field energy', 'extraction', 'amplification') that obscures the fundamental source of work output.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
冷聚变反应装置
CN104810064A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims hydrogen atoms in 'liquid palladium' (likely meaning palladium-loaded electrolyte) release 'huge energy' through 'cold nuclear transmutation' when stimulated by 5-8 GHz electromagnetic fields at very low voltages (1-1000 mV). No chemical fuel input identified; electrical input appears minimal compared to claimed output.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a device claiming to produce enormous energy through 'cold nuclear transmutation' of hydrogen in palladium-loaded liquid stimulated by RF fields. It violates energy conservation by claiming huge energy output from minimal electrical input and room-temperature nuclear reactions without a credible physical mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'cold nuclear transmutation' releasing huge energy at room temperature without identifiable nuclear fuel or products
  • No mechanism provided for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions at room temperature
  • Energy output claimed to vastly exceed electrical and chemical input, violating conservation of energy
  • Uses vague terms like 'liquid palladium' and 'cold nuclear transmutation' without clear physical basis
  • Claims energy release through electromagnetic stimulation alone, suggesting over-unity operation
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'huge energ PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses technical terms (pal
저온 핵융합 발전시스템
KR20160119481A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The text describes a system where a 'magnetic field generator' and 'magnetic field' interact with a 'magnetic field source' and 'magnetic force line' to produce output, but no primary energy input (electrical, chemical, thermal, or ambient) is explicitly identified or quantified. The description suggests energy is extracted or amplified from magnetic configurations alone.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that claims to generate useful energy solely through the interaction of magnetic fields and components, with no identifiable external energy input. This directly violates the first law of thermodynamics (energy conservation) and the second law (no work from equilibrium). The vague, self-referential language is characteristic of perpetual motion claims.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable external energy input. The system appears to claim energy generation or amplification purely from internal magnetic field interactions.
  • Violates conservation of energy: creating useful work from a static magnetic field without an external energy source to change the field or move against it is impossible.
  • Violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics: claims to produce organized energy (work/electricity) from an equilibrium magnetic configuration without a temperature or potential gradient.
  • Uses obfuscatory technical language ('magnetic field source', 'magnetic force line', 'magnetic field generator') in a circular, self-referential manner without clear operational principles.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: No accounting for PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Attempt PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses physics terms ('magn
Impuls vacuum carbon fusionreactor
EP3262656A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from high-voltage Dirac-pulse generator to create and accelerate carbon ions.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims net energy from carbon-carbon fusion using electrostatic acceleration in a vacuum chamber, but the required ion energies for significant fusion cross-sections are unattainably high in this configuration, and the probability of fusion from such a setup is effectively zero. The energy input to create and accelerate ions would vastly exceed any possible fusion energy output, violating energy conservation for any claimed net gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed carbon-carbon fusion requires ion energies (~10 MeV/nucleon) far beyond practical electrostatic acceleration in a vacuum chamber (likely limited to << 1 MeV due to breakdown).
  • No confinement mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier; simple head-on collision probability is astronomically low at claimed energies/design.
  • Ignores required input energy to create ions, maintain vacuum against erosion, and run HV system versus infinitesimal fusion yield.
  • Confuses nuclear reactor types (PWR, BWR) with claimed electrostatic fusion device.
  • Claims breeding of uranium-238 on inner wall is nonsensical in context.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims net energy PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (fusio
Metodo e relativo sistema per l¿innesco autosostenuto e la regolazione di processi di produzione o di trasformazione di energia
ITPD20130266A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/unspecified. The patent describes a management system for reactors that produce thermal energy, but the ultimate source of the initial and sustaining energy for the reactors themselves is not defined. Claim 8a mentions activation via 'a source of available energy' and Claim 7 mentions a battery, but the nature of the energy-producing reaction in the reactors is never specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a control system for managing multiple energy-producing reactors, but crucially fails to specify the original source of energy that powers the reactors' reactions. The method claims to use reactor output to activate other reactors and sustain the system, which, without a defined external fuel or energy source, constitutes a violation of the first law of thermodynamics (energy conservation).

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting for the primary energy source
  • Implies self-sustaining ('autosostenuto') chain reaction of reactors using only their own output, violating energy conservation if no external source is defined
  • No description of the fuel or energy input for the reactors' exothermic process
  • System appears designed to bootstrap and run on its own output, a thermodynamic impossibility without a net external energy input
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Devices and methods for heat generation
WO2014179183A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unspecified. Claims energy from a solid nickel-hydrogen fuel material via an unknown process, with no external material/energy input beyond initial electrical heating.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce more thermal energy than is electrically input from a sealed, inert solid fuel. With no identifiable high-density energy source (chemical, nuclear, or ambient) and a sealed system, this constitutes a violation of energy conservation, characteristic of a perpetual motion machine of the first kind.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims output thermal energy > input electrical energy without identifying a sufficient internal or external energy source.
  • Fuel material claimed to have 'specific energy greater than that of any chemical reaction' implies a non-chemical, yet unspecified, energy density source.
  • System is sealed with no material ingress/egress and no pre-pressurized gas, eliminating conventional chemical or nuclear fuel cycles as plausible explanations.
  • Violates the First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation) as presented.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'output amo PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies
초고속 총알과 플라즈마를 이용한 핵융합 발전
KR20140123177A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to use deuterium and tritium (nuclear fusion fuels) in a configuration that supposedly produces electricity, but describes energy multiplication through cascading circuits without explaining the primary energy input mechanism.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrical system using deuterium and tritium that claims to produce more electrical energy output than input through cascading circuits, directly violating the first law of thermodynamics. It uses nuclear fusion terminology incorrectly while proposing an energy multiplication mechanism with no identifiable external energy source to account for the claimed excess output.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Describes circuits where output energy exceeds input energy through cascading/stacking.
  • Violates thermodynamics: Implies creation of energy gradients without an external energy source.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Focuses on electrical circuit interactions while ignoring the source of initial energy to separate/energize deuterium and tritium.
  • Misuse of nuclear fusion terms: Mentions deuterium and tritium but describes an electrical/electronic process, not a plasma physics or fusion process.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Dispositif de production d'energie thermique
FR3002621A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from hydrogen gas via a process where electrons 'descend into protons' during ionization/heating, releasing high-energy radiation. Primary input is electrical energy to create/maintain arcs and pressurize gas.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to extract net thermal energy from hydrogen through an undefined, non-standard nuclear process, while requiring significant electrical input for arcs and compression. The core mechanism violates known physics, and the energy accounting ignores the primary electrical input, making it a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed mechanism ('electrons descending into protons') is not a known physical process; it resembles proton-electron capture (inverse beta decay) which requires extreme energies (>>1 MeV) and does not release net energy in a controlled manner.
  • No quantitative energy balance: claims to produce 'thermal energy' but provides no efficiency or output relative to massive electrical input for arcs, ionization, and pressurization.
  • Violates conservation of energy: implies net energy gain from hydrogen alone, ignoring that ionization and heating require more energy input than can be recovered from simple recombination or nuclear processes.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on hydroge PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct-sounding ter
저에너지 수소종 생성 방법 및 플라즈마 반응기
KR101134197B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/ambiguous. Claims to use electrical input to a plasma/RF/glow discharge cell to generate hydrogen and oxygen from water, but implies energy output exceeds input through unspecified 'release energy' mechanisms and 'intermittent/pulsed' operation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a hydrogen/oxygen generation system using various discharge cells (plasma, RF, glow discharge) with pulsed/intermittent input power. It claims to control input power while generating useful hydrogen/oxygen energy, strongly implying an output greater than the electrical input without identifying any additional ambient or chemical energy source. This constitutes incomplete energy accounting and suggests a violation of energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims 'input power' is 'controlled' but no quantification of total energy input vs. output.
  • Implies over-unity performance: Suggests generation of hydrogen/oxygen energy exceeds electrical input without identifying an external energy source.
  • Uses obfuscatory terminology: 'release energy', 'energy multiplication', 'controlled input power' without clear definitions.
  • No thermodynamic limit analysis provided for water electrolysis or plasma processes.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting C - Technical Obfuscation
A method and a device for treating radioactive material
WO2013046188A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy (heating) and chemical energy of hydrogen, plus unspecified 'impulsive action' trigger. The claimed transmutation energy is not accounted for.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes using heated metal clusters in hydrogen to trigger nuclear transmutation of radioactive waste. This violates energy conservation, as the immense energy required to alter nuclear binding energies and overcome Coulomb barriers is not sourced from the described thermal/chemical inputs. It is a 'cold fusion'-type claim repurposed for waste treatment.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear transmutation of long-lived isotopes via chemical-scale processes (H- ion capture) without identified source for required nuclear binding energy changes.
  • No mechanism provided for overcoming Coulomb barrier for proton capture/expulsion at described temperatures/pressures.
  • Process invokes nuclear reactions but is driven by thermal/chemical inputs, violating energy conservation for the claimed nuclear transformations.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Method and apparatus for generating energy through inertial confinement fusion
EP2680271A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be inertial confinement fusion initiated by irradiation of 'ultra-dense' hydrogen. The primary energy input is the irradiation source, but the claimed 'ultra-dense' hydrogen state is not a recognized physical phase and its creation is not accounted for energetically.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process that violates the first law of thermodynamics by claiming to create a high-energy-density fusion fuel ('ultra-dense hydrogen') through an unspecified catalytic process with negligible energy input. It then proposes achieving fusion break-even with unspecified irradiation, ignoring the immense, well-documented energy requirements for both fuel preparation and fusion ignition.

Specific Physics Issues
  • 'Ultra-dense hydrogen' is not a scientifically recognized state of matter under standard conditions; its claimed formation via a 'hydrogen transfer catalyst' lacks a physical mechanism.
  • The method violates energy conservation by assuming a catalyst can create a high-energy-density state (implied to be metallic or nuclear-density hydrogen) without significant energy input, effectively creating a fusion fuel 'for free'.
  • No quantitative description of the irradiation energy input vs. fusion energy output to substantiate 'break-even' claim; ignores immense challenges of inertial confinement fusion (ignition requires precise compression and heating, not just irradiatio
  • The system implicitly suggests a net energy gain (break-even) but provides no credible pathway to overcome the Coulomb barrier or achieve the necessary Lawson criterion.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: Ignores the massive energy B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Proposes creati C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses terms like 'ultra-dense stat
Low energy nuclear device
CA2772463A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'fusing of atomic nuclei at temperatures below conventional nuclear fusion temperatures' initiated by unspecified 'input energy' from a control module.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim of achieving nuclear fusion at low temperatures in a non-plasma state directly contradicts established nuclear physics, which requires overcoming the Coulomb barrier via high temperature and pressure. The description lacks any credible mechanism for this and obscures the fundamental energy inputs required, making it a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion in a 'non-plasma state' at low temperatures, which violates known nuclear physics (Coulomb barrier).
  • No description of how the immense Coulomb repulsion between nuclei is overcome without high temperature/pressure.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: 'input energy' is undefined, making net energy gain impossible to verify.
  • Shielding is described as converting radiation to thermal energy, implying a significant radiation hazard inconsistent with a benign, low-energy process.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Systems, apparatuses and methods for the implementaton of an energy system
WO2012037488A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'mechanical fusion' induced by compression (e.g., hydraulic press, pile driver). Input energy is mechanical work from the driver. No external neutron source, laser, or identified non-mechanical fusion initiator mentioned.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using a pile driver or hydraulic press to crush a pellet to achieve fusion, claiming massive net energy output. This violates energy conservation, as the mechanical work required to achieve true fusion conditions would vastly exceed any energy yield from such a crude apparatus. The described mechanism cannot overcome the fundamental Coulomb barrier for fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Fusion requires overcoming Coulomb barrier (~10 keV per nucleus). Mechanical compression from macroscopic drivers cannot achieve the required pressures/temperatures for significant fusion yield.
  • No confinement mechanism (inertial, magnetic) is described to sustain conditions for fusion burn.
  • Claims of 'several thousand KWhr per pop' and 'over 1,000 Megawatts' imply massive energy gain (Q>>1) from simple mechanical compression, which is thermodynamically impossible without a commensurate input.
  • The described system (hydraulic press, pile driver) would input far less energy than claimed output, violating energy conservation.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims huge output PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Assumes PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
用于将等离子体压缩到高能态的方法和设备
CN104067349A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve compressing plasma to high-energy states using a tapered spiral channel with low atomic number conductive walls, with vacuum pumping, wall cleaning, plasma source, and energy conversion systems. No clear external energy input is specified for the claimed compression and energy generation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device to compress plasma to a high-energy state and convert resulting particle energy to electricity, but fails to account for the massive external energy input required for plasma creation, confinement, and compression. The description suggests a system that could generate net energy from its own operation, violating energy conservation by omitting the primary energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable primary energy input for plasma compression and heating.
  • Claims of converting 'thermal energy from generated ions and neutrons into electrical energy' without specifying the energy source for creating those ions/neutrons.
  • Implies net energy generation from a plasma compression process without detailing the substantial input energy required to create and confine the plasma.
  • Uses correct-sounding terms (plasma compression, vacuum, energy conversion) in a context suggesting a self-sustaining or over-unity process.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
光控核聚变方法
WO2012103759A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to induce nuclear transmutation using incident light/electromagnetic fields to accelerate particles, but lacks specification of primary energy input. Suggests nuclear energy output from particle collisions without accounting for the enormous energy required to overcome Coulomb barriers.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method for nuclear transmutation using light or electromagnetic fields to accelerate particles, claiming this can overcome Coulomb barriers and induce nuclear reactions. This violates fundamental conservation laws, as the energy required for nuclear reactions (MeV scale) is millions of times greater than the energy provided by optical photons (eV scale). The mechanism is thermodynamically impossible and misapplies classical electromagnetic concepts to nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims nuclear transmutation can occur when 'the absorbed electromagnetic energy is greater than the Coulomb barrier between nuclei.' This ignores that the Coulomb barrier for light nuclei is ~0.1-1 MeV, while photon ene
  • Violates momentum conservation: Describes 'high-density nuclear clusters' behaving like 'oscillating electric dipoles' and emitting secondary electromagnetic waves, but provides no mechanism for momentum transfer or recoil management in nuclear react
  • Misapplies concepts: Uses terms like 'near-field' and 'oscillating dipoles' from classical electromagnetism to describe nuclear-scale phenomena where quantum mechanics and nuclear forces dominate. The described mechanism bears no resemblance to known
  • No entropy/energy sink: Proposes a continuous process of nuclear transmutation driven by electromagnetic waves without identifying the source of the massive energy required or the dissipation of reaction products and heat.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims nuclear out PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
パルス電解層
JP2010174379A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate heat energy exceeding input electrical energy through water electrolysis with pulsed waveforms, suggesting energy multiplication from water decomposition.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a pulsed electrolysis system claiming to generate heat energy exceeding the electrical input, violating energy conservation. The description uses complex terminology (super wave-ping patterns, ion surges, high-frequency short waves) but lacks a coherent physical mechanism for the claimed over-unity effect, falling into classic perpetual motion patterns.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims output heat energy > input electrical energy without identifying an external energy source.
  • Describes 'ion surges' attacking the cathode to generate high-density ion filling and heat, implying energy creation from ion recombination.
  • Uses complex pulsed waveforms but provides no mechanism for overcoming the thermodynamic minimum energy required for water electrolysis.
  • Suggests palladium/platinum electrodes and deuterium ions but doesn't explain how this circumplicates conservation of energy.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Nucleaire-Transmutatie-Processen.
NL1033078C1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear transmutation/fusion of hydrogen with cathode materials (e.g., Li, Be, B, Cd) induced by plasma and electric potential, but provides no mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier or accounting for input energy to drive claimed reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an ambiguous low-energy nuclear process without a credible physical mechanism, violates energy conservation by implying net energy gain from unexplained transmutations, and uses obfuscating terminology like 'preferable neutron orientation' and 'plasma-vortex' without clear scientific basis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting for inputs (electrical potential, plasma ionization) vs. outputs (radiation, heat).
  • Claims 'transmutation' and fusion at low energies without explaining how nuclear reaction thresholds are overcome.
  • Vague on reaction products and energy balance; mentions elements with 'greater' and 'lesser' mass numbers without specific identities or Q-values.
  • Asserts radiation is produced and directly converted to electricity, but nature and intensity of radiation unspecified.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
냉각장치 및 이를 포함하는 핵융합로
KR20090128257A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy from the environment, allegedly extracted via boron-containing compounds and organic materials (polyphenyl, terphenyl, ethylene glycol) without an explicit temperature gradient or external work input.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to extract and amplify thermal energy from the ambient environment using special chemical compounds, creating a self-sustaining cycle that produces more thermal energy than is input. This directly violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics, as it attempts to perform useful work or create a temperature difference using a single heat reservoir without an external energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims to extract thermal energy ('냉매') from ambient conditions using chemical compounds without identifying a usable temperature gradient or external energy source.
  • Describes a self-sustaining cycle where extracted thermal energy is used to produce more thermal energy, implying energy multiplication.
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming the Second Law of Thermodynamics; appears to be a 'heat from ambient' perpetual motion scheme.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims '냉매 공 PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses technical terms (bor
产生电能和热能的方法及其反应堆
CN101350231A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve generating electricity and heat from ultrasonic cavitation in heavy water (D2O) between piezoelectric transducers, with references to 'nuclear fusion' and 'sonoluminescence' effects, but no identification of primary energy input beyond electrical power to the transducers and control systems.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system claiming to produce net electrical and thermal output from ultrasonic cavitation in heavy water, implying room-temperature sonofusion. This violates energy conservation as the electrical input to the transducers and control systems must exceed any fusion energy output, given the extreme inefficiency of acoustic inertial confinement fusion. The description uses obfuscated technical language and lacks credible physical mechanisms for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'sonofusion' (acoustic inertial confinement fusion) in room-temperature liquid D2O without credible ignition mechanism or neutron evidence.
  • Implies net energy gain from cavitation-induced fusion, which violates energy conservation unless input energy to create ultrasonic fields is fully accounted for.
  • Describes complex control systems to 'suppress and counteract' reaction motion, gravity, and magnetic fields, suggesting an attempt to explain away why no net thrust or anomalous energy is measurable externally.
  • Uses technically suggestive but imprecise terms like 'ultrasonic cavitation nuclear fusion', 'high-temperature high-pressure shock waves', and 'selective resonant tunneling' without quantitative thresholds or identifiable physical mechanisms.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Methode en Apparaat voor energie produktie door middel van Fusie van He met Be.
NL1030781C1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion of Helium-4 with Beryllium-9 (He + Be → C + n + energy), but the described apparatus lacks the extreme conditions (temperature, pressure, confinement) required for thermonuclear fusion. The primary electrical input appears to be for creating an electromagnetic field and plasma vortex.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method claims net energy production from He-Be fusion in a simple plasma discharge device, which is thermodynamically and nuclearly implausible. The required conditions for sustainable fusion are not met by the apparatus, and the energy accounting is incomplete, violating fundamental plasma physics and conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described plasma vortex in an electrode gap cannot achieve the multi-keV temperatures and sufficient confinement time needed for significant He-Be fusion.
  • The claim that the electrical generator powers the reactor system's own operational needs implies net energy gain (Q>1) from an apparatus orders of magnitude too small and low-energy for fusion.
  • The use of uranium oxide in the cathode screw thread introduces an unspecified and potentially confounding radioactive decay energy source, obfuscating the true energy accounting.
  • No quantitative yield, plasma parameters, or input/output power figures are provided to assess feasibility against known fusion cross-sections.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The claim of self- PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
에너지 발생 장치 및 방법
KR20070115855A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve converting 'ambient energy' (implied from humidity/thermal gradients) into electrical energy through unspecified electrochemical/thermoelectric processes with apparent energy multiplication.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex, multi-stage device claiming to generate electricity from ambient humidity/thermal gradients, but it fails to account for all energy inputs, implies energy multiplication through cascading, and uses obfuscated technical jargon without a clear, physically valid mechanism. This suggests a violation of energy conservation, as the described output likely exceeds the usable energy extractable from the identified ambient sources.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of ambient energy input vs. electrical output.
  • Implied over-unity operation: Describes cascading stages (e.g., '1st stage', '2nd stage') that appear to multiply energy without identifying an adequate external source.
  • Vague conversion mechanism: Uses technical terms (resistivity 106Ω·m, pressure ratios 100:1 - 100:30, humidity gradients) without a coherent physical model linking them to net power generation.
  • No thermodynamic limit analysis: No mention of Carnot or other efficiency limits for the claimed ambient energy conversion.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Masse-Ladungs-Fusions Energiekraftwerk
DE102007034384A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'overlapping' neutrons with electrons/positrons, then from annihilation, then from pion/muon-induced cold fusion, but provides no coherent mechanism for initial energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a chain of unphysical processes starting with undefined 'overlapping' of particles to produce energy, then using that energy to trigger further reactions. It violates energy conservation by not accounting for the massive energy required to create the initial particles (especially antimatter) and assumes speculative, net-energy-positive cold fusion without justification.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable net energy input mechanism described
  • 'Overlapping' particles with 'same wavelength' is not a defined energy-releasing process
  • Annihilation requires antimatter (e.g., positrons) which must be produced or supplied at enormous energy cost
  • Claims 'cold fusion' via pions/muons is speculative and not an established net-positive energy process
  • Violates energy conservation by suggesting energy can be created from particle overlap without an external source
A - Incomplete energy accounting (ignores energy cost of cre B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms (extracting net C - Technical obfuscation (uses correct physics terms like a
Process and plant for the production of endothermic and exothermic piezonuclear reactions by means of ultrasounds and the cavitation of substances
WO2008041255A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'piezonuclear reactions' triggered by ultrasound cavitation, implying nuclear energy release from elements like boron, chlorine, and iron in solution. The electrical input to the ultrasound generators is the only explicit source, but the claim implies a massive net energy gain from nuclear processes.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that claims to use ultrasound cavitation to trigger nuclear ('piezonuclear') reactions that release net energy. This is physically impossible, as cavitation cannot induce nuclear fusion or fission. The system would violate the first law of thermodynamics by producing more energy than is supplied, constituting a perpetual motion claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'piezonuclear reactions' generating neutrons and significant energy are not supported by established physics; cavitation cannot induce nuclear fusion or fission.
  • Violates energy conservation: implies net energy output (pressurized vapor for turbine) vastly exceeds electrical input for ultrasound, without a credible nuclear fuel cycle or proven mechanism.
  • No credible neutron generation or nuclear transmutation pathway described; cavitation is a classical fluid phenomenon incapable of overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'exothermic PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses scientific terms ('p
루이스산을 이용한 핵융합 반응에 의한 청정에너지 생산 방법
KR20070027679A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate electricity from a 'hydrogen/hydrogen ion' device using metal catalysts and temperature gradients (100-1500°C), but lacks specification of primary energy input to create/maintain the gradient or drive the chemical/electrochemical reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that appears to generate electricity from a hydrogen-based system using metal catalysts and a temperature gradient. However, it violates core thermodynamics by ignoring the substantial energy input required to create the 100-1500°C thermal gradient and presenting catalysis as an energy source rather than a kinetic facilitator. The claims imply energy generation without a complete source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law (Energy Conservation): No complete accounting for energy inputs. The high-temperature gradient (100-1500°C) is a significant energy input that is not accounted for as the primary cost.
  • Violates Second Law: Implies generation of electrical work from an isothermal chemical system or from a thermal gradient without a cold sink, misapplying concepts of catalysis.
  • Incomplete System Description: Fails to specify how the temperature gradient is established and maintained, or what drives the ion flow to generate net electrical work.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
熱エネルギー発生方法および熱エネルギー発生装置
WO2007061019A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate 'heat energy' from deuterium gas permeation through a container with deuterium permeability, with deuterium ions passing through a container wall. No external energy input (electrical, thermal gradient, chemical reaction, or nuclear) is specified as driving the process.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a device that claims to generate heat energy solely from deuterium gas permeating through a specialized container, with no identifiable external energy source. This constitutes a clear violation of the First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation), as it purports to produce energy from a system with no apparent input of work, heat, or fuel. The mechanism is thermodynamically impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation). The described mechanism (deuterium gas ionization and permeation through a container) cannot be a net source of energy without an external energy input to create the ions or maintain a tempe
  • No identifiable thermodynamic cycle or energy conversion process. The claim appears to be for a heat generator with no fuel consumption, no temperature difference specified as input, and no external work input.
  • Confusing spatial arrangement of 'first space' and 'second space' with containers suggests an attempt to create a perpetual concentration or pressure gradient of deuterium without an energy input to sustain it.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The patent describ PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Attempt PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct scientific t
Method and apparatus for heat production
WO2006131712A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims nuclear fusion energy release, but the described mechanism for achieving fusion is physically incoherent and lacks a credible energy input pathway to create the required conditions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a physically impossible process using obfuscating terminology ('collision mass of subatomic particles') and completely ignores the massive energy input required to accelerate particles to relativistic speeds. It implies net energy gain from fusion without a credible mechanism to achieve the necessary conditions, violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for forming 'collision mass(es) comprising subatomic particles' is undefined and violates conservation laws (energy, momentum, baryon number).
  • Claims 5-7 propose accelerating particles to relativistic speeds (~0.33c) which requires enormous energy input, likely exceeding any possible fusion output for a thermal system.
  • No quantitative accounting of input accelerator energy vs. claimed fusion heat output. The 'method' bypasses the fundamental problem of overcoming Coulomb repulsion for fusion.
  • The core concept of a stable, manipulable 'collision mass' of disassociated subatomic particles as a fusion target is not physically possible.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Direct generation of electrical and electromagnetic energy from materials containing deuterium
WO2006128182A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy originates from nuclear fusion reactions (D2→He-4, HD→He-3) triggered by unspecified 'stimulation', with the resulting 'vibrational motion' being transduced to electricity.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that appears to violate the First Law of Thermodynamics by implying net energy production from deuterium fusion without quantifying the substantial input energy required to initiate such reactions. It uses correct physics terms (deuterium, He-4, transducer) but combines them in a way that obfuscates the immense energy inputs needed, making the claimed process thermodynamically impossible as described.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The 'stimulating' energy input (radiation, vibration, heat, etc.) is not quantified against the claimed output.
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: Implies net energy gain from ambient-temperature nuclear fusion without accounting for the colossal input energy required to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • Mechanism is physically incoherent: 'Vibrational motion' from nuclear reactions is proposed as a direct, efficient transduction step, ignoring that such energy would primarily manifest as heat, ionizing radiation, and particle kinetic energy, not coh
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
分子化学核融合反応発生法及び分子化学核融合エネルギー発生装置
WO2006046680A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims nuclear fusion reactions (分子化学核融合反応) are triggered by 'thermodynamic forces' (熱力学的力) in a liquid medium containing dissolved metal lithium, with initial ions generated by discharge in a reaction vessel. No identifiable external energy input sufficient for nuclear reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process claimed to initiate and sustain nuclear fusion reactions at keV energies using only 'thermodynamic forces' in a liquid lithium solution, with reaction rates allegedly enhanced by 11 orders of magnitude. This violates energy conservation and known nuclear physics, as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or account for the massive energy input required for fusion, instead relying on obfuscated pseudoscientific terminology.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion reactions (keV-scale) are initiated and accelerated by unspecified 'thermodynamic forces' in a liquid.
  • Asserts reaction rates can be increased by 10^11 times through these unspecified forces, implying massive energy gain without commensurate input.
  • Describes generation of low-speed neutrons leading to secondary nuclear reactions, suggesting a self-sustaining or multiplying process without clear confinement or ignition energy.
  • Uses obfuscated terminology mixing chemical and nuclear processes (分子化学核融合).
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: No quantification of input B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Suggests nuclea C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct terms (核融合, 熱力学的力, イ
Controlled alpha multiplication device
WO2005065095A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed primary energy source is nuclear fusion of deuterium atoms, initiated by an external alpha particle source (radioactive decay or neutron-induced reaction).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process for 'cold fusion' that violates fundamental nuclear physics principles. The proposed mechanism of using alpha particles to initiate and sustain a controlled, net-energy-gaining deuterium fusion reaction at low temperatures is not physically possible, as it ignores the immense Coulomb barrier and the energy balance of the initiating radiation source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described mechanism for initiating and sustaining deuterium fusion via alpha particle bombardment is not supported by established nuclear physics. Alpha particles have a +2 charge and must overcome the Coulomb barrier to interact with deuterium n
  • The concept of a 'propagation factor (PF)' controlling a chain reaction in a cold fusion context is undefined and has no basis in known nuclear reaction kinetics.
  • No credible mechanism is provided for how the input energy from the alpha source (or neutron flux) is less than the claimed fusion energy output, making it a classic over-unity claim.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The patent ignores PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
Electronuclear reactor
WO2005034142A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from a pulsating DC power supply, plus kinetic energy input to rotate the centrifuge and pump water. Implicitly claims to extract nuclear binding energy from water via 'creation' of atoms.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate core physics principles by asserting the creation of atoms from water and low-temperature nuclear reactions using only modest electrical and mechanical inputs, which is impossible under conservation of mass-energy. The description obfuscates the actual energy source while implying output far exceeds explainable electrolysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'atoms are created' from water, violating mass-energy conservation unless an immense, unaccounted energy source (like nuclear fusion/fission) is provided.
  • Claims fusion, fission, and interatomic bonding are controlled in a low-temperature/pressure electrochemical setup, which is thermodynamically impossible for nuclear reactions.
  • Claims only 20% of gas is from electrolysis, implying an unexplained source for the remaining 80%, suggesting incomplete energy accounting or violation of conservation laws.
  • Uses scientifically vague and misapplied terms (electrogravity, electrokinetic, leptons/hadrons reacting) to obfuscate a claimed process that would require MeV-scale energies, not available from the described electrical/mechanical inputs.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies hydrogen p PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Resonantly excited hybrid fusion of hydrogen isotopes absorbed in solid matter
EP1423858A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed energy source is the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes (deuterium or tritium) absorbed in a metal lattice. The required activation energy is purportedly supplied by resonant electromagnetic radiation (UV/X-ray).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a solid-state fusion process that ignores the immense Coulomb repulsion between nuclei, which requires MeV-scale energies to overcome, not merely UV/X-ray excitation. It uses technically sounding but physically unjustified terms ('quantum collision states') to propose a pathway that violates well-established principles of nuclear and condensed matter physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The proposed mechanism bypasses the fundamental Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion via unspecified 'quantum collision states', which is not a recognized or physically justified pathway.
  • The energy input from the resonant radiation is not accounted for in relation to the expected fusion energy output, violating energy accounting principles.
  • The claim implies a net energy gain from a system where the input energy (to excite states and overcome repulsion) would almost certainly exceed any plausible fusion yield under the described non-plasma, solid-state conditions.
  • It misapplies quantum mechanical concepts ('quantum collision states') to suggest a fusion probability that contradicts known nuclear physics cross-sections at low energies.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
비평형 조건하의 저온 핵융합
KR20020092368A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/ambiguous. Claims describe 'energy conversion devices' that generate 'high-efficiency energy' from other 'energy conversion devices' in a cascading manner, with references to extracting energy from environmental sources (temperature difference, humidity, wind, vibration) but without clear accounting of input energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a cascading system of 'energy conversion devices' that claim to generate high-efficiency energy from other similar devices and environmental gradients, but it fails to account for all energy inputs. The language is vague and obfuscates the fundamental violation: you cannot have a net energy output from a system without a primary energy source exceeding thermodynamic limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of input vs. output energy.
  • Implied energy multiplication through cascading devices violates conservation of energy.
  • Vague mechanism: Claims describe devices generating energy from other devices without a primary energy source.
  • Ambiguous thermodynamic process: Mentions extracting energy from gradients but doesn't specify limits or efficiency.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Production of fusion energy
EP0473681B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is nuclear fusion of deuterons, with electrical input for discharge and electrolysis.

AI Physics Analysis

The described apparatus lacks a plausible mechanism to achieve a net energy gain from nuclear fusion. The conditions are orders of magnitude insufficient for significant D-D fusion rates, and the claim violates fundamental physics by suggesting useful fusion energy can be produced in this setup without overcoming the Coulomb barrier.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion at claimed conditions (arc discharge in liquid).
  • Energy accounting is absent; no measurement or calculation showing net energy gain (Q>1).
  • Proposed conditions (liquid electrolyte, metal cathode) do not provide the extreme temperature, pressure, or confinement needed for significant fusion yield.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims recovery of PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (fusio
Method for producing heat
CA2178086A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Acoustic/electrical input to create cavitation bubbles in deuterium oxide. Claims an additional, unexplained source of heat from 'transmutation' or bubble collapse exceeding input energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a system where input energy creates cavitation, but asserts the resulting heat output exceeds the energy from bubble collapse itself, implying an unaccounted-for energy source. Without a credible mechanism like nuclear fusion, this violates the First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation). The use of terms like 'transmutation' obfuscates the lack of a valid physics foundation for the excess energy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'heat in excess of the heat generated by the bubble bursting' without identifying a valid energy source for the excess.
  • Invokes 'transmutation of elements' as an energy source without describing a known nuclear process (e.g., fusion) with a credible mechanism.
  • Implies energy multiplication: output heat > acoustic/mechanical energy input for cavitation formation.
  • No accounting for the total energy input (acoustic, thermal, pressure maintenance) versus total heat output.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Energy source system and process
AU5371994A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to 'recover energy produced within said body' from applying voltage to a hydrogen-loaded metal in an ozoniser circuit. No explicit external energy source beyond the controllable voltage supply is identified, implying energy multiplication.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system where applying voltage to a hydrogen-infused metal in a special capacitor is claimed to produce recoverable energy, but it fails to account for all energy inputs. It implies creating net energy from the electrical input itself, which violates energy conservation unless a novel, proven energy source (like a nuclear reaction) is conclusively demonstrated, which it is not.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The 'recovered energy' is not compared to the total electrical input from the voltage supply and any ambient energy.
  • No identifiable thermodynamic cycle or gradient to enable net energy production.
  • Mechanism is vague, resembling cold fusion/LENR claims without a validated physical theory.
  • Uses an ozoniser (typically a dielectric barrier discharge device for ozone generation) in an undefined role for energy production.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
重水素蓄積エネルギ変換装置
JPH05507151A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy generation from deuterium/tritium adsorption using AC voltage applied between electrodes in heavy water/LiOD electrolyte, but no clear external energy input accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device claiming to generate energy from deuterium/tritium adsorption using AC voltage in heavy water, but provides no complete energy balance. It implies net energy production without identifying a sufficient energy source, violating conservation laws through incomplete accounting of inputs versus outputs.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No complete energy accounting: Electrical input to electrodes not quantified vs. claimed thermal energy output
  • Implies net energy gain from nuclear adsorption processes without identifiable exothermic reaction
  • Violates conservation of energy - claims to extract thermal energy without sufficient energy input mechanism
  • Uses technical terms (deuterium, tritium, adsorption) but describes no known nuclear or chemical process with net energy gain
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
重水素エネルギ蓄積
JPH05505875A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/implied to come from deuterium ion recombination/acceleration in an electric field, but claims energy generation from ion collection/recombination without identifying primary energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a deuterium electrolysis/ion acceleration system that claims to generate energy through deuterium ion recombination/collection. The system violates energy conservation by implying net energy output without identifying sufficient energy inputs, using obfuscated technical language about deuterium ions and metal hydrides to mask the fundamental thermodynamic impossibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims energy generation ('エネルギーを発生する') without specifying energy input mechanism
  • Implies net energy output from deuterium ion acceleration and collection process
  • No thermodynamic cycle or energy gradient identified that could justify net work extraction
  • Appears to be an electrolysis/ion acceleration system with unspecified energy multiplication
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Heat generation by ion-accelerated energy transfer
GB2251775A  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the power supply. The claim implies an anomalous, enhanced conversion of this electrical energy into heat via an unspecified ion acceleration process.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus is fundamentally an electrical resistor. The claimed anomalous heat production, exceeding the standard Joule heating (I²R) from the supplied power, violates energy conservation. The described mechanism is physically incoherent and suggests creation of energy from within the conductor itself.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed 'ion acceleration energy transfer from electrons to heavy ions' lacks a defined physical mechanism and violates momentum conservation in electron-ion collisions.
  • Claims of exponential energy escalation and enhanced heat generation without a corresponding increase in electrical input imply energy creation.
  • The description confuses electrical current carriers (electrons in metal) with absorbed ions, which do not contribute to bulk conductivity in the described manner.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'net produc PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
能源系统
CN1052210A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy is 'produced' and 'recovered' from a base material (metal hydride system) when exposed to hydrogen isotopes and subjected to electrical voltage manipulation, suggesting energy extraction from nuclear or chemical processes without identifiable external energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that claims to produce and recover energy from a metal hydride base material loaded with hydrogen isotopes by manipulating an external voltage. This violates the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, as it implies net energy generation from a prepared material state without accounting for all energy inputs, effectively proposing an over-unity or perpetual motion scheme.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics (Energy Conservation): Claims to 'recover' energy produced in the base material without accounting for the energy required to create the initial conditions (hydrogen isotope loading, pressure, electrical fields).
  • Violates Second Law of Thermodynamics: Implies a cyclic process where energy can be extracted from a material system (metal hydride) without a corresponding high-temperature source or entropy increase elsewhere, akin to a perpetual motion scheme.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The 'external controllable voltage source' is manipulated to 'recover' energy, but the net energy input from this source versus the claimed output is not specified, suggesting hidden input or over-unity claims.
  • Obfuscated mechanism: Uses technical terms ('metal hydride', 'point matrix system', 'hydrogen isotopes', 'capacitor', 'voltage spikes') to describe a process that ostensibly generates net energy from a prepared material state.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The core claim is PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: The sys PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses legitimate physics/c
Energy source system
IE902316A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy is 'produced within said body' from an unspecified process involving hydrogen isotopes in a metal lattice, triggered by an external voltage supply. The primary input appears to be electrical energy from the 'voltage supply means'.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method that appears to violate energy conservation. It uses an external electrical supply to stimulate a metal hydride body but claims to 'recover' more energy than input, with no identifiable high-density energy source (like nuclear reactions) to justify a net gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identified exothermic reaction or energy source (e.g., nuclear fusion/fission, chemical combustion).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims 'recovering energy' > input, but external electrical input is the only quantified source.
  • Implies energy generation from a static configuration (metal hydride) without a consumable fuel gradient or external thermodynamic gradient.
  • Violates the First Law: System description suggests creating net energy from electrical input alone, with no higher-density source.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on 'recovering ene B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Suggests net en
Electrochemical nuclear fusion method
EP0392325A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the pulsed power supply. Claims an additional energy output from nuclear fusion of deuterium nuclei.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method claims to produce nuclear fusion using only pulsed electrolysis of heavy water in a sealed container. The pressures and temperatures achievable from this setup are astronomically insufficient to drive deuterium fusion, violating well-established nuclear physics principles. The claim constitutes a violation of known physical limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion driven by electrochemical decomposition of heavy water and pressure confinement, which is thermodynamically and nuclearly implausible.
  • The described conditions (ambient temperature, pressure from electrolysis gases) are insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for deuterium fusion by many orders of magnitude.
  • No mechanism is provided for how the electrical input energy is converted into the necessary kinetic energy (~10 keV) for fusion.
  • Lacks any description of how fusion products (e.g., neutrons, tritium, helium-3) would be detected or measured to confirm the claim.
C: Technical obfuscation - Uses correct terms ('nuclear fusi B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms - Asserts a nucle
Schwingungstechnische verfahren 4 im bereich der schwerionenphysik, zur erzeugung von schwerionen schwingungen und schwerionen-schwingungs-energie
DE3929084A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve gamma photons from radioactive Cobalt-60, magnetic fields, and deuterium ions in palladium, suggesting energy is supposedly generated from nuclear gamma interactions and ion oscillations without a clear net input source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes physically impossible energy amplification (e.g., boosting 2 eV magnetic 'photons' to 4.292 MeV via gamma-ray interactions), misapplies quantum field concepts, and lacks a coherent, conservative energy source, directly violating energy conservation and thermodynamic principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims magnetic field photons (2 eV) are 'brought to' 4.292 MeV via interaction with gamma rays, implying energy creation from nowhere.
  • Misuses quantum mechanics: 'Field quanta of the magnetic field' (photons) do not locally interact and combine energies as described.
  • Violates thermodynamics: Implies a system can generate high-energy photons (4.292 MeV) from lower-energy inputs without an external high-energy source.
  • Pseudoscientific terminology: 'Heavy ion oscillation energy', 'quantum-mechanical energy system' used without coherent physical basis.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No clear input power specified; output is vaguely described ionizing radiation/energy.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method of generating energy by acoustically induced cavitation fusion and reactor therefor
US4333796A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to acoustic transducers (horns) and possibly to systems for gravity counterbalancing (magnetic field, acceleration). The claimed net energy output is from nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes (deuterium/tritium) within collapsing cavitation bubbles.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using acoustic energy to create cavitation bubbles in liquid metal, claiming their collapse induces nuclear fusion. This violates established physics because the temperatures and confinement times achievable in cavitation are vastly insufficient for thermonuclear fusion, making net energy production impossible. The energy input to create the intense acoustic field is ignored in the output claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed thermonuclear fusion conditions (10^7 K, high density) from bubble collapse are not supported by established cavitation physics; sonoluminescence temperatures are orders of magnitude lower.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No analysis of the substantial electrical energy input required to create and control the cavitation field versus the dubious probability of net fusion energy gain.
  • The method for achieving fusion ignores the Lawson criterion (needed combination of density, temperature, and confinement time); cavitation bubble collapse is far too brief for significant fusion burn.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
入力衝撃波を操作するための構成要素の製造方法
JP7788035B2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/unspecified. Claims involve 'input standing wave' manipulation but provides no identifiable external energy source. Appears to suggest geometric arrangement of cavities/plates can somehow amplify or multiply wave energy.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a method for manipulating standing waves using layered cavities/plates with specific geometric arrangements, but provides no identifiable energy source or conversion mechanism that respects energy conservation. The claims about input sections having larger cross-sections than output sections suggest an attempt at energy concentration or amplification without thermodynamic justification, violating fundamental physics principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input mechanism described
  • Claims geometric arrangement of cavities/plates with different cross-sectional areas can produce output waves from input waves without energy source
  • Implies energy multiplication through layered structures without thermodynamic justification
  • Uses wave terminology but lacks quantitative energy accounting
  • Describes input and output sections but no conversion mechanism respecting conservation laws
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
發熱裝置、熱利用系統及膜狀發熱體
TWI861292B  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims heat generation from hydrogen absorption/desorption on multilayer nanostructures within a sealed vacuum container, with fluid circulation for heat exchange. No external energy input specified beyond initial hydrogen supply.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate heat solely through cyclic hydrogen absorption/desorption on nanostructures within a sealed vacuum, with no external energy input to drive the cycle. This violates energy conservation, as the endothermic desorption step would require more energy than the exothermic absorption releases, preventing net heat output. The system describes temperature control of a circulating fluid without identifying the source of work, making it a textbook perpetual motion machine of the first kind.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law: Claims heat generation without identifiable energy input to sustain the process.
  • Violates Second Law: Implies spontaneous creation of a temperature gradient (heating fluid) from an isothermal hydrogen-metal interaction in equilibrium.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Hydrogen absorption is exothermic, but desorption is endothermic, requiring net energy input for a cycle. No mechanism to break this symmetry is provided.
  • Ambiguous operation: Describes heating/cooling control of fluid to modulate the 'heating body' temperature, suggesting a heat pump, but no work input is described.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
플라즈마 압축 제어 방법 및 장치
KR102686323B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The text describes a 'moisture condensation power generation system' that appears to extract energy from ambient moisture/humidity gradients and then uses generated power to create additional condensation in a feedback loop, claiming to produce 'additional power generation conditions' and 'additional power generation'.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a moisture-based power generation system that claims to use generated electricity to create additional condensation, which then produces more electricity in a feedback loop. This violates energy conservation as it implies energy multiplication without accounting for all inputs. The description uses technically vague language about 'additional power generation' while obscuring the fundamental energy source and thermodynamic limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation through feedback/regeneration claims
  • No identifiable primary energy source accounting
  • Implies energy multiplication (output > total input) via cascading condensation processes
  • Uses vague terms like 'additional power generation' without specifying energy inputs
  • Appears to claim creation of a sustainable energy gradient from ambient moisture without an external driving potential
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
核融合反応方法、機器、及びシステãƒ
JP7327881B2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/obfuscated. Claims energy extraction from 'charged particles' generated by 'nuclear fusion reaction' between unspecified 'working substances' in a rotating chamber with magnetic and electric fields, but no identifiable external energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

This device claims to generate electrical energy from 'nuclear fusion reactions' between unspecified materials in a rotating chamber, but provides no credible energy input to initiate or sustain fusion, effectively describing a closed system that allegedly produces net energy—a clear violation of energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable primary energy input (electrical, chemical, etc.)
  • Claims net energy generation from internal reactions without explaining energy source for initiating/maintaining fusion
  • Violates conservation of energy - output energy not accounted for by inputs
  • Describes 'nuclear fusion reaction' without specifying how Coulomb barrier is overcome at claimed low energies
  • Appears to be a perpetual motion scheme disguised with plasma/fusion terminology
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
等离子体压缩驱动器
CN114747300B  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The system appears to use an external prime mover (原動機) to drive a piston mechanism that compresses a fluid containing 'equal-charge bodies' (likely ions). No explicit external energy input is quantified, but the description suggests compression work is done on the fluid.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that compresses a fluid containing ions, but claims the reaction forces needed to perform this compression cancel internally on a special surface. This is a classic violation of energy conservation: the work of compression requires energy input, which cannot be circumvented by internal force cancellations. The mechanism is obfuscated with non-standard physics terms.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The system claims to compress ions/fluid and generate outward pressure on the chamber walls, while simultaneously having an 'inward pressure' on a circular surface that cancels the outward force. This suggests a perpetua
  • Violates Newton's third law and conservation of energy: The description implies the compressor can do work on the fluid (compressing it and the ions) while the reaction forces on the mechanism cancel internally. This is impossible; internal force can
  • Vague and physically inconsistent mechanism: Terms like 'equal-charge bodies', 'compression fluid or magnetic field', and force cancellation on a 'circular surface' are not standard physics and suggest an attempt to obfuscate a mechanism that claims
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
一种强流稳态中子产生装置
CN108269639B  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/unspecified. Claims to generate neutrons via 'strong current' and reactions between 'plasma flow' and gaseous/solid media, but no identifiable external energy input is described. Mentions vacuum differential system and mechanical pumps, suggesting electrical input may be implied but not quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

This device claims to generate neutrons through plasma interactions but fails to identify the primary energy source required for nuclear reactions. The description uses technical terms (vacuum systems, linear tubes, solid targets) but obscures the fundamental energy input needed to overcome nuclear binding energies, violating energy conservation principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable primary energy input for claimed neutron generation
  • Claims 'stable production' of line and point neutron sources without explaining energy source for nuclear reactions
  • Appears to suggest neutron generation from plasma-solid/gas interactions without sufficient energy input for nuclear processes
  • Lacks quantitative energy accounting for inputs vs. neutron output energy
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
플라즈마 노심의 냉각장치 및 이를 포함하는 핵융합로
KR100871286B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to use 'vibration energy' (플라즈마) as input, but describes a process where this energy is somehow amplified or multiplied through cascading stages (냉매 이송유닛, 냉매 공급유닛, 와류 및 회전류 발생유닛) to produce a larger electrical output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a multi-stage device that claims to amplify ambient vibration energy to produce a larger electrical output, implying a net energy gain without identifying an adequate external high-grade energy source. The description is vague, uses non-standard physics terminology, and lacks a complete energy balance, strongly suggesting a violation of the first law of thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No complete energy accounting. The system's total input energy (ambient vibration) is not quantified and compared to the electrical output.
  • Implies energy multiplication or gain without an external high-grade energy source, violating conservation of energy.
  • Uses vague, non-standard terminology (e.g., '냉매' which translates to 'wave' or 'radiation') to describe energy conversion stages without specifying the physical mechanisms.
  • Claims the device utilizes 'ê³ ì²´ 분말' (magnetic nanoparticles) with specific materials (SiC, Ni, NixOy) to achieve the effect, but provides no physics-based explanation for how this enables over-unity performance.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting C - Technical Obfuscation
Warmte generator.
NL1031363C1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion of argon (Ar) into krypton (Kr) and xenon (Xe) via electrical discharges, with electrical input for the process purportedly generated from a portion of the produced heat.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a closed energy cycle where electrical input for purported argon fusion is generated from the heat output of the same reaction, which violates energy conservation. The described process of fusing argon at low energies is not physically plausible, and the system effectively claims to produce net energy from nothing.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed low-energy nuclear fusion of argon is not a known physical process and requires energies vastly higher than those available in electrical discharges.
  • Proposed energy cycle violates the First Law: using a portion of the output heat to generate the input electricity for the fusion process implies a net energy gain without an external primary energy source.
  • No credible mechanism is provided for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for fusion at the described conditions.
  • The description confuses photons from atomic processes (light) with the energy release from nuclear mass defect.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Method and apparatus for power generation
EP0463089B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear fusion (deuterium-deuterium) or other nuclear reactions induced by achieving a high chemical potential of deuterium in a metal lattice, using electrical input for electrolysis/compression.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a method to generate more heat output than the electrical (Joule) energy input by loading deuterium into a metal lattice. This directly implies a violation of energy conservation unless a new, net-positive energy nuclear process is proven, which contradicts established nuclear physics regarding low-energy fusion. The accounting ignores all other potential energy inputs and outputs.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'excess heat' defined as output > joule-heat input, implying energy creation.
  • No identified mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion at near-room temperature.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: ignores binding energy, lattice strain energy, and potential chemical energy sources.
  • No credible pathway for the claimed neutron/tritium production alongside 'excess heat' without recognized nuclear signatures.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
新水素核融合設備、新水素核融合の持続時間の制御方法、暖房設備、空調設備、熱音響機、水素製造装置、ヘリウムの製造方法および新水素核融合方法
WO2025225638A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to use 'heating material' to initiate deuterium nuclear fusion, then uses resulting helium-3 in a second stage with 'non-deuterated atmospheric gas' to produce helium-4, suggesting energy multiplication without clear external energy input accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a two-stage nuclear fusion process claiming to produce helium-3 and then helium-4 using only a 'heating material' under atmospheric conditions. It violates fundamental physics by claiming net energy gain from fusion without the extreme temperatures, pressures, or confinement required, and provides no complete energy balance to show the input energy from the heating material versus the claimed fusion output.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims cascading fusion reactions (D→He-3 then He-3→He-4) with net energy output, but provides no accounting for the immense input energy required to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: Suggests sustained fusion reactions at or near atmospheric conditions without confinement or sufficient temperature/pressure, which is thermodynamically impossible for net energy gain.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: 'Heating material' input energy is not quantified or compared to the claimed fusion output energy. Implies energy multiplication through reaction cascading.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
イオン源および中性子発生装置
JP2025013980A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve thermal electron emission from heated filaments to ionize gas, with acceleration grids and nuclear fusion reactions supposedly triggered by ion-target interactions, but no primary energy input accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes an ion source and accelerator claiming to produce nuclear fusion reactions, but completely fails to account for the substantial electrical energy required to heat filaments to thermionic emission temperatures and power acceleration grids. The described mechanism suggests energy multiplication through ion acceleration and fusion without respecting conservation of energy or the thermodynamic limits of fusion systems.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No accounting for primary electrical energy input to heat filaments and power acceleration grids
  • Claims of nuclear fusion ('核反応') without explaining energy balance or overcoming Coulomb barrier
  • Implies energy multiplication through cascading ion acceleration and fusion
  • Violates conservation of energy: output (fusion energy + accelerated ions) > electrical input not demonstrated
  • Thermodynamically impossible to get net energy from system without external high-energy input
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
装置、加速器、減速器、核変換システãƒ
WO2025063186A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/unspecified. Claims involve using muons to induce nuclear transmutation (核変遷) from lighter to heavier elements, implying net energy release without clear accounting of energy required to create/accelerate muons.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using muons to induce nuclear transmutation from lighter to heavier elements, implying net energy release. This violates energy conservation because the energy required to produce and accelerate muons vastly exceeds any possible energy gain from such transmutations, and it ignores fundamental nuclear physics constraints like binding energy curves and Coulomb barriers.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear transmutation (e.g., hydrogen/helium to heavier elements) using muons without accounting for the enormous energy cost of muon production and acceleration
  • Implies net energy gain from transmutation without considering binding energy curves and Coulomb barriers
  • Suggests muon-catalyzed fusion but extends to arbitrary transmutations violating conservation of mass-energy
  • No quantitative energy accounting for inputs (muon creation) vs outputs (transmutation energy release)
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
ミュオン減速システム、核変換システム、容器、装置
WO2025063136A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve muon/tauon particles generated by cosmic rays or accelerators, then using electromagnetic fields or lasers to decelerate them to combine with atomic nuclei for nuclear transmutation. No primary energy input accounting for particle generation/acceleration systems.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using exotic particles (muons/tauons) for nuclear transmutation but completely omits the massive energy input required to generate these particles. Muon-catalyzed fusion is known physics but requires more energy to create muons than the fusion yields. The claims use correct physics terms (muons, nuclear transmutation, deceleration) but propose an energy-positive system without accounting for particle production costs, violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No energy accounting for generating/accelerating muons/tauons (requires GeV-scale particle accelerators)
  • Claims of nuclear transmutation via muon catalysis without addressing muon production energy cost (muon catalysis is net energy negative in practice)
  • Implies useful energy extraction from nuclear processes without quantifying input energy for particle generation
  • Vague mechanism combining particle deceleration, electromagnetic fields, and nuclear binding without clear thermodynamic cycle
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
一种基于“氢云”的质子电弧核聚变装置
CN118335364A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrolysis cell (10) to produce hydrogen, plus mechanical rotation input to spin the device (4). Claims additional energy from 'proton tunneling' and 'hydrogen cloud' effects during nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

This device claims to achieve cold nuclear fusion through proton tunneling in rotating hydrogen clouds, violating energy conservation by extracting net energy from unexplained 'proton tunneling effects' and claiming superluminal conduction. The description mixes real phenomena (electrolysis, hydronium ions) with physically impossible mechanisms for sustained fusion energy output.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims proton tunneling forms 'proton electric arc' with superluminal conduction
  • Asserts adjacent hydronium ions attract via magnetic confinement yet repel via Coulomb force without contact - contradictory
  • Claims proton tunneling current creates attractive force greater than proton repulsion, causing hydrogen nuclei to fuse
  • Describes 'cold nuclear fusion' triggered by these processes without adequate confinement or ignition conditions
  • No quantitative energy balance: output energy from claimed fusion not compared to electrical/mechanical input
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
基于惯性静电约束聚变的同轴柱形d-d中子发生器
CN116582994A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be a 'D-D neutron generator' using 'inertial electrostatic confinement' (IEC) with high-voltage power supply, but the description suggests it may be attempting to produce energy from nuclear fusion without adequate input energy accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes an inertial electrostatic confinement device claiming to be a D-D neutron generator, but provides no energy accounting for the high-voltage system required. Such devices are legitimate research tools but require substantial input power to produce trivial fusion yields, and the patent's vague claims about applications suggest unrealistic expectations of net energy production.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of the actual energy input required to operate the high-voltage power supply and vacuum system
  • No quantitative output claims, but the context implies it's a small-scale neutron source for testing, yet the design suggests an attempt at net-energy fusion
  • Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion devices are well-known but require massive input power (typically >100 kW) to produce minuscule fusion yields; no such input is described
  • The device appears to be a simple vacuum chamber with electrodes - no mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier with sufficient particle density and energy for significant fusion
A - Incomplete energy accounting (focuses on device structur C - Technical obfuscation (uses correct terms like 'D-D neut
發熱單元、發熱裝置及熱利用系統
TW202300676A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device appears to be a heating unit with hydrogen absorption/desorption layers, but claims high output and durability without specifying the primary energy input. The system includes heat recovery loops, suggesting possible confusion between energy recovery and energy creation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a heating device using hydrogen absorption/desorption in a multilayer structure but fails to account for the primary energy input required to drive the cycle. The inclusion of heat recovery loops and claims of high, stable output suggests an implied over-unity operation, violating the First Law of Thermodynamics. The description uses correct-sounding terms (hydrogen, heat recovery) but obfuscates the fundamental energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No specification of electrical, chemical, or thermal input power required to initiate/maintain the hydrogen absorption/desorption cycle.
  • Implied over-unity operation: Claims of high output, stability, and efficiency with heat recovery loops suggest a system where output heat > input energy, violating conservation.
  • Missing entropy sink: The described hydrogen-based heating cycle and heat recovery system lacks identification of the low-temperature reservoir required by the Second Law.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
核融合システム、核融合方法、長寿命核分裂生成物の核種変換短寿命化処理システム及び長寿命核分裂生成物の核種変換短寿命化処理方法
WO2022230755A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve generating muons via electron/positron collisions, accelerating deuterium/tritium gas to supersonic speeds via 'Laval nozzle', forming high-density gas targets, and inducing nuclear fusion reactions. No clear primary energy input accounting for the substantial energy required to create muons, accelerate gases to supersonic speeds, and generate the claimed particle beams.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex system claiming to achieve nuclear fusion and element transmutation using muon-catalyzed fusion and particle beams. It violates fundamental physics by ignoring the massive energy required to produce muons and accelerate particles, presenting a circular process that suggests perpetual operation without a defined net energy input, and using obscure technical jargon to obscure the lack of a viable energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Muon production requires immense energy (typically >100 MeV per muon, far exceeding any chemical energy source).
  • Claims of 'efficient' muon generation in a small device without a defined high-energy input violate conservation of energy.
  • System describes a circular process where outputs (muons, neutrons) are allegedly fed back to sustain reactions without net energy input.
  • No thermodynamic limit analysis (e.g., for the claimed fusion process) is provided; claims imply net energy gain without justifying energy input.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
中子数增殖实现低温可控核聚变的第二种方式与装置
CN114023468A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claims energy comes from nuclear reactions (neutron-induced transmutation) initiated by low-energy charged particles (deuterons, protons, etc.) in a vacuum chamber, with the system allegedly producing more energy than input through neutron multiplication in layered materials.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device claiming to achieve nuclear transmutation and energy gain through neutron multiplication at low temperatures, explicitly stating output energy exceeds input energy. This violates energy conservation as no adequate external energy source is identified to account for the excess energy, and the described low-energy nuclear processes cannot overcome fundamental Coulomb barriers without immense external energy input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims output energy > input energy without identifying an external energy source to account for the difference
  • Describes neutron multiplication and nuclear transmutation at low temperatures with insufficient particle energies to overcome Coulomb barriers
  • Assumes neutrons can be repeatedly reflected to increase reaction probability without accounting for neutron capture, leakage, and energy loss
  • Proposes self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction with minimal input ('ignition'), violating conservation of energy for closed systems
  • Uses technical nuclear terminology but describes an energetically unbalanced process
A - Incomplete energy accounting (output > control input) B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms (extracting net C - Technical obfuscation (correct terms used for impossible
中子数增殖实现低温可控核聚变的方式与装置
CN112309591A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy output from nuclear reactions (neutron multiplication and transmutation) initiated by neutron injection, but lacks specification of the primary energy input required to create the initial neutron source, accelerate ions, and maintain the system. Implies energy multiplication (k1>1, k2>1, etc.) without accounting for total input energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'neutron number multiplication' process claimed to achieve low-temperature, controllable nuclear transmutation with net energy output. It violates core physics principles by ignoring the immense energy required to create the initial neutrons and ions, while claiming progressive neutron flux increases (k>1) that, if true, would constitute a perpetual motion machine of the first kind (energy from nothing). The described low-temperature conditions are thermodynamically incapable of driving the claimed nuclear reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Describes a neutron multiplication chain (k1>1, k2>1) where each stage purportedly produces more neutrons than it consumes, leading to net energy gain from nuclear reactions without a clear, sufficient external energy in
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: Claims 'low-temperature controllable nuclear transmutation' releasing nuclear binding energy at temperatures far too low (2e5-1e6 K) to overcome Coulomb barriers for claimed reactions (e.g., with protons, alpha particle
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Focuses on neutron flux growth but ignores the massive energy cost of producing the initial neutron source (e.g., via spallation or fusion) and the ion accelerator. The claimed output energy is not compared to this total
  • Scientifically implausible mechanisms: Describes neutron energy degradation through sequential reactions (E2<E1<E0) while simultaneously increasing neutron flux, a process that would require exotic, unverified nuclear cross-sections and would not spo
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
低温可控核聚变的一种实现方式与装置
CN111681784A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims nuclear fusion energy output from accelerating protons/deuterons into target materials using electromagnetic fields, but energy inputs for particle acceleration, ionization, and separation are not properly accounted for.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a 'low-temperature controllable nuclear fusion' system using accelerated protons/deuterons into target materials, but it violates fundamental physics by ignoring the multi-MeV energy inputs required to overcome Coulomb repulsion and by making unsubstantiated net-energy claims without complete energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'low-temperature controllable nuclear fusion' without addressing Coulomb barrier (~0.5-1 MeV for light nuclei) which requires particle energies far beyond room temperature thermal energies.
  • No quantitative energy accounting: Input energy for particle acceleration, ionization, and electromagnetic systems vs. claimed nuclear output energy.
  • Implies net energy gain from fusion reactions (e.g., p + target or d + target) without demonstrating how input energy to create and accelerate monoenergetic particle beams is less than fusion output.
  • Uses vague terms like 'monoenergetic particle beam' and 'target material' without specifying reaction cross-sections, efficiencies, or losses.
  • Describes complex electromagnetic separation and acceleration apparatus but omits power requirements and thermodynamic limits.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims nuclear ene PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Suggest PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (parti
地下中子能电站
WO2019184932A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve a neutron source emitting ions into a reaction container with 'slag', but no identifiable external energy input or fuel cycle is described. The system appears to claim energy generation from ion bombardment of industrial waste material.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an underground facility with a neutron source directing ions into a container of slag to allegedly generate energy for electricity production. It violates core physics principles by failing to identify the original source of energy input, making the system appear to create energy from ion bombardment alone without accounting for the energy required to create and accelerate those ions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable primary energy source (chemical, nuclear, thermal gradient).
  • Claims imply energy generation from ion bombardment without explaining the source of ions' energy or the exothermic reaction mechanism.
  • System is sealed underground with extensive shielding but no description of fuel replenishment or waste product removal.
  • Apparent violation of energy conservation: output (electricity + waste heat recovery) must exceed all inputs, but inputs are not quantified or explained.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on output PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses legitimate physics t
Electric energy cell
WO2016178723A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Chemical potential energy of hydrogen gas (implied). The patent describes ionization of hydrogen gas (H₂) into protons and electrons using a palladium-like absorbing material, then collecting the separated charges.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate electricity by simply absorbing hydrogen gas and separating its ions and electrons. This process requires more energy to split the hydrogen molecules than can be recovered electrically, violating conservation of energy. It effectively describes a battery without an anode-cathode redox couple, attempting to get energy from a non-spontaneous reaction.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: The described process of absorbing H₂ and separating ions/electrons requires a net energy INPUT equal to or greater than the ionization/dissociation energy of H₂ (~15.4 eV per molecule for H₂ → 2H⁺ + 2e⁻). The patent pro
  • Violates thermodynamics: The cell is presented as a direct energy converter, but the proposed mechanism extracts electrical work from a single thermal reservoir (the gas and cell at ambient temperature) without a compensating entropy decrease elsewhe
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims electrical PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose
エネルギ集中
JP2016026292A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to create 'energy concentration' (エネルギー集積) through unspecified 'discharge' phenomena between 'discharge objects' and 'target objects' that somehow compresses gas and generates concentrated energy without clear external input.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a mechanism claiming to create localized energy concentration through electrical discharges between objects, but fails to identify any external energy source or account for energy inputs. The described process of compressing gas and generating 'concentrated discharge waves' appears to violate conservation of energy by suggesting energy can be concentrated without adequate external work input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable external energy input mechanism described
  • Claims energy concentration/collection without source
  • Violates energy conservation - appears to create energy from internal discharges alone
  • Describes gas compression and 'concentrated discharge waves' without explaining work input
  • Uses vague terms like 'energy concentration' instead of measurable output
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
高周波電源装置
JP2013197080A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims appear to describe a high-frequency wave power source where output power is controlled by adding power equivalent to reflected waves to forward waves, suggesting energy creation from internal feedback rather than external input.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to provide constant practical electricity by controlling wave numbers and adding power equivalent to reflected waves to forward waves, but identifies no external energy source and describes an internal feedback mechanism that appears to create energy from measurement and control operations alone, violating conservation of energy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable external energy source (solar, thermal, chemical, etc.)
  • Claims imply energy multiplication through internal feedback loops
  • Violates energy conservation by suggesting output power can be increased by adding power 'equivalent' to reflected waves
  • Uses technical terms (impedance matching, reflection coefficients) in a way that obscures fundamental thermodynamics
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Methods and apparatus for energy conversion using materials comprising molecular deuterium and molecular hydrogen-deuterium
WO2006128109A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion (D2→He-4, HD→He-3) initiated by unspecified stimulation, but lacks description of energy input for overcoming Coulomb barrier.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate fundamental nuclear physics by implying net energy can be extracted from fusion of deuterium or hydrogen-deuterium in condensed materials at low temperatures without accounting for the massive energy input required to overcome Coulomb repulsion. The claims lack any credible mechanism or energy accounting, placing it in the realm of cold fusion, which is not supported by accepted physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims exothermic nuclear fusion (D-D or H-D) at unspecified conditions without addressing required input energy for overcoming Coulomb repulsion.
  • No quantitative energy accounting: input stimulation energy vs. output energy is not specified.
  • Implies 'cold fusion' or solid-state nuclear reactions without a credible, accepted physical mechanism.
  • Violates known nuclear physics thresholds for initiating fusion in condensed matter at non-plasma, low-energy conditions.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Output energy clai PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct nuclear phys
Methods and apparatus for energy conversion using materials comprising molecular deuterium and molecular hydrogen-deuterium
WO2006055294A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Claims energy from nuclear fusion-like reactions (D2/HD to He-4/He-3) stimulated by external energy (radiation, vibration, etc.), but the described process lacks a credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at non-plasma, low-energy conditions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process claiming to generate energy from the nuclear fusion of molecular deuterium into helium under mild, non-plasma conditions, which violates fundamental nuclear physics. The energy accounting is incomplete, and the proposed mechanism has no credible pathway to overcome the Coulomb barrier, making it a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear transmutation (D2→He-4, HD→He-3) under mild, solid-state/liquid conditions without a mechanism to overcome the immense Coulomb repulsion.
  • No quantitative accounting of input stimulation energy vs. output 'generated' energy, violating Phase 1.
  • The described process, if interpreted as a nuclear fusion reactor, would require extreme conditions (high temperature/pressure) not present; if interpreted as a chemical process, the claimed products (He isotopes) are impossible from molecular D2/HD
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Output energy is i PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct nuclear phys
Energy generation method and apparatus
WO2005114690A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims input microwave/radio frequency radiation (first energy) and outputs greater energy (second/thermal energy) from the irradiated material, implying energy creation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a system where inputting microwave radiation into nanotubes produces more thermal energy than was input, which directly violates energy conservation. No additional energy source (chemical, ambient, etc.) is identified to account for the gain, making it a textbook perpetual motion claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics (Energy Conservation) by claiming output > input without identifying an external energy source.
  • Violates Second Law of Thermodynamics by implying a heat engine/pump with efficiency/COP > 1 without a cold sink or gradient.
  • No mechanism described to account for the claimed energy gain; 'nanoscale sized space' is not a thermodynamic energy source.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Procede et dispositif (variantes) permettant de produire de l'energie thermique de haute intensite
WO2005099321A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce high-potential thermal energy from beta+ and beta- decays in a catalytic fuel containing lanthanides, stimulated by bombardment with accelerated particles or electromagnetic fields. No clear primary energy input accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that allegedly produces high-grade thermal energy from stimulated nuclear decays, but it fails to account for the substantial external energy required to accelerate particles or generate the fields needed for stimulation. The described process, if it works as stated, would violate the first law of thermodynamics (energy conservation) by outputting more energy than is input, and the second law by producing high-grade heat from a low-grade or unspecified source gradient.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: claims to generate energy from 'unbranched nuclear transformations' without a clear, sufficient external energy input to initiate or sustain such reactions.
  • Violates second law: implies high-grade heat production from ambient conditions or low-grade inputs without a compensating entropy increase elsewhere.
  • Misapplies nuclear physics: beta decays are low-energy processes; stimulating them with particle beams typically requires more input energy than is released.
  • No quantitative energy balance: missing input power specifications, output measurements, or efficiency calculations.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on 'output PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct-sounding nuc
Reaktor zur Erzeugung thermischer Energie
DE102004004937A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

The claim suggests energy is generated from the 'relativistic mass annihilation' (relativistische Massenzerstrahlung) during high-energy particle collisions, converting mass to energy via E=mc². However, the required input energy to accelerate the particles to relativistic speeds is not accounted for as the primary cost.

AI Physics Analysis

The described device is essentially a particle collider. The fundamental flaw is that the electrical energy required to accelerate particles to the speeds needed for significant mass-energy conversion (via nuclear reactions or pair production) always exceeds the useful thermal energy extracted from the collisions. It violates energy conservation by omitting the accelerator's massive energy input from the balance sheet.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The system is a net energy consumer. The energy required to accelerate particles to relativistic speeds (especially in a collider) vastly exceeds the energy released from mass-energy conversion in non-exotic collisions (e.g., proton-proton). For matt
  • The term 'relativistische Massenzerstrahlung' is misleading. Mass-energy conversion occurs in nuclear reactions and particle-antiparticle annihilation, not as a general result of high-speed collisions between ordinary particles. For normal matter col
  • The patent treats the accelerator's electrical input energy as a negligible 'control input' while claiming the mass-energy conversion as a new, primary output, which is incomplete energy accounting.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'relativist PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
量子レベル誘導相互作用による確率の制御によるエネルギの生成
JPH06317685A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear/obfuscated. Claims to generate energy via 'low-temperature nuclear fusion' triggered by electrolysis of heavy water, alpha/gamma particle bombardment, and deuterium ion collection at palladium electrodes. No clear primary energy input accounting for claimed nuclear output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' system claiming to generate net energy from deuterium fusion at low temperatures, initiated by electrolysis and particle bombardment. It violates conservation laws by not accounting for the enormous energy inputs required to overcome nuclear repulsion and by suggesting a net energy gain from ambient conditions. The mechanism is thermodynamically impossible and obfuscated with vague quantum terminology.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims nuclear fusion (high-energy output) initiated by electrolysis and particle bombardment without quantifying the massive energy input required to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: Suggests a self-sustaining or net-energy-positive process without an external high-temperature/pressure environment.
  • Incomplete particle/energy accounting: Alpha/gamma sources are treated as triggers, not accounting for their production energy or the inefficiency of inducing fusion via such means.
  • Misapplication of physics terms: Uses 'quantum level guidance', 'probability control', and 'mutual interaction' vaguely to explain overcoming fundamental nuclear physics barriers.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Helium-Katalyse von Deuterium mittels Xenon mit verbundener Nutzung der freiwerdenden Energie
DE4229688A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent claims energy release (enthalpy) from a process where deuterons mixed with xenon (or krypton) 'react to form helium'. This implies a nuclear fusion or transmutation reaction (D + D → He) is claimed to be catalytically induced by a noble gas at presumably low temperatures and pressures.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that allegedly uses xenon to catalyze deuterium into helium, releasing usable heat energy. This violates the first law of thermodynamics (energy conservation) by claiming enormous net energy output from a simple mixing process, and violates known nuclear physics, as deuterium fusion cannot be catalyzed by noble gases under the described mild conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims a net exothermic nuclear fusion (D+D→He) catalyzed by xenon/krypton at non-plasma, non-extreme conditions with no apparent high energy input to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • Violates conservation of energy: The described setup (electrolysis/ionization of D) has a small electrical input, but the claimed output is 'enthalpy' (heat) from a nuclear reaction, implying a massive energy gain factor (COP >> 1) without a credible
  • Ignores fundamental nuclear physics: Noble gases cannot catalyze deuterium fusion at low energies; such processes require conditions like those in muon-catalyzed fusion or hot plasma, not simple mixing.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Compares small ele PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
熱発生装置で使用するための電極の準備方法
JPH05501305A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy generation from hydrogen isotope absorption/desorption processes on metal surfaces, possibly implying energy release from nuclear reactions or chemical potential without adequate input energy accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes methods for preparing materials to generate energy through hydrogen isotope interactions, but fails to identify any legitimate energy input source. The claims imply net energy production from material preparation and surface treatment alone, violating energy conservation by suggesting energy can be created through proper material conditioning without adequate energy input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims energy generation from hydrogen isotope absorption without identifying energy input source
  • Implies net energy output from surface treatment/electrochemical processes violating conservation
  • No thermodynamic cycle or identifiable gradient to drive claimed energy production
  • Vague mechanism suggesting 'energy generation' from material preparation alone
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
水素貯蔵方法、該方法を利用した常温核融合装置および熱エネルギー発生方法
JPH03205301A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve electrical discharge in hydrogen/deuterium gas environments to produce heat energy, but lacks specification of primary energy inputs. Implied energy source appears to be electrical input for discharge, but claims suggest net heat energy generation exceeding input.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent claims methods for generating heat energy through electrical discharges in hydrogen/deuterium gas, implying net energy gain through 'constant temperature nuclear fusion.' The claims violate fundamental thermodynamics by suggesting energy multiplication without complete accounting of inputs and propose fusion processes that contradict established nuclear physics requirements.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation): Claims heat energy generation from electrical discharge in hydrogen gas without accounting for all energy inputs.
  • Violates Second Law of Thermodynamics: Claims 'constant temperature nuclear fusion' without temperature gradient or entropy sink.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantitative measurement of total electrical input vs. heat output.
  • Implies net energy gain from nuclear fusion at constant temperature, which is thermodynamically impossible without overcoming Coulomb barrier.
  • Uses obfuscating terminology ('hydrogen storage body', 'constant temperature nuclear fusion device') without clear physical mechanisms.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
エネルギー発生装置
JPH0353195A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve 'heavy water', 'platinum electrodes', 'palladium electrodes', and an electrical source, but describes generating energy through cavitation in a multi-electrode structure without identifying the primary energy input that is converted.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device using heavy water, platinum/palladium electrodes, and ultrasonic cavitation to generate energy, but fails to account for the substantial input energy required to create the ultrasonic vibrations and cavitation. This is a classic over-unity claim that violates the first law of thermodynamics by implying net energy creation without an identifiable source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable external energy gradient (thermal, chemical, pressure) to drive energy generation
  • Claims energy generation from cavitation induced by ultrasonic vibration, which itself requires significant energy input
  • Appears to be an over-unity claim where output energy is suggested to exceed the input energy driving the ultrasonic transducers
  • Lacks description of energy accounting for the ultrasonic input power versus electrical output
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Free Energy
US20250273352A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim implies the creation of mass/energy (2m per cycle) from the cycling of mathematical states within a tokamak, with no identifiable external energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a process that allegedly creates mass/energy from nothing by cycling between large-scale and quantum states using garbled mathematics. It violates the conservation of mass-energy and uses correct physics terms in a nonsensical, obfuscatory manner.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates mass-energy conservation by claiming creation of mass (2m per cycle).
  • Misuses and confuses fundamental equations (E=mc², e=mc).
  • Describes a process with incoherent, pseudo-mathematical operations (e.g., 'mc²−mc', 'solving for the constant speed of light in natural units, whereby a binomial is formed of one or zero').
  • No identifiable thermodynamic process or energy gradient to exploit.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Method of and apparatus for plasma reaction
US20240308846A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Heating of reactor wall (electrical/thermal input) and chemical energy of alkaline metals. Claims implicit 'amplification' of electromagnetic wave energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate energy conservation by describing 'amplification' of electromagnetic wave energy with no source for the added energy. It further makes the physically impossible claim that thermal radiation (~500°C) can provide the MeV-scale energies needed to separate nucleons from atomic nuclei like carbon or nitrogen.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'amplification' of electromagnetic wave energy via 'heat-oscillation of metal' and fine particles with no described external power source for amplification, violating energy conservation.
  • Claims separation of nucleons (protons/neutrons) from atomic nuclei (e.g., nitrogen, carbon) using only thermal blackbody radiation and a plasma, which would require MeV-scale energies, not the eV-scale energies available from 500°C heating.
  • Process described is thermodynamically unclear; 'amplified energy' suggests energy output > electrical/thermal input without a identified source.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: 'Second electromagnetic wa B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Extracting nucl C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct terms (plasma, elect
Method and device for nuclear fusion with hydrogen-deuterium-tritium alloy reactor
US20230335303A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed energy source is nuclear fusion (D-T) initiated by an external ion/electron beam from an unspecified power source.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an apparatus for fusion but uses impossible material density claims and omits the fundamental physics of achieving net-gain fusion, focusing instead on gas storage. It presents a technical-sounding apparatus that does not address the core energy balance or the conditions required for fusion, making it a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for fusion in a solid alloy at low temperature/energy.
  • Claimed storage density of '1,125 cubic meter of gas per cubic meter' is physically impossible (exceeds density of solid hydrogen by orders of magnitude).
  • No description of confinement, pressure, or temperature conditions necessary for significant fusion cross-section.
  • Ion beam system is described but its energy input relative to claimed fusion output is not quantified, violating energy accounting.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
A Device That Generates Sustained Nuclear Fusion By Emulating The Physics Of Ball Lightning
US20240371532A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate fusion energy from a plasma configuration, but provides no specification of the substantial external energy input required to create, confine, and sustain the nested toroidal plasma against instabilities and radiation losses.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental plasma physics and thermodynamics by describing a self-sustaining fusion process without identifying the massive external energy input required to create the necessary conditions. It misapplies concepts from an unexplained natural phenomenon (ball lightning) to assert a net energy gain from proton-proton fusion under unspecified, presumably laboratory, conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable primary energy input mechanism specified to initiate and sustain the plasma.
  • No confinement scheme or mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for proton-proton fusion (requires extreme temperatures/pressures).
  • Asserts ball lightning is proven to produce 'sustained nuclear fusion' based on gamma ray observation, a highly speculative and non-consensus interpretation.
  • Proposes proton-proton fusion chain (extremely low probability at non-stellar conditions) without addressing the need for stellar core-like densities and temperatures.
  • Ignores fundamental plasma instabilities (kink, sausage, interchange) that would instantly disrupt the described structure.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Magneto-hydrodynamic drive in a closed system for usable power production from nucleosynthesys in an active fluid flow
US20230343473A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'nucleosynthesis' (nuclear fusion) triggered by acoustic cavitation in water, with electrical input to magneto-hydrodynamic drives and piezoelectric materials as the only explicit input.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce usable power from nuclear fusion in water, initiated by acoustic resonance and fluid flow. This violates energy conservation, as the electrical input to the drives is the only clear energy source, and the described conditions are astronomically insufficient to trigger sustainable, net-energy-positive nuclear fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'hot nucleosynthesis' (fusion) in a cold, ambient-temperature water system with no credible mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • Asserts energy production from ionization products of fusion, but provides no quantitative accounting for the massive input energy required to initiate fusion versus the trivial electrical output from piezoelectric/ion collection.
  • Proposes extracting net energy from a closed system, violating the First Law. The described acoustic and flow effects do not constitute an external energy source sufficient for fusion.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Thermo-kinetic reactor with micro-nuclear implosions
US20200335229A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Claims energy from 'micro-nuclear fusion' of hydrogen from water/fuel, but the described inputs are electrical (for ultrasound, EM fields, induction heating) and chemical (fuel).

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to achieve net energy gain from 'micro-nuclear fusion' triggered by ultrasound and chemical micro-explosions, which violates known limits of nuclear physics (fusion requires extreme conditions not achievable this way) and thermodynamics. The energy accounting ignores the substantial input energy required to run the system versus the dubious, unproven fusion output.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'micro-nuclear fusion' initiated by acoustic cavitation and chemical explosions, which is thermodynamically and nuclear-physically impossible under these conditions (requires extreme pressure/temperature far beyond what is described).
  • Violates energy conservation: The electrical/chemical input energy to create the cavitation and heating is implied to be less than the claimed fusion output.
  • No credible mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for fusion, nor for plasma confinement.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Treats the claimed fusion as an internal 'free' energy source without proving its net positive yield.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Cold fusion and other methods for producing energy etc.
US20210249147A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy from: 1) ambiguous chemical dissolution of a vast, unspecified mixture, 2) 'quantum mechanics and inspiration zones' to multiply energy from photosynthesis, mitochondria, or lasers, 3) creating antimatter from diluting material 'into zero or less', 4) breaking atomic structures with magnetic fields. No coherent, identifiable primary energy source is described.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claim violates fundamental physics by proposing energy multiplication from undefined 'inspiration zones' and creating energy/matter from nothing. It uses correct scientific terms incoherently to obscure the fact that it describes perpetual motion schemes with no identifiable external energy input, directly contradicting the conservation of energy and the laws of thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Massive violation of energy conservation: claims of energy multiplication ratios up to 1 quadrillion:1 without identifying an external energy source.
  • Violates second law of thermodynamics: proposes extracting net work without a thermodynamic gradient or heat sink.
  • Misuses scientific terminology ('quantum mechanics', 'inspiration zones', 'dilute material into zero...and get anti matter') in a meaningless, obfuscatory manner.
  • No identifiable energy conversion process with a theoretical limit; claims are fantastical and non-physical.
  • Proposes creating antimatter ex nihilo, which violates mass-energy conservation.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Methods and apparatus for facilitating localized nuclear fusion reactions enhanced by electron screening
US20200051701A1  •  85% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion initiated by externally supplied 'hot energetic neutrons' (from radioactive isotopes, photodisintegration, or a LINAC) and gamma/electron beam irradiation. The system's net energy balance is not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The described mechanism violates established nuclear physics. The proposed neutron-scattering process cannot create locally hot nuclei with sufficient energy for fusion, and the claimed enhancement from 'deep screening' at sub-eV temperatures is grossly overstated compared to the MeV-scale Coulomb barrier. The system's energy input to produce the initiating neutrons and radiation is ignored, making a net energy gain claim thermodynamically unsupported.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'cold deeply screened fuel' (<<1 eV) enables significant fusion via enhanced tunneling, but ignores the Coulomb barrier's magnitude (~100 keV for D-D). Electron screening effects are minor (~eV scale).
  • Proposes creating 'local hot fusion' via neutron scattering. Neutron scattering transfers energy inefficiently to light nuclei (e.g., D); a 1 keV neutron cannot impart enough energy to a stationary D nucleus to overcome the Coulomb barrier for a subs
  • Specifies a reaction rate (10^9 - 10^16 /cm^3/s) but provides no calculation showing how this is achievable with the described inputs or consistent with known nuclear cross-sections in a cold medium.
PATTERN A: Incomplete energy accounting. Focuses on local 'h PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation. Uses correct terms ('elect
Micro-fusion-based electricity generating farm
US20200381135A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient cosmic rays and muons as the initiating energy source, with deuterium as a nuclear fuel. The claimed process is cosmic-ray/muon-induced nuclear fusion, with the kinetic energy of fusion products (e.g., helium) driving turbines.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate electricity by using ambient cosmic rays to trigger deuterium fusion, but the energy flux of cosmic rays is far too weak and the probability of inducing net-energy fusion is virtually zero. The described process violates energy conservation by implying a massive energy multiplication from a negligible ambient source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Cosmic ray and muon flux is far too low in energy density and interaction cross-section to initiate a net-energy-producing fusion chain reaction.
  • No mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier for deuterium fusion is described; cosmic rays/muons would not catalyze fusion at a meaningful rate in a dispersed cloud.
  • The system implicitly claims to extract net energy from ambient radiation (cosmic rays) via a nuclear process, violating energy accounting as the input energy from cosmic rays is minuscule compared to claimed electrical output.
  • The 'helium-wind' from sporadic, low-probability fusion events would be negligible and incapable of driving industrial-scale turbines.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Ignores the extrem PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct nuclear phys
Micro-fusion-powered air and space craft
US20200231309A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient cosmic rays and muons, with deuterium-containing fuel as a reaction medium.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims propulsion from ambient cosmic rays inducing fusion, but the energy flux of cosmic rays is millions of times too small to produce meaningful thrust, and the described interactions would not yield net directional force or energy gain. It violates conservation of momentum and energy by implying a net thrust can be extracted from an isotropic, low-intensity radiation field without an external energy input or significant gradient.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Cosmic ray flux is far too low (order of 1 particle/cm²/s) to provide meaningful thrust power density.
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion requires muon production/acceleration, which consumes vastly more energy than any fusion yield.
  • No mechanism to explain net energy gain; system is a passive, low-efficiency radiation absorber/converter at best.
  • Claimed 'reaction products' from cosmic-ray interactions with light nuclei would be minimal and isotropic, not a directed thrust.
  • Stopping upward particles in the dome produces no net upward force (internal momentum cancellation).
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Controlled Pion - Electron Interactions to Produce: 1) Electricity (Claim 1); 2) Coherent Gamma Ray Beam (Claim 2); and 3) Proton to Neutron Transmutations (Claim 3)
US20190131026A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims imply energy extraction from proton internal structure or pion-electron interactions without specifying an external energy input gradient. Mentions controlling interactions via external EM conditions, but no identifiable net energy source for the claimed outputs (electricity, gamma rays, neutron production).

AI Physics Analysis

The claims violate fundamental conservation laws by proposing to generate high-energy outputs (electricity, gamma rays, neutrons) from proton internal processes without identifying a sufficient external energy source. The described mechanism misapplies physics concepts and ignores the MeV-scale energies required for nuclear particle interactions and transmutations.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims to produce electricity, high-energy gamma rays, and nucleon transmutations without a commensurate, identified high-energy input.
  • Misapplies theoretical frameworks: Invokes Boltzmann, Maxwell, Relativity, and Quantum Theory in a vague, non-operational way that does not specify a viable mechanism.
  • Ignores scale and energy requirements: Proton-pion interactions occur at ~10^-15 m and involve binding energies on the order of 100 MeV. Controlling these for net energy output requires inputs of comparable scale, not addressed.
  • Proton to neutron transmutation requires an input of energy (to overcome mass difference) and a weak interaction (changing quark flavor via W boson), not simply controlled 'pion-electron interactions'.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims output (ele PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Room temperature alternative superconductor, beta nuclear reactor and more
US20190131020A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear and contradictory. Claims energy from accelerated beta decay of isotopes (e.g., lutetium-176) catalyzed by focused neutrinos and strong magnetic fields from spinning charged disks. The system requires motor input to spin disks and an external neutrino source (e.g., the Sun).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates multiple core physics principles. Neutrinos cannot be focused like light, spinning charged disks do not create room-temperature superconductivity, and the proposed method to accelerate beta decay for net energy output ignores the conservation of energy. The system's required inputs would exceed any possible energy gain from the described nuclear process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Neutrinos have an extremely low cross-section for interaction with matter; focusing them with a 'lens' made of lead or mercury is physically impossible with known physics.
  • Spinning a charged conductor does not create a 'virtual current' mimicking superconductivity; it creates a magnetic field, but with associated resistive losses and no superconducting properties.
  • Accelerating beta decay via magnetic fields or neutrinos to extract net energy violates the inherent statistics and energy balances of weak nuclear interactions. The energy required to create the catalyzing conditions (spinning disks, alleged focusin
  • The system conflates concepts from electrostatics (capacitors), mechanics (spinning disks), nuclear physics (beta decay), and optics (neutrino lensing) without a coherent mechanism linking them.
  • No quantitative performance limits are provided to compare against thermodynamic or nuclear reaction limits.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: Claims 'direct electricity B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Proposes extrac C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct terms (superconducto
Micro-fusion-powered unmanned craft
US20200148324A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient cosmic rays/muons and stored chemical/nuclear energy in deuterium-containing fuel particles.

AI Physics Analysis

The device relies on a non-viable micro-fusion process triggered by ambient cosmic rays, which is physically incapable of producing the claimed propulsion energy. The claims implicitly suggest extracting enormous net work from a diffuse, low-intensity energy source while ignoring the fundamental inefficiencies and cross-section limits of the proposed nuclear reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed fusion mechanism is not feasible: cosmic ray and muon fluxes are far too low and their interaction cross-sections with dispersed micron-scale fuel particles are negligible, incapable of producing a meaningful fusion rate or energy yield.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: even if fusion occurred, the craft proposes to use reaction products for both lift and thrust, but no analysis is given for the energy required to disperse and position the fuel, or the efficiency of momentum transfer
  • Claim of sufficient lift for low-orbit flight (Claim 7) with sub-25kg mass (Claim 6) implies a specific impulse and energy density far beyond any known fusion or propulsion technology, violating practical energy density limits.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Helium generator
US20180322963A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source. The claim implies additional energy is released from nuclear reactions ('gives off energy').

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce helium isotopes via nuclear reactions induced solely by rotational collisions, which is impossible as nuclear fusion requires overcoming the Coulomb barrier (MeV energies), not achievable with the described electromagnetic confinement. The energy released is not balanced against the input energy, violating conservation laws. The terminology mixes plasma dynamics with nuclear processes in a physically incoherent way.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed nuclear transmutation (production of He-3/He-4 from unspecified 'neutrals' and 'reactant') via repeated low-energy collisions violates nuclear reaction energy thresholds (Coulomb barrier).
  • No mechanism provided to overcome the MeV-scale repulsion between nuclei using only rotational motion induced by electric/magnetic fields.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: the 'energy given off' is not quantified against the electrical input required to sustain the system.
  • The description confuses fluid dynamics and nuclear physics, suggesting separation of products via rotation proportional to mass, which is irrelevant to the claimed nuclear synthesis.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Proportional-Integral-Derivative Radio Frequencies Synchronized plasma Coupled Harmonic Closed Loop Feedback Oscilllator to Maintain a Constant Resonance Oscillating Harmonic Enhanced Exothermic Reaction Within Metal Lattice During Hydrogen Loading to Generating Efficient Exothermic Thermoelectric, Mechanical Power and Graphene Nano Tubes
US20180187322A1  •  85% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Primary: Electrical input to RF power source. Implicit/claimed: Chemical energy from exothermic reactions (hydrogen loading into metal lattice with lithium/graphene). Ambiguous: Potential claims of 'harmonic oscillations' reducing input power or extracting ambient/thermal energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system where the primary energy input is RF power used to create a plasma. While hydrogen loading can be exothermic, the claims of using harmonic feedback loops to 'reduce input power' while maintaining output, combined with pseudoscientific mechanisms like 'microwave vortex swirl,' strongly suggest an attempt to achieve a net energy gain without identifying a sufficient, legitimate external energy source, violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Energy accounting is incomplete and obfuscated. Claims of 'harmonic oscillations in a closed feedback loop that keeps the oscillations in a constant state to reduce input power and maintain a constant output power' suggest an attempt to circumvent in
  • Mechanisms described ('vortex that causes ferromagnetic flipping of spins...microwave vortex swirl that melts nearby materials with friction heat') are not based on established physics and lack quantitative, testable models.
  • The core claim of an 'Enhanced Exothermic Reaction' generating significant net useful output (thermoelectric, mechanical power) is presented without specifying reaction stoichiometry, enthalpy, or efficiency relative to the substantial RF input energ
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Muon-catalyzed fusion on thin-atmosphere planets or moons using cosmic rays for muon generation
US20180047464A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient cosmic ray flux and the resulting muons. The claimed process is muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) or particle-target fusion within a deuterium-containing fuel.

AI Physics Analysis

The proposed device violates energy conservation. While cosmic rays and muons are real, the energy required to create a muon is billions of times greater than the fusion energy one muon can catalyze before it decays. The system would absorb a trivial amount of cosmic ray energy as heat, not generate net useful power.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion requires a dense, cryogenic deuterium/tritium mixture to achieve a useful rate; solid Li6D or D2O is not a suitable medium.
  • Cosmic ray muon flux at Earth's surface is far too low (~1 muon/cm²/min) and muons are too energetic (~4 GeV) to be captured efficiently to catalyze fusion at a net energy gain.
  • The energy cost to create a muon (~5 GeV) vastly exceeds the energy output from a few fusion events it might catalyze before decaying (2.2 μs). The system is a massive net energy loser.
  • The description treats cosmic rays/muons as a 'fuel' to be harvested, but they are a diffuse, high-entropy energy source. No mechanism is provided to rectify this into useful work beyond simple heating of the target, which is miniscule.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'usable hea PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms ('muon
Thermo-kinetic reactor with micro-nuclear implosions
US20180128480A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Primary inputs appear to be electrical energy (for ultrasound, EM field, induction heating) and chemical energy from fuel. Claims of 'micro-nuclear fusion' as a new energy source are unsubstantiated.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims 'micro-nuclear fusion' from imploding bubbles of fuel, air, and water, but provides no physically plausible mechanism to achieve the extreme temperatures and pressures required for fusion. The description mixes correct terms (shock wave, plasma) in an incorrect context to obfuscate a violation of energy conservation, as the claimed fusion output is not justified against the electrical and chemical inputs.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion from chemical fuel/air/water mixture under ambient conditions, which violates known plasma physics requirements (temperature, density, confinement).
  • Describes 'high negative pressure bubble' forming a confining magnetic field and plasma spontaneously, a physically unsupported mechanism.
  • No credible pathway for hydrogen isotopes (from water) to achieve fusion conditions in this setup.
  • Energy accounting is absent; output is vaguely described as 'kinetic energy' with no measurement against total input.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Muon-catalyzed fusion on thin-atmosphere planets or moons using cosmic rays for muon generations
US20190013105A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient cosmic ray flux (primary), chemical energy to disperse fuel packages (secondary). The claimed useful output is from muon-catalyzed fusion of the dispersed deuterium fuel.

AI Physics Analysis

The method violates energy conservation by implying a net energy gain from a naturally occurring, diffuse cosmic ray flux. The energy required to create the muons that catalyze fusion is vastly greater than the fusion energy they could release in this setup, making it a net energy sink, not a source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion requires muon production and replacement rates vastly exceeding natural cosmic-ray secondary flux for net energy gain.
  • Natural cosmic ray muon flux at Earth's surface is ~1 muon/cm²/min, far too low to catalyze a meaningful fusion rate.
  • The energy cost to create muons (minimum ~105 MeV/muon) is orders of magnitude greater than the energy yield from a single muon-catalyzed d-t fusion (~17 MeV).
  • The system describes no mechanism to overcome the fundamental 'alpha-sticking' problem, which limits each muon to catalyzing ~100-200 fusions, far below breakeven.
  • The proposal confuses the existence of a natural particle flux with a usable, high-density energy source for net power production.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'usable hea PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms ('muon
Compositions for Nuclear Reactions and for Fuel
US20180322974A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear and incoherent. Claims energy from photon combination ('phats') and unspecified 'chemical/nuclear compositions' without identifying a primary energy input or gradient. Implies nuclear energy output from chemical-scale inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates core physics laws by proposing energy creation (photon combining) and nuclear synthesis without a legitimate, quantified energy source or mechanism to overcome fundamental thermodynamic and nuclear barriers. The language is obfuscatory, using scientific terms incoherently to describe an impossible process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: claims to combine lower-energy photons into a higher-energy photon without an external energy source.
  • Violates second law: proposes 'shift in equilibrium' to perform work (condensation, nuclear reactions) without an identified entropy decrease elsewhere.
  • Invokes undefined, non-standard physics: 'transition states between a chemical state and a nuclear state', 'chemical/nuclear compositions'.
  • Describes nuclear reactions (fusion, photodisintegration) without explaining how Coulomb barrier is overcome or required energy is supplied.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Thermonuclear Dynamo Inside Ultracentrifuge with Supersonic Plasma Flow Stabilization
US20160343457A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims a self-exciting magnetohydrodynamic dynamo driven by fusion heat, but the fusion process itself requires immense external energy input to initiate and sustain the plasma conditions (heating, rotation, confinement). The described system appears to posit a bootstrap process where fusion energy sustains its own confinement field.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion system where the confinement magnetic field is generated by a 'self-exciting dynamo' powered by the fusion heat itself, creating a circular energy argument that violates conservation laws. It ignores the massive external energy input required to achieve fusion conditions and assumes a bootstrap process that is thermodynamically impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: The 'self-exciting dynamo' implies a closed energy loop where fusion energy creates the magnetic field that confines the plasma for fusion, ignoring the massive external energy required to create and sustain the ultracen
  • Ignores Lawson criterion and plasma stability: Centrifugal confinement in a rotating plasma is highly unstable to MHD modes (e.g., Rayleigh-Taylor). The claim of stabilization via a supersonic gas vortex is speculative and unquantified.
  • Thermodynamically impossible bootstrap: The system describes a 'self-exciting' process where the output (fusion energy) is claimed to generate the confinement (dynamo field) needed for the input, a classic perpetual motion architecture.
  • Implausible engineering scales: Ultracentrifuge for plasma at fusion-relevant densities and temperatures would require impossible material strengths and rotational speeds.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Electromagnetic Element Reactor
US20150010123A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Claims 'recoverable energy' and heat capture from reactions, but the primary energy input is implicitly the electrical/mechanical work to create and accelerate the deuterium ion streams and generate magnetic flux. The 'recoverable energy' is presented as a net output from fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a deuterium fusion device but omits the critical physics that overcoming the Coulomb barrier requires enormous input energy (e.g., temperatures > 100 million Kelvin). The described setup (accelerated streams, magnetic flux) is grossly insufficient for significant fusion, making the claim of net 'recoverable energy' a violation of energy conservation, as the output cannot exceed the unaccounted-for input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims energy production from deuterium-deuterium fusion without addressing the Coulomb barrier or the immense input energy required to achieve fusion conditions.
  • No quantitative description of input energy vs. output energy, violating energy accounting.
  • Describes 'controllable rates' of fusion via high voltage and magnetic flux, which are insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for significant fusion yield.
  • Implies a net energy gain (recoverable energy) without a mechanism to achieve the required plasma temperature and confinement.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on capturi PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct-sounding ter
Aneutronic magnetron energy generator
US20130235964A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from p-¹¹B fusion-fission reactions, but the described system lacks a credible mechanism to achieve the required proton energy (~600-700 keV) for significant fusion yield, and the conversion of alpha particle kinetic energy to cavity current is not thermodynamically isolated from the massive input energy required to run the device.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate energy from proton-boron fusion inside a magnetron, but it fundamentally violates energy conservation. The electrical energy required to create the conditions for any negligible amount of fusion would be far greater than the energy extracted, and the described energy conversion mechanism is not physically coherent.

Specific Physics Issues
  • p-¹¹B fusion requires proton energies on the order of 600-700 keV; a magnetron's acceleration structures are not designed for such voltages and would be grossly inefficient for this purpose.
  • The system ignores the immense input energy required to create and sustain the proton plasma, accelerate the protons, and maintain the magnetic/electric fields. This input energy would vastly exceed any possible fusion energy output in a tabletop dev
  • The description of alpha particles 'resonating' with cavities to 'generate a current' is physically vague and misapplies magnetron physics. In a magnetron, the electron space charge, not externally injected ions, interacts with the cavities to genera
  • No quantitative efficiency or output is provided, making it impossible to verify against thermodynamic limits, but the implied net energy gain from a small-scale system is not credible.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The claim implicit PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
Plasma reactor and process for producing lower-energy hydrogen species
US20100209311A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Primary claimed source is energy released from the formation of 'lower-energy hydrogen species' via an unspecified catalytic reaction of atomic hydrogen. Inputs include electrical power to create/maintain plasma and to produce atomic hydrogen.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims to generate net power from creating 'lower-energy hydrogen,' which violates energy conservation. The energy required to produce the initial atomic hydrogen always equals or exceeds the energy released when it recombines, making a net power output impossible without an external, unaccounted energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates conservation of energy: claims to 'generate power' from forming 'lower-energy hydrogen species' without identifying an external energy source to first create the high-energy atomic hydrogen or the catalyst's energy state.
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: implies a net energy output from a chemical/nuclear rearrangement without a commensurate input, akin to a perpetual motion machine.
  • Fundamentally undefined process: 'lower-energy hydrogen species' is not a standard physical chemistry term; if it refers to molecular hydrogen (H2), forming it from atomic H releases known chemical bond energy, but creating the atomic H requires more
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'release en PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses pseudo-scientific te
Cavitation reactor and method of producing heat
US20090282662A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

The explicit energy source is electrical input to the piezoelectric element. The patent abstract's claim of generating 'more heat than is input' implies an additional, unaccounted energy source, which is not identified in the claims.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent's core claim of a device that generates more heat than the energy put into it is a direct violation of the conservation of energy. While cavitation can concentrate and convert energy locally, the total output cannot exceed the total electrical and any ambient energy inputs, which are not specified.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of output heat > input energy violates the First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation).
  • No mechanism is described for sourcing the extra energy from the environment (e.g., a thermal gradient).
  • Cavitation is an energy-intensive process; any heat generated primarily comes from the electrical input, minus losses.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The core claim is
Apparatus and process for thermal gradient-driven metal catalyzed fusion reactor
US20100195780A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be an exothermic nuclear fusion reaction (deuterium-deuterium) initiated by a temperature gradient and a nano-metal catalyst. The only explicit energy input is electrical power to a resistance heater.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a low-temperature, solid-state system that purports to initiate and control deuterium fusion using a temperature gradient and a catalyst. This violates established nuclear physics, as the conditions described are astronomically insufficient to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between deuterium nuclei for sustained fusion. The apparatus is thermodynamically a simple electrically heated vessel, with any 'excess' heat likely misattributed.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No plausible mechanism provided for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at the described low temperatures and pressures.
  • The described system (temperature gradient, catalyst) is a chemical/thermal configuration incapable of initiating sustained deuterium fusion.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: if excess heat is produced, it is attributed to an unproven and physically unsupported nuclear process, not a measured input.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'exothermic PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
Apparatus and process for generating flow-stimulated nuclear heat
US20100067637A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be 'exothermic nuclear reactions' (deuterium fusion or other low-energy nuclear reactions) initiated by nanometal catalysts and deuterium flow. Electrical input to the electrolysis cell is implied but not explicitly accounted for as the primary energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a device purportedly generating heat from nuclear reactions using only deuterium gas and a nanometal catalyst, assisted by gas flow. It violates fundamental physics by implying a net energy gain from an unsubstantiated nuclear process while failing to properly account for the electrical energy input required to run the apparatus. The described mechanism has no basis in established nuclear or condensed matter physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identified mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at described conditions (room temperature, gas flow).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Electrical power to polarize the electrolysis cell is an input, but its magnitude and efficiency are not compared to claimed heat output.
  • Apparatus describes a gas circulation loop driven by an electrochemical cell, not a proven nuclear reactor core. The 'catalyst' claim lacks a credible physical basis for inducing nuclear reactions.
  • Violates known limits of low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) claims: No consistent, reproducible theory or evidence for self-sustaining exothermic nuclear processes with described setup.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The claim implies PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Hydrogen power, plasma and reactor for lasing, and power conversion
US20090196801A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from a 'catalytic reaction of hydrogen atoms to form lower-energy hydrogen atoms' without specifying the initial energy input to create atomic hydrogen, sustain the plasma, or power the catalyst.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates the first law of thermodynamics. Hydrogen atoms in their ground state cannot release energy by becoming 'lower-energy' atoms; they are already at the minimum. Creating an inverted population for lasing requires significant external energy input (pumping), which the patent fails to account for, making the described continuous energy production impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: 'lower-energy hydrogen' implies energy release, but hydrogen atoms in their ground state are already the lowest energy state. No higher-energy atomic state exists to decay from without prior energy input.
  • Misuse of 'inverted population': This is a laser physics term requiring external energy input (pumping) to achieve. The patent describes it as an automatic product of a catalytic reaction.
  • Implies continuous energy extraction (laser light or PV electricity) from a system with no identified net energy input beyond the initial hydrogen atoms.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: Focuses on output (laser/e B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Proposes extrac C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct terms like 'inverted
Method of and Apparatus for Generating Recoilless Nonthermal Nuclear Fusion
US20090052603A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from pulse power supply to accelerate deuterium ions; claims to output 'heat of the order of mega electron volts' from nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus that claims to produce net energy from nuclear fusion using a simple electrical discharge into liquid lithium, but it relies on a physically impossible 'recoilless' mechanism and provides no credible explanation for how the multi-MeV fusion energy output would exceed the electrical input required, violating energy conservation for a claimed net gain device.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'recoilless' fusion by having momentum carried away by neutrons, which is physically impossible for the claimed D-Li or p-B11 reactions (neutrons are not primary products).
  • The 'buffer energy region' is undefined but implies bypassing the Coulomb barrier without the required multi-keV ion energies for significant fusion cross-section.
  • No credible mechanism provided for how MeV-scale fusion energy output can exceed the electrical energy input required to create and accelerate the ions.
  • Apparatus describes a simple plasma discharge into liquid lithium, lacking confinement or conditions for sustained net-gain fusion.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims 'heat of th PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
Hydride battery and fuel cell
US20090148731A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'increased binding energy hydrogen atom' with altered quantum states (n=1/integer), implying energy release from a transition to a standard state, but provides no mechanism for creating or sustaining these states without greater energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims are based on non-existent quantum states of hydrogen and hydride ions. The proposed 'increased binding energy' species violate established quantum mechanics, and any system using them would require more energy to create the fuel than could be recovered, violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates quantum mechanics: Hydrogen ground state (n=1) binding energy is 13.6 eV. Claimed states (n=1/2, 1/3, etc.) are not bound states of the Coulomb potential; they are unphysical.
  • Violates energy conservation: Implies net energy can be extracted from a 'hydride ion' with 'binding energy > 0.8 eV' compared to standard hydride (~0.7 eV), but creating such a novel, higher-energy ion would require a prior, larger energy input not
  • No credible mechanism: The 'source cells' (electrolytic, plasma torch) would input significant energy to allegedly produce these states, likely exceeding any claimed output.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on a novel PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses quantum mechanical n
Apparatus and process for generating nuclear heat
US20080205572A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'exothermic nuclear reactions' (presumably deuterium fusion or other nuclear process) but provides no mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier or explain nuclear signatures. Electrical input to electrolysis cells is the only identifiable practical input.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a cold fusion/LENR-type device claiming to generate nuclear heat from deuterium using electrochemical loading. It violates fundamental physics by asserting nuclear-scale energy release without any plausible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or account for nuclear reaction products, making it thermodynamically impossible as described.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism for initiating nuclear fusion (requires MeV-scale energies, not chemical/electrochemical eV-scale)
  • Violates conservation of energy if net heat output > electrical input without identified nuclear fuel consumption or radiation products
  • No accounting for required nuclear reaction products (e.g., neutrons, helium, tritium) or radiation management
  • Claims 'exothermic nuclear reactions' without evidence of nuclear processes beyond deuterium loading
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims nuclear hea PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms like '
Direct generation of electrical and electromagnetic energy from materials containing deuterium
US20070286324A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy originates from nuclear transmutations (D₂→He-4, HD→He-3) induced by unspecified stimulation, with the resulting 'vibrational motion' being transduced to electricity.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a nuclear-to-electrical energy conversion process that obfuscates the core physics. It claims deuterium fusion occurs under mild stimulation to produce 'vibrational motion,' ignoring the immense input energy required to initiate fusion and the fundamental conservation laws governing such reactions. The lack of quantitative energy accounting and the vague, non-standard mechanism strongly suggest a violation of thermodynamic principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion (D-D or p-D) but describes it as generating 'vibrational motion' as the primary product, not high-energy particles or photons.
  • No quantitative accounting of input stimulation energy vs. output electrical energy.
  • Proposes extracting net energy from nuclear reactions without the extreme conditions (high temperature/pressure) required for significant fusion rates.
  • Transduction chain (nuclear reaction → lattice vibration → electricity) is thermodynamically possible in principle (e.g., radioisotope thermoelectric generator), but the described mechanism bypasses the dominant heat step and lacks a clear energy gra
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting C - Technical Obfuscation
Nuclear fusion reactor and method to provide temperature and pressure to start nuclear fusion reactions
US20050135531A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The electrical input to the actuator is implied but not specified. The claim suggests the amplified pressure wave deforms the same actuator to generate electrical energy, implying a closed energy loop.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a closed system where an actuator both creates a pressure wave and is then driven by the amplified wave to generate electricity, violating energy conservation. The described mechanism is insufficient to achieve nuclear fusion conditions and suggests a perpetual motion device.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: the system claims the actuator both generates a pressure wave (consuming energy) and is then deformed by the amplified wave to generate electrical energy, implying net energy gain from within a closed system.
  • No credible mechanism for nuclear fusion is described; achieving fusion requires extreme temperature and pressure not created by simple pressure waves in a fluid.
  • The 'amplification' of the pressure wave lacks a described external energy source, suggesting a perpetual motion scheme.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms
Electrolytic heat source
US20050045482A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be electrical input, but the patent asserts the system produces 'heat energy in excess of input energy,' implying an unaccounted internal or nuclear source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims an electrolytic cell that produces more heat energy than the electrical energy supplied, which directly violates the law of energy conservation. It fits the pattern of 'cold fusion' or low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) claims, which lack reproducible, peer-reviewed evidence of a net energy gain from a clearly identified source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'excess heat' (output > electrical input) without identifying a valid, measurable energy source to account for the excess.
  • Violates the First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation) by asserting net energy output greater than total energy input.
  • No plausible physical mechanism (e.g., a confirmed nuclear fusion or fission process) is described to justify the claimed energy multiplication.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Low temperature nuclear fusion
US20050276366A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Primarily electrical input from external source; claims additional 'heat energy' from low-temperature nuclear fusion (cold fusion) in the palladium/deuterium system.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a cold fusion process that, despite using standard electrolysis equipment, asserts the production of excess heat energy from nuclear fusion. This violates established physics because the described conditions cannot overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion, and the patent provides no complete energy accounting to demonstrate a net gain relative to all inputs.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'reproducibly produce heat energy' exceeding electrical input without identifying a sufficient non-electrical energy source.
  • Proposed mechanism (low-temperature D-D fusion in metallic lattice) lacks credible physical pathway to overcome Coulomb barrier at described conditions.
  • No accounting for all energy inputs/outputs to verify net energy gain; ignores recombination energy management.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies net heat o PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (elect
IU/MU Transducer
US20240345123A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy or information originates from an undefined 'Information Universe (IU)' via 'information waves (IW)' generated through Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR), but no identifiable, quantifiable external energy input is specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate fundamental physics by proposing a transducer that extracts energy or information from an undefined 'Information Universe' without specifying a real, quantifiable energy source. It obfuscates its violation of energy conservation by constructing a narrative with misapplied physics terminology and fictional frameworks.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input accounting; claims imply energy/information extraction from a non-material 'Information Universe'.
  • Invokes undefined, non-standard physics frameworks (SUSY DE DM, AUP, OpEMCSS, IW) without connection to established conservation laws.
  • Claims of controlling atomic state transitions and generating signals via 'proton tunnelling into aromatic rings' and 'inversion fields' linked to fMRI are scientifically incoherent and lack mechanistic explanation.
  • Uses legitimate terms (Casimir cavity, Quantum Hall effect, LENR) in incorrect, obfuscating contexts without a valid physical model.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Methods, devices and systems for fusion reactions
US20220375629A1  •  85% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims electrical input to cylindrical diode system, but suggests output energy exceeds input (breakeven+) without identifying sufficient external energy source to overcome Coulomb barrier.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system claiming to achieve net energy fusion using electrostatic effects in weakly-ionized plasma, but it fundamentally misunderstands how Coulomb barriers work. Electron clouds cannot meaningfully reduce nuclear repulsion to enable significant fusion rates at low temperatures, violating known plasma physics and thermodynamics of fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'more nuclear potential energy is converted to output kinetic energy than the energy input' without credible mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier at low temperatures
  • Proposes electron space charge reduces repulsion between nuclei via superposition of electric potentials - this misapplies electrostatics; electron clouds don't cancel nuclear repulsion in a way that enables room-temperature fusion
  • No quantitative analysis of densities, temperatures, or confinement times needed for significant fusion rates
  • Ignores Lawson criterion and fundamental plasma physics requirements for fusion
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Claims output > in PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Device and compositions of matter for energizing self-sustaining reactions in solid state material
US20210296011A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'electron-catalyzed chemical, molecular, or transmutation binding reactions' of hydrogen or lithium isotopes, but the described mechanism lacks a defined primary energy input (e.g., external beam, chemical potential gradient, thermal gradient). The 'self-sustaining chain reaction' is initiated only by emissions from other capsules, implying a bootstrap from an unspecified initial energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a device that, once triggered, purportedly sustains a chain reaction of energy-releasing events with no clear primary energy source, violating conservation of energy. The mechanism is couched in ambiguous pseudo-physical terms that do not correspond to any known, valid energy conversion process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: No accounting for the initial energy input to start the claimed chain reaction.
  • Violates the second law: Describes a 'self-sustaining' reaction that appears to produce net energy from a system initially in equilibrium, with no identified entropy export or temperature gradient.
  • Uses obfuscating pseudo-scientific terminology: 'electron-catalyzed', 'crystal momentum injection', 'tailored electrons', 'general binding reactions' are vague and not standard physical mechanisms for net energy release.
  • No quantitative performance limits: No comparison to known thermodynamic or nuclear reaction limits (e.g., Coulomb barrier for claimed transmutations).
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Describes an outpu PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct-sounding phy
Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Conversion of Scalar Particle Flow to an Electrical Output
US20170323692A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'scalar particle flow' interacting via 'inverse Primakoff effect', but this is not an established energy source in physics. The apparatus requires electrical input for electrolysis and possibly external pulsing, suggesting this is the real energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that requires electrical input but claims to generate additional electrical output from an undefined 'scalar particle flow' using pseudoscientific mechanisms. This constitutes a violation of energy conservation, as it attempts to extract net work from a source not recognized by physics, using processes that are not quantitatively defined or physically valid.

Specific Physics Issues
  • 'Scalar particle flow' is not a defined or measurable source of ambient energy in standard physics.
  • 'Inverse Primakoff effect' is not a recognized, quantitatively defined physical process for energy conversion.
  • Claims of resonance between 'phonon frequency' and 'mass frequency of scalar particles' are physically nonsensical; mass does not have an oscillation frequency in this context.
  • Apparatus requires electrical input but claims to output more electricity from an undefined source, violating energy accounting.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Output electricity PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
The method of generating thermal energy, devices of its implementation and heat generation systems
US20190096535A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from a 'Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR)' involving nickel, lithium, aluminum, and hydrogen, initiated and controlled by an external thermal input (electrical or combustion).

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims energy from unproven 'Low Energy Nuclear Reactions,' but its described operation is consistent with the controlled combustion or decomposition of its chemical fuel (lithium aluminum hydride). The apparent 'excess' heat likely comes from this chemical energy, not a novel nuclear process, violating the principle of complete energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Relies on LENR, a phenomenon not scientifically validated or accepted as a real energy source.
  • Claims 'low energy consumption' with 'sufficiently high output' implying a net energy gain without a proven physical mechanism.
  • No credible nuclear signatures (e.g., neutrons, gamma rays) or mass change accounting are provided to substantiate a nuclear process.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete, comparing only electrical control input to thermal output while ignoring the chemical energy in the fuel mixture (LiAlH4).
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The claim of high PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
System, Apparatus, Method and Energy Product-by-Process for Resonantly-Catalyzing Nuclear Fusion Energy Release, and the Underlying Scientific Foundation
US20150340104A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion, but the proposed mechanism (gamma radiation at frequencies derived from quark masses) is not a known or plausible driver for overcoming the Coulomb barrier or catalyzing fusion. The primary energy input is the gamma radiation source itself.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates established physics by proposing a 'resonant catalysis' mechanism for fusion that has no basis in nuclear theory. It uses a list of arbitrary frequencies derived from quark masses as a scientific-sounding veneer for a process that does not address the core energetic challenge of forcing nuclei together.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No established physical link between quark rest mass frequencies and nuclear fusion catalysis.
  • Ignores the fundamental requirement to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between nuclei.
  • Proposes resonant frequencies without a theoretical foundation in quantum chromodynamics or nuclear physics.
  • Treats quark masses as resonant frequencies without the necessary conversion via E=mc^2/ħ to get an angular frequency, and even then, the resulting energies (~keV-MeV) are not uniquely linked to fusion processes.
C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct physics terms (quark
Deuteride/hydride catalyzed condensation energy production
US20070263758A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent claims heat is 'produced' by heating a sealed cell containing a hydride/deuteride salt, a catalytic element, and hydrogen/deuterium gas. No external chemical fuel or identifiable energy gradient is specified beyond the initial heating input.

AI Physics Analysis

The described process claims to produce heat by simply heating a sealed mixture, which is thermodynamically impossible. A sealed system with no ongoing external energy input or internal high-energy fuel cannot have a net energy output greater than input, as this violates energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics: Claims net energy (heat) production from a sealed system with only an initial thermal input, implying creation of energy.
  • Violates Second Law of Thermodynamics: Suggests a spontaneous, continuous exothermic process in a sealed, isothermal system without a maintained chemical or thermal gradient.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The 'heat within the cell' is treated as an output, but the only clear input is the external heating to 300-1500°C. No higher-energy reactants are identified.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Μεθοδος παραγωγης θερμικης ενεργειας
CY1112040T1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate thermal energy from a 'light initial material' placed in a plasma torch between a cathode and anode, using electrical energy input to create the plasma. Suggests high efficiency in converting electrical input to thermal output, implying energy multiplication.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claim describes a plasma-based system for generating thermal energy but fails to account for all energy inputs, implying that the useful thermal output can exceed the electrical energy input. This violates the First Law of Thermodynamics (energy conservation). The vague description and suggestion of high efficiency for direct heating indicate a perpetual motion claim of the first kind.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims high efficiency without specifying all energy inputs (e.g., electrical energy to create/maintain plasma, energy in the 'light initial material').
  • Implies energy multiplication: Suggests the method can be used anywhere, including with 'renewable or chemical fuels,' indicating a claim of output exceeding the identifiable controlled input.
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics: The description suggests generating thermal energy with 'a high degree of efficiency' in a way that implies COP > 1 for a pure heating process, which is impossible without a heat pump mechanism (which is not desc
  • Obfuscated mechanism: Uses correct terms (plasma, cathode, anode) but describes an unclear process for 'practical realization of an ordering process' that supposedly generates excess thermal energy.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Магнитогидродинамический генератор электроэнергии
EA201991888A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate energy from electrical and thermal inputs via catalytic hydrogen/hydrino reactions, but lacks specification of the primary energy source for the claimed net energy output. Implies energy extraction from atomic hydrogen transitions (hydrino formation), which is not an established energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'magneto-hydrodynamic generator' based on catalytic formation of 'hydrinos' (a speculative and unverified state of hydrogen). It fails to account for all energy inputs, relies on non-mainstream physics, and implies net energy generation from an unspecified source, violating energy conservation principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of input electrical/thermal energy vs. claimed output.
  • Relies on speculative 'hydrino' physics not recognized by mainstream science.
  • Implies catalytic reaction (H to hydrino) releases excess energy without identifying the source of that energy (violates conservation if it's claimed to be 'created').
  • No thermodynamic cycle or limits defined for the claimed energy conversion.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Dispositif d'optimisation de processus de fusion de noyaux d'atomes
FR2815163A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The described process requires enormous energy input to: 1) Create and maintain a Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) of hydrogen nuclei at microkelvin temperatures, 2) Generate the particle/radiation bombardment for 'sudden reheating'. The claim suggests net energy output from fusion, but the input energy for BEC creation and confinement is not accounted for.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent misapplies quantum mechanical concepts (Bose-Einstein Condensates) to the problem of nuclear fusion, ignoring the fundamental Coulomb barrier and the immense energy costs of creating ultra-cold quantum states. It presents a qualitatively described mechanism that, upon analysis, violates no conservation laws directly but is based on a severe misunderstanding of physics and omits all energy accounting, making its claimed net energy output thermodynamically implausible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Bose-Einstein Condensates form from neutral atoms, not bare nuclei (which would repel violently).
  • Quantum wavefunction 'broadening' at low temperatures does not overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • The proposed 'relocalization' upon reheating is a misinterpretation of quantum mechanics; heating increases kinetic energy but does not systematically force nuclei into closer proximity.
  • No quantitative analysis of energy balance: input cooling energy vs. potential fusion output.
  • The required confinement for a BEC is incompatible with the densities needed for significant fusion rates.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting C - Technical Obfuscation
'fuel-free'energy generator
GB9024885D0  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate radiant heat greater than applied energy, implying energy creation. Inputs are electrical energy to power proton producers, accelerators, and electromagnets. No identified external energy gradient (e.g., nuclear fuel, ambient heat differential) is described.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate more heat energy than is supplied, which directly violates the conservation of energy. The described process of accelerating and colliding proton clusters consumes significant electrical energy but identifies no legitimate external energy source (like nuclear fuel) to justify a net gain, making it a classic perpetual motion claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law of Thermodynamics (Energy Conservation): Claims heat output > energy input without identifying a sufficient external energy source.
  • Violates Second Law of Thermodynamics: Implies a process that spontaneously creates a high-temperature (radiant heat) reservoir from electrical work with no lower-temperature sink described, effectively a perpetual motion machine of the first kind.
  • Proton acceleration and compression require significant electrical input; collision kinematics do not create energy.
  • No quantitative efficiency or COP relative to a thermodynamic limit is provided, only a qualitative claim of 'greater than'.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting: Focuses on 'applied energy B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Claims net ener
Μεθοδος συγκρουσης ιοντων με ηλεκτρικους παλμους υψηλης ισχυος με μεταλλικα πλεγματα
GR20100100716A  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be electrical pulses applied to a metallic lattice containing molten or dissolved metal salts. The described mechanism suggests the electrical input is used to generate high-power ion currents within the metal, implying the electrical input is the sole explicit energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using high-voltage electrical pulses to generate powerful ionic currents in a metal, claiming this occurs without agitating the charge carrier. This violates energy conservation and the second law, as it ignores the inevitable conversion of electrical energy to heat (Joule heating) and the dissipative nature of ionic motion, implying a lossless or energy-multiplying process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims 'high-power instantaneous ion currents' and 'dissolution of very high instantaneous currents' without quantifying the total electrical energy input versus any claimed output (e.g., heat, mechanical work).
  • Violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Implies generation of ordered, high-power ion currents from electrical pulses without corresponding dissipation and entropy increase, suggesting a reversible or over-unity process.
  • Obfuscated mechanism: Uses correct terms (ionic currents, metallic lattice, pulses) but describes a vague process where the metallic charge carrier 'must not be agitated,' contradicting the inevitable Joule heating and ionic scattering from high-powe
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Deuterio gamybos būdas ir įrenginys
LT2021548A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device appears to require electrical input to accelerate proton beams for collision, but claims to produce net energy from deuterium production via proton-proton fusion, which is an endothermic process under terrestrial conditions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a proton-proton fusion device for deuterium production that claims to generate useful electrical and thermal energy. This violates the first law of thermodynamics because proton-proton fusion under these conditions is endothermic and has a vanishingly small probability; the energy required to run the accelerators would vastly exceed any possible output from the reaction.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proton-proton fusion (p + p → d + e⁺ + νₑ) has an extremely low cross-section at non-stellar temperatures, requiring immense temperatures/pressures not achievable in colliding beams.
  • The reaction is endothermic in the center-of-mass frame; the energy released (0.42 MeV) is less than the Coulomb barrier energy required to initiate it, resulting in net energy loss.
  • The system ignores the vast energy required to create, accelerate, and confine the proton beams relative to the minuscule probability and negative net yield of the proposed fusion event.
  • Claims of converting kinetic energy of products to electricity and using gamma rays for heat imply net energy gain from a process that is fundamentally energy-negative outside stellar cores.
A - Incomplete Energy Accounting B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms
지속가능한 에너지 발생장치 및 방법
WO2010041910A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied to be from the electrolysis of water and a subsequent reaction involving deuterium-depleted water (D2O), potentially claiming to release nuclear or chemical energy from the water itself.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes using electrolysis and deuterium-depleted water to initiate a chain reaction that produces excess energy. This violates the first law of thermodynamics (energy conservation) as it implies creating net energy from water without a sufficient external energy source, and uses obfuscated technical terms to disguise the violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting for the electrolysis input
  • Implies energy multiplication or extraction from a common substance (water) without a clear external gradient
  • Vague mechanism suggesting a 'chain reaction' or 'catalyst' that produces net energy output exceeding all inputs
  • No identifiable high-energy source to justify claimed output; violates conservation of energy if net energy is produced.
PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Renewable energy production process with a device featuring resonant nano-dust plasma, a cavity resonator and an acoustic resonator
WO2012153156A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce heat/electricity from oscillations and 'plasmon polaritons' on carbon dust, potentially implying energy from nuclear transmutations, but no identifiable primary energy input (e.g., external RF power, intense laser, chemical fuel) is explicitly accounted for.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a complex resonant system but fails to identify the primary source of input energy required to sustain the hot plasma and drive the resonators. The proposed conversion of oscillations into net heat or electricity, without a clear thermodynamic gradient or fuel, violates energy conservation and the second law of thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of input power to drive the cavity and acoustic resonators.
  • Violates Second Law: Implies creating useful energy (heat/electricity) from an isothermal, high-temperature plasma with no identified temperature gradient or pumped external energy.
  • Mechanism obfuscation: Vague linkage between acoustic resonances, plasmon polaritons, and claimed net energy output or nuclear transmutations.
  • No entropy sink: Describes a hot, resonant system but provides no thermodynamic pathway for extracting net work.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Lattice energy conversion device
WO2022265777A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'thermal energy in the lattice' of a hydrogen-loaded material, but describes a self-sustaining process producing ionizing radiation and electricity without a clear, identified external energy gradient to drive it.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce ionizing radiation and electricity from the ambient thermal energy of a material's lattice without a sufficient external energy source or a required temperature gradient, directly violating the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. The description of a self-sustaining process with high-energy outputs constitutes a perpetual motion claim of the first kind.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates First Law (Energy Conservation): Describes a self-sustaining process producing ionizing radiation and electricity without a quantified, sufficient external energy input to account for the high-energy outputs.
  • Violates Second Law: Proposes extracting useful work (electricity) from the ambient thermal energy of a single-temperature lattice, a 'thermal energy in the lattice' with no mentioned temperature gradient, which is thermodynamically impossible.
  • Incomplete Energy Accounting: Claims of self-initiation and self-sustenance ignore the need to account for the energy source for the ionizing radiation and subsequent electricity, implying energy creation.
A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS

Pattern B — Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms

87 patents flagged under this pattern

Thermonuclear reaction method and reactor
WO2022106154A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ionize, separate, and accelerate hydrogen isotope nuclei in electrostatic accelerators.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims thermonuclear fusion at energies thousands of times lower than the known Coulomb barrier, which is fundamentally impossible according to nuclear physics. The method describes a process that ignores the required input energy to overcome nuclear repulsion, making it a violation of established physical laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed fusion at implausibly low energies (e.g., 710-720 eV for D-D, 595-607 eV for D-T). These are orders of magnitude below the Coulomb barrier (~100 keV) where quantum tunneling probability is negligible, making fusion rates effectively zero.
  • No mechanism described to overcome the Coulomb repulsion at these sub-keV energies. The claimed 'focusing' does not resolve this fundamental physics barrier.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete. The electrical energy required for ionization, acceleration, vacuum, and focusing is not compared to the claimed recovered electrical energy from stopping fusion products.
  • The description of products and angles (e.g., 'spread at 360°... at an angle close to 90°') is physically inconsistent for a two-body nuclear reaction in a colliding beams setup.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Phonon-mediated off-resonant neutron transfer
WO2020197738A1  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Phonon energy input (mechanical/thermal vibrations). The claim implicitly suggests this energy is sufficient to drive nuclear transmutation (neutron transfer between nuclei).

AI Physics Analysis

The claimed process violates the conservation of energy and known nuclear physics. The energy provided by terahertz phonons is utterly insignificant compared to the MeV-scale energy required to alter nuclear isotopes, making the described neutron transfer physically impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Phonon energies (~meV to ~100 meV for THz) are ~9 orders of magnitude too small to overcome nuclear binding energies (~MeV).
  • No mechanism is provided for overcoming the Coulomb barrier or for the neutron to exist as a transferable particle between nuclei.
  • The process described ('off-resonant neutron transfer') is not a recognized nuclear reaction or process in nuclear physics.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Attempt PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses physics terms ('phon
Method of producing energy from condensed hydrogen clusters
WO2019012120A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear reaction and spallation of condensed hydrogen clusters, but the mechanism for initiating this reaction is unspecified and appears to violate known nuclear physics.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method to produce energy from nuclear reactions in hydrogen clusters, but provides no plausible physical mechanism to initiate such reactions without a massive external energy input, violating conservation of energy. The terminology is obfuscating, using correct nuclear physics terms (spallation) in an incorrect context to imply a novel energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at low energies.
  • Concept of 'condensed hydrogen clusters' prevented from covalent bonding is physically undefined and likely metastable at best.
  • Spallation (nuclear fragmentation) typically requires high-energy particle bombardment, not a passive desorption process.
  • No identifiable external high-energy input to drive the claimed nuclear processes.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
에너지를 증폭하는 방법 및 전력 증폭기
KR20200004864A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy (nitrogen gas at room temperature) allegedly converted to electrical energy via unspecified electromagnetic resonance without an external temperature gradient or input power.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent claims a device that converts the ambient thermal energy of room-temperature nitrogen gas directly into electrical energy using electromagnetic resonance, without requiring a temperature difference or external power source. This is a direct violation of the Kelvin-Planck statement of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which forbids extracting net work from a single thermal reservoir. The described mechanism is thermodynamically impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Claims to extract useful work (electrical energy) from a single thermal reservoir (room temperature nitrogen gas) without a colder reservoir, constituting a perpetual motion machine of the second kind.
  • No identifiable external energy input: The device uses electromagnetic resonance (300 MHz - 300 GHz) but claims the output energy originates from the thermal motion of the gas, not the input signal. This implies energy creation.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The patent describes a 'gas-tight' chamber and resonance but does not account for the energy required to establish and maintain the resonant electromagnetic fields or the source of the initial excitation.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Extract PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on 'output
Helium generator
WO2018208808A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source to generate electric and magnetic fields. The claimed nuclear reaction energy is not a valid input as the described process cannot initiate it.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a device that uses electric and magnetic fields to induce rotations and collisions that produce helium-3 from lighter nuclei, releasing energy. This describes nuclear fusion without a credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier, directly violating conservation of energy and known nuclear physics limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed nuclear transmutation (production of He-3/He-4 from lighter reactants) lacks a specified, feasible reaction pathway and sufficient energy input.
  • No mechanism provided to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion; rotational energy from E/B fields is many orders of magnitude too low.
  • Apparatus describes separation/purification of He-3/He-4, presupposing the impossible generation step.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims
Thermal-energy producing system and method
EP2783369B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion of hydrogen ions with atomic nuclei of the reaction material, initiated by electric field acceleration in a pressurized hydrogen environment with special materials.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a low-temperature, solid-state nuclear fusion process that violates well-established nuclear physics. The proposed mechanism of using electric fields in a dense, heated material to accelerate ions to fusion-relevant energies is implausible, as such ions would lose energy via collisions long before achieving the necessary velocity. The reliance on speculative concepts like Rydberg matter and unexplained high fusion yields constitutes a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'tunneling through a Coulomb barrier' for room-temperature or moderately heated (100-1200°C) ions accelerated by unspecified electric fields. The kinetic energies required for significant fusion probability (~10s of keV to MeV) are vastly high
  • Invokes 'Rydberg matter' (a hypothetical, condensed exotic state of matter with highly excited electrons) as a key component without established experimental basis or clear mechanism for enabling fusion.
  • No quantitative accounting of the energy required to polarize the dielectric, produce the electric field, pressurize the container, heat the material, and accelerate ions vs. the claimed fusion output.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Heating system
EP3401922A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed energy source is microwave input radiation (2-3 GHz) inducing unspecified 'nucleus mass reducing/increasing isotope shifts' in gaseous deuterium and another component, producing higher frequency output radiation (500 GHz - 1.5 THz) to heat water.

AI Physics Analysis

The claimed device violates conservation of mass-energy by proposing that low-energy microwave photons can induce nuclear mass changes and generate higher-energy output photons, a process with no basis in nuclear or quantum physics. The energy accounting is fundamentally incomplete, as the significant output heating implied cannot originate from the described inputs without an undisclosed, massive energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No known physical mechanism for microwave radiation (non-ionizing) to induce nuclear isotope shifts or change nuclear masses.
  • Claimed process violates conservation of mass-energy; nuclear mass changes require MeV-scale energies, not GHz microwave photons (μeV scale).
  • No description of the 'second gaseous fuel component' or the energy source for the claimed massive frequency up-conversion and heating output.
  • Output radiation frequency (THz) implies energy per photon >1000x input photon energy with no explained energy source.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Werkzeug zur Kernschmelze ohne Temperatureinwirkung
DE202017002447U1  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to achieve nuclear fusion/fission ('Kernschmelze') solely through mechanical pressure from length change of a steel tube, with no identifiable external energy input sufficient to overcome nuclear forces.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes achieving nuclear reactions ('Kernschmelze') via mechanical pressure in a steel tube, which is physically impossible. The energy required to overcome nuclear repulsion is ~10^6 times greater than what can be stored in the chemical/metallic bonds of a strained steel tube. This violates conservation of energy and fundamental nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Ignores Coulomb barrier requiring ~10^6 eV per nucleus for fusion/fission, while mechanical strain energy is orders of magnitude lower.
  • Confuses macroscopic mechanical pressure with short-range nuclear forces (strong interaction).
  • No mechanism provided for concentrating mechanical energy to nuclear scales.
  • Violates energy conservation if net nuclear energy is released without sufficient input energy to initiate the process.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Energy from matter using quantum adhesion
CA2860393A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy is released from atomic nuclei via unspecified 'harmonic quantum adhesion' and 'high current plasma flow', implying nuclear energy extraction without a defined, legitimate nuclear reaction pathway (fission, fusion, or decay).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim proposes extracting nuclear energy using undefined 'quantum adhesion' and a plasma arc, but provides no legitimate nuclear reaction pathway or complete energy accounting. It uses invented, pseudo-scientific terminology to describe a process that violates established nuclear physics and energy conservation, as nuclei cannot be 'expanded' and have energy 'whipped off' by a plasma current to release binding energy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: No identifiable external energy input sufficient to overcome nuclear binding energies; claims 'release of nuclear energy' without a viable reaction mechanism.
  • Violates nuclear physics: 'Expanded atomic nuclei' and 'whip energy off the surface' are not recognized nuclear processes; nuclear energy release requires changes in nuclear binding energy via strong/weak force interactions.
  • Misuse of terminology: 'Quantum adhesion', 'harmonic with nuclear energy', 'coordinate energy rings' are undefined and used in a scientifically meaningless context.
  • Missing quantitative framework: No equations, cross-sections, or energy balances to relate input energy to claimed nuclear output.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Hydrogen-lithium fusion device
WO2014189799A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create plasma and impart energy to protons. Claims imply energy from proton-lithium fusion reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes achieving proton-lithium fusion with a net energy output using proton energies thousands of times lower than required to overcome electrostatic repulsion. This is physically impossible according to established nuclear physics, making it a violation of energy conservation for the claimed operating conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed fusion at proton energies (20 eV - 25 keV) is far below the Coulomb barrier (~1 MeV), making fusion cross-sections immeasurably small.
  • Claims 2 & 5 explicitly state net power gain (output ≥ input) from a system initiating fusion at these energies, which violates known nuclear physics and energy conservation for the described conditions.
  • The described parameters (low energy, wide pressure ranges) do not overcome the fundamental repulsion between positively charged nuclei to achieve significant fusion rates.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Rotating high-density fusion reactor for aneutronic and neutronic fusion
CA2905332A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to superconducting magnet, discharge electrode, and electron emitter. Claims imply positive feedback loops could generate net energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion device relying on unsubstantiated positive feedback and electron screening to achieve net energy, violating energy conservation by implying a self-sustaining cycle without sufficient external input. It ignores the massive energy inputs required for confinement, ionization, and overcoming the Coulomb barrier, compared to the tiny probability of fusion at claimed conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims positive feedback cycle where fusion products heat target, causing more electron emission, lowering Coulomb barrier further, leading to more fusion. This ignores energy balance: energy to heat target and emit electrons must come from fusion pr
  • Centrifugal confinement claimed to increase density proportional to rotation rate, but plasma pressure balance (force from rotation vs. magnetic/mechanical containment) imposes severe limits on achievable density.
  • Lowering Coulomb barrier via electron cloud (screening) is a real but small effect in dense plasmas; claims imply it can be made large enough for significant room-temperature fusion, which is thermodynamically implausible.
  • No quantitative analysis of input power vs. fusion power output. Relies on vague 'positive feedback' to suggest net gain without showing how it overcomes radiative losses, ionization costs, and Bremsstrahlung.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Describ PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Method for producing energy and apparatus therefor
EP2368252B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear reactions between hydrogen H- ions and transition metal atoms within nanoclusters, triggered by an unspecified 'impulsive action'.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a low-temperature chemical/metallurgical process but asserts it produces energy via nuclear reactions. This violates established nuclear physics, as the described conditions cannot overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion. The use of precise-sounding but irrelevant technical details (cluster sizes, deposition methods) obfuscates the core physical impossibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identified mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at described temperatures (~600°C).
  • Process describes hydrogen adsorption and heating, not a credible driver for nuclear reactions.
  • The 'impulsive action' is undefined and insufficient to initiate nuclear fusion without immense energy input.
  • No accounting for the substantial energy required to create and maintain the nanocluster structure, heat the core, and trigger the claimed reactions.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Metodo per la produzione di energia, dalla reazione nucleare lern tra atomi di idrogeno e molecole di polimero sintetico, ed apparechio per l'attuaizone di tale metodo
ITBL20130019A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from a 'LERN nuclear reaction' between atomic hydrogen and synthetic polymer molecules, catalyzed by an unspecified catalyst, producing gamma radiation.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an energy-producing 'nuclear reaction' between hydrogen and a polymer, which is physically implausible. No known nuclear process exists for these reactants, and the system would require massive energy input to overcome Coulomb barriers, violating energy conservation as described. The use of technical terms like 'LERN reaction' and 'gamma radiation' obfuscates the fundamental lack of a credible energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposes a novel nuclear reaction ('LERN') with no known physical basis in nuclear physics.
  • Claims gamma ray production from chemical reactants (H2 + polymer) without identifying a viable nuclear pathway or mass defect.
  • No quantitative energy accounting; ignores the immense energy input required to initiate any real nuclear fusion or transmutation.
  • Gamma rays are high-energy photons; their production from a low-energy chemical system violates conservation of energy.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Apparatus and process for penetration of the coulomb barrier
WO2013163382A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

High-voltage DC electrical input. Claims to produce nuclear fusion energy output.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a high-voltage electrostatic setup but provides no physically valid mechanism to give nuclei the ~10 million Kelvin equivalent kinetic energy needed to overcome Coulomb repulsion for fusion. It misapplies 'confinement' terminology from legitimate methods (like inertial or magnetic confinement) to a static field that cannot perform net work on like-charged particles to achieve fusion conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims to overcome Coulomb barrier via electrostatic confinement/packing alone, ignoring required kinetic energy (~10 keV per nucleus for D-D fusion).
  • No mechanism described to accelerate nuclei to required fusion energies; electrostatic potential would repel like-charged nuclei, not pack them for fusion.
  • Violates conservation of energy: Input is electrical energy to create a static field; claimed output (fusion) requires orders of magnitude more energy per reaction than provided by field configuration.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Controlled nuclear fusion process
EP2026357B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion of deuterium, but the described conditions (combustion, low temperatures, atmospheric catalysts) are insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a chemical combustion process and claims it induces nuclear fusion at low temperatures. This violates fundamental physics, as the Coulomb repulsion between deuterium nuclei cannot be overcome by chemical-scale energies or the listed catalysts, making the described mechanism impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'cold fusion' via chemical combustion, which cannot provide the MeV-scale energies required for nuclear fusion.
  • Ignores the necessity of extreme temperature/pressure (>>10^7 K) for significant deuterium fusion cross-section.
  • Proposes gaseous catalysts (e.g., CO2, Cl2) which have no known mechanism to catalyze nuclear fusion.
  • Confuses chemical combustion (electron-scale eV energies) with nuclear fusion (MeV-scale energies).
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Process description and applications of least action nuclear process (lanp)
WO2013184082A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy originates from nuclear reactions (fusion/fission) within a metal lattice, initiated by electrolytic loading of deuterium/hydrogen and 'accumulated' lattice energy from molecular motion. The described mechanism bypasses known nuclear reaction pathways and energy barriers.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' style process that violates core principles of thermodynamics and nuclear physics. It claims to use ambient heat to trigger reversible nuclear reactions that bypass standard decay processes, which is impossible as it would allow net energy extraction from a single thermal reservoir and contradicts established nuclear reaction mechanisms.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates conservation of energy: Claims to incorporate ambient thermal energy (molecular motion) into the lattice to later drive nuclear reactions, implying net energy extraction from an isothermal environment.
  • Violates nuclear physics: Proposes 'Szumski-decay' that bypasses normal radioactive decay half-lives and directly produces stable isotopes, contradicting established quantum tunneling and nuclear transition rules.
  • Violates thermodynamics: Describes nuclear reactions as 'thermodynamically reversible' and selected by 'lowest change in mass, regardless of sign', which is nonsensical for spontaneous nuclear reactions; exothermic reactions require a negative mass c
  • Incoherent mechanism: Claims ignition at 'solar temperatures' (~10^7 K) while the device remains macroscopically at much lower temperatures, with no explanation for containment or pressure.
  • Violates least action principle: Misapplies the principle from classical/quantum mechanics as a selection rule for nuclear reactions, which are governed by quantum selection rules, cross-sections, and binding energies.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Method and apparatus for generating energy by nuclear reactions of hydrogen adsorbed by orbital capture on a nanocrystalline structure of a metal
WO2012147045A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear reactions (primary: H- capture by metal clusters; secondary: proton-induced reactions on Li, B, Th, U, Pu).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process that claims to generate net energy from nuclear reactions under mild conditions, but the proposed mechanism has no basis in established nuclear physics. The required proton energies for the secondary reactions are not plausibly generated, and the primary 'orbital capture' reaction is not a recognized nuclear process, making the system a violation of energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for initiating nuclear fusion or fission at described conditions (low temp, no strong confinement).
  • Proton emission from metal clusters via described 'orbital capture' is not a known nuclear process and lacks a force carrier.
  • Proton energies from any conceivable chemical process are orders of magnitude too low to overcome Coulomb barrier for claimed secondary reactions (e.g., with Li, U).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Input energy for heating, dissociation, and 'impulsive action' is not quantified against claimed thermal output.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Methods of generating energy and/or he-4 using graphene based materials
EP2656350B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied source is nuclear fusion (deuterium-deuterium) occurring at room temperature/pressure within carbon nanostructures, releasing energy as radiation and helium-4.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a method for generating energy and helium-4 via deuterium in carbon nanotubes under mild conditions. This constitutes a 'cold fusion' claim, which violates established nuclear physics as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between deuterons. The described product ('non-ionizing' 1 keV He-4) is inconsistent with known nuclear reaction products.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion (D+D -> He-4 + energy) at conditions (room temperature, pressure) that cannot overcome the Coulomb barrier without a recognized mechanism like muon catalysis or extreme confinement.
  • Generates 'non-ionizing' helium-4 with energy <1 keV, which is inconsistent with known D-D fusion products (He-4 from D-D is ~23.8 MeV, highly ionizing).
  • No identifiable external energy input sufficient to drive the claimed nuclear reaction; heating steps are mild (50-500°C) and unrelated to fusion ignition.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: claims generation of multiple radiation types and particles without quantifying the input energy required to initiate the process.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Metodo e apparato per generare energia mediante reazioni nucleari di idrogeno adsorbito per cattura orbitale da una nanostruttura cristallina di un metallo
ITPI20110079A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims nuclear reactions (hydrogen + transition metal) producing heat, but the described mechanism (orbital capture by nanostructures, hydrogen ionization via electron-donor materials or radiation) does not correspond to any known nuclear fusion or fission pathway with positive net energy output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process claiming nuclear energy generation from hydrogen adsorbed on metal nanostructures, but the mechanism is physically implausible. It uses correct-sounding nuclear terminology ('reazioni nucleari', 'cattura orbitale') for a process that appears to be chemical adsorption/ionization, violating known nuclear physics limits and lacking a credible energy accounting framework.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identified exothermic nuclear reaction between hydrogen and transition metals at described conditions
  • Ionization and adsorption are chemical/electronic processes, not nuclear
  • Missing quantitative energy balance: input energy for heating, ionization, radiation vs. claimed heat output
  • No mechanism provided to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions at low temperatures
  • Claims increased reaction frequency via increased H- concentration lacks nuclear physics justification
PATTERN B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms PATTERN C - Technical obfuscation
Halogen-catalysed cold nuclear fusion
WO2012140472A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy (thermal agitation) and chemical bond energy in hydrohalogen acids. The claim suggests nuclear fusion energy output is initiated by these low-energy inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The proposed method violates fundamental physics by claiming chemical bonds and ambient thermal energy can overcome the immense Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion, which requires MeV-scale energies. The technical description misuses statistical mechanics and provides no credible mechanism for the claimed catalysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed mechanism ignores Coulomb barrier (~0.1 MeV for deuterium) which is ~10,000x greater than chemical bond energies (~1-10 eV) and thermal energies at non-dissociation temperatures (<0.1 eV).
  • No viable physical mechanism is described for how the halogen's negative charge 'masks' the nuclear Coulomb repulsion at femtometer scales.
  • Claim 5 & 6 incorrectly state that mixing gases can yield molecular kinetic energy greater than the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution maximum for a given temperature, violating statistical mechanics.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Heterogeneous hydrogen-catalyst power system
EP3441359A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from the catalytic reaction of atomic hydrogen forming 'hydrinos' (a hypothetical lower-energy state of hydrogen not recognized by mainstream physics). The system attempts to use thermal regeneration in a cycle.

AI Physics Analysis

The system's claimed energy source is the formation of 'hydrinos,' a pseudoscientific concept that violates the known quantum mechanical ground state of hydrogen and the conservation of energy. No valid external energy input is identified, making the proposed closed cycle a violation of the First Law of Thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core reaction relies on the existence of 'hydrinos' (a state of hydrogen below its ground state), which violates quantum mechanical principles and the conservation of energy. The patent describes a closed chemical/thermal cycle that claims to pro
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms (extracting net
Method for creating a controlled nuclear reaction, integrally reprocessing nuclear fuel and deactivating waste nuclear fuel
WO2009091284A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to extract energy from 'mass defect' via disintegration of heavy element nuclei in a dispersed particle stream using 'impulse deformation stresses', 'longitudinal gravitational waves', and/or 'super-deep penetration regimes'. No clear, quantifiable primary energy input mechanism described.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates core physics principles by proposing a nuclear process that bypasses established requirements for criticality, confinement, and neutron economy, while invoking unverified phenomena like longitudinal gravitational waves. It attempts to obfuscate the lack of a credible energy source by using technical jargon from unrelated, non-peer-reviewed references.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims to 'reprocess nuclear fuel and deactivate waste' while extracting energy via mass defect, but provides no credible mechanism for initiating or sustaining nuclear reactions at the described conditions.
  • Violates known nuclear physics: Suggests fission/fusion of heavy nuclei dispersed in a medium below critical mass via mechanical/gravitational waves, which lacks the neutron flux density or confinement required for a chain reaction or significant tra
  • Invokes pseudoscientific concepts: References 'longitudinal gravitational waves' (not supported by GR), 'super-deep penetration', and 'super-strong electromagnetic interaction' from non-mainstream sources without experimental validation.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No calculation of energy required to create/disperse particle stream, generate claimed 'impulse deformation stresses' or 'gravitational waves', versus the purported nuclear energy output.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
エネルギー/物質変換方法及び構é€
JP2008275596A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to extract energy from hydrogen atoms/molecules through 'resonance shrink age energy' and electron transitions to 'lower than ground state' energy levels, which is thermodynamically impossible without external input.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent claims to extract energy by forcing electrons into states 'lower than the ground state,' which violates fundamental quantum mechanics where the ground state is defined as the lowest possible energy configuration. The described mechanisms use invented terminology without physical basis and would require creation of energy from nothing.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims electrons can transition to energy levels below the ground state
  • Asserts atoms/molecules can exist in quantum states with energy lower than their ground state
  • Describes 'resonance shrink age energy' without clear physical mechanism
  • Claims energy release from transitions to non-existent lower energy levels
  • Violates quantum mechanical definition of ground state as minimum energy configuration
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Apparatus and process for the production of neutrons by means of ultrasounds and the cavitation of substances
WO2008041254A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy input to piezoelectric transducers, converted to mechanical vibration and cavitation in a liquid.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce neutrons from stable elements using only ultrasonic cavitation, a process orders of magnitude too weak in energy density to overcome nuclear forces. This constitutes a violation of the conservation of energy as applied to nuclear reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed neutron production from stable elements via cavitation lacks a plausible physical mechanism (e.g., insufficient energy density to overcome nuclear binding energies).
  • No accounting for the immense energy required for nuclear transmutation (~MeV scale) compared to the ultrasonic input energy (~eV scale per particle).
  • Process describes an open system at atmospheric pressure, which cannot generate the extreme temperatures/pressures (>>10^6 K) typically associated with inertial confinement fusion or sonofusion.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Apparatus and process for the quenching of the radioactivity of radioactive materials by means of piezonuclear reactions induced by ultrasounds and cavitation
WO2008041253A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to piezoelectric transducer, converted to mechanical/acoustic energy in a liquid medium.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates core principles of nuclear physics. The energy scale of chemical bonds and cavitation (eV to keV) is millions of times smaller than the MeV-scale binding energies within an atomic nucleus, making it impossible for ultrasound to induce nuclear transformations that alter radioactivity.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims to induce 'piezonuclear reactions' via cavitation to reduce radioactivity without a clear, accepted nuclear mechanism.
  • Invokes exceeding a 'Minkowskian energy threshold of the nuclear forces'—a term with no established meaning in nuclear physics.
  • No accounting for the immense energy scales (MeV per nucleus) required to alter nuclear stability compared to the eV-scale energies of cavitation.
  • Implies transmutation or modification of nuclear isotopes using only acoustic energy, which cannot overcome the Coulomb barrier or affect the strong force.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Generateur de radiations en bas niveaux quantifiables, obtenables sans prechauffage, par fusions en conditions de resonances modelisables
FR2899012A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate nuclear transmutations and radiation 'without preheating' using piezoelectric actuators, lasers, and pressure gradients to act on 'light nucleons'. No identifiable primary energy source for overcoming Coulomb barriers in nuclear fusion/transmutation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device claiming to produce nuclear transmutations and quantified radiation using piezoelectric plates and low-pressure gradients to act on nucleons, explicitly without preheating. This violates fundamental nuclear physics, as the MeV-scale energies required for nuclear reactions cannot be supplied by the described mechanical means. The text uses advanced physics terminology incoherently to obscure the impossibility of the core claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear transmutations/fusions driven by mechanical (piezoelectric) pressure and pressure gradients alone, which cannot provide the MeV-scale energies required to overcome Coulomb repulsion between nuclei.
  • Invokes 'Fitzgerald-Lorentz transformation' and relativistic effects in a context of low-energy mechanical ejection, suggesting a fundamental misunderstanding of scale.
  • Describes creating nuclear reactions in a 'quasi-vacuum' with 'low pressure gradients' and 'particle density' insufficient for fusion under the actuator, yet claims transmutations occur afterward—contradicts known requirements for nuclear reaction cr
  • Uses correct-sounding quantum/relativistic terminology ('statistical target states', 'probabilistic paths in special relativity') in a vague, obfuscatory manner without quantitative linkage to established nuclear physics.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Modulated quantum neutron fusion
WO2005017916A2  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce energy from nuclear fusion initiated by converting hydrogen electrons into neutrons via excitation, but provides no coherent mechanism for the required energy input to overcome nuclear binding energies.

AI Physics Analysis

The core claim of exciting an electron into a neutron violates fundamental particle physics, and the proposed fusion process ignores the massive energy input required for neutron production and nuclear binding. The description uses quantum and nuclear terminology in a nonsensical way to obfuscate an impossible energy generation scheme.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Fundamental confusion between leptons (electrons) and hadrons (neutrons). An electron cannot be excited into a neutron; they are fundamentally different particles with different charges, masses, and quantum numbers.
  • Ignores the colossal energy deficit: Converting a proton and electron into a neutron requires an input energy of ~0.78 MeV (via inverse beta decay), not a simple excitation.
  • No credible mechanism for initiating nuclear fusion via 'synchronized half-life decays' of free neutrons, which decay with a ~14.7 minute half-life and do not fuse easily.
  • Claims 'direct conversion of magnetic energy' without describing the source or magnitude of this energy, bypassing thermodynamic conversion limits.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Procede et dispositif de transmutation de nucleons sans plasma prealable ni permanent
WO2006005813A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied to be electrical input to piezoelectric actuators and spin inductors, but claims of 'radiations neguentropiques' (neg-entropic radiation) and 'annihilations sécurisées' suggest an expectation of net energy gain from nuclear transmutations without a clear, sufficient external energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device claiming to achieve nuclear fusion and transmutation using piezoelectric actuators and spin control, implying net energy gain. This violates the conservation of energy and known nuclear physics, as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or account for the multi-MeV energies required for nuclear reactions. The description is a classic example of obfuscation using technical jargon.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'transmutation of nucleons' and 'fusion' via piezoelectric actuators and 'spin composition' without a mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or achieve necessary nuclear energy densities.
  • Invokes 'tunnel effect ad minima' as a primary fusion mechanism, ignoring the exponentially low probability for room-temperature/condensed matter tunneling to produce measurable fusion rates.
  • Uses pseudo-scientific terminology ('neg-entropic radiation', 'quantum models without latency', 'vector composition of spins') that obfuscates the lack of a coherent energy pathway.
  • Claims precise control of particle kinetic energy for 'resonance in cross-section' but provides no plausible mechanism for generating monoenergetic particles in the MeV range with piezoelectric devices.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Heavy use of correct phys
Method and apparatus for the production of energy
CA2510617A1  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from proton decay, fusion, gravity waves, and particle-antiparticle annihilation, induced solely by a magnetic field and 2 Hz radiation at room temperature.

AI Physics Analysis

The claims directly violate established conservation laws and quantum field theory. The proposed 2 Hz stimulus is energetically negligible by a factor of 10^20 compared to the scales required for the claimed nuclear processes, making the described mechanisms impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proton decay is not observed in standard model; predicted half-life >10^34 years.
  • 2 Hz radiation has energy per photon (~8×10^-15 eV) vastly insufficient to overcome nuclear binding energies (~MeV) or cause proton decay.
  • No mechanism provided for creating particle-antiparticle pairs or fusion at room temperature.
  • Gravity wave production requires massive accelerating objects, not nuclear decay.
  • Violates conservation of baryon number if proton decays at room temperature.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Apparatus and method for facilitating nuclear fusion
WO2005060369A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create potential across surface; chemical energy of ions preloaded in lattice; no identified source for overcoming Coulomb barrier at room temperature.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes using electron accumulation at geometric tips to shield ion repulsion, but this fundamentally misunderstands the energy scales involved. Room-temperature nuclear fusion of deuterium requires overcoming a massive Coulomb barrier, which cannot be achieved through simple electrostatic shielding without an immense, unaccounted-for energy input, violating established nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Ignores the Coulomb barrier (~0.1 MeV for D-D fusion) which cannot be overcome by simple electrostatic shielding from accumulated electrons at room temperature (kT ~0.025 eV).
  • Claims 'self-sustaining' reaction without explaining energy balance or how ignition energy is provided.
  • No mechanism for confinement or sustained high ion density at apex; electrostatic repulsion would disperse ions.
  • Assumes electron accumulation can perfectly shield nuclear-scale repulsive forces, contradicting quantum tunneling requirements and known plasma physics.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Generateur d'electricite par fusion nucleaire de deuterium
FR2839808A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be self-sustaining nuclear fusion chain reactions (D-D fusion) within palladium cathodes, initiated by external X/gamma and neutron sources.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims self-sustaining deuterium fusion chain reactions in a palladium lattice at near-ambient conditions, which violates established nuclear physics regarding Coulomb repulsion, reaction rates, and energy confinement. The proposed mechanism ignores the immense energy input required to initiate fusion and the fundamental barriers to achieving a net-energy-gaining, self-sustaining chain reaction in such a system.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed self-sustaining D-D fusion chain reaction in solid lattice is thermodynamically and nuclearly implausible; required conditions (density, temperature, confinement) are not met.
  • Ignores fundamental Coulomb barrier and reaction cross-section for D-D fusion at claimed conditions.
  • No credible mechanism for achieving or maintaining 'critical size' for a fusion chain reaction in a solid metal lattice.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: external neutron source energy input is not compared to claimed net electrical output.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING
Procede de preparation des dechets trities en vue de traitement et dispositif de traitement.
FR2729249A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguously implied to be from nuclear reactions (tritium decay or D-T fusion) triggered within the powder mixture, with additional claims of spontaneous electrical polarization.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate core physics principles by asserting that a simple packed powder column, when exposed to tritium gas, can produce 'spontaneous' electrical power, copious fast neutrons, and transmute heavy elements—all without an identifiable external energy source sufficient to drive such nuclear processes. It conflates surface chemistry concepts with high-energy nuclear phenomena in a physically incoherent manner.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 3 suggests using electrical current from 'spontaneous polarization' without identifying the energy source driving it, implying energy from nothing.
  • Claim 5 describes production of fast neutrons, heavy element transmutation, and excess heat ('calories produites') from a passive, pressurized column of powders exposed to tritium gas, with no clear mechanism to initiate or sustain such intense nucle
  • The device is described as a porous diode for gas treatment, yet its claimed functions (neutron generation, transmutation, heat production) belong to high-energy nuclear physics, with no credible physical link between the described structure and thes
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method and apparatus for alkali-hydrogen fusion power generation.
EP0658268A4  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claims energy originates from nuclear fusion reactions (e.g., hydrogen + sodium → magnesium) within an electrolytic cell, converting mass defect to thermal energy via special relativity.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate established nuclear physics by asserting low-energy, electrolytically-induced fusion between hydrogen and alkali metals, a process not observed under these conditions and incapable of explaining how the immense Coulomb barrier is overcome. It misapplies correct terminology (mass defect, special relativity) to an unsupported and discredited mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion at room temperature/electrochemical potentials without addressing the Coulomb barrier or providing mechanism for overcoming it.
  • Asserts exothermic fusion reactions (e.g., Na→Mg) that are not supported by nuclear physics; such light-element fusion typically requires immense pressure/temperature.
  • No credible evidence or mechanism provided for sustained, net-energy-yielding fusion in this configuration.
  • Relies on the discredited Fleischmann-Pons 'cold fusion' premise as its foundational process.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Processo, instalacao e dispositivo para a fusao nuclear fria controlada
PT94366A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claims energy from nuclear fusion (deuterium-deuterium, deuterium-tritium) occurring within metal lattices (palladium, titanium) at ambient temperatures via high-pressure confinement in microfissures.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a cold fusion process claiming to achieve sustained nuclear fusion at room temperature by confining deuterium in metal lattice fissures at impossibly high pressures. It violates established nuclear physics by asserting a mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier without the extreme temperatures or energy inputs required for thermonuclear fusion, placing it in the realm of perpetual motion claims.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims to overcome Coulomb barrier and achieve sustained nuclear fusion at room temperature via pressure alone (10^12-10^24 atm) without a commensurate energy input to create/maintain such conditions.
  • No credible mechanism provided for confining or sustaining the claimed extreme pressures within a solid metal lattice.
  • Describes direct energy release into molten lithium but lacks a complete energy accounting system (input for electrolysis/pressurization/cooling vs. claimed fusion output).
  • Relies on contested 'cold fusion' phenomena not reproducibly demonstrated in accordance with accepted nuclear physics.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Self-catalyzed nuclear fusion of lithium-6 and deuterium using alpha particles
CA2153406A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from a self-sustaining nuclear fusion chain reaction (Li-6 + D → 2α + 22.4 MeV) initiated by an external alpha particle source.

AI Physics Analysis

The described mechanism violates nuclear physics principles. The energy of alpha particles produced (or used as triggers) is insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for D-Li6 fusion, and a self-sustaining chain reaction in a dense metal lattice is impossible due to rapid energy loss of alpha particles. The claim uses correct terminology (fusion, alpha particles, lattice) to describe a process that cannot occur as stated.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Coulomb barrier for D-Li6 fusion (~0.8 MeV center-of-mass) is not overcome by lattice confinement or alpha particle bombardment as described.
  • Alpha particles from the claimed reaction (5-6 MeV) are far below the energy (6-12 MeV claimed) needed to induce subsequent D-Li6 fusion via Coulomb barrier penetration.
  • No mechanism provided for how a metallic lattice enables nuclear fusion at ambient temperature; atomic electron screening is negligible (~eV scale) for MeV-scale barriers.
  • Chain reaction requirement implies each fusion must trigger >1 subsequent fusion; alpha particle stopping power in a dense metal would prevent this, making self-sustenance impossible.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Procédé et dispositif pour réaliser la fusion nucléaire d'isotopes de l'hydrogène.
FR2708779A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to power an ultrasonic transducer and an alternating electric field applied between electrodes. The claimed nuclear fusion energy is alleged to come from deuterium nuclei fusing inside a hydrided metal (titanium) sonotrode.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to achieve nuclear fusion using only ultrasonic stress and an alternating electric field in a metal lattice at near-ambient conditions. This violates fundamental nuclear physics, as these energy inputs are utterly insufficient to overcome the repulsive Coulomb force between deuterium nuclei, making the claimed process impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at claimed conditions (ultrasound and electric fields in a solid). The energies involved (meV to eV scale from vibrations/fields) are ~1,000,000x too low to initiate fusion, whi
  • Incomplete accounting for the immense electrical input power required to generate the claimed conditions versus the hypothetical fusion output.
  • Claims a novel, low-energy pathway for fusion without providing a credible physical mechanism (e.g., muon catalysis, pycnonuclear fusion at extreme pressure) that would justify bypassing standard Coulomb barrier requirements.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Self-excited potential hydrogen fusion - by dispersing hydrogen nuclei in metal lattices and maintaining by charged high energy end prod. nuclei of potential hydrogen fusion
DE4307693A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from hydrogen fusion in metal lattices, initiated by external stimuli (radiation, electric current, discharge) and then allegedly sustained by a 'self-excited' process where charged reaction products create electron showers that trigger more fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'self-excited' fusion process in metal lattices that violates core physics principles. It proposes a chain reaction sustained by low-energy secondary effects (electron showers), ignoring the immense energy required to overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion, making it a perpetual motion claim of the first kind.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates conservation of energy: proposes a self-sustaining fusion chain reaction without a clear, sufficient external energy input to overcome the Coulomb barrier.
  • Violates thermodynamic limits: claims a self-exciting process that would require net energy output > input for initiation, ignoring the massive energy required to initiate and sustain fusion.
  • Mechanism is physically implausible: 'electron showers' from charged nuclei in a metal lattice lack the multi-keV energy required to initiate nuclear fusion.
  • Confuses atomic and nuclear scales: suggests mechanical bending (Claim 5) or electric charging (Claim 6) can significantly influence nuclear fusion rates.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Verfahren zur fusion von wasserstoff-kernen fuer friedliche anwendungen oder zur chemischen synthese
DE4203094A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim describes a process for fusing hydrogen nuclei (deuterium and/or tritium) using 'microclusters' of transition metal atoms, but provides no identifiable energy input mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method for nuclear fusion using metal microclusters at non-plasma conditions, which violates fundamental nuclear physics. Without an identified energy source to overcome the immense Coulomb barrier, the claimed process is thermodynamically impossible, representing a form of 'cold fusion' that lacks a credible physical mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided to supply the ~0.1 MeV per nucleon required to overcome Coulomb repulsion for D-D or D-T fusion.
  • Claims fusion at presumably low temperatures and pressures, contradicting known requirements for thermonuclear fusion or muon-catalyzed fusion.
  • Detection methods (Geiger counter, mass spectrometer) are described, but no credible fusion energy yield or neutron flux quantification is given.
  • The process appears to rely on surface chemistry effects (microclusters) which are incapable of providing the MeV-scale energies needed for nuclear fusion.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Nucleaire fusie.
BE1003296A6  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from high-voltage source (1,000 to 3,000,000 volts) applied to a conductive material containing fusible matter (e.g., deuterium).

AI Physics Analysis

The described method violates established nuclear physics. Electrostatic repulsion from removing electrons creates a net positive charge, which would explosively disperse positive deuteron nuclei rather than compress them. The energy scale of megavolt potentials is orders of magnitude below the ~100 million volt equivalent per nucleus required to overcome the Coulomb barrier for deuterium fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims electrostatic pressure from positive charge imbalance can induce nuclear fusion without explaining how Coulomb barrier is overcome.
  • No mechanism provided for achieving the required ~10^15 Pa pressure or ~10^7 K temperature for D-D fusion via electrostatic repulsion alone.
  • Ignores that positive charge on a metal lattice would repel positive deuteron nuclei, not confine them; net positive charge would cause lattice expansion/explosion, not compression.
  • No quantitative link between applied voltage (order of MV) and the claimed pressure sufficient for fusion (requires ~100 keV per nucleus for tunneling).
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Verfahren zur fusion von wasserstoff-kernen fuer friedliche zwecke
DE4024515A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes a method to induce fusion of hydrogen nuclei (deuterium/tritium) using metal microclusters, but provides no explicit energy input mechanism (e.g., high temperature, pressure, or particle acceleration) sufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier.

AI Physics Analysis

The claimed method for fusing hydrogen nuclei using metal microclusters violates fundamental physics by implying fusion can occur at or near ambient conditions without a sufficient energy input to overcome the Coulomb barrier, making it a 'cold fusion' claim incompatible with established nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described energy input to provide the ~10-100 keV per nucleus required for nuclear fusion.
  • Claims fusion via contact with microclusters without explaining how the strong nuclear force overcomes electrostatic repulsion.
  • Implies a 'cold fusion' mechanism which is thermodynamically and quantum mechanically implausible under standard conditions.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Extract
Werkwijze voor de produktie van energie door kernfusie.
BE1002781A6  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The described method involves charging/decharging metal particles (e.g., Pd) in a deuterium gas/liquid environment, implying electrical input. The claimed output is fusion energy, but no mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier is provided.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process of cycling the electric charge of metal particles in a deuterium environment, claiming this produces fusion energy. This violates fundamental physics as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between nuclei, a thermodynamic impossibility under the described mild conditions. It uses correct terms like 'nuclear fusion' but applies them to an electrochemistry process that cannot achieve it.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism to achieve the high temperatures/pressures required for nuclear fusion.
  • Claims fusion energy production but process is purely an electrochemical/charge cycling scheme.
  • Ignores the fundamental Coulomb barrier and the immense energy input required to initiate fusion.
  • Energy accounting is absent; no comparison of electrical input to claimed fusion output.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Nucleaire fusie.
BE1002780A7  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed input is electrical (40-104V applied to electrodes) to create a plasma and establish potentials. The method implicitly suggests nuclear fusion energy is the output, but the described mechanism lacks a credible, physics-compliant input to overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' type process using metal electrodes and low-voltage electricity. It violates fundamental physics because the electrical inputs specified (40-104V) are orders of magnitude too low to provide the particle energies required to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion. The description uses correct terminology (plasma, electrodes, absorption) to obfuscate this core impossibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism provides the ~10 keV (tens of millions of degrees) particle energies required for significant deuterium-tritium fusion cross-sections.
  • Electrostatic potentials of 40-104V can only impart ~40-104 eV to ions, which is ~1000x lower than the energy needed for thermonuclear fusion.
  • Loading hydrogen isotopes into a metal lattice (e.g., palladium) may enhance local concentration but does not provide the multi-keV kinetic energies required to overcome Coulomb repulsion.
  • The process describes adsorption/absorption and potential reversal but no coherent, energy-conserving pathway for initiating a self-sustaining fusion chain reaction.
B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Distributed deuterium-lithium energy apparatus
CA2083700A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims thermal energy from nuclear fusion (D + Li-6) without an identified external energy input sufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier or sustain the claimed reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus claims to produce net thermal energy from nuclear fusion using only fluid flow over palladium, with no identified high-energy input to initiate fusion. It violates energy conservation by implying a self-sustaining reaction from an unexplained source and misapplies physics terms like 'electrolyte ionization' without electrodes.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for D-Li fusion (~1-2 MeV required).
  • Claims 'electrolyte ionization' but no electrodes or external power source is described to create ions or drive the process.
  • Asserts 'reuse the kinetic energy of the pumped water flow and the thermal energy' which suggests energy recycling/perpetual motion.
  • No credible pathway for room-temperature, pressure-driven D-Li fusion in a chemical system.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Verfahren zur fusion von wasserstoffkernen zur friedlichen nutzung
DE4111134A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy is extracted from the system to introduce the electron ('unter Entzug von Energie'), but the primary energy input for the fusion reaction itself is not specified. The described electrical discharge (Glimmentladung) would provide some input energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The proposed mechanism is physically impossible. A single electron cannot shield or overcome the powerful Coulomb repulsion between two protons in hydrogen nuclei to induce fusion. The patent uses vague quantum mechanical language to obscure a fundamental violation of known nuclear physics and electrostatic forces.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates Coulomb barrier physics: A single electron cannot overcome the massive electrostatic repulsion between two hydrogen nuclei (deuterons/tritons). The electron's attractive force is orders of magnitude too weak.
  • Misapplies quantum mechanics: Describes an electron with a non-stationary wavefunction 'determined by the final fusion,' which is a post-hoc, teleological argument with no physical basis for causing fusion.
  • Ignores required energy scale: Nuclear fusion requires overcoming a ~0.1 MeV Coulomb barrier for D-D or D-T fusion. The described electron energies (0.5-23 eV) are irrelevant to this barrier.
  • No viable confinement mechanism: Claims the electron lacks energy to escape, but this does not create the extreme pressure and temperature conditions required for significant fusion rates.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
A method and apparatus for the controlled initiation of nuclear reactions
GB2237139A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Claims nuclear fusion energy from deuterium in a polymer, initiated by electromagnetic waves (RF generator). The RF input is the explicit energy source, but the claimed output is electricity from nuclear reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'fusion battery' that claims to produce electricity from nuclear fusion induced in a polymer by RF waves, but the described apparatus and method lack any credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or achieve fusion conditions. It uses correct-sounding physics terms ('phonons', 'tunnel eigenfrequencies') in a context that does not align with established nuclear physics, constituting a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for achieving nuclear fusion conditions (high temperature/pressure) in a non-crystallized polymer at room temperature using RF waves.
  • Claims 'tunnel eigenfrequencies' and phonon wavelengths (53mm) with no established physical basis for inducing fusion.
  • Apparatus is a simple metal container/electrode setup with no confinement or plasma generation system typical of fusion research.
  • Mixing with nickel salt 'moderators' at low concentrations (0.1-1.5%) does not explain a fusion pathway.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Verfahren zur energiegewinnung durch kernreaktionen in fluessigkeiten leichter elemente oder verbindungen leichter elemente, bei zuhilfenahme einer oder mehrerer elektrischer spannungen sowie elektrischer leiter als elektroden und den entladungserscheinungen im gaspolsterplasma
DE4008040A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion ('Kernreaktionen', 'thermonukleare Verschmelzung') of light elements in a liquid, initiated by electrical discharge in a gas/plasma bubble during electrolysis.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system claiming to achieve net energy gain from thermonuclear fusion in an electrolytic gas-discharge cell. This violates established physics, as the pressures and temperatures attainable in such a system are vastly insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for sustained fusion, and no mechanism is provided to account for the immense energy input required to create true fusion conditions. The claims are characteristic of cold fusion proposals lacking credible scientific basis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'Implusion' (likely meaning cavitation collapse or implosion) creates pressures high enough for thermonuclear fusion, which is physically implausible in a room-temperature electrolytic cell. The energies and confinement times required for sign
  • No quantitative description of input electrical energy vs. claimed nuclear output energy to verify net gain.
  • Uses correct physics terms ('thermonukleare Verschmelzung', 'Plasma', 'Ionen') in a context that does not support the claimed phenomenon.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Verfahren und anordnung zu kernverschmelzungsreaktionen bei tiefen temperaturen
DE3910806A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims nuclear fusion energy from exposing Group 8 metals (Pd, Pt, Fe) to hydrogen isotopes at temperatures between 0°C and the metal's melting point, with no clear input energy to overcome the Coulomb barrier.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a 'cold fusion' device, claiming to generate nuclear fusion and net energy by merely holding hydrogen isotopes in contact with certain metals at low temperatures. This violates fundamental nuclear physics, as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the immense Coulomb repulsion between atomic nuclei, making the claimed energy production impossible under the stated conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided to overcome the Coulomb repulsion for nuclear fusion at the claimed near-ambient temperatures.
  • Claims 'exothermic processes for energy generation' without identifying the primary energy input driving the alleged fusion.
  • Violates established nuclear physics: temperatures of <1000°C provide particle energies (~0.1 eV) vastly insufficient for tunneling through the Coulomb barrier (requires ~10 keV - 1 MeV for significant fusion probability).
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (fusio
Kontrollierbarer kernfusionsreaktor durch neutronenbeschuss von lithiumverbindungen, insbesondere von lithiumhydrid
DE3700957A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claims energy from nuclear fusion initiated by neutrons, alpha particles, or gamma rays from radioactive sources (Uranium, Radium, Plutonium) or external generators striking lithium hydride (LiH) or lithium-beryllium compounds.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that cannot function as claimed. Bombarding lithium hydride with neutrons from a radioactive source does not create a controllable, net-energy-gain fusion reactor. The proposed reaction sequence ignores fundamental nuclear physics constraints like reaction cross-sections, energy thresholds, and the balance between energy input and output, constituting a violation of energy conservation for the claimed purpose.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Fundamental misunderstanding of nuclear reaction energetics and thresholds
  • Neutron bombardment of Li-6 or Li-7 does not initiate a self-sustaining fusion chain reaction with net energy gain
  • Proposed secondary reactions (e.g., from fission products) are not credible fusion triggers
  • System appears to require significant external energy input (neutron/gamma source) to potentially induce minor, non-self-sustaining nuclear events with no net gain
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Werkwijze voor de produktie van energie door massa-defect van elementaire deeltjes
BE895572A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'mass defect' of colliding electrons or protons, but the described process (overcoming electrostatic repulsion to force like-charged particles together) requires massive energy input with no credible mechanism for net energy gain.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using particle accelerators to collide like-charged particles (electrons or protons) to produce energy from 'mass defect,' which is a fundamental misunderstanding of particle physics and energy conservation. The process would consume far more energy to accelerate particles and overcome Coulomb repulsion than any conceivable output, constituting a violation of the first law of thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims conversion of 'rest mass into energy' from forcing like-charged particles (e.g., electrons) together, which is not a known nuclear or particle physics process. Electron collisions do not produce a mass defect; annihilation requires particle-an
  • Ignores colossal energy input required to accelerate particles to >20% light speed and to overcome enormous electrostatic repulsion at sub-nuclear distances.
  • Confuses spin alignment and magnetic moments with mechanisms for overcoming Coulomb barrier; magnetic forces between electron spins are orders of magnitude weaker than electrostatic repulsion.
  • Proposes using output energy to start thermonuclear fusion, implying a net energy gain from a process that itself requires extreme energy input.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Thermonuclear fusion reaction plant - controlled by regulation of the ionised gas stream
DE2062837A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be a self-sustaining thermonuclear fusion reaction initiated by electrical input to an induction generator and ionizer, then maintained by internal fusion energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion device that violates established plasma physics and thermonuclear requirements. It claims a simple, self-sustaining fusion process achievable with basic electrostatic confinement and gas handling, which is impossible given the known constraints of the Lawson criterion and plasma behavior. The description uses correct terms (e.g., 'fully ionized gas,' 'fusion reactions') but applies them to a physically non-viable mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for achieving the required temperature, density, and confinement time (Lawson criterion) for net-positive fusion.
  • Implies a self-sustaining 'burn' can be trivially initiated and controlled by simple gas addition/removal, ignoring plasma instabilities and immense energy losses.
  • Proposed electrostatic acceleration of ions toward a center would not result in sustained, confined fusion; particles would collide and disperse, not form a stable, reacting core.
  • The concept of 'freezing' ionized gas upon entry to collect it is nonsensical; freezing would neutralize ions and destroy the plasma state.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Lower-energy hydrogen methods and structures
US6024935A  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from hydrogen atoms undergoing electron transitions to energy levels 'below the ground state', a state which does not exist in standard quantum mechanics.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent's core premise violates fundamental quantum mechanics by claiming hydrogen electrons can transition to levels 'below the ground state,' which is impossible as the ground state is the minimum energy configuration. The proposed mechanism and energy yields contradict established physics, constituting a perpetual motion scheme of the first kind.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Postulates non-existent 'below ground state' electron energy levels for hydrogen.
  • Asserts a catalyst can have a net enthalpy of reaction of ~27*(p/2) eV (e.g., ~13.5 eV for p=1), which is an implausibly large, quantized value for a chemical catalyst.
  • The core mechanism violates the quantum mechanical definition of the ground state as the state of lowest energy.
  • Energy accounting is absent; no clear input energy to initiate the claimed 'relaxation' is specified, implying creation of energy from the hydrogen atom itself.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Methods and apparatus for enhanced nuclear reactions
EP3427268A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Primary input is a photon or electron beam to create 'energetic electrons'. Claims of energy multiplication via neutron-induced processes and fusion, implying net energy output.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates core nuclear physics principles by proposing impossible reactions like neutron-neutron fusion and an unsupported electron-screening mechanism to drive fusion, while using correct terminology in a vague, obfuscating manner to imply net energy production.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposes fusion via 'deeply screened' or 'neutral' nuclei from low-energy (<3 MeV) electron interactions, a mechanism not supported by established nuclear physics.
  • Claims neutron-neutron fusion (n+n → deuteron) which is not a viable reaction; free neutrons decay and the dineutron is unbound.
  • Relies on unspecified 'multiplication events' and transmutation to suggest net energy gain without a coherent, quantifiable energy balance.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method, apparatus and system for producing tritium
WO2016161820A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Mechanical/fluid energy input from ram pump compression and cavitation. No external high-energy particle beam, laser, or heating system is described to initiate fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method claims to achieve deuterium-deuterium thermonuclear fusion using only fluid cavitation and impact at speeds of 60-100 m/s. This is physically impossible, as the energies involved are billions of times too low to overcome the Coulomb barrier for significant nuclear fusion. The proposal violates well-established nuclear physics principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims D-D thermonuclear fusion from cavitating fluid impacting a surface at 60-100 m/s. This speed (~0.01 eV per nucleon) is ~8 orders of magnitude lower than the ~10 keV (100 million K) required for significant D-D fusion cross-section.
  • Relies on 'Zeta potential' and 'electric double layer' fields (~10^7 V/m) to achieve fusion. While high, these are electrostatic fields in a condensed matter interface, not equivalent to the kinetic energy/temperature needed to overcome Coulomb barri
  • Describes a complex cascade (cavitation → impact → D-D fusion → fast neutron → moderation → n + ⁶LiD → T) but provides no quantitative yield, rate, or energy balance. The system would require enormous input energy to produce any measurable tritium vi
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Attempt PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Composition enabling control over neutralizing radioactivity using muon surrogate catalyzed transmutations and quantum confinement energy conversion
WO2016073705A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve extracting energy from nuclear transmutation (positive mass defect) via a proposed 'muon surrogate' mechanism, with electrical input for proton injection and crystal momentum control.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a physically implausible process for inducing and controlling nuclear transmutations at room temperature using electronic properties of materials. The core concept of a 'muon surrogate' based on electron effective mass misrepresents quantum mechanics and cannot catalyze fusion or transmutation, violating established nuclear physics principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed 'muon surrogate' (transient elevated effective mass electron) cannot replicate muon's primary catalytic function of shielding nuclear charges to enable fusion at room temperature. Electron effective mass increase does not proportionally redu
  • Claims of controlling nuclear transmutations (including of radioactive fission products like Cs-137, Sr-90) via injected 'crystal momentum' and thin-film junctions have no established physical mechanism. 'Crystal momentum' is a property of electrons/
  • Energy accounting is absent. The claim of 'quantum confinement energy conversion branch' is undefined and obfuscates how the energy from the alleged positive mass defect (nuclear binding energy) is converted and extracted, bypassing the need for over
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
基于空泡坍缩实现氘氘热核聚变的方法和装置
CN104200849A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve vacuum bubble collapse under electrostatic forces to achieve 'hydrogen-hydrogen thermal nuclear transmutation' (likely implying nuclear fusion), but no coherent primary energy input is identified. The described process (vacuum bubble formation, ultrasonic transport, bubble collapse at electrode) would require significant electrical input for cavitation, ultrasonic transducers, and high-voltage electrodes.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent claims to achieve hydrogen nuclear fusion ('thermal nuclear transmutation') through vacuum bubble collapse induced by electrostatic forces at ambient conditions. This violates fundamental laws of nuclear physics (the Coulomb barrier requires MeV-scale energies, not eV-scale electrostatic potentials) and thermodynamics, placing it in the realm of cold fusion pseudoscience. The technical details describe a cavitation/surface chemistry process incapable of producing nuclear reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'hydrogen-hydrogen thermal nuclear transmutation' (fusion) via vacuum bubble collapse at room temperature/ambient conditions violates established nuclear physics and thermodynamics.
  • No quantitative energy balance provided. The energy required to initiate nuclear fusion (~10^5 eV per reaction) is astronomically higher than the energy available from electrostatic collapse of microscopic bubbles.
  • The described mechanism (bubble transport, double-layer interaction, electrostatic collapse) bears no established relationship to overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • The patent mixes surface chemistry terms (surfactants, double layers) with nuclear claims without a physically plausible bridging mechanism.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct surface scie
Способ и устройство получения тепловой энергии методом плазменного электролиза
WO2015108434A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input (300V, >1A) into an electrolytic cell with aqueous electrolyte. Claims additional energy from 'low-temperature nuclear reactions of cold transmutation of nuclei' in the plasma discharge region.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrolytic cell that allegedly initiates cold fusion/nuclear transmutations via a plasma discharge, producing excess thermal energy. This relies on a physically unsupported mechanism (cold fusion) and implies energy output exceeding electrical input without a valid external source, directly violating energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'cold nuclear transmutation' (cold fusion) without credible experimental validation or accepted theoretical mechanism.
  • Asserts intense energy release and water evaporation while electrolyte level remains constant, violating mass/energy conservation.
  • Uses scientifically discredited terminology ('cold transmutation of nuclei') as core operating principle.
  • No identifiable external energy source beyond electrical input; claims over-unity energy production from nuclear processes within a simple electrochemical cell.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
より低エネルギー水素の方法と構é€
JP2008201671A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient water vapor or hydrogen-containing gas, with claimed energy extraction from hydrogen atoms transitioning to lower energy states (below n=1 ground state) and releasing multiples of 27.21 eV per transition.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent claims energy extraction from hydrogen atoms transitioning to energy states below the quantum mechanical ground state (n=1), which violates fundamental quantum mechanics. The described process would require creation of non-physical energy levels and produces claimed energy outputs (multiples of 27.21 eV) that cannot originate from the described inputs without violating conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims hydrogen atoms can exist in energy states below the ground state (n=1), which is quantum mechanically impossible
  • Asserts energy release of multiples of 27.21 eV (2×13.6 eV) from transitions to these non-existent states
  • No credible mechanism for creating or sustaining such states; violates quantum mechanical principles and conservation laws
  • Energy output claims (27+ eV per hydrogen) vastly exceed chemical binding energies without identifiable high-energy input
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Apparatus for cold nuclear fusion
EP0395066A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from an external power supply, used to electrolyze heavy water and load hydrogen isotopes (deuterium) into a metal lattice.

AI Physics Analysis

The described apparatus claims to cause nuclear fusion at low temperatures using only electrochemical loading of deuterium into a metal lattice. This violates fundamental physics, as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the strong Coulomb repulsion between nuclei, a process which requires MeV-scale energies, not the eV-scale energies of chemical bonds and lattice confinement.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion without a credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier at low temperature.
  • No accounting for the immense energy required to initiate fusion versus the trivial electrochemical energies involved.
  • No description of how fusion products (e.g., neutrons, heat, helium) would be detected or their energy accounted for.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Verfahren und einrichtung zur fusion von leichten atomkernen
DE3916397A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the electrolysis cell (applied voltage between anode and cathode) and additional electrical input to heat the anode.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a heated anode electrolysis system and claims it achieves nuclear fusion of light nuclei. This is a thermodynamically impossible claim for the described apparatus, as it provides no credible mechanism to achieve the extreme conditions (temperature, pressure, tunneling probability) required to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between atomic nuclei and initiate fusion. It is characteristic of cold fusion claims that lack empirical validation and violate established nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion (D-D, D-T, or D-Li) at near-ambient conditions without a mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier (~100 keV required).
  • No credible physical mechanism provided for achieving the necessary nuclear fusion conditions (high temperature/pressure) via heated anode electrolysis.
  • Energy accounting is absent; any claimed excess energy output would need to be compared to total electrical input (electrolysis + heating), which is not specified.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Water Forming Reaction Mixtures
US20250309301A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from the catalytic reaction of hydrogen to 'lower energy (hydrino) states'—a hypothetical and non-standard state of hydrogen not recognized by established physics.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent's core energy mechanism relies on 'hydrinos,' a pseudoscientific concept that contradicts quantum mechanics. The system claims to extract energy from a transition to a non-existent atomic state, which violates the conservation of energy and established physical laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes 'hydrino' states, which violate quantum mechanical principles (hydrogen ground state is n=1).
  • Claims direct conversion of energy from this unphysical reaction into electricity without a credible, identified energy gradient.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete; the system's input appears to be standard chemical fuels (metal hydrides, H2), but the output is claimed to exceed what these inputs can provide via the proposed mechanism.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method of and apparatus for wave energy reaction
US20240379251A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Primary input is heat to the cylinder, but claims center on 'amplifying' electromagnetic wave energy and releasing energy from collapsing 'vacuum spaces' in atomic nuclei.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates core physics principles. It misuses quantum mechanical terms (uncertainty principle, wave-particle nature) to propose a mechanism—collapsing a 'vacuum space' in the nucleus to release energy—that contradicts nuclear physics, where separating nucleons consumes energy. The described process is thermodynamically impossible as a net energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Misapplication of quantum uncertainty principle as an energy source
  • Incoherent model of atomic nucleus containing a 'vacuum space' that can be collapsed
  • Claim of releasing energy by separating nucleons (protons/neutrons), which requires massive net energy input, not releases it
  • No complete energy accounting for the claimed 'amplification' or 'high energy' generation
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Retrofit for fission reactor
US20230162878A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed source is energy released from repeated collisions between 'neutrals' and a 'reactant' that changes nuclear mass, but the mechanism is not a known nuclear process (fission, fusion, decay). Electrical input drives rotation.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an apparatus where electrical energy induces rotation, and collisions between rotating neutrals and a reactant allegedly cause a nuclear mass change releasing energy. This posits an unknown and physically implausible nuclear process, violating established nuclear and thermodynamic principles. The use of correct terms like 'nuclear mass' obscures the lack of a viable reaction mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for nuclear mass change via collisions is not specified and contradicts known nuclear physics.
  • No clear, viable nuclear reaction pathway is identified (e.g., reactants, products, Q-value).
  • Energy output is claimed from an unspecified nuclear process initiated by mechanical collisions, which is thermodynamically and nuclear-physically unsupported.
  • The system appears to suggest 'collision-induced' nuclear transmutation/release, which is not a recognized energy-producing mechanism.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method of Generating Energy Using Three-demensional Nanostructured Carbon Materials
US20230005636A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear transmutation of deuterium into helium-4, but the described process lacks the necessary energy input to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at the stated conditions (0°C).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a room-temperature, ambient-condition nuclear fusion process that violates the fundamental physics of nuclear reactions. The energy required to initiate deuterium fusion is many orders of magnitude greater than the thermal energy available at 0°C, and the described low-energy products are inconsistent with known fusion pathways. This constitutes a clear violation of energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Deuterium fusion requires MeV-scale energies to overcome Coulomb repulsion; room-temperature thermal energy (~0.025 eV) is insufficient by a factor of >10^8.
  • The claimed product 'non-ionizing 4He atoms with energy < 100 keV' is inconsistent with nuclear fusion. The D-D or D-p fusion reactions that produce 4He release MeV-scale energy, primarily as high-energy particles.
  • No mechanism is provided to explain how the carbon nanostructure catalyzes nuclear fusion at ambient temperature, bypassing fundamental nuclear physics constraints.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct nuclear phys
Power generation systems and methods regarding same
US20210047961A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from the 'catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form hydrinos'—a purported transition of hydrogen to a lower-energy state below the ground state, which contradicts the established quantum mechanical model of the hydrogen atom where the ground state (n=1) is the lowest possible energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The core claim relies on the existence of 'hydrinos,' a hypothetical state of hydrogen with energy below its known quantum mechanical ground state. This is physically impossible as it violates the foundational principles of quantum mechanics and the conservation of energy for an isolated atom. The patent language obfuscates this central violation with complex system descriptions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed 'hydrino' state violates the quantum mechanical solution for the hydrogen atom, which has a well-defined ground state energy of -13.6 eV.
  • Claims an 'energy gain due to forming hydrinos' implies energy extraction from a transition to a non-existent, lower-energy quantum state.
  • System description is obfuscated; energy accounting for the 'regeneration' of reactants is absent, making conservation of energy impossible to verify.
  • Direct plasma-to-electricity conversion is a real process, but it is presented here as a component of a system based on a non-physical core reaction.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Light-Nuclei Element Synthesis
US20200381134A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient radio wave energy input. The core claimed energy for the nuclear transmutation (Nitrogen-15 to Lithium-6 and Beryllium-9) is supplied by the high-frequency radio wave signal.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claim violates the law of conservation of mass-energy by proposing a nuclear reaction powered by radio waves, which are millions of times too weak to overcome nuclear binding energies. It uses correct-sounding terms like 'NMR frequency' and 'dipole magnetic moments' in a context where they are physically irrelevant to the claimed outcome.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described process claims nuclear transmutation (N-15 -> Li-6 + Be-9) via NMR-frequency radio waves. The energy scale of NMR is eV (electron volts) or less, while the nuclear binding energy change for this reaction is on the order of MeV (millions
  • The claimed reaction is not a known nuclear decay or reaction channel for N-15. N-15 is stable.
  • The proposed separation mechanism based on 'opposite signs of respective dipole magnetic moments' for elements like Li and Be is not physically sound; these are not paramagnetic/ferromagnetic materials with permanent dipole moments that would cause s
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Reducing the coulombic barrier to interacting reactants
US20190057781A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from control system to drive electrodes and generate fields. Claims nuclear fusion energy output from proton-boron-11 reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a method to achieve nuclear fusion at energies millions of times lower than the known Coulomb barrier, relying on an unspecified and physically implausible 'electron-rich' screening effect. This violates fundamental nuclear physics principles regarding the cross-section for fusion and the required conditions for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims fusion from neutral-neutral collisions at 0.1-2 eV average energy, which is ~8 orders of magnitude below the ~1 MeV Coulomb barrier for p-B11 fusion.
  • Proposes 'electron-rich region' (excess electrons >10^6/cm^3) to screen Coulomb repulsion, but electron screening effects in plasmas are well-understood and provide only minor (~1-10%) reductions to the barrier, not the factor of ~10^8 required.
  • No mechanism provided to overcome the fundamental Lawson criterion or achieve the required ion temperatures/energies for net-positive fusion gain.
  • Confuses neutral particle energy (0.1-2 eV, thermal) with the directed relative collision energy required for tunneling through the Coulomb barrier.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct plasma physi
Nuclear Fusion of Common Hydrogen
US20170301411A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion of common hydrogen (protium) initiated solely by 2.45 GHz microwave irradiation of a molten metal hydride.

AI Physics Analysis

The described mechanism fundamentally violates conservation laws (lepton number) and ignores the immense Coulomb barrier for proton-proton fusion. The proposed energy source (microwave-induced protium fusion) is physically impossible under the stated conditions, as the input energy is astronomically insufficient to initiate nuclear reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'electron capture' with a proton (hydrogen nucleus) to produce 'virtual neutrons' and a 'Negatron' violates established particle physics. Proton + electron cannot form a neutron without an electron neutrino to conserve lepton number.
  • 2.45 GHz microwave photons have energy ~1e-5 eV, which is ~8 orders of magnitude too low to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion (~10^5 eV for deuterium, vastly higher for protium).
  • Claims to fuse common hydrogen (protium, ¹H) directly into helium. The pp-chain, which fuses protium, requires weak force interactions and extreme temperatures/pressures (like in stellar cores) and cannot be triggered by microwaves in a metal.
  • Abstract claims the process can 'form all of the elements in the Periodic Table,' which would require neutron capture processes and conditions far beyond those described.
B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms C - Technical Obfuscation
Nuclear Fusion of Common Hydrogen
US20140153683A1  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from common hydrogen fusion, but the proposed mechanism (2.45 GHz irradiation of molten metal hydride) does not provide the necessary energy input to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The described process violates fundamental nuclear physics. The energy provided by 2.45 GHz microwaves is utterly insufficient to initiate fusion, and the proposed mechanism of hydrogen-to-helium fusion via electron capture is not physically possible for common hydrogen (protium).

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposes 'common hydrogen' (presumably protium, ^1H) fusion via electron capture, which is not a known nuclear pathway for hydrogen.
  • 2.45 GHz microwave radiation (~0.001 eV) is ~7 orders of magnitude too low in energy to initiate nuclear fusion (requires ~10^5 eV or more).
  • Claims to produce 'all elements' from hydrogen fusion, ignoring established nuclear physics of stellar nucleosynthesis requiring extreme temperatures, pressures, and neutron fluxes.
  • Introduces undefined, non-standard particles ('Negatron', 'virtual neutrons') without physical basis.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Nuclide transmutation device and nuclide transmutation method
US20140119488A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy and chemical potential of deuterium pressure gradient. No external energy input for nuclear reactions is specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to achieve nuclear transmutation using only a deuterium pressure gradient through a palladium membrane. The chemical potential energy of this gradient is orders of magnitude smaller than the MeV-scale energies required to overcome nuclear reaction barriers, constituting a clear violation of energy conservation for the claimed output.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclide transmutation (a process requiring MeV-scale energies per nucleon) driven solely by a deuterium pressure/chemical gradient (providing ~0.1 eV scale energies).
  • No mechanism provided to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion or neutron-capture transmutation.
  • Violates energy conservation: the output nuclear binding energy changes far exceed the input chemical/ambient energy.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Deuterium Reactor
US20130235963A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion energy from deuterium, but the proposed mechanism (magnetic field + crystal lattice) does not provide the necessary energy input to overcome the Coulomb barrier or explain the required energy accounting.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a system in equilibrium (crystal lattice, static magnetic field) purportedly enabling nuclear fusion without the extreme temperatures, pressures, or energy inputs required to overcome the Coulomb barrier. This violates fundamental physics, as a magnetic field alone cannot provide the activation energy needed for fusion, and the described setup lacks any identifiable non-equilibrium energy source to drive the reaction.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative description of how a static magnetic field reduces the Coulomb fusion barrier.
  • Ignores the immense kinetic energy (tens of keV) required for nuclei to overcome Coulomb repulsion, even with screening effects.
  • Claims 'direct fusion...without attendant hazardous radiation' contradicts known deuterium-deuterium fusion branching ratios which produce neutrons and other radiation.
  • Proposes a static, equilibrium system (crystal in magnetic field) as enabling fusion, violating the requirement for a non-equilibrium energy input or extreme pressure/temperature gradient.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Interactions of charged particles on surfaces for fusion and other applications
US20120069945A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to capture energy from particle movement, but the described process appears to be a non-equilibrium relaxation driven by an initial energy input (electric fields, light, heat) to separate particles. The 'captured' dissipation energy cannot exceed this initial input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes creating a non-equilibrium state (separated charged particles) using an input of energy, then claims to capture useful energy as the system relaxes back to equilibrium (particles clustering). This directly violates energy conservation and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, as the useful output cannot exceed the initial energy input used to create the non-equilibrium state.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates energy conservation: Claims to capture 'dissipation energy' and 'heating' from particle movement as a net energy output, but this movement is driven by relaxation from a higher-energy, non-equilibrium state created by an initial energy input
  • Violates the Second Law: Describes a cyclic or sustained process where introducing energy to separate particles (increasing potential energy) then yields useful energy as they re-cluster and dissipate. This is thermodynamically equivalent to a 100%+
  • The dielectric constant condition and mechanism are described too vaguely to assess, but the core energy claim is fundamentally flawed.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method and device for direct nuclear energy conversion in electricity in fusion and transmutation processes
US20130121449A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion/transmutation energy from hydrogen isotopes facilitated by quantum entanglement in nanostructures, but the described mechanism lacks a coherent, physically possible energy input pathway.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental physics by proposing a low-energy, solid-state nuclear fusion process controlled by vague quantum effects, which is not possible given the known requirements to overcome nuclear repulsion. The description obfuscates the lack of a real energy source with incorrect jargon, failing to account for the immense energy input needed to achieve significant nuclear reaction rates.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes 'quantum nuclear entanglement' and 'eigen-vibration modes' to initiate/control nuclear reactions without a plausible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier.
  • Claims to use temperature, electric fields, and pressure to control fusion rates in a solid-state device, ignoring the extreme conditions (high temperature/pressure) required for significant fusion cross-sections.
  • Proposes direct conversion of nuclear particle kinetic energy in a 'super-capacitor' meta-material without detailing how this energy couples to the capacitor or how it avoids being dissipated as heat.
  • Uses scientifically vague terms ('non-local nuclear reaction', 'quantum nuclear entanglement stimulated... by eigen-vibration modes') that do not correspond to established nuclear or quantum physics principles for inducing fusion.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Exothermic fusion
US20130019855A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear fusion of light elements (e.g., from hydrides) at mild conditions (200°C), implying mass-to-energy conversion.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a chemically-driven 'nuclear fusion' process at 200°C, which is thermodynamically and nuclear-physically impossible. The required conditions for sustained fusion are not met, and the described setup suggests a confusion between chemical and nuclear energy sources.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'nuclear fusion' at 200°C and atmospheric pressure, which violates known nuclear physics (requires overcoming Coulomb barrier, typically requiring extreme temperature/pressure).
  • No mechanism provided for initiating or sustaining fusion under described mild conditions.
  • Energy accounting is absent; claims 'self-sustained exothermic reaction' producing net thermal energy from a chemical mixture with no identifiable external nuclear driver.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct term 'nuclea
Process for fused neutron nuclear chain reactions
US20120039431A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear binding energy released via a proposed chain reaction of 'fused neutron particles' interacting with atomic nuclei, but the mechanism for creating the initial multi-neutron particles and sustaining the reaction is not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental nuclear physics and energy conservation. It proposes a non-existent nuclear chain reaction using undefined 'fused neutron particles' to release binding energy from any element, ignoring the immense energy required to create such particles and the stability of atomic nuclei. The terminology is obfuscatory and describes a process that is not physically possible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates conservation of energy: Process claims to initiate a self-sustaining chain reaction releasing net binding energy from 'almost any element' without accounting for the massive energy input required to create 'fused multi-neutron particles' (wh
  • Violates nuclear physics: 'Fused neutron particle pairs' inside stable nuclei are not independent entities that can be separately fused with or ejected; neutrons are bound by the strong force in a quantum system, not as discrete, extractable pairs.
  • No credible mechanism: Describes a fantasy process (neutron fusion/fission chain) that does not correspond to known nuclear reactions (e.g., fission requires neutron-induced instability, not 'fused neutron' injection). The described sequence is not b
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
System and method for fusing hydrogen into helium
US20110114505A1  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The system's only explicit energy input is the electromagnetic radiation used to initiate fusion and the energy for electrolysis/ionization. It claims an 'energy gain' from proton-proton fusion, but provides no mechanism to overcome the immense Coulomb barrier.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a proton-proton fusion process that is physically impossible as stated. The energy required to force two protons to fuse far exceeds what conventional electromagnetic radiation can provide, and the described setup ignores the fundamental Coulomb barrier and necessary confinement physics of nuclear fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proton-proton fusion requires extreme temperatures/pressures (~10^7 K in stars) to overcome Coulomb repulsion. Electromagnetic radiation (unless at gamma-ray energies) is insufficient.
  • Removing electrons (ionization) does not lower the barrier for fusion; it eliminates atomic binding but does not affect the proton-proton nuclear repulsion.
  • No confinement method is described to contain and heat protons to fusion conditions. A 'positive charge' would repel, not contain, protons.
  • The described process (electrolysis -> ionization -> radiation-induced fusion) ignores the colossal energy input required for fusion initiation versus the minimal Q-value of p-p fusion.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Energy generation by nuclear acoustic resonance
US20110044419A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is deuterium-deuterium fusion within a palladium lattice, initiated by electrolysis (DC power supply), magnetic fields, and acoustic waves. The net energy is claimed to come from the mass defect of the fusion reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' device that claims to induce nuclear fusion using acoustic waves and a magnetic field, a process with no basis in established nuclear physics. The proposed mechanism cannot overcome the fundamental Coulomb barrier between deuterium nuclei, making the claimed energy generation physically implausible and a violation of known conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at low energies (~1 eV scale vs. required ~10^5 eV).
  • "Nuclear acoustic resonance" is not a recognized physical process for inducing fusion; acoustic waves couple to lattice vibrations, not nuclear spin states, in a way that can drive nuclei together.
  • No credible pathway for the magnetic and acoustic fields to provide the required ~100 keV per deuteron to enable tunneling/fusion.
  • The system describes a form of 'cold fusion' (LENR) which lacks a theoretically sound mechanism and reproducible experimental validation against known nuclear physics.
PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation
Tamian fusion cell
US20090229974A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from DC power supply (6-24V). Claims additional energy from D-D nuclear fusion within palladium lattice.

AI Physics Analysis

This device claims room-temperature nuclear fusion driven by low-voltage electrolysis, which violates established nuclear physics requiring immense energies to overcome Coulomb repulsion. It presents as a 'cold fusion' cell, a concept lacking reproducible scientific validation, and provides no credible mechanism or quantitative evidence for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims deuterium-deuterium fusion at room temperature/electrochemical potentials, which violates known nuclear physics requiring MeV-scale energies to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • No mechanism provided for how electrochemical potentials (~eV) can induce nuclear fusion.
  • Ion dissociation chemistry is incorrect/imbalanced; electrolyte mixture is chemically complex with no clear rationale.
  • No quantitative measurement of fusion products (e.g., neutrons, helium-4) or energy balance provided.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Claims PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (fusio
Deuterium heat generator
US20030053579A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from deuterium nuclear fusion within a metal lattice, enabled by high temperature and pressure.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a system purportedly generating heat from solid-state deuterium fusion, but it relies on a physically unproven mechanism that cannot overcome the fundamental Coulomb repulsion between nuclei at the described thermal energies. It presents a thermodynamically closed loop where the output (heat) is alleged to come from a nuclear process without the requisite input energy or observable nuclear products.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No proven mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion at stated temperatures (~400-1400°C, ~0.06-0.14 eV) vs. required ~10 keV.
  • No provision for neutron or proton emission detection/corollary products of D-D fusion.
  • System appears to be a sealed, heated pressure vessel with no external energy input for initiating fusion, implying a 'catalyst-free' cold/hot fusion process.
  • Claims 'high temperature operation' but heat is also the claimed output, creating a circularity unless an external ignition energy is specified.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Commercial power production by catalytic fusion of deuterium gas
US20010040935A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion (deuterium to helium-4) occurring catalytically at ~150-250°C and sub-atmospheric pressure.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a chemical adsorption/desorption process but labels it 'fusion,' violating established nuclear physics which requires vastly higher temperatures/pressures for deuterium fusion. The use of correct terms like 'fusion' and 'deuterium' for a chemically impossible nuclear process is a hallmark of obfuscation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed 'catalytic fusion' at 150-250°C violates known nuclear physics. Deuterium fusion requires overcoming the Coulomb barrier, needing temperatures >10^7 K (thermonuclear) or quantum tunneling under extreme pressure (muon-catalyzed fusion).
  • No mechanism is provided to explain how a metallic catalyst enables nuclear fusion at these conditions. The described process is chemisorption/degassing, a chemical process, not a nuclear one.
  • Energy accounting is absent. The claimed 'heat-generation' output is not quantified against any electrical, thermal, or chemical energy inputs required to run the cyclic process (heating, pumping, gas separation).
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Method For Converting Elements, Such As Calcium, Copper, Magnesium, And Cesium, Into More Useful Elements, And A Method For Making Radioactive Substances Harmless By Applying This Element Conversion Method
US20230116725A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the high-frequency vibration motor and the DC power source for electrolysis.

AI Physics Analysis

The system claims to perform nuclear transmutation and radioactive decontamination using only mechanical vibration and electrolysis. This directly violates the laws of nuclear physics, as the energy scales involved are millions of times too small to overcome the Coulomb barrier or influence nuclear decay processes.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims element transmutation (nuclear reaction) via mechanical vibration and electrolysis, which cannot overcome Coulomb barrier or drive nuclear processes.
  • Claims radioactive decay/detoxification via the same low-energy process, violating nuclear physics principles.
  • Proposed mechanism (vibration, electrolysis, catalyst) provides orders of magnitude less energy than required for nuclear transmutation.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Metal oxygen fusion reactor
US20210398694A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims 'exothermic fusion' and 'nuclear transmutation' from an unspecified energy input, likely implying energy generation from a low-temperature chemical/electrical setup.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a process for 'low temperature nuclear transmutation' using only a negatively-charged environment and common materials, which violates fundamental nuclear physics. It uses invented terminology ('Relative-Rate-of-Change effect') to obfuscate the impossibility of overcoming nuclear reaction energy barriers with the described setup.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes undefined 'Relative-Rate-of-Change effect' with no physical basis
  • Claims 'low temperature' nuclear transmutation/fusion contradicting known nuclear physics requiring MeV-scale energies
  • No mechanism provided to overcome Coulomb barrier for fusion or induce nuclear reactions
  • Energy accounting completely absent; no input power specified versus claimed exothermic output
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Metal oxygen fusion reactor
US20170117066A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'metal-oxygen transmutation' (low-temperature nuclear fusion) but provides no credible mechanism or source for the required nuclear binding energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a low-temperature nuclear process using only electrostatic and chemical concepts, which is fundamentally impossible as it ignores the MeV-scale energy required to overcome nuclear repulsion. The use of invented physics terms ('Relative-Rate-of-Change effect') and the absence of a real energy source indicate a violation of nuclear physics principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes undefined, non-standard effect ('Relative-Rate-of-Change effect') with no physical basis
  • Claims 'low temperature' nuclear transmutation/fusion, which contradicts the need to overcome the Coulomb barrier (requires MeV-scale energies, not eV-scale chemical/electrical energies)
  • No mechanism provided for sourcing the immense energy required for nuclear reactions from the described electrical/chemical setup
  • Electrostatic environment and electronegativity affect electron clouds, not nuclear potentials
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Nuclide transmutation method and nuclide transmutation device
US20150030115A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy for electrolysis of heavy water to produce deuterium. The claimed transmutation energy source is unspecified but implied to be from the exothermic nuclear reaction of deuterium with a target substance.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a setup for deuterium diffusion but claims it causes nuclide transmutation. This violates fundamental nuclear physics, as diffusion provides nowhere near the energy required to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions. The claim is physically impossible as described.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclide transmutation (a nuclear process) driven only by a deuterium concentration gradient and diffusion through a metal lattice.
  • Ignores the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion or other transmutation processes; the kinetic energy of diffusing deuterons is orders of magnitude too low (~0.1 eV) to overcome nuclear repulsion (MeV scale).
  • No mechanism provided for the required nuclear binding energy release or absorption; violates known nuclear physics scaling.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: electrical input for electrolysis is identified, but the immense energy output implied by net exothermic transmutation is not balanced against any plausible energy input.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Attempt PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Focuses on the set
Nuclear fusion power plant having a liquid reactor core of molten glass that is made laseractive and functions as a tritium breeding blanket which is capable of acousticly compressing/confining fuel so that it radiates and triggers outgoing laser cascades that will reflect from the blast chamber's spherical inside wall and return like photonic Tsunamis, crushing, heating, and causing thermonuclear ignition of the fuel so that heat engines and piezoelectric harvesters can convert the released energy into electricity
US20120014491A1  •  85% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is thermonuclear fusion of fuel (likely deuterium-tritium) initiated by a combination of acoustic compression and laser-driven feedback. However, the described mechanism for achieving ignition violates fundamental thermodynamic and laser physics constraints.

AI Physics Analysis

The proposed device violates fundamental laser physics by claiming amplified reflection in a non-inverted medium and combines mutually exclusive material properties. The acoustic compression and confinement scheme is thermodynamically incapable of achieving the conditions for ignition, making the core energy generation mechanism non-functional.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core ignition mechanism is physically incoherent. The claim that fuel radiation 'seeds outgoing laser cascades that return, greatly amplified' from the sphere's walls describes a spherical laser cavity with a homogeneous, unpumped gain medium (th
  • Acoustic compression in a liquid medium is extremely lossy and cannot achieve the temperatures (>>10^7 K) and confinement times necessary for thermonuclear ignition before the bubble disassembles. The energy required to create the necessary pressure
  • The system attempts to combine multiple extreme functions (acoustic medium, laser gain medium, neutron moderator, tritium breeder, X-ray blocker, high-temperature coolant) into a single fluid (molten glass). These properties are mutually exclusive or
  • Energy accounting is absent. No analysis of the energy input required for acoustic compression, optical pumping, bubble positioning, or maintaining the system versus the expected fusion yield.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: The des PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Método y aparato para conversión de energía.
CL2022002725A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims nuclear fusion energy from deuterium/tritium, but the described mechanism (bringing nuclei to ~7 Å with aligned spins and modified electron orbits) does not provide the necessary input energy to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a 'fusion' method that brings nuclei to atomic-scale distances (7 Å) instead of the required femtometer scale, completely ignoring the colossal Coulomb repulsion that must be overcome. It uses correct physics terms (spin alignment, electron orbits, magnetic fields) but applies them in a way that does not address the fundamental energy barrier for nuclear fusion, constituting a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described distance of 7 Å (0.7 nm) is ~70,000 times larger than the typical nuclear fusion distance (~1 fm). The Coulomb repulsion at this separation is immense and not addressed.
  • No energy input mechanism is specified to overcome the Coulomb barrier. Magnetic field alignment and electron orbit modification do not provide the required MeV-scale energy.
  • The method confuses atomic-scale interactions (electron orbits, spin alignment) with nuclear-scale processes, ignoring the fundamental energy scale difference.
  • No credible pathway for net energy gain is described; it appears to suggest fusion can occur without significant energy input.
PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Electrochemical nuclear fusion method
EP0392324A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes, chemical energy in heavy water (D₂O).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes using electrical energy to electrolyze heavy water and then suggests the resulting deuterium and oxygen gases, confined at modest pressures (up to ~200 atm), will undergo nuclear fusion. This is a fundamental violation of known physics, as pressures required for significant D-D fusion are in the gigabar range (as in stellar cores or inertial confinement), not mere hundreds of atmospheres. The process confuses chemical-scale energies with nuclear-scale requirements.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion driven solely by electrochemical pressure (1.3-200 atm).
  • Pressure range is 6-9 orders of magnitude too low to overcome Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion.
  • No mechanism provided for how electrochemical confinement creates sufficient temperature/density for fusion.
  • Ignores required input energy to initiate fusion versus potential output.
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation
Apparatus for generating nuclear reactions
WO2010088242A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear reactions (converting hydrogen to neutrons) but provides no mechanism to overcome the enormous Coulomb barrier or the positive mass-energy requirement for proton-to-neutron conversion.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes generating energy from nuclear reactions by converting hydrogen to neutrons, which is energetically impossible without a massive external energy input, as this conversion requires energy rather than releasing it. The vague description and lack of identifiable energy source to overcome fundamental nuclear physics barriers constitute a clear violation of conservation of mass-energy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proton-to-neutron conversion requires input energy > 0.78 MeV per nucleon (mass deficit)
  • No described mechanism to overcome Coulomb repulsion for nuclear reactions at low energies
  • No identifiable external energy source to initiate or sustain claimed reactions
  • Vague use of 'neutron reflectors' without specifying how this enables exothermic nuclear fusion or transmutation
B - Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms C - Technical obfuscation

Pattern C — Technical Obfuscation

136 patents flagged under this pattern

The irradiation of atomic particles with light at a wavelength of 453 nanometers to generate energy
WO2024174046A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim suggests energy generation from irradiating unspecified 'atomic particles' with monochromatic light (453 nm), implying the output energy exceeds the input optical energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes irradiating particles with light to 'generate energy' but provides no mechanism for how this process could yield more energy than the light itself supplies. This violates energy conservation (Pattern A) and uses vague technical terms like 'atomic particles' and 'generate energy' without a coherent physical model (Pattern C).

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable external energy source beyond the input light itself
  • Implies energy multiplication without a described mechanism
  • Violates energy conservation if net energy output > optical energy input
  • No thermodynamic cycle or gradient described to enable work extraction
A C
Magnetohydrodynamic cavitation fusion energy generator
WO2023122297A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed source is fusion in a lithium-ammonia fuel, but the described mechanism (cavitation, magnetic fields, arcing electrodes) is insufficient to achieve the conditions (high temperature/pressure) required for significant net fusion yield. The rotational energy input to the armature is the only explicit energy input, but its conversion to fusion energy is not plausibly explained.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims fusion energy generation but describes a cavitation and arcing system wholly incapable of creating the necessary conditions for fusion. It mixes correct physics terms (magnetohydrodynamic, fusion) incorrectly, creating a veneer of plausibility while relying on an undefined and impossible energy conversion process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to achieve the extreme temperature and confinement needed for net-energy-gain fusion.
  • Cavitation in a liquid metal-ammonia mixture cannot generate the multi-keV temperatures required for thermonuclear fusion.
  • The system appears to attempt to extract electrical energy directly from fusion reactions without a clear, thermodynamically sound conversion process (e.g., heat cycle).
  • The inclusion of a 'radiation source' in the fuel (Claim 2, 6) suggests a reliance on radioactive decay, not fusion, as an energy source, which is obfuscated.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms
Method for utilizing dimensional manipulation
WO2020107032A4  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. No identifiable energy source is described. Claims reference manipulating abstract 'ct states' and 'dimensional features' without specifying any physical energy input mechanism.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process using invented terminology ('ct states', 'fpix') and misapplies real concepts (Fibonacci series, quantum states) without establishing any connection to the laws of physics, conservation of energy, or a coherent mechanism for energy transfer or work output. It is a violation because it proposes effects without a physically possible cause or energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No connection to established physical laws or conservation principles
  • Terms like 'compression', 'decompression', 'ct states', and 'dimensional manipulation' are undefined and lack operational definitions in physics
  • Claims about electron shells, protons, and neutrons (Claim 28) are presented without a causal mechanism linked to energy or force
  • The entire process is described in abstract mathematical and pseudo-scientific terms with no link to measurable physical quantities like energy, force, or power
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Heavy use of correct phys PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Proposes to 'chang
Systems to generate transient, elevated effective mass electron quasiparticles for transmuting radioactive fission products and related methods
WO2019226343A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the hydrogen atom generator (ionizing/dissociating pulses). Implicit chemical energy from hydrogen dissociation and potential nuclear binding energy from claimed transmutation.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a system for nuclear transmutation using only modest electrical inputs to dissociate hydrogen, invoking undefined 'quasiparticles' to mediate nuclear reactions. This violates energy conservation, as the energy required to induce nuclear transmutation of fission products far exceeds the described electrical inputs, and proposes a physically unsupported mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed process (transmutation via 'transient, elevated effective mass electron quasiparticles') lacks a defined physical mechanism consistent with known nuclear physics.
  • No accounting for the immense energy input required to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear transmutation versus the electrical energy inputs described.
  • The described electrical inputs (max ~4000 V, hundreds of amps for <0.1 s) are orders of magnitude insufficient to drive nuclear reactions for significant transmutation.
  • Uses legitimate condensed matter physics terms ('quasiparticles', 'effective mass') in a speculative, hand-waving context to imply a novel nuclear pathway.
C
Werkwijze en een inrichting voor kernfusie
NL2018127B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from external power supply (2-10 kV AC/DC) to create plasma and magnetic field. Claims energy output from nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a generic plasma and magnetic field setup but provides no physically plausible mechanism for achieving net-energy nuclear fusion, relying on obfuscated technical terms. It violates established nuclear physics by implying that simple electrical and magnetic fields in a hydrogen plasma with a metal can induce significant fusion without the extreme temperatures or pressures required.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism provided for overcoming Coulomb barrier for proton-proton fusion at claimed conditions (low temperature plasma, no extreme confinement).
  • No description of how magnetic field or palladium/tungsten material catalyzes fusion.
  • Claims fusion neutron production without specifying detection method or quantitative energy balance.
  • Proposed photovoltaic cell as converter suggests misunderstanding of fusion energy output (primarily kinetic energy of particles and radiation, not light).
C
Calibrating a reactor hosting an exothermic reaction based on active site formation energy
WO2019126726A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest an exothermic reaction involving deuterons, but the calibration method implies energy output is determined by catalyst properties and deuteron precession (a nuclear magnetic resonance frequency), not by a conventional chemical or nuclear fuel consumption rate.

AI Physics Analysis

The method violates core physics principles by proposing to estimate power output from a reactor using parameters (deuteron precession rate, catalyst volume) that are unrelated to the rate of energy release. This is a form of technical obfuscation, as it dresses a nonsensical calibration scheme in the language of nuclear magnetic resonance and catalysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The 'deuteron precession rate' (a Larmor frequency) is a function of magnetic field strength, not a measure of reaction rate or energy release. Using it to predict power output has no established physical basis.
  • The 'Active Site Formation Energy' (ASFE) is not a standard thermodynamic or kinetic parameter for calibrating power. Its proposed link to power via precession rate and volume is physically nonsensical.
  • The method describes estimating power from static properties (ASFE, volume, precession rate) without accounting for the rate of fuel consumption or the actual reaction kinetics, violating energy conservation principles.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: The calibration fr
Magnetohydrodynamic electric power generator
WO2018222569A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form 'hydrinos' (a purported lower-energy state of hydrogen not recognized by standard quantum mechanics), with electrical ignition and plasma formation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent's core energy-producing mechanism is based on 'hydrino' formation, a concept rejected by mainstream physics as it violates the known quantum mechanical ground state of hydrogen. The described apparatus obfuscates this fundamental violation with technically complex but peripheral systems like MHD converters and plasma ignition.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Core energy claim relies on 'hydrino' formation, a state not supported by established physics (violates quantum mechanical solutions for hydrogen).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Input energy for ignition, plasma maintenance, reactant production (H2, O2), and molten metal pumping is not balanced against claimed electrical/thermal output.
  • System describes complex plasma/MHD conversion but posits a net energy gain from an unproven nuclear or exotic chemical process without a clear, quantifiable source respecting conservation laws.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation using correct physics terms PATTERN A: Incomplete energy accounting. The patent implies PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism if it clai
Tabletop reactor
WO2018208858A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion (p-B11) induced by rotational motion from applied electric/magnetic fields, but the described mechanism for achieving fusion conditions is not physically plausible for the described tabletop apparatus.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a tabletop device claiming to produce net energy from proton-boron fusion, but the proposed mechanism—using electric fields and ion-neutral coupling to induce rotation—is not a credible path to achieve the extreme plasma conditions required for any net-energy fusion reaction. It ignores the fundamental physics of fusion ignition (Lawson criterion) and the dominant energy losses from the very ion-neutral collisions it relies upon.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for achieving the extreme temperatures/pressures required for nuclear fusion (keV range) via ion-neutral coupling in a sub-50cm device.
  • Ion-neutral collisions are a dominant energy loss mechanism, not a path to net energy gain from fusion.
  • Apparent violation of Lawson criterion for p-B11 fusion (requires even higher temperatures than D-T).
  • Energy accounting is absent: input electrical energy vs. claimed fusion output energy is not quantified.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation - uses correct terms (fusio PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism - claims t
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY CONTROLLED MELT CATALYZED FUSION
WO2018236444A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is cosmic ray/muon-induced nuclear fusion of deuterium, with fusion products (alpha particles) driving turbines.

AI Physics Analysis

The device uses correct physics terms (cosmic rays, muons, fusion) but proposes a mechanism with a reaction rate so infinitesimally small it is physically incapable of generating net useful power. It misapplies nuclear physics to suggest a macroscopic energy flow from a statistically negligible process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Cosmic ray/muon-induced fusion rate is astronomically low (~10^-21 events per muon-stop in D2) and cannot provide a usable power density.
  • Alpha particles from such rare events would stop almost immediately in the fuel/air medium, not create a macroscopic 'helium wind'.
  • Energy output from the described process would be many orders of magnitude less than the energy required to disperse and contain the fuel, and less than ambient thermal noise.
PATTERN C: TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Ultraviolet electrical power generation systems and methods regarding same
WO2016182600A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from the catalytic formation of 'hydrinos' (purported lower-energy hydrogen states), with electrical input for ignition and pumping.

AI Physics Analysis

The system's claimed energy source is based on 'hydrino' formation, a concept rejected by mainstream physics as it violates established quantum mechanics and conservation laws. The patent obfuscates this core violation with technical details about plasma ignition and molten metal handling.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Core reaction ('hydrino' formation) is not recognized by physics and violates quantum mechanical principles for hydrogen.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete; net output is attributed to an unproven, non-standard energy release.
  • System claims to generate electrical/thermal power from a chemical mixture and molten metal plasma without identifying a legitimate, quantifiable exothermic reaction or external gradient.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct terms (catal PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Implies
Generateur d'electricite par transmutations nucleaires a basse energie
FR3018946A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from exoergic nuclear transmutation (low-energy nuclear reactions, LENR) of nickel to copper via proton capture, with energy carried by electrons.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate electricity from unverified low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR/Cold Fusion), a process not accepted by mainstream physics due to lack of reproducible evidence and violation of known nuclear reaction mechanisms. The patent focuses on collecting energy from hypothetical electrons, obscuring the fact that the purported primary energy source is scientifically invalid.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No established, reproducible physical mechanism for the claimed low-energy nickel-to-copper transmutation.
  • Claimed emission of high-energy electrons from nuclear process without associated ionizing radiation (gamma rays, neutrons) violates conservation of momentum/energy in nuclear decays.
  • No quantitative evidence provided for the claimed massive energy excess, bypassing the need for Coulomb barrier penetration.
  • The described ionization chamber is a secondary energy collection device, but the primary energy source is not scientifically validated.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct-sounding nuc PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Asserts
冠醚配位模板效应冷核反应堆
CN104347123A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguously described combination of solar thermal energy (sunlight), 'vacuum photothermal reaction', 'cold fusion reaction', and 'magnetohydrodynamic self-excited power generation'. No clear accounting of primary energy inputs versus outputs.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a complex device combining solar thermal, purported cold fusion, magnetohydrodynamic generation, and vacuum photothermal processes without clear energy accounting. It violates thermodynamics by implying net energy production from unspecified nuclear reactions and self-excited generation, using obfuscated technical language to mask fundamental conservation law violations.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'cold fusion reaction' without credible mechanism or energy accounting
  • Describes 'vacuum photothermal reaction core' with unclear physics
  • Proposes 'magnetohydrodynamic self-excited power generation' suggesting energy creation
  • Combines multiple unproven/unspecified energy conversion processes
  • No quantitative efficiency or power balance provided
A B C
Fusion reactor
WO2015012807A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims fusion but describes only microwave excitation of inert gas/plasma and direct electron collection, with no identifiable primary fusion fuel, confinement, heating mechanism, or ignition source sufficient for net energy gain.

AI Physics Analysis

The described device is not a functional fusion reactor; it lacks the extreme temperature, pressure, and confinement required for fusion and proposes an impossible direct electricity generation method. It uses the term 'fusion' while describing apparatus that could only, at best, create a low-energy plasma discharge, resulting in a large net energy loss.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism for achieving fusion conditions (ignition requires ~10^8 K for D-T, much higher for advanced fuels).
  • Direct collection of 'free flow of electrons' is not a functional electricity generation method from fusion; fusion energy is primarily released as fast neutrons and photons, converted to heat.
  • Using microwaves at 2.4 GHz (typical magnetron frequency) is insufficient to heat fuel to fusion temperatures; resonant heating of a gas would not induce fusion.
  • Claim 1 specifies an 'inert gas', which by definition does not undergo fusion.
  • Claims mix incompatible concepts: inert gas, helium-3 fuel, beryllium lining, and neutron-absorbing material without a coherent confinement or energy conversion architecture.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies electricit
Kontrollierte Kernfusion
DE102012004449A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims fusion is initiated by 'negative pressure' (p < 0 bar) or by substituting material density (g/cm³) as a 'negative pressure' into physical laws.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim is a violation of fundamental physics, primarily due to severe technical obfuscation: it misuses core concepts like pressure and density, proposes an impossible condition (absolute negative pressure), and provides no coherent technical mechanism for fusion energy generation, offering only a confused rearrangement of units.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Fundamental misuse of physical units and concepts. Pressure cannot be less than 0 Pa in an absolute scale.
  • Proposes 'negative pressure' as a driver for fusion, which is physically nonsensical in this context; fusion requires overcoming Coulomb repulsion with high temperature/pressure, not 'negative pressure'.
  • No identifiable mechanism for input energy, confinement, or sustaining reactions. Confuses density (a scalar property) with pressure (which can be negative only as a gauge pressure relative to ambient, not absolute).
  • Claim lacks any technical description of how to achieve, control, or extract energy from a fusion process.
C
Heat generating apparatus
WO2010070271A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. The primary claimed source is nuclear fusion energy from cavitation-induced reactions in a liquid. The apparatus requires an external energy input to pump the liquid and generate cavitation, but this input is not quantified or compared to the claimed heat output.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to generate heat via nuclear fusion induced by cavitation in a flowing liquid. This is not a credible mechanism for net energy production, as the energy required to create cavitation vastly exceeds any possible fusion yield from sonoluminescence-like phenomena, and the described conditions are wholly insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for sustained fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims cavitation in a liquid can cause sustained, net-energy-gain nuclear fusion reactions
  • No credible mechanism provided for overcoming Coulomb barrier for fusion at near-ambient temperatures and pressures
  • No accounting for the substantial energy input required to create and sustain cavitation versus the claimed fusion heat output
  • Apparatus description is purely hydrodynamic/geometric, lacking necessary conditions for fusion (e.g., extreme confinement, temperature)
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation (uses correct terms like 'n PATTERN A: Incomplete energy accounting (claims 'heat genera
Electrostatic acceleration of charged fusion fuel droplets for generating nuclear fusion energy
CA2649664A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy input for electrostatic acceleration of fuel droplets. The claimed net energy output is from nuclear fusion reactions initiated by the collision.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent uses correct terms like 'Lawson criterion' but applies them to a physically implausible mechanism. Electrostatic acceleration of macroscopic droplets cannot impart sufficient velocity to achieve the extreme temperatures (hundreds of millions of degrees) needed for thermonuclear fusion ignition, making the claimed 'break-even' energy balance a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Lawson criterion requires simultaneous high temperature (~10-100 keV), high density, and sufficient confinement time. A simple macroscopic collision, even at high velocity, cannot achieve the necessary conditions for net-gain inertial confinement fus
PATTERN C: TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Electrische Energie uit Fusie van Edele Gassen.
NL1030908C1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion energy from noble gas fusion via electron discharges, with the resulting energy driving a thermodynamic cycle.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental physics by proposing that nuclear fusion of noble gases can be initiated and sustained in a simple discharge tube, which is thermodynamically and nuclearly impossible. The described apparatus lacks the necessary conditions for fusion and obfuscates the energy accounting with an unspecified thermodynamic cycle.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn) are chemically inert and have the highest ionization energies, making them the least likely candidates for fusion. Their fusion requires extreme conditions (high temperature/pressure) not achievable with simple el
  • The described apparatus (cathode, anode, glow spiral, pistons) is incapable of creating the plasma density, temperature, and confinement time necessary for net-energy nuclear fusion.
  • The system attempts to directly convert claimed 'mass defect' energy into mechanical piston motion without a plausible, described thermodynamic working fluid or cycle, violating standard heat engine principles.
B C
Nuclear fusion reactor and method
WO2004066310A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

External pulsed laser and piezoelectric transducers (electrical input) are used to heat and compress a deuterium gas.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a mechanism—spherical acoustic waves in a gas—that is fundamentally incapable of achieving the conditions required for nuclear fusion ignition. It uses correct terminology (fusion, compression, plasma) in the context of a physically implausible system, misapplying concepts from sonoluminescence and laser fusion to a configuration that violates known scaling laws for inertial confinement.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed mechanism (acoustic wave focusing) cannot achieve the extreme temperatures (~100 million K) and pressures required for inertial confinement fusion (ICF).
  • Acoustic waves in gas are shock/compression waves, not suitable for creating the sustained, ultra-high energy density plasma needed for ignition.
  • Mirrored interior surface is irrelevant for confining fusion plasma and would be destroyed.
  • Feedback control described does not address the fundamental energy balance or confinement time problem.
C: Technical Obfuscation
Elektrolyse-kernfusie onder toepassing van magnetisch veld.
NL194522C  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims 'electrolysis-nuclear fusion' but provides no coherent mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier or sustaining fusion conditions. Electrical input to electrodes and magnets is the only explicit source.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an electrolysis cell with a magnetic field and suggests it enables nuclear fusion. This violates established physics because electrolysis operates at chemical energy scales (~eV), while nuclear fusion requires overcoming MeV-scale Coulomb barriers, which magnetic fields in such a configuration cannot provide. The device appears to be a variant of discredited cold fusion concepts.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided for achieving nuclear fusion conditions (requires ~10^7 K for D-D fusion) via room-temperature electrolysis.
  • Magnetic field in an electrolysis cell does not provide sufficient confinement or particle acceleration for fusion.
  • Palladium cathode is associated with discredited cold fusion claims; no proven pathway to net-energy fusion.
  • System appears to conflate electrolysis (chemical) with nuclear fusion, which operates on vastly different energy scales.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation - uses correct terms (fusio PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism - implies
Triode apparatus for control of nuclear fusion
EP0830688A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes for electrolysis and ion manipulation.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes an electrolytic cell with multiple electrodes but provides no physically valid mechanism to achieve the conditions necessary for nuclear fusion. It confuses hydrogen ion absorption (a chemical/electrochemical process) with overcoming the massive Coulomb repulsion between nuclei, constituting a fundamental violation of known nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion but provides no mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for hydrogen nuclei.
  • No description of how 'overcrowding' of hydrogen ions leads to fusion conditions (density, pressure, temperature).
  • Apparatus is fundamentally an electrolytic cell; energy inputs are electrical, not sufficient to initiate or sustain thermonuclear fusion.
  • No quantitative evidence or mechanism for achieving the ~10^7 K temperatures or extreme pressures required for significant fusion rates.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct terms (nucle PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Implies
Cold nuclear fusion apparatus
EP0645777A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Input energy is from the excitation means (battery, heater, laser, etc.) and possibly chemical energy from electrolysis. The claimed output is energy from a 'cold nuclear fusion reaction,' which is not an established, reproducible energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus claims to produce energy via cold fusion, a process not recognized as physically valid under known laws. The patent describes an assembly of energy inputs (excitation means) but provides no credible mechanism for achieving a net-positive fusion reaction, making it a violation of established nuclear and thermodynamic principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims a 'cold nuclear fusion' process without specifying a proven physical mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier at low temperatures.
  • No quantitative evidence or theoretical framework provided to justify net energy gain.
  • Relies on vague concepts ('screening effect', 'cooperative phenomenon') not grounded in established nuclear physics.
PATTERN C: TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION - Uses correct physics term
Ultrasonic fusion of deuterium and deuterium mixed with tritium 1:1, and deuterium compounds and tritium compounds
CA2104939A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to piezoelectric transducers to generate ultrasonic waves in a gas (deuterium/tritium).

AI Physics Analysis

The proposed mechanism confuses the scale of effects: ultrasonic vibrations impart eV-scale energies to atoms/molecules, but nuclear fusion requires keV-scale energies for individual nuclei—a difference of a factor of 1000 or more. There is no credible physical pathway described for bridging this gap, making the claimed result thermodynamically and physically implausible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described mechanism (ultrasonic focusing) cannot plausibly accelerate nuclei to the ~100 keV energies required to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • The system lacks a confinement mechanism; nuclei in a gas at or above atmospheric pressure would experience far too many scattering collisions to be accelerated coherently to fusion-relevant speeds.
  • No quantitative analysis is provided for the input energy required versus the claimed fusion energy output, violating energy accounting.
PATTERN C: TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION - Uses correct terms (piezo PATTERN A: INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING - Claims 'heat can b
Process and apparatus for storing hydrogen and generating heat energy
EP0414399A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input for discharge and cooling; claimed nuclear fusion energy from deuterium-deuterium fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The hydrogen storage process (Claims 1-5) involves plausible electrochemical/plasma-assisted occlusion, but Claim 6 explicitly asserts 'cold nuclear fusion' apparatus. This is a known violation of established nuclear physics, as 'cold fusion' lacks a verified mechanism to overcome Coulomb repulsion and produce net energy, placing it outside accepted thermodynamic and nuclear theory.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 6 asserts 'cold nuclear fusion' without providing a credible physical mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier at low temperatures.
  • No evidence or mechanism provided for how discharge and occlusion enable sustained nuclear fusion.
  • The claim implies net energy gain from fusion without demonstrating how the input electrical energy relates to the claimed fusion output, violating standard energy accounting.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation - uses correct terms ('nucl PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanisms - claims
Thermal power generation by electrically controlled fusion
GB2231195A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate heat via 'electrically controlled fusion' of deuterons in a palladium cathode, triggered by an AC current and 'vacuum energy fluctuations'. The primary energy input appears to be electrical (for electrolysis/corona and the AC current), but the claimed output is thermal energy from a purported fusion process.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' device, claiming to generate excess heat from deuterium fusion in a metal lattice controlled by an AC current. It violates established physics by proposing a room-temperature nuclear fusion process without a credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or account for all energy inputs, relying on undefined 'vacuum energy fluctuations'.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes 'vacuum energy fluctuations' as a fusion trigger without a defined, physically valid mechanism.
  • Describes 'fusion' occurring at or near room temperature without addressing the Coulomb barrier or providing a mechanism for its circumvention.
  • Claims 'heat energy generated' from adsorbed deuterons but provides no quantitative accounting of input electrical energy vs. output thermal energy.
  • The described system lacks the extreme temperature, pressure, or confinement conditions required for nuclear fusion.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct terms (fusio PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Propose
Verfahren zur fusions-energieerzeugung durch verwendung von fe-(pfeil hoch)2(pfeil hoch)m-legierungen, die sowohl durch elektrolyse als auch durch lyse (beizen) hergestellt werden
DE3913002A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'cold fusion' or 'pickling-fusion' using deuterium in heavy water/acid reacting with Fe/Ni/Co alloys, but provides no validated mechanism for net nuclear energy release.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims violate fundamental nuclear physics by asserting that room-temperature electrolysis or acid pickling of metals in heavy water can produce useful net energy from 'cold fusion.' No credible evidence exists for such a process, and it ignores the immense Coulomb barrier and energy balance required for nuclear fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No proven mechanism for net energy gain from deuteron-deuteron fusion at room temperature/electrolysis conditions (requires overcoming Coulomb barrier, lacks confinement/pressure).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Electrical/chemical input for electrolysis/pickling is not compared to claimed fusion output.
  • Violates established nuclear physics: Claims 'cold fusion' via chemical processes without evidence for sustained, measurable neutron/gamma output or ash consistent with D-D fusion.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation (uses correct terms like 'f PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism (claims to
Method and system for using quantum incompressible fluid to achieve fusion from cavitation
WO2023115064A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to piston driver and heater, plus potential chemical/nuclear energy from deuterium/tritium fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a system that cannot achieve its claimed purpose (fusion) because it uses obfuscatory pseudo-scientific terms and operates at energy densities millions of times too low to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion. The energy inputs (heater, piston) are grossly insufficient to create the required physical conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • 'Quantum incompressible fluid' is a non-standard, undefined term with arbitrary, meaningless parameters (strength of singularity n < 0.5, yield stress B > 5000 atm, adiabatic compressibility coefficient T > 9).
  • Claims imply cavitation-induced fusion in a heated, pressurized liquid metal/salt, but the described conditions (~700 K, >2 atm sound field) are orders of magnitude insufficient to overcome Coulomb barrier for D-T fusion (requires ~10^8 K or extreme
  • The system appears to be a thermalized, equilibrium environment (heated crucible) with no mechanism to create the extreme, localized energy density gradients required for nuclear fusion.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Invented scientific termi PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implied
Nuclear fusion reactor, thermal device, external combustion engine, power generating apparatus, and moving object
AU2018306005A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is nuclear fusion energy from deuterium-deuterium reactions within a metal lattice, initiated by an external ion beam.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental nuclear physics by asserting a D-D fusion process that produces no neutrons or gamma rays, which are mandatory products to conserve energy and momentum. The described mechanism lacks a credible, energy-positive pathway to initiate and sustain fusion, relying on obfuscated terminology instead of established physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'gentle nuclear fusion' without gamma or neutron emission, which violates known nuclear physics for D-D fusion.
  • Proposes a self-sustaining 'intra-metallic fusion chain reaction' without a clear confinement or heating mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • Uses vague, non-standard models ('binary core model') inconsistent with established plasma/nuclear physics.
C
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Durchführung der Kernfusion
EP2701157A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion (deuterium-deuterium) initiated by loading deuterium gas, mixed with small amounts of air, into a degassed metal lattice at specific temperatures.

AI Physics Analysis

The described process lacks any mechanism to achieve the conditions necessary for nuclear fusion (overcoming Coulomb repulsion), making its central energy claim a violation of known physics. The procedural details about temperature percentages and gas mixing are thermodynamically irrelevant to initiating fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism provided to overcome the Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion at described near-ambient conditions.
  • The described thermal cycling and gas mixing parameters are unrelated to achieving the extreme temperatures (>>10^7 K) or pressures required for significant fusion rates.
  • Claims of utilizing fusion neutrons for transmutation imply substantial neutron flux, which is physically impossible given the proposed low-energy setup.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct terms (fusio
Igniter, fuel and reactor
WO2007104831A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest initiating a nuclear reaction in a reactant (fuel) using particle radiation and cooling, but the primary energy source for the claimed net output is not specified. The system appears to propose extracting nuclear energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims combine unrelated advanced physics concepts (like Bose-Einstein Condensates and Cooper pairs) with nuclear fusion in a manner that shows a fundamental misunderstanding of their respective energy scales and physical requirements. The proposed mechanism for initiating a 'thermonuclear reaction' is not physically coherent and violates established principles of nuclear physics and thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 4-7 propose creating a Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) or Cooper pairs as part of a 'temperature regulating means' to initiate a nuclear reaction. BEC occurs at near-absolute zero and is a quantum state of matter irrelevant to initiating thermo
  • Claim 10 suggests adjusting fermion energy 'to correspond to the energy needed for producing a thermonuclear reaction.' This ignores the fundamental physics of nuclear cross-sections, Coulomb barriers, and the need for confinement or inertial compres
  • The combination of laser/magnetic cooling (energy-intensive) with particle irradiation to achieve a 'thermonuclear reaction' in a held pellet lacks a coherent, physically plausible pathway for net energy production. It misapplies quantum and nuclear
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies
Electrodes for low energy nuclear reaction power generators
WO2007114845A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to generate energy via 'low energy nuclear reactions' (LENR/cold fusion) driven by electrical input and hydrogen loading into a cathode lattice, but the proposed mechanism lacks a credible, physics-compliant pathway for net energy gain.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus claiming to produce energy via unexplained 'low energy nuclear reactions' during electrolysis. It violates fundamental physics by ignoring the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion and provides no credible mechanism or energy accounting to support net energy gain, placing it in the realm of cold fusion claims which lack reproducible scientific validation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed 'low energy nuclear reaction' mechanism is not established physics and violates known nuclear reaction energy barriers (Coulomb barrier).
  • No quantitative accounting of input electrical energy vs. claimed nuclear output energy.
  • No identifiable thermodynamic cycle or gradient to drive net energy production; appears to claim net energy from an electrolytic cell.
  • Vague driving mechanism ('superwaving waves') with no connection to established nuclear or condensed matter physics.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation (uses terms like 'superwavi PATTERN A: Incomplete energy accounting (implies output > el PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism (implies s
Pulsed low energy nuclear reaction power generators
WO2005017918A2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the electrode pairs is the only explicitly stated energy source. The claimed 'low energy nuclear reaction' is the purported primary energy source, but its existence and mechanism are not scientifically established.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims an apparatus to generate power via unproven 'low energy nuclear reactions.' The described inputs are only electrical, so any net energy gain would violate conservation of energy unless a novel, proven nuclear process is occurring, which is not substantiated. The complex pulsing scheme obfuscates the lack of a valid energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'low energy nuclear reaction' (LENR/cold fusion) without providing a credible, accepted physical mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier.
  • Apparatus describes only electrical input energy for electrolysis, glow discharge, and gas ionization; any excess output would violate energy conservation.
  • Complex 'superwaving' pulse patterns are described but lack a clear, testable connection to inducing nuclear fusion or generating net energy.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct physics term
Einrichtung zur kernfusion
DE3912319A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes submerged in heavy water. Claims nuclear fusion energy output from this simple electrolytic cell.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a simple electrolysis cell with heavy water and special cathodes, claiming it produces nuclear fusion. This violates established nuclear physics because the electrical input energy is vastly insufficient to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between atomic nuclei, and no plausible mechanism is provided to bridge this gap.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion (~0.1 MeV required).
  • Electrolysis voltages (typically 1-10V) provide energies ~0.00001 MeV, six orders of magnitude too low for classical fusion.
  • No confinement, pressure, or temperature conditions specified to enable significant fusion rates.
  • Appears to reference cold fusion/ LENR claims without credible physical mechanism.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation - uses correct term 'fusion
Systems and methods for duality modulation separation of charged particle wave packets
US20240029913A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Beam source provides initial kinetic energy to charged particles. No other energy inputs are described, though magnetic fields require energy to establish/maintain.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a physically impossible process that fundamentally violates quantum mechanics. It claims a single particle's wave function can be split into independent 'occupied' and multiple 'empty' packets that propagate separately, which has no basis in established physics and contradicts the probabilistic interpretation of the wave function.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Violates quantum mechanics by claiming a particle's wave function can be separated into 'occupied' and 'empty' packets that propagate independently.
  • Misinterprets wave-particle duality; the wave function describes probability amplitude, not a physically separable 'empty' entity.
  • Claims creation of multiple 'empty wave packets' (2x magnet count) from a single particle, implying non-conservation of probability/normalization.
  • No mechanism provided for how magnetic field gradients (which affect charged particle trajectories) could perform this purported 'separation' of wave packet components.
C - Technical obfuscation: Uses correct quantum terminology
Selective transmutation of reactive molecules in a reactor
US20240071635A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce 'exceptional amounts' of energy via 'inducing nuclear fusion' from dipolar molecules (likely water) using electrical input, but the described mechanism is not a known, viable fusion pathway.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce vast carbon-free energy by inducing nuclear fusion in dipolar molecules using electrical resonances. This violates established physics, as it provides no credible mechanism to achieve fusion or account for the immense input energy required, relying on obfuscated terminology to imply a breakthrough.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'nuclear fusion' without specifying a credible mechanism (e.g., tunneling probability, required confinement, or input energy) for dipolar molecules like H2O.
  • Describes complex resonant electrical discharges but provides no connection to overcoming the Coulomb barrier for fusion.
  • Energy accounting is absent: input electrical energy is specified, but the 'exceptional' output energy is not quantified against thermodynamic limits for the claimed process.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct-sounding ter PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Implies
Method of and apparatus for plasma reaction
US20230352196A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Inputs include heating the reactor and supplying an 'amplification agent' and CO2. Claims imply energy is generated from the decay and reunion of nucleons (protons and neutrons) from the agent and CO2, which would require nuclear binding energy, but the described mechanism is not a known nuclear process.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental physics by describing the impossible 'decay' of atoms into free nucleons via plasma, and incorrectly invokes quantum mechanics to generate energy. The proposed mechanism for net energy gain has no basis in established nuclear or plasma physics and ignores the colossal energy input required to separate nucleons.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes 'uncertainty principle' incorrectly to justify generation of large energy electromagnetic waves.
  • Describes decay of fine particles (atoms) into free protons, neutrons, and electrons via plasma ionization, which is physically impossible; ionization strips electrons but does not break atomic nuclei.
  • Claims 'reuniting' separated nucleons to release heat, implying a net exothermic nuclear fusion/fission cycle without specifying a viable nuclear pathway or accounting for the massive energy required to free nucleons.
  • Uses vague, pseudo-scientific terminology ('amplification agent', 'plasma-reunion', 'cooperative function') that obscures the actual energy conversion process.
B C
Energy generation apparatus and method
US20230072686A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest nuclear fusion energy from phonon-induced 'electron-nucleus collapse' in a solid lattice, but the described method (current pulses in a metal core with hydrogen) provides only electrical input energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method that appears to be resistive heating of a metal-hydrogen system while using the language of nuclear fusion ('phonon propagation', 'electron-nucleus collapse') without providing a physically plausible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier. The energy source for any excess heat is unsubstantiated, and the described setup is thermodynamically indistinguishable from a simple heater.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion using phonons/current pulses.
  • Energy accounting is absent: claimed 'heat-producing reactions' are not quantified against electrical input.
  • The described process (alternating current pulses in a metal-hydrogen system) is characteristic of resistive (Joule) heating, not a novel fusion pathway.
  • Term 'electron-nucleus collapse' is not a recognized physical process for inducing fusion.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies net heat g
Method and Device for Energy Production and Synthesis of Rare Metals by Transmutation and Nuclear Fusion
US20240087758A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy production from transmutation and nuclear fusion initiated by gas jet collisions, but provides no identifiable primary energy input sufficient to overcome Coulomb barriers or drive endothermic nuclear reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental physics by proposing net energy production and nuclear fusion from low-energy gas collisions, ignoring the massive energy inputs required to overcome nuclear binding forces. It uses correct terminology (transmutation, fusion, plasma) in a context that is thermodynamically and nuclearly impossible with the described setup.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided for achieving nuclear fusion conditions (requires MeV-scale particle energies, not achievable via gas jet collisions at described temperatures)
  • Claims transmutation and element synthesis without identified neutron source or sufficient energy for nuclear reactions
  • Violates conservation of mass-energy: creating heavier elements requires net energy input, not output
  • Describes 'black hole' characteristics without physical basis
  • No quantitative energy accounting: output energy not compared to input energy for heating gases, pressurizing jet, etc.
A B C
Method and Apparatus for Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion Power
US20210134470A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to derive energy from deuterium/proton fusion in an electrolytic system using magnetic fields, but the described process lacks a coherent, identifiable primary energy source that could overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus that claims to achieve nuclear fusion using impossibly weak magnetic fields and a fabricated equation, while invoking advanced physics terminology incoherently. It presents no plausible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or achieve net energy gain, directly violating established nuclear and electromagnetic physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Equation 'mc2=BvLq' is dimensionally nonsensical and not a known physical law.
  • Magnetic flux densities cited (10^-21 Gauss) are astronomically weak—far below ambient magnetic fields—and incapable of influencing nuclear processes.
  • Invokes unrelated concepts (gravitons, Higgs bosons, dark energy, phonons) in a contextually meaningless way to obfuscate the core fusion claim.
  • No mechanism provided to achieve the extreme temperatures/pressures required for thermonuclear fusion.
  • Treats 'quantum tunneling' as an on-demand process controllable by weak magnetic fields, ignoring probabilistic nature and required particle energy.
C - Technical Obfuscation B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms
Method for dimensional manipulation
US20210004708A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. No identifiable energy source is described. The process claims to manipulate 'dimensional features' and 'ct states' through undefined compression/decompression without specifying an energy input mechanism.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a process using invented, undefined terminology to manipulate 'dimensional features' without identifying any energy source or mechanism, violating energy conservation. It uses scientific-sounding terms decoratively without operational connection to physics, making it physically meaningless and impossible to evaluate as a real energy process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input or output
  • No connection to established physical quantities (energy, force, momentum)
  • Uses invented terminology ('ct states', 'spew', 'absorption') without physical definition
  • Claims to alter 'dimensional features' without mechanism or energy cost
  • References to quantum states and Fibonacci series are decorative and not operationally defined
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Correct physics terms (qu PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies
Submicron fusion devices, methods and systems
US20200013517A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary input is the excitation source (laser, RF, microwave) for the dipole antenna. The claim implies this input energy triggers a net-positive energy output from nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The described device lacks any plausible physical mechanism to initiate and sustain net-energy-gain nuclear fusion. It uses the vocabulary of fusion and nanotechnology but provides no credible pathway to overcome the fundamental Coulomb repulsion between nuclei at the described conditions, making it a thermodynamic violation by implication.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at described densities and scales.
  • No accounting for energy required to create necessary conditions (e.g., high temperature/pressure) vs. energy yielded.
  • Claims aneutronic fusion in a generic, non-specific device with no confinement or heating mechanism consistent with known fusion approaches.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term
Method and apparatus for controlled thermonuclear fusion power
US20200027574A1  •  99% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce net energy from fusion of deuterons/protons in an electrolytic system using electrical input for coils and electrolysis, but the described mechanism is not a credible fusion driver.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a physically impossible process. Its central equation is invalid, the proposed magnetic fields are negligibly small, and the mechanism is a nonsensical collage of unrelated physics concepts. It violates fundamental principles of nuclear fusion and dimensional analysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core equation mc^2 = BvLq is dimensionally and physically nonsensical; it equates energy (mc^2) to a product of magnetic field, velocity, length, and charge, which has different units.
  • Magnetic flux densities cited (10^-6 to 10^-21 Gauss) are astronomically small (Earth's field is ~0.5 Gauss) and incapable of influencing nuclear fusion.
  • Mechanism incoherently mixes unrelated concepts: quantum tunneling, gluons, strong force, phonons, dark energy, gravitons, Higgs bosons, with no logical physical connection.
  • No description of how to achieve the extreme temperature/pressure conditions required for thermonuclear fusion.
  • Electrolysis of water produces deuterium gas, not a dense, hot plasma suitable for fusion.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Prolific use of advanced PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose
Tabletop reactor
US20200066416A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is nuclear fusion energy from proton-boron-11 reactions, initiated by electrical input to create rotating plasmas/neutrals.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a tabletop device claiming to produce net energy from proton-boron-11 fusion. This violates established physics because achieving the extreme temperatures and confinement needed for p-B11 fusion is impossible in a simple, low-energy, tabletop configuration. The electrical energy input required to create and sustain any plausible fusion conditions would vastly exceed any possible fusion energy output from such a device.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims tabletop fusion reactor (<50 cm) without addressing confinement, pressure, or temperature requirements for p-B11 fusion (needs ~1-10 billion Kelvin).
  • Describes inducing rotation via electric/magnetic fields but provides no mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • Energy conversion modules are specified without a credible mechanism for the claimed fusion energy output to exceed the substantial electrical input required for plasma generation, heating, and confinement.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct plasma physi PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies net energy
Systems to generate transient, elevated effective mass lectron quasiparticles for transmuting radioactive fission products and related methods
US20180254116A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to hydrogen atom generator (ionizing/dissociating pulses) and potential chemical energy from hydrogen adsorption/reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes using electrical energy to create hydrogen atoms and unspecified electron quasiparticles in nanocrystallites to cause nuclear transmutation of radioactive waste. This violates known physics because nuclear transmutation requires MeV-scale energies to overcome Coulomb barriers, not eV-scale chemical or solid-state processes. The mechanism is obfuscated with misapplied physics terminology.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims transmutation via undefined 'transient, elevated effective mass electron quasiparticles' with no established physical mechanism.
  • No quantitative link between input energy and claimed nuclear transmutation output; process bypasses known nuclear reaction energy scales (MeV).
  • Uses correct condensed matter physics terminology ('quasiparticles', 'effective mass') in a context suggesting they enable nuclear reactions, which is physically unsupported.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Water heater
US20180320926A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear fusion (proton-boron-11) induced by rotational motion from electric/magnetic fields, but provides no credible mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier or achieve net energy gain.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a water heater claiming to use proton-boron-11 fusion, a reaction requiring stellar-core conditions, induced by simple rotating particles in an electric/magnetic field. This is thermodynamically impossible with the described apparatus, as the electrical energy input required to create any fusion events would vastly exceed any possible thermal output, violating energy conservation for a net gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to achieve fusion-relevant temperatures/pressures from rotational motion in a simple electrode setup.
  • Proton-Boron-11 fusion requires extreme conditions (~1 billion K for significant cross-section) not achievable with described apparatus.
  • Energy accounting is absent: electrical input energy vs. claimed fusion heat output is not quantified.
  • Apparatus describes a generic plasma/charged particle rotation system, not a fusion confinement device.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct physics term PATTERN A: Incomplete Energy Accounting - Implies heat outpu
Thermoelectric Vehicle System
US20180114890A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be heat from a 'low energy nuclear reaction' (LENR) between nickel powder and hydrogen, a scientifically unverified and controversial process not accepted as a real energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The system's core claim relies on an unproven 'LENR' process as a primary energy source, which constitutes a violation of established physics unless rigorously demonstrated. The patent description obscures this by presenting it alongside otherwise valid thermodynamic conversion components (turbines, Stirling engines).

Specific Physics Issues
  • Core energy source (LENR) is not scientifically validated
  • System implies net energy output from an unproven reaction, violating the principle that energy cannot be created
  • Incomplete energy accounting: 'heating system' and 'high frequency generator' are inputs whose energy cost is not subtracted from the claimed output
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses term 'low energy nuc PATTERN A: Incomplete Energy Accounting - Ignores the electr
Apparatus and process for penetration of the coulomb barrier
US20160307649A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

High-voltage electrical input to charge the central electrode.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrostatic apparatus that claims to facilitate fusion by eliminating Coulomb repulsion, which violates fundamental physics. The proposed mechanism cannot overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion, and the use of correct terms like 'dielectric constant' and 'mean free path' obfuscates the thermodynamically impossible core claim.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims to 'eliminate' Coulomb repulsion via electrostatic confinement, which is physically impossible. Repulsive force between like-charged nuclei (e.g., deuterons) is fundamental and cannot be negated by forming a stationary cloud on a dielectric su
  • The described mechanism (firing ions into a stationary cloud of like-charged nuclei) does not provide a credible path to overcoming the Coulomb barrier, as it lacks a method to achieve the required kinetic energy (~10 keV per nucleon) for significant
  • The design ignores the necessity of a high-temperature, high-density plasma state or equivalent particle acceleration to achieve net fusion gain. Electrostatic acceleration in a gas at pressures where the mean free path is long would result in very l
C
Nuclear Reactor Consuming Nuclear Fuel that Contains Atoms of Elements Having a Low Atomic Number and a Low Mass Number
US20150063520A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from nuclear reactions in low-Z elements (e.g., Li, Ni, Cu) induced by electromagnetic radiation, but provides no mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier or initiating exothermic fusion/fission.

AI Physics Analysis

The described process claims to produce nuclear energy from stable, light elements using only infrared radiation, which is thermodynamically and nuclear-physically impossible as it provides no credible mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier or trigger exothermic nucleosynthesis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism for 'Ultra Low Momentum Neutrons' (ULMNs) production from EM radiation on colloids.
  • No pathway for low-Z, low-A elements (stable nuclei) to undergo net energy-releasing nuclear reactions under these mild conditions.
  • Ignores the immense Coulomb repulsion between nuclei; EM radiation at 1-10 microns (IR) lacks the energy (~0.1-1.2 eV) to induce nuclear processes (MeV scale required).
C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct-sounding terms ('ULM
Nuclear Fusion Reactor with Power Extraction
US20150117583A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve electrical input to electrodes and mechanical spinning, but the described mechanism for achieving 'dense fusion' and energy extraction is not based on established plasma or fusion physics.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that cannot plausibly achieve nuclear fusion, as it ignores the fundamental plasma physics requirements of temperature, density, and confinement time. The energy extraction claims are predicated on a sustained fusion reaction that the described mechanisms are incapable of producing, making it a violation of known physical limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for achieving thermonuclear fusion conditions (e.g., 10-100 million Kelvin, sufficient confinement time) via centripetal force/gravity and simple voltage differentials.
  • Centripetal acceleration does not create a true gravitational potential well for plasma confinement; it creates a density gradient, not the extreme temperature and pressure needed for fusion.
  • Energy extraction methods (direct electrical pickup from plasma, arcing, heat collection) are described incoherently and presume a sustained fusion reaction without demonstrating how it is initiated or maintained.
  • The description confuses concepts (e.g., 'gravity assist' for ion acceleration, 'gravity level' for fusion) without quantitative basis.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct physics term PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Implies
Method for producing helium-3 using a hydrogenated lattice (red fusion)
US20130329844A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied energy from plasma generation and ion acceleration, but insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at claimed solid-state conditions.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method violates established nuclear physics. Fusing a deuteron and a proton requires immense energy to overcome Coulomb repulsion, which is not provided by the vague setup of a plasma 'adjacent to' a doped solid. The claim uses correct terminology ('fusion', 'plasma', 'ions') but describes a process that is thermodynamically and quantum-mechanically impossible at the implied conditions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The described D + p → He-3 reaction requires overcoming a significant Coulomb repulsion (~1 MeV scale).
  • Thermal energies in a solid or adjacent low-temperature plasma are orders of magnitude too low (~0.1 eV) for significant tunneling probability.
  • No mechanism (e.g., muon catalysis, high pressure, lattice phonon coherent focusing) is described to enhance fusion probability to measurable rates.
  • The claim confuses nuclear fusion with chemical bonding or ion implantation.
C
Method of and apparatus for nuclear transformation
US20130188763A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from 'nuclear transformation' between heated metal and water/alkaline agent, but no plausible nuclear mechanism is described or identifiable.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a chemical system (heated metal + water/alkali) but labels it 'nuclear transformation' without a credible mechanism, violating known nuclear physics. The described conditions cannot drive nuclear reactions, and any heat/hydrogen produced is chemically explicable, making the nuclear energy claim invalid.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'nuclear transformation' producing thermal energy and hydrogen without specifying reactants/products or particle energies.
  • No mechanism provided to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions at ~500°C (thermal energy ~0.07 eV).
  • Apparent confusion of chemical steam-metal reactions (e.g., oxidation producing heat/H2) with nuclear processes.
  • Violates conservation of mass-energy: claims net energy output from unspecified nuclear process without commensurate input or radioactive products.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses term 'nuclear transf PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Implies
Method of acceleration of nuclear transmutation of isotopes by carrying out exothermic reactions
US20140192941A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed energy source is ambiguous. It suggests 'exothermic reactions of non-radioactive metals with deuterium, tritium... release a significant amount of energy,' which implies a chemical or low-energy nuclear process. However, the primary claimed function is the accelerated transmutation of radioactive isotopes, which would require nuclear binding energy changes on the MeV scale, far exceeding chemical energy inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a thermal desorption process for removing tritium but incorrectly labels it as accelerated nuclear transmutation. The proposed mechanism contradicts nuclear physics, as thermal energy at 800°C cannot meaningfully alter nuclear half-lives or drive exothermic nuclear reactions as described.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'acceleration of nuclear transmutation' via heating to 200-800°C and hydrogen exposure, which provides energy (~0.1 eV) orders of magnitude too small to affect nuclear reaction rates or half-lives governed by the nuclear strong force (barrier
  • Asserts transmutation leads to 'simultaneous release of thermal energy' without identifying a credible, known nuclear reaction pathway (e.g., fusion, fission, neutron capture) that would be triggered by these mild conditions.
  • Confuses surface chemistry (hydrogen absorption, tritium desorption/diffusion) with nuclear processes. The described method is consistent with thermal desorption of trapped tritium, not nuclear transmutation.
PATTERN C: TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION - Uses correct nuclear phys PATTERN B: THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS - Implies
Fusion of photonic solenoids
US20130039452A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to produce useful energy from particle fusion, but the described mechanism (magnetic attraction overcoming Coulomb repulsion) is not a viable energy source for nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental physics by proposing that particles like protons have surface magnetic poles whose attraction can overcome their enormous electrostatic repulsion to cause fusion. The mechanism is based on a misinterpretation of electromagnetic constants and ignores the actual quantum mechanical and nuclear forces governing fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Fundamental misunderstanding of particle physics: protons, deuterons, etc., do not possess intrinsic, macroscopic 'axial magnetic poles' on their surfaces that can attract and cause fusion.
  • Ignores the Coulomb barrier: The proposed magnetic force scaling with sqrt(μ₀/ε₀) is the inverse of the fine structure constant (~137), but this describes photon propagation, not a static magnetic pole strength that can overcome electrostatic repulsi
  • No coherent energy accounting: No description of input energy to create/align particles, confinement, or how the claimed 'useful energy' output compares to input.
  • Confuses electromagnetic field constants with particle properties: The relation b ≥ ±(μ₀/ε₀)^(1/2)e is dimensionally incorrect for comparing magnetic pole strength to charge.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose
Apparatus for hot fusion of fusion-reactive gases
US20120097532A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from a high-voltage AC power supply. The claimed fusion energy output is intended to come from nuclear reactions of deuterium ions accelerated by the applied electric field.

AI Physics Analysis

The described apparatus uses a high-voltage AC field to ionize and oscillate a deuterium gas, but this mechanism is fundamentally incapable of achieving the sustained, high-energy conditions required for significant nuclear fusion. It violates known plasma physics and lacks any credible path to net energy production, making it a physics violation despite not explicitly claiming perpetual motion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed mechanism for achieving fusion conditions is physically implausible. Alternating electric field in a rarefied gas would not coherently accelerate ions to fusion-relevant energies (MeV range) due to frequent collisions and lack of sustained ac
  • No credible confinement or heating mechanism is described to overcome Coulomb barrier for significant fusion rates. Simple ionization and oscillation in a gas at unspecified pressure cannot generate the required temperature or particle energy.
  • Energy accounting is absent. No quantitative relationship between electrical input power and claimed fusion output power is provided to assess net energy gain.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct terms (fusio
Cold fusion apparatus
US20100008461A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims 'excess heat energy' from cold fusion, but the described mechanism involves electrical input power to drive electrolysis, electromagnetic fields, and oscillators. No identifiable external nuclear fuel or energy gradient beyond electrical input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus claiming 'cold fusion' and 'excess heat' but relies on pseudoscientific concepts undefined in physics to explain overcoming the Coulomb barrier. It provides no quantitative evidence or credible mechanism for a net energy gain, instead using obfuscating jargon that violates established principles of nuclear and condensed matter physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes undefined concepts ('electromagnetic scalar waves', 'altering 3d plus linear time into 12dspace time structure') with no connection to established physics
  • Claims to overcome Coulomb barrier ('electron to electron repulsion, proton to proton repulsion') via unspecified, non-quantified mechanisms
  • No quantitative performance claims or comparison to input power to verify 'excess heat'
  • Proposed mechanism lacks any connection to known nuclear reaction pathways or required conditions for fusion
C - Technical Obfuscation: Uses correct physics terms (elect B - Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms: Implies overcom
Man made platinum group metal as palladium
US20090262880A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy input to particle accelerator, which imparts kinetic energy to beryllium particles.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim misuses the term 'cold fusion' to describe a high-energy particle bombardment process, which is a known method for nuclear transmutation but is energetically unfavorable for production. The core physics violation is the obfuscation of the massive energy input required, making it a net energy sink, not a source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim describes nuclear transmutation (not 'cold fusion'), which requires overcoming the Coulomb barrier via high-energy collisions, not a 'cold' process.
  • The term 'cold fusion' is a misnomer here; the described process is hot fusion or nuclear spallation/transmutation requiring significant energy input.
  • No quantitative energy accounting is provided. The energy required to accelerate particles and drive the nuclear reaction likely far exceeds any recoverable chemical/nuclear energy from the produced palladium.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION
Thermal power production device utilizing nanoscale confinement
US20080123793A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy from a 'nuclear transmutation reaction' of hydrogen isotopes (H, D, T) initiated by an unspecified energy source within nanotubes, but provides no mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion or for a novel exothermic transmutation.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims thermal energy from a nuclear 'transmutation' of hydrogen in nanotubes, but describes no plausible physical mechanism for a net-energy-positive nuclear process. The unspecified ignition energy source makes proper energy accounting impossible, and the terminology misapplies nuclear physics concepts, indicating a fundamental violation of known physical laws governing nuclear reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism for initiating a net-energy-positive nuclear reaction at non-fusion conditions.
  • Claims 'transmutation' but hydrogen isotopes can only fuse to helium; this is not a transmutation in the described context.
  • The 'source of energy to energize the reaction fuel' is unspecified and likely represents the primary, unaccounted energy input.
  • No quantitative yield or evidence provided for a novel nuclear process.
  • Energy output is claimed as thermal energy from 'energetic particles' without specifying type, spectrum, or shielding requirements.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct nuclear phys PATTERN A: Incomplete Energy Accounting - The unspecified 's
Method of Controlling Temperature of Nonthermal Nuclear Fusion Fuel in Nonthermal Nuclear Fusion Reaction Generating Method
US20080107224A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims involve 'nonthermal nuclear fusion' from deuterium implantation into lithium, but the described mechanism (deuterium ions ≤ 110 keV) is below the Coulomb barrier for D-Li fusion and lacks a clear, net-positive energy balance from first principles.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a heat management system for an unproven and physically implausible 'nonthermal nuclear fusion' process. The proposed reaction (≤110 keV D+ on Li) cannot produce significant fusion power, making the entire apparatus a solution to a non-existent energy production problem. It violates established nuclear physics principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core 'nonthermal nuclear fusion' process is not physically defined or substantiated. Implanting deuterium into lithium at ≤110 keV does not overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • The patent focuses on heat management (coolants, vaporization) for a reaction whose existence and net energy gain are not established, putting the cart before the horse.
  • The system describes heat extraction and deuterium separation for a reaction that, based on the described parameters, would have an infinitesimally low fusion cross-section and cannot be a net energy source.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct terms like ' PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Assumes
Cold fusion apparatus
US20070140400A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from power supply, chemical energy from electrolyte reactions, and ambient thermal energy. Claims additional 'heat energy' output from nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a 'cold fusion' apparatus that purports to produce excess heat by overcoming nuclear fusion barriers using unsubstantiated mechanisms like 'electromagnetic scalar waves.' It violates established physics by proposing to alter fundamental nuclear forces without a credible energy source or mechanism, and uses obfuscatory pseudoscientific terminology.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion using electromagnetic scalar waves and 'compression' in a crystalline lattice without explaining a physically valid mechanism for achieving the required ~10^7 K equivalent energy density.
  • Uses pseudoscientific term 'electromagnetic scalar wave' in a context suggesting it can temporarily alter fundamental forces.
  • No quantitative energy balance or evidence provided that output heat energy exceeds total electrical + chemical input energy.
  • Proposed mechanism (lowering van der Waals forces) is irrelevant to the nuclear fusion Coulomb barrier problem.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct physics term PATTERN A - INCOMPLETE ENERGY ACCOUNTING: Implies net 'creat
Apparatus and process for generating nuclear heat
US20080159461A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claimed source is 'exothermic nuclear reactions' (deuterium fusion) but the described apparatus provides only electrical input for electrolysis and deuterium circulation. No mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion is specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a solid-state electrolysis cell for deuterium cycling but asserts it produces heat from nuclear fusion without any physically valid mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier. This is characteristic of cold fusion/LENR claims that lack reproducible evidence and violate known nuclear physics, making it an energy conservation violation unless proven otherwise with extraordinary evidence.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No credible mechanism for inducing nuclear fusion at near-room temperatures
  • Violates conservation of energy if net heat output exceeds total electrical + chemical input without a proven nuclear process
  • Apparatus describes only deuterium loading/unloading via electrolysis, not a proven fusion trigger
  • Lacks description of how 'diffusion-impeding inclusions' enable nuclear reactions
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses terms like 'exotherm PATTERN A: Incomplete Energy Accounting - Implies net heat f
Energy generation
US20050236376A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to generate plasma; claims energy from 'sub-ground state' transitions or fusion of hydrogen/deuterium atoms.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim is based on physically impossible concepts ('sub-ground state') and an implausible fusion mechanism, with no quantitative evidence that net energy output exceeds the substantial electrical input required for the high-voltage plasma.

Specific Physics Issues
  • 'Sub-ground energy state' is a non-standard, undefined term contradicting quantum mechanics where the ground state is the lowest energy state.
  • Claims of energy release via 'fusing atoms together' in a liquid electrolyte plasma are inconsistent with known plasma/fusion physics (requires extreme temperature/pressure).
  • No credible mechanism provided for how the described setup overcomes Coulomb barrier for fusion or accesses a non-existent 'sub-ground' energy.
  • Energy accounting is absent; electrical input energy is specified, but output energy (type, magnitude) is not quantified against this input.
PATTERN C: Technical obfuscation (using terms like 'sub-grou PATTERN B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism (proposes
Process for generating nuclear heat
US20050105664A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'exothermic nuclear reactions' involving deuterium, but the described process (solid-state electrolysis, deuterium diffusion through metal with barriers) does not constitute a known, proven mechanism for initiating or sustaining nuclear fusion or other exothermic nuclear reactions at the described conditions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrochemical cell for deuterium loading into palladium, reminiscent of cold fusion claims. It provides no physically plausible mechanism for initiating sustained nuclear fusion at the described conditions, violating established nuclear physics. The claimed 'exothermic nuclear reactions' are not supported by the apparatus.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identified mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at near-room-temperature conditions.
  • No provision for neutron emission, gamma radiation, or other signatures of nuclear reactions.
  • Process describes electrochemical loading and diffusion, not a configuration known to achieve significant nuclear reaction rates.
  • Energy accounting for electrical input vs. claimed heat output is absent; system likely conflates chemical/electrochemical heating with nuclear heating.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses terms like 'exotherm
Pressurized electro-hydraulic processing means
US20030201167A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

60-cycle AC electrical input to an electrolytic cell. No other explicit or implicit energy source is described for enabling nuclear transmutation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a high-pressure electrolysis cell but claims it performs macroscopic nuclear transmutation of elements. This is a fundamental violation of nuclear physics, as the MeV-scale energies required to overcome nuclear Coulomb barriers cannot be supplied by a low-voltage electrochemical process. The apparatus cannot achieve its stated purpose within known physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'aneutronic bulk-process transmutation' and element conversion via 'low-energy electrochemical process' are not physically justified.
  • Electrolysis provides chemical, not nuclear, reaction energies (order of eV, not MeV required for nuclear transmutation).
  • Apparatus description is for a high-pressure electrolysis cell; no mechanism is provided to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions.
  • Real-time control described manages temperature/pressure, not any parameter relevant to inducing nuclear processes.
C: Technical obfuscation - uses correct engineering terms fo B: Thermodynamically impossible mechanism - claims macroscop
Systems, methods, and applications of interstitial pseudo-muon fusion
US20260004941A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied to be from 'interstitial pseudo-muon fusion' (IPMF), but the mechanism for creating the required muons or 'pseudo-muons' is not specified. The REBCO electron guns and high-pressure gas/vacuum system are described, but their energy input relative to claimed fusion output is not quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus for 'interstitial pseudo-muon fusion,' a non-standard and physically undefined process. The design lacks a coherent energy accounting or mechanism to explain how the listed components could overcome the fundamental energy barriers of nuclear fusion, making it a violation of established physical principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core concept 'interstitial pseudo-muon fusion' is not a recognized physical process. Muon-catalyzed fusion requires real muons, which are leptons with ~207 times the electron mass, and their production typically consumes vastly more energy than t
  • No description of how 'pseudo-muons' are generated, confined, or interact to enable fusion. The apparatus describes structural components but not the causative physics.
  • Claims of 'high-density neutron radiation' and production of Mo-99 imply significant neutron flux and energy gain, but no accounting for the massive energy input required to overcome the Coulomb barrier or create the necessary catalysts.
  • The components listed (REBCO guns, gas supply, vacuum pump, metal sphere) do not constitute a coherent system for achieving net-energy nuclear fusion.
PATTERN C: Technical Obfuscation - Uses correct physics term PATTERN B: Thermodynamically Impossible Mechanisms - Implies
Artificial Electromagnetic Field Array for Particle Fusion, Confinement
US20240186026A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied input is the energy to project electromagnetic radiation/fields at Lagrange points. No accounting for the massive energy required to drive nuclear fusion or transmute atmospheric elements.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates fundamental principles of nuclear and atomic physics. Electron shell configurations are a consequence of an existing nucleus, not a cause for its formation. Inducing nuclear fusion to create specific elements requires overcoming immense Coulomb repulsion, which cannot be achieved by simply projecting patterned electromagnetic fields at gravitational Lagrange points.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'quantum fusion' and element creation via electromagnetic field patterns without specifying a viable physical mechanism.
  • Confuses atomic electron orbitals (quantum probability distributions) with macroscopic electromagnetic fields.
  • Asserts that mimicking an electron shell configuration with external fields can cause quarks to combine into desired elements, which contradicts nuclear physics (fusion requires overcoming the Coulomb barrier, not replicating electron configurations)
  • No connection between Lagrange points (regions of gravitational equilibrium) and the proposed nuclear/chemical processes.
  • Treats 'terraforming an atmosphere' as a simple output without quantifying the energy and particle flux required.
PATTERN C - TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION: Uses correct terms (Lagra PATTERN B - THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS: Propose
Device and method for third low-temperature controllable nuclear fusion
US20230080823A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion, initiated by an external ion beam (tritons, deuterons, protons) with energy 50 keV - 10 MeV, which is the primary and only clear energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a non-viable 'low-temperature' fusion process that misapplies nuclear physics concepts, lacks a credible confinement or ignition mechanism for a self-sustaining reaction, and almost certainly violates energy conservation as the required external beam input would exceed any possible fusion energy output from the described system.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims a self-circulating, neutron-proliferating chain reaction at low temperatures without a clear confinement or ignition mechanism.
  • Proposed reactions (e.g., n + Li-6 -> t + He-4) are neutron absorption, not fusion, and do not inherently release enough neutrons to sustain a chain reaction.
  • Uses incorrect terminology and vague mechanisms (e.g., 'neutral reflective layer', neutron kinetic energy reduction to 25.3 MeV determining wall thickness).
  • No credible pathway for net energy gain (Q>1); the ion beam input energy likely far exceeds any possible fusion yield from the described low-density, unconfined setup.
C
Generator of transient, heavy electrons and application to transmuting radioactive fission products
US20170040151A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the alternating voltage powering the glow discharge sputtering. The claim implicitly suggests the 'heavy electrons' provide the energy for nuclear transmutation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a device that uses electrical discharge and gas absorption to create 'heavy electrons' that catalyze nuclear transmutation. This violates core physics principles because the electron's effective mass is a solid-state concept irrelevant to nuclear reactions, and the input energy is vastly insufficient to overcome nuclear Coulomb barriers.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core concept of 'transient heavy electrons' with elevated effective mass enabling nuclear transmutation is not a recognized physical mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barriers.
  • Effective mass is a band structure property describing electron inertia in a crystal lattice; it does not alter the fundamental charge or nuclear interaction cross-section of an electron.
  • The described process (sputtering, gas absorption) provides energies on the order of eV-keV, which is ~6-9 orders of magnitude too low for nuclear transmutation via charged particle penetration.
  • The analogy to muon-catalyzed fusion is invalid; muons are fundamental particles ~200x heavier than electrons, enabling close approach to nuclei via the uncertainty principle, not via an 'effective mass' concept.
PATTERN C: TECHNICAL OBFUSCATION - Uses correct condensed ma PATTERN B: THERMODYNAMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE MECHANISMS - Propose
Radioprotective materials, methods of transport and utilization thereof, nanoscale-microscale supramagnetic and supraconducting particles, spherical flow dynamics and sonoluminesence
US20100268012A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Inputs mentioned include electrical charge to transducers, sound/light pressure, and magnetic fields, but no quantified energy accounting. The process claims to create a 'supraconducting entity' with unspecified properties.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claim violates fundamental principles by proposing an impossible material synthesis. It misuses established physics terminology to describe a process with no plausible mechanism for creating superconductors or achieving the claimed biological effects, representing a textbook case of technical obfuscation rather than a feasible invention.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'supraconducting' (superconducting) properties from sonoluminescence and charged transducers without a coherent physical mechanism.
  • Asserts biological effects (radioprotection, longevity) from an ill-defined material with no proposed biophysical pathway.
  • Uses scientific terms ('Cooper-pair bonding', 'paraconducting', 'sonoluminescence') in incorrect or context-free ways, suggesting obfuscation.
  • No thermodynamic or energy balance provided for the claimed creation of a novel superconducting state.
C - Technical Obfuscation: Correct physics terms are strung
Fusion heat engine and electrogravity generator methods and applications
WO2010008625A3  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Proton beam electrical input (explicit), with claimed nuclear fusion energy release. Implicitly suggests extraction of energy from 'gravity waves'.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim violates multiple core physics principles: achieving ~100% fusion efficiency ignores fundamental nuclear reaction limits, and the proposed decoupling of fusion energy from the target violates conservation laws. The 'gravity wave to electricity' mechanism is scientifically unsupported and obfuscates the actual energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'proton-lithium fusion efficiency close to 100%' which is physically impossible due to Coulomb barrier and reaction cross-sections.
  • Suggests fusion byproducts exit without transferring significant energy to target, violating momentum conservation and energy deposition physics.
  • Proposes conversion of 'gravity waves' directly to electricity—a mechanism with no basis in established physics and no known viable transduction method.
  • No quantitative analysis of input proton beam energy vs. claimed fusion output.
B C
Method and apparatus for initiating and maintaining nuclear reactions
WO2019234289A8  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim suggests initiating nuclear reactions (fission or fusion) mediated by electrons, but provides no identifiable primary energy input (e.g., high-energy particle accelerator, dense plasma, external neutron source) to overcome the Coulomb barrier or drive the reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes initiating nuclear reactions without a clear, sufficient energy source to overcome fundamental nuclear force barriers, violating energy conservation. It uses correct terminology ('nuclear reactions') in a context associated with unproven and theoretically problematic processes, indicating a likely violation of established physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between nuclei using only electron mediation.
  • No accounting for the immense energy input required to initiate and sustain nuclear reactions.
  • Implies a 'cold fusion' or low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) process, which lacks a validated theoretical foundation and reproducible experimental evidence meeting mainstream physics standards.
A C
Reactor for producing a nuclear fusion reaction
US-12315644-B2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

低エネルギー核反応の制御方法および装置
JP-2025156484-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Exothermic transmutation method
AU-2025201551-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

プラズマ発生装置およびプラズマ発生方法
JP-2025105158-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

相互作用する反応物のクーロン障壁の低減
JP-7478793-B2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

生成装置
WO-2025047881-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

快速点火聚变系统和方法
CN-119008044-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Fusion nucléaire proche de la température ambiante (fusion froide) à l'interface de deux milieux différents
BE-1030477-B1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

產生電能或熱能的電力系統
TW-I795387-B  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Nuklear-Fusions-Reaktor mit einer Reaktor-Kammer
DE-102023005340-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

핵융합 연쇄 유도 방법
KR-20250085425-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

一种用于化石燃料核能化学能复合燃烧的驱动方法
WO-2023226805-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Kernfusions-Reaktor
DE-102023001488-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Fusions-Reaktor
DE-102023001482-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

電気出力発生システム及び同方法
JP-2023075281-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

用于实施基于加速离子的核聚变反应的装置
CN-118302826-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Kalte-Fusionsantrieb
DE-102022003035-A1  •  98% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 98% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Fusions-Reaktor
DE-102022002224-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

熱光起電力電気的パワー発生器ネットワーク
JP-2022130373-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Low input energy deuterium to he fusion reactor
CA-3160294-A1  •  95% confidence
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This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

紅外光回收熱光伏打氫電力產生器
TW-202301797-A  •  95% confidence
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This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

一种化学元素转化的方法及装置
WO-2022183995-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

一种化学元素转化的方法及装置
WO-2022183994-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Fusionsreaktor und Hochdruckkammer in einem Gefäß
DE-102022000585-A1  •  95% confidence
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This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Moteur comportant un dispositif de mise en œuvre de réactions de fusion nucléaire par ions accélérés
FR-3132541-A1  •  95% confidence
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This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Photovoltaic power generation systems and methods regarding same
AU-2020200099-B2  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Spacecraft-module habitats and bases
US-10960993-B2  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

저에너지 핵 열전기 시스템
KR-102220025-B1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Dispositif de mise en œuvre de réactions de fusion nucléaire par ions accélérés
FR-3129243-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

一种温度可控点式核聚变的方法及其专用设备
CN-116798663-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Method for energy generation, energy generator, and electric generator using such energy generator
EP-3955261-A2  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

常温核融合装置、常温核融合による発熱方法および発熱装置
WO-2021206036-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

発熱装置
WO-2021200843-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

中子(*)、双中子(*)无势垒核聚变及可控氢核反应技术装置
CN-112951452-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Spacecraft collision-avoidance propulsion system and method
US-10815014-B2  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

熱光起電力発電装置
JP-6759245-B2  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Способ для применения при генерировании энергии и соответствующее устройство
RU-2719352-C2  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

核聚变装置和方法
CN-114762062-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Tandem fusionreactor
EP-3876242-A1  •  90% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 90% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

冷核聚变反应器
CN-111724916-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

一种低温可控核聚变装置
CN-110993126-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

核融合炉での使用が意図されているミューオンを発生させるための装置
JP-2020500315-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

伽码激光或伽码射线实现可控核聚变的方法与装置
CN-108154938-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Συσκευη μεταστοιχειωσεων με ηλεκτρικους παλμους με καμπυλα μεταλλικα φυλλα μεσα σε διαλυματα αλατων
GR-20160100549-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

低温聚变新能源创造法和核裂变反应堆改造法
CN-106024073-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

冷聚变反应管
WO-2016206443-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

融合反応器用材料配置構成および該材料配置構成を形成するための方法
JP-2016173364-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Materialanordnung für einen fusionsreaktor und verfahren zur herstellung derselben
EP-3070050-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Verfahren und vorrichtung zum erzeugen und zum fusionieren von ultradichtem wasserstoff
EP-3070051-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

ミューオン-プラズモイド複合核融合炉
WO-2016093324-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

플라즈마 발생장치
KR-20160134252-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur kontinuierlichen Erzeugung von LENR-Wärme
DE-102014014209-A9  •  90% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 90% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

多相氢-催化剂动力系统
CN-102549836-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Order force effects, states and reactions
GB-2464084-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

核反应器
CN-201206510-Y  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Interactions of charged particles on surfaces for fusion and other applications
CA-2763696-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

元素変換方法及びエネルギー生成方法
JP-2009128300-A  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Kraftwerk zur stöchiometrischen Masse- Ladungs- Energieerzeugung
DE-102007034385-A1  •  99% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 99% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

La fusion nucleaire froide
FR-2809224-A1  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

诱发金属系统大量吸收氢及其同位素的方法及设备
CN-1046682-C  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Energy generation and generator by means of anharmonic stimulated fusion
EP-0767962-B1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Hydrogen nucleus storage method and hydrogen nucleus storage unit
US-5863495-A  •  90% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 90% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Energy Generation
GB-2343291-A  •  95% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

La fusion nucleaire froide
FR-2786020-A1  •  99% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 99% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Betrieb einer Wärmekraftmaschine mit Deuterium als Kraftstoff
DE-19845223-A1  •  99% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 99% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Verfahren zur Atomwinderzeugung mit kalter Kernspaltung aus atomaren und molekularen Elementen der Ordnungszahl 1 bis 8 im System der Elemente
DE-19621475-A1  •  95% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 95% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Method and apparatus for producing and using plasma
EP-1376611-A2  •  85% confidence
VIOLATION
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent was flagged as a physics violation with 85% confidence. The claimed mechanism appears to violate fundamental physics principles.

Questionable — Requires Further Review

264 patents with unclear or incomplete energy accounting

Selective transmutation of reactive molecules in a reactor
WO2025017371A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is from an external AC source and a DC power source, which power the primary circuit. The device claims to impart energy from injected dipolar molecules to the secondary circuit via high-voltage resonant interactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The device uses external electrical power to create high-voltage fields and sparks. While the physics of manipulating dipolar molecules with fields is valid, the claim of imparting energy from these molecules to the circuit is vague and suggests incomplete energy accounting, as the molecules are not an identified energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The claim that energy is 'imparted from dipolar molecules to a circuit' is vague. The molecules themselves are not an energy source unless they possess chemical or internal energy that is being converted, which is not sp
  • Ambiguous mechanism: The described high-voltage resonant relationships and discharges are a method of applying energy to the molecules, not a clear mechanism for extracting net useful work from them. The 'selective transmutation' claim is unsupported
  • No thermodynamic limit comparison: The system's claimed performance or efficiency is not stated, making it impossible to evaluate against thermodynamic limits for any purported energy conversion process.
Fast burning fusion process in space
WO2024092299A2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy input is the kinetic energy of the external ignitor (projectile, beam, or photon sail impact), which is intended to trigger a self-sustaining fusion burn wave in the fuel (e.g., He3).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim is not an explicit violation of energy conservation, as it specifies a large external energy input. However, it uses correct physics terms in a vague and non-standard way to describe an unsupported mechanism for achieving and stabilizing a fusion burn wave, making its feasibility highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims of 'stable proton burn wave' and 'iterative cycle' are vague and lack a described physical mechanism for overcoming plasma disassembly and energy losses.
  • No quantitative analysis of energy balance (ignition energy vs. fusion yield) or confinement time is provided.
  • The described process of a relativistic shock wave 'maintaining pressure and density' against radiative and hydrodynamic losses is not substantiated.
  • The terminology (e.g., 'proton bum wave') is non-standard and suggests conceptual confusion.
Beam-catalyzed volume ignition of fusion reactions
AU2022334316A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to lasers (compression and ion acceleration) which deliver energy to a solid hydrogen-boron-11 fuel target to initiate fusion. The claimed net energy output would come from the exothermic p-B11 fusion reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion concept without violating fundamental conservation laws, as the ultimate energy source is nuclear. However, it makes vague quantitative performance claims and omits the critical energy accounting needed to demonstrate net energy gain, placing it in the 'questionable' category due to technical obfuscation and unsubstantiated feasibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 16 specifies a performance metric (2e16 alpha particles per kJ laser energy) which, if referring to total laser input energy, implies a fusion energy gain Q ~ 0.1-1.0, not clearly above break-even. The patent lacks quantitative analysis of ener
  • The described 'beam-catalyzed volume ignition' mechanism using a secondary laser to accelerate ions through a compressed target is a speculative concept. The technical feasibility of efficiently igniting p-B11 fusion (which requires very high tempera
Reactor for energy generation by nuclear fusion
WO2023175597A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to pump liquid to high pressure (10-100+ MPa) and energy to make the solid barrier penetrable (via pulsed power, chemical reaction, or mechanical actuator). Potential fusion energy release from fusionable material if conditions are achieved.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a mechanical apparatus but provides no credible physics pathway to achieve the necessary temperature, density, and confinement time for net-energy-gain fusion. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, it appears to ignore the monumental scale of energy required to initiate fusion versus what the described compression method could deliver.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear mechanism for achieving the extreme temperature (tens of millions of Kelvin) and confinement necessary for significant thermonuclear fusion. Pressures of 100 MPa (≈1 kbar) are vastly insufficient for inertial confinement fusion, which requir
  • The described system appears to be a hydrodynamic compression scheme, but the energy required to compress the liquid (input) is not analyzed against the potential fusion energy output (gain).
  • The patent describes apparatus but provides no quantitative analysis of plasma formation, heating, or confinement time to justify a net energy gain.
Pulse energy generator system
WO2023141227A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from plasma power supply drives plasma formation and hydrogen dissociation/recombination. Implicit ambient thermal energy may also contribute.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a pulsed plasma hydrogen system but implies an 'excess energy' release during hydrogen recombination, which violates energy conservation unless all inputs (electrical, thermal) are fully accounted for. The apparatus itself is not impossible, but the described purpose suggests a thermodynamic violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of 'excess energy' release during molecular hydrogen reformation is thermodynamically suspect. The recombination of atomic hydrogen to molecular hydrogen is exothermic, but the net energy released cannot exceed the electrical energy input to di
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The abstract suggests 'excess energy' but the system description only includes a heat exchanger to remove heat. No measurement or comparison of output vs. input energy is provided.
  • The pulsed operation and catalyst coating are presented as enabling an anomalous energy gain mechanism without a clear, physically valid pathway.
Apparatus and methods for generating condensed plasmoids
WO2023091031A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the power supply, which energizes the reactant gas to form a plasma. No claim of anomalous energy output is made in the provided text.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a plasma reactor with a specialized semiconductor cathode. While it does not explicitly claim to violate energy conservation, its core claims rely on poorly defined phenomena ('condensed plasmoids') and speculative mechanisms, placing it in the realm of questionable physics rather than a clear violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague, non-standard terminology ('condensed plasmoids', 'clusters of electrons') with unclear physical definition and properties.
  • Claims about 'spin-polarised electron clusters' and specific nuclear spin requirements lack a clear, established mechanism linking them to the described plasma discharge phenomenon.
  • The patent focuses on material properties and configurations but does not provide a testable physical model for the alleged novel effect.
Method and apparatus for controlled fusion reactions
WO2023064502A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy supplied to the gas chamber to heat the cathode and ionize the neutral gas. The claimed fusion energy output is purportedly from proton bombardment into the cathode.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex plasma discharge process but provides no quantitative evidence that the input electrical energy is less than the claimed fusion energy output. It uses correct physics terminology in a speculative manner to describe a mechanism that is highly unlikely to achieve net-energy fusion, placing it in the 'questionable' category due to incomplete energy accounting and lack of connection to established fusion feasibility criteria.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy balance or claimed gain (Q) provided.
  • Mechanism for achieving proton energies sufficient for fusion (>> 10 keV) via described electrostatic potentials is not substantiated.
  • No description of how energy from fusion reactions is extracted or measured.
  • The described electron-ion two-stream instability and potential profile formation is speculative as a driver for net-energy fusion.
  • No discussion of plasma density, confinement time, or temperature required for Lawson criterion.
Fusion reactor using bichromatic optical control of quantum tunneling
WO2023158458A2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primarily electrical input to laser system, with fusion energy as claimed output. The system appears to use laser energy to initiate/control fusion in a fluid fuel.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes sophisticated laser optics but provides no credible physical mechanism for how optical pulses at visible/UV wavelengths can induce nuclear fusion in a fluid at ambient conditions. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it lacks the quantitative energy accounting and physical plausibility expected for a fusion concept, relying on technical jargon without establishing a clear path to overcome fundamental Coulomb barrier challenges.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy balance provided (laser input vs. fusion output)
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier with optical photons (605nm photon energy ~2eV vs. MeV-scale barrier)
  • Claims fusion at 'lower than ambient temperatures' without explaining how low temperatures aid optical tunneling control
  • Vague 'fusion probability exceeds viability threshold' without defined physical basis
  • No mention of fuel type (deuterium, tritium, etc.) or confinement method
Non-thermal laser ignition of nuclear fusion for the generation of electric power from hydrogen and boron-11
WO2022157358A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy input is the electrical energy to power the attosecond laser system. The claimed energy output is from the p-B11 nuclear fusion reaction, which releases energy from the nuclear binding energy difference between reactants and products.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a speculative method for initiating p-B11 fusion using attosecond lasers, which does not explicitly violate energy conservation as the output energy originates from nuclear binding energy. However, the proposed mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier without multi-keV ion temperatures is not supported by established physics, and the lack of quantitative energy accounting makes the 'high efficiency' claim highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims rely on 'non-thermal pressures' and 'nonlinear forces' to achieve fusion ignition without the extreme temperatures required by conventional fusion, which is a highly speculative and unproven physical mechanism.
  • The use of 800-attosecond laser pulses to reduce electron collision losses is a technical claim that lacks a clear, established pathway to overcome the fundamental Coulomb barrier for p-B11 fusion.
  • The patent language is vague on quantitative performance ('high efficiency') and does not provide a clear energy accounting comparing laser input to fusion energy output, making thermodynamic assessment impossible.
Systems and methods for nuclear fusion
WO2022061151A2  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary input is electromagnetic radiation (likely laser) to induce phonon oscillations. The claimed output is nuclear fusion energy from deuterium or other light nuclei.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative mechanism for 'phonon-screened' fusion at low temperatures, using correct physics terms (phonons, coherent oscillations) in a context where their efficacy for overcoming the Coulomb barrier is not theoretically or experimentally validated. It does not explicitly violate conservation laws but makes extraordinary claims without a proven physical basis, placing it in the realm of cold fusion/LENR-type proposals.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for phonon screening of Coulomb barrier is speculative and not established in mainstream nuclear physics.
  • No quantitative claim of net energy gain (Q>1) is made, but the description implies 'low temperature and pressure' fusion, which is highly problematic.
  • The proposed mechanism bypasses the well-understood requirements of high temperature (for thermonuclear) or high pressure (for inertial confinement) fusion.
  • No accounting for the immense energy input required to generate the necessary coherent phonon oscillations versus the probabilistic, low-rate fusion output.
System and method for optimizing energy transfer and conversion in quantum systems
WO2022046609A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The method describes 'coherent stimulation' (e.g., a laser) as an input to enhance coupling and drive 'energy transfer and conversion dynamics,' but the source of the output energy ('amount of energy released from the lattice sample') is not specified. It could be chemical/nuclear energy from the dopant-induced lattice changes, or it might imply extraction of energy from the quantum vacuum/zero-point field.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a computational design method for quantum systems but is questionable because it lacks a clear, complete physical energy accounting for the implied device. It uses correct quantum physics terminology in a vague context that could obscure the source of output energy, leaving open the possibility of an over-unity or ambient energy harvesting claim that isn't properly bounded by thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claim 6 mentions 'overall energy balance ΔE' and 'amount of energy released,' but the patent does not specify if this output energy exceeds the total input energy (coherent stimulation + energy to create dopant/vacancy s
  • Ambiguous process: The 'energy transfer and conversion dynamics' are not defined. It is unclear if this describes a known process (e.g., enhanced photoluminescence, chemical reaction) or a novel one that could circumvent thermodynamic limits.
  • Vague performance claims: No quantitative efficiency or COP is provided, making thermodynamic limit analysis impossible.
Ion source
EP4162519A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unspecified. The patent abstract and claims describe a sequence of operations (ionize, confine, accumulate, cool, compress, accelerate) but do not state the source of energy required to perform these operations, such as electrical power for electron beams, cooling systems, or acceleration voltages.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method is a sequence of ion manipulation steps but fails to specify the energy inputs required, making proper thermodynamic analysis impossible. While not explicitly claiming an energy output greater than input, the omission of power sources and the vague description of key confinement and compression mechanisms render it questionable and incomplete from a physics compliance perspective.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No specification of input power to drive ionization, confinement, cooling, compression, or acceleration.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: Claims of confining and compressing ions 'without using magnetic fields' using only a 'radially converging electron beam' are vague. Electrostatic confinement with electrons is possible but requires detailed energy and force bala
  • Thermodynamic process undefined: The steps of 'cooling' and 'compressing' ions inherently require work input and heat rejection; the method for doing this efficiently without magnetic fields is not explained.
Method for generating electrical energy by laser-based nuclear fusion and laser reactor
US10410752B2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy source is the nuclear fusion reaction initiated by the petawatt laser pulses. The magnetic field confinement system and all other reactor systems are powered by separate, unspecified external electrical inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a highly speculative fusion concept. While nuclear fusion itself is a valid energy source, the claimed performance metric is misleading as it ignores the vast majority of the system's energy inputs, making a net energy gain assessment impossible. The physics of generating the required magnetic fields is also far beyond current capabilities.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed energy yield >500x laser energy is an incomplete metric; it ignores the massive energy required to generate the 1+ petawatt fusion laser pulses and the separate 1+ kilotesla magnetic field.
  • Generating a 1 kT (10^9 Gauss) magnetic field via laser-induced discharge is an extreme and unsolved engineering challenge with enormous implied energy costs not accounted for.
  • The method describes direct laser initiation of fusion in a magnetically confined volume, a hybrid of inertial and magnetic confinement with unproven feasibility and no established efficiency limits.
Fusion reactor using azimuthally accelerated plasma
US10319480B2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source to generate the plasma, electric field, and magnetic field. The claimed nuclear product would release energy from nuclear binding energy differences.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a real plasma confinement scheme (similar to a Penning discharge) with clear electrical energy input. However, its core claim—that azimuthal rotation from repeated collisions produces a nuclear product with different mass—lacks a credible physical mechanism for overcoming nuclear reaction energy barriers, making the nuclear transmutation/fusion claim highly questionable based on known plasma and nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion/transmutation at thermal/plasma energies implied by a 'weakly ionized' plasma.
  • Energy input for plasma generation and rotation is clear, but the claimed nuclear interaction lacks a plausible physics pathway from 'repeated collisions' to nuclear mass change.
  • The system describes a Penning-type discharge or magnetron, which can create rotating plasmas, but these are not known to produce significant nuclear reactions without extreme, high-energy conditions not described.
Heating device, and heating method
EP3023991B1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy (implicitly) and electrical input to heater/plasma generation. Primary claimed source is 'heat generation' from hydrogen occlusion in metal nano-protrusions during plasma exposure or heating.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a complex setup for generating heat via hydrogen interaction with nano-structured metals, but the patent provides no quantitative energy balance. The described heat could simply be from electrical inputs to the heater and plasma, with no evidence of excess heat. Without measured input/output data, it is impossible to verify compliance with energy conservation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantitative measurement of total electrical input (heater + plasma generation) vs. heat output.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: 'Occlude hydrogen atoms... thus generating heat' describes an exothermic absorption/reaction, but the system's net energy gain is not quantified against the energy cost of creating/maintaining plasma, heating the reactant, or gas
  • No thermodynamic limit comparison: Device is presented as a heat generator; if claiming COP>1, it must be compared to the thermodynamic limit of a heat pump (Carnot COP).
Reactor using electrical and magnetic fields
US10269458B2  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source to generate plasma, electric fields, and magnetic fields. The claimed nuclear fusion energy output is purportedly from collisions between reactants (e.g., p-B11).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a plasma device but provides no physically plausible pathway to achieve the multi-hundred-keV ion energies required for significant proton-boron-11 fusion. The proposed ion-neutral coupling in a very weakly ionized plasma is a highly lossy process, making it thermodynamically questionable as a net-energy fusion system.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how thermal ion energies reach the ~100-600 keV required for p-B11 fusion cross-section.
  • Ion-neutral coupling in a weakly ionized plasma (0.0001%-1% ionization) is an extremely inefficient method for ion acceleration; collisional energy loss to neutrals would dominate.
  • No confinement mechanism or timescale described to sustain hot ions for sufficient fusion probability.
  • No quantitative energy balance or gain (Q) is provided; the claim rests on qualitative 'repeated collisions'.
Electron-coupled transformer
US10181376B2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Input electrical pulse energy stored in the distributed interelectrode capacitance between cathode and grid, then used to accelerate electrons from cathode to anode.

AI Physics Analysis

The device appears to be a specialized vacuum tube pulse amplifier. The energy source is the input pulse charging interelectrode capacitance. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, the claims are physically vague and use obfuscating terminology, making the claimed 'amplification' mechanism questionable without clearer power accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague energy accounting: Claims 'amplified version' without specifying voltage/current/power gain relative to input.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: 'Traveling wave of ground potential' causing electron flow is poorly defined; appears to conflate waveguide TEM modes with vacuum tube electron ballistics.
  • No clear thermodynamic limit violation, but the description suggests potential confusion between voltage transformation (possible via capacitive/inductive coupling) and power amplification (impossible without additional energy source).
Induced nuclear excitation transfer
WO2019099546A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Energy inputs mentioned include phonons (via lasers, electric current, solute diffusion, ion beams, heating, or stress), but the claim does not specify if these inputs are the sole energy source for the nuclear excitation or if they merely trigger a release of pre-existing nuclear energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes using various methods to create phonons to induce a nuclear excitation transfer, but it is fundamentally vague. It does not clarify if the process is merely stimulating the release of stored nuclear energy (like a triggered isomer decay) or claims to create nuclear excitation energy from the low-energy phonon input itself. Without clear energy accounting and quantitative bounds, it cannot be validated and raises questions of obfuscation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting for the nuclear excitation process
  • No quantitative relationship between input phonon energy and output nuclear excitation energy
  • Vague mechanism for transferring phonon energy (meV scale) to nuclear excitation energy (keV to MeV scale)
  • No mention of thermodynamic limits or efficiency for the energy transfer/conversion
In-situ breeder reactor
WO2019070789A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR)' triggered in a deuterium-loaded metal lattice (e.g., nickel) after plasma loading. The primary input energy is electrical (for plasma generation and triggering), with the output claimed as exothermic nuclear reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a preparation method for a device claimed to produce exothermic reactions, but it hinges on LENR, a phenomenon not recognized by mainstream physics due to lack of reproducible evidence and a violation of known nuclear reaction thresholds. While the preparation steps themselves don't explicitly violate conservation laws, the claimed energy source is scientifically unsubstantiated.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Relies on LENR/condensed matter nuclear reactions, which are not an accepted or theoretically substantiated energy source in mainstream physics.
  • No clear mechanism provided for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at low energies.
  • No identification of reaction products, radiation, or ash that would confirm a nuclear process.
  • The method describes preparation and triggering but provides no quantitative energy accounting to demonstrate net energy gain.
Verfahren und apparatur zur freisetzung von überschusswärme in wasserstoff-metall-systemen durch dielektrische barriere entladung und ihre kombination mit weiteren anregungsverfahren
DE102018002060A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primarily electrical input to drive the Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma. The patent suggests additional energy may be sourced from an exothermic transition of hydrogen into 'strongly bound states' (SGW/HC states), implying a chemical or nuclear reaction, but this source is not clearly defined or quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex system using plasma excitation to release heat from hydrogen, but it fails to provide a complete and verifiable energy balance. The core claim relies on an undefined 'exothermic transition,' which, combined with claims of high COP, suggests possible omission of input energy or violation of thermodynamic limits without conclusive proof.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims of 'excess heat' and high COP without specifying all energy inputs (e.g., full electrical input to the DBD and any pre-conditioning) and outputs.
  • Ambiguous energy source: The 'exothermic transition' to 'strongly bound states' is not a standard, validated chemical or nuclear process. Its energy density and origin are undefined.
  • Lack of thermodynamic limit comparison: No reference to the theoretical maximum efficiency (Carnot, etc.) for the claimed heat production process.
Monitoring and controlling exothermic reactions using photon detection devices
WO2019164522A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The method describes electrical heating and voltage application to an electrode, but the core energy source for the claimed 'low energy nuclear reaction' (LENR) is not identified or explained. The system appears to rely on external electrical input to initiate and sustain a purported nuclear process.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a monitoring and control method for a system whose core energy source—LENR—lacks a validated physics foundation. While the monitoring steps (vacuum, gas flow, heating, spectral imaging) are technically coherent as a process, they are built upon an unproven and highly questionable premise, making the overall claim's validity dependent on the unresolved physics of cold fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The patent assumes the existence of 'Low Energy Nuclear Reactions' (LENR/Cold Fusion) as a valid energy source without providing a mechanism that reconciles with known nuclear physics.
  • The described monitoring method (spectrometer peaks) is disconnected from any established nuclear reaction signature or quantitative energy accounting.
  • No pathway for overcoming the Coulomb barrier at low temperatures is described or referenced.
Opto-mechanisch betriebene Laser-Bor Fusion zur Raumfahrt
DE102018001430A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from proton-boron-11 (p-B11) nuclear fusion, initiated by a laser pulse. The energy input for the laser and the magnetic confinement system (≥100 Tesla) is not specified, but the claimed output is the kinetic energy of charged fusion products (alpha particles).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion rocket concept but rests on the unproven and highly questionable premise of achieving a net-energy-gain 'avalanche' p-B11 fusion reaction using an unspecified 'opto-mechanical' laser driver. The extreme technical requirements and lack of energy accounting make the core energy source claim highly questionable, though not a direct violation of conservation laws if all inputs are considered.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Implies a 'multiplicative avalanche reaction' for p-B11 fusion, which is not a known or plausible chain reaction mechanism for aneutronic fusion.
  • Generating and maintaining a ≥100 Tesla magnetic field for confinement requires enormous energy input not accounted for.
  • The patent references a prior device (DE11 2014 006 495 A5) described as 'opto-mechanically operated,' which suggests a possible over-unity or incomplete energy accounting scheme for the laser driver.
  • No quantitative energy balance or gain (Q) is provided to show net energy production after powering the laser and magnet.
  • The thrust mechanism (deflecting ions with a parabolic electric field to accelerate the wall) is a secondary concern; the primary issue is the feasibility of the claimed net-energy-gain fusion process.
高声压反应系统
CN110415836B  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ultrasonic transducer (implicit) plus potential nuclear fusion/fission reactions in deuterium/tritium containers under high-pressure acoustic environment

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an ultrasonic pressure reactor system claiming to initiate nuclear fusion/fission reactions using ultrasonic waves, but provides insufficient energy accounting and uses technically correct terms (ultrasonic transducer, neutron detection) in a vague context that obscures the actual energy flows and thermodynamic feasibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims ultrasonic energy can penetrate reactor walls to initiate nuclear reactions without clear energy accounting
  • Implies acoustic cavitation energy from high-pressure water environment is harnessed, but no thermodynamic cycle described
  • Suggests neutron detection from reactions but doesn't specify energy balance of claimed nuclear processes
  • No quantitative efficiency or energy output claims, making thermodynamic analysis impossible
Energy conversion system
US9908096B2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs are the electrical energy to create the arc (from a battery) and the chemical energy stored in the carbon rods, which are consumed. Ambient light is not a significant input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a multi-output system (hydrogen, electricity from light, mechanical work from heat) powered by an electrical arc and consumed carbon rods. While not explicitly claiming over-unity, the structure suggests an attempt to harvest energy from byproducts in a way that often leads to incomplete accounting, making the net energy balance highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The system claims to collect energy via photovoltaics (from arc light) and a Stirling engine (from waste heat) while also producing hydrogen fuel. This suggests an attempt to extract multiple forms of work from a single
  • Implied over-unity: The combination of hydrogen fuel production, photovoltaic electricity, and Stirling engine work from a primary process (carbon arc in water) is highly suggestive of a system where the claimed useful outputs may appear to sum to mo
  • Practical inefficiencies: Each conversion step (electrical to arc/heat/light, photovoltaics, Stirling engine, hydrogen combustion) has significant losses, making the net system efficiency likely very low.
Nuclear fusion
CA3023115A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim references a novel mathematical framework for the universe but does not specify the energy input required to initiate or sustain the fusion reaction (e.g., thermal, kinetic, or electromagnetic energy to overcome Coulomb barrier).

AI Physics Analysis

The claim presents a vague, purely mathematical framework without specifying a physical process or energy source to achieve fusion, making it impossible to evaluate against thermodynamic and conservation laws. It uses correct physics terms (nuclear fusion, quantum mechanics) in a non-actionable, obfuscating context.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable energy input mechanism described
  • No description of how the proposed mathematics overcomes the fundamental Coulomb repulsion between nuclei
  • Abstract and claims are purely conceptual with no actionable physical process or device
  • Confuses a mathematical description with a physical method for achieving fusion conditions
A power generator using neutron capture
WO2019068917A2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is electrical power to the ion source, pre-accelerator, and main accelerator to create a neutron spallation source. The claimed net energy output would theoretically come from exothermic neutron capture reactions in the fuel (e.g., chlorine, nickel, titanium).

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a complex system to generate neutrons and induce capture reactions, but it lacks any quantitative analysis showing net energy gain. The extreme technical challenge of achieving neutron spallation in a small device, combined with the inefficiency of converting capture gamma rays to electricity, makes the claimed power generation highly questionable without substantial supporting evidence.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy balance provided: input electrical energy vs. energy released from neutron capture is unspecified.
  • Neutron spallation typically requires very high-energy particle accelerators (hundreds of MeV to GeV); achieving this in a 0.1-1.0 m device with the described components is highly questionable.
  • The system appears to use generated neutrons to trigger (n,γ) reactions; these are radiative capture events where the energy release is primarily in gamma rays, not directly convertible to electricity with high efficiency.
  • The description mixes plasma physics, electrostatic wave acceleration, and neutronics without a clear, coherent energy multiplication mechanism.
用于放射性物质的非指数衰变的激发转移实现
CN111344810A  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to accelerate the natural decay rate of radioactive material via external stimulation (ultrasonic transducer at >2 MHz). Energy inputs include electrical energy to drive the transducer, but the system claims output (enhanced radioactive decay) exceeds natural decay rate without clear accounting of all energy flows.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims a method to accelerate radioactive decay using ultrasonic stimulation, which contradicts the established principle that decay rates are intrinsic nuclear properties. The description lacks a plausible physical mechanism and fails to account for the immense energy required to affect nuclear states, making it highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of input energy vs. energy released from accelerated decay.
  • Violates established nuclear physics: Radioactive decay rates are fundamental constants under standard conditions, not modifiable by classical energy inputs like ultrasound.
  • No mechanism provided for how ultrasonic energy couples to nuclear potential wells to enhance decay probability.
  • Claims 'non-exponential decay' which contradicts the quantum mechanical foundation of radioactive decay.
発熱装置
WO2020021638A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical heating element (resistor) that heats a reaction body containing mesh/film/sheet structures made of metal/alloy, with hydrogen/deuterium gas supplied to a reaction chamber.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex heating device with catalytic surfaces and hydrogen/deuterium gas, but provides no mechanism for net energy gain beyond resistive heating. The claims focus on structural arrangements rather than energy conversion physics, making it impossible to verify compliance with conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear energy conversion mechanism described
  • Vague claims of heat generation without specifying input/output energy balance
  • Complex structural description obfuscates the fundamental energy source
  • No thermodynamic cycle or work extraction process defined
  • Appears to be a resistive heater with catalytic surfaces, not an energy generator
Electron emitter for reactor
WO2018208862A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from voltage/current source applied to electrodes; potential laser input for photoelectric electron emission.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex apparatus claiming to produce nuclear fusion via ion-neutral rotation, but it lacks a credible physical mechanism to achieve the extreme conditions required for fusion. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (as it has electrical/laser inputs), the proposed process is thermodynamically and physically implausible for net energy gain, placing it in the 'questionable' category.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for achieving nuclear fusion conditions (high temperature/pressure) via ion-neutral coupling and rotation is not described and appears insufficient
  • No clear path to overcome Coulomb barrier for aneutronic reactions like p-B11
  • Energy accounting for the complete system (input electrical/laser energy vs. claimed fusion output) is absent
  • Role of electron emitter in enabling fusion is vague and unsubstantiated
A continuously running exothermic reactor system
WO2019164523A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary energy is ostensibly from an unspecified 'exothermic reaction' triggered by pressurization. The compressor's work input is the only explicit energy input mentioned.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a mechanical switching system to manage an exothermic reaction but fails to account for the compressor's energy input. Without specifying the reaction's fuel source and energy balance, it is impossible to determine if the system produces net energy or is simply a complex heat pump.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The system requires compressor work to pressurize reactors and drive gas separation, but this input energy is not compared to the claimed heat output.
  • Ambiguous reaction: The nature of the 'exothermic reaction' and 'byproduct cluster formation' is not defined. It is unclear if it is a finite fuel being consumed or a reversible process.
  • No thermodynamic limit analysis: The patent makes no comparison of the heat output to the compressor work input, leaving the net energy gain or system COP undefined.
A device for generating compressed fluids
AU2017319402A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy to power radio wave emitter (M) and nebulizer (N); chemical energy in the unspecified 'reaction materials' is implied but not quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The device description is physically vague and omits essential energy accounting. It uses correct-sounding terms like 'high-energy plasma' and 'reaction materials' but provides no mechanism or efficiency to show how the input radio waves lead to net useful compression work without violating thermodynamics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No energy accounting: Input electrical power to means (M) and (N) is not compared to output work of fluid compression.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: Claims 'high-energy plasma' from radio waves interacting with nebulized liquid/solid mixtures warms and compresses a separate fluid, but the energy transfer and efficiency path is unexplained.
  • Implied over-unity possibility: Structure suggests compression work may be claimed to exceed input electrical energy, using unaccounted energy from ambiguous 'reactions'.
FUSION NEUTRON SOURCE POWER SYSTEM
WO2018234840A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion (D-T or similar) initiated by electrical discharge and laser heating, with potential breeding of Tritium from Lithium. Electrical input for plasma generation and lasers is the primary explicit input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative fusion device that mixes concepts (fissionable materials, laser assist, unexplained magnetic fields) without providing a credible physics basis for achieving the required plasma confinement, stability, and net energy gain. It relies on vague claims rather than a clear, physically sound design.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how 'minimal power input' achieves 'high density hot stable plasma' for net energy gain
  • Vague on confinement mechanism and stability; 'strong magnetic field without external magnets' is unspecified and likely insufficient for fusion-grade confinement
  • Use of fissile/fertile materials (Thorium/Uranium) in direct plasma-facing components suggests a confused hybrid fission-fusion concept without a defined neutronics or safety analysis
  • Claims of 'continuously changing protective film' and breeding Tritium in-situ are technically unspecified and highly optimistic for a plasma-facing component
Rotating high density fusion reactor for aneutronic and neutronic fusion
US9224505B2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from DC and pulsed power supplies to create plasma and drive rotation via E×B drift. Magnetic field energy from superconducting magnet (cryogenically maintained).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion concept using rotating plasma but lacks a credible mechanism to achieve the high ion energies required for fusion. It uses correct physics terms incorrectly and makes vague claims about performance without addressing fundamental issues like energy losses from ion-neutral collisions or how to reach the necessary reaction rates for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'strong ion-neutral coupling' enabling high neutral densities and rotation, but ion-neutral collisions rapidly dissipate ordered rotation energy into heat, opposing sustained high-energy rotation.
  • No clear mechanism to achieve fusion-relevant ion energies (>> 10 keV) via E×B drift in a collisional plasma; E×B drift velocity v = E/B is limited by practical field strengths and voltage breakdown.
  • Vague on how fusion occurs 'mainly between neutral particles'—neutral-neutral fusion cross-sections are negligible compared to ion-ion at fusion energies.
  • No quantitative analysis of power balance, confinement time, or losses (e.g., charge exchange, radiation, transport).
  • Claim that magnetic field can be 'very high' due to 'absence of magnetic charges' is nonsensical; field strength is limited by material properties, not magnetic monopoles.
Multiple and opposing proton beams collision and redirection globe
WO2016048254A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Implied external proton beam accelerators provide input energy, but no accounting for the massive energy required to create, accelerate, and confine proton beams.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a geometric arrangement for proton collisions but completely ignores the immense energy inputs required for particle accelerators and confinement. It uses the language of particle physics without demonstrating a coherent understanding of the energy scales, forces, or purpose of the device, making its feasibility and utility highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No energy accounting for proton beam creation/acceleration
  • No stated purpose or useful energy output
  • Vague claims about chain collisions and 'new formations' without physical mechanism
  • Proton-proton collisions at non-relativistic energies would require immense confinement not described
  • Magnetic disks for 'redirecting' high-energy proton collisions is technically dubious
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben eines Kernfusionskraftwerkes
DE102015011836A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ion accelerators and magnetic confinement systems, with claimed net energy output from D-T fusion reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex magnetic confinement and recirculation scheme for inertial electrostatic fusion-like collisions. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, it presents an incomplete energy balance, ignores immense practical challenges in plasma stability and loss rates, and makes vague claims about achieving a sustainable fusion power plant without demonstrating how it would reach scientific breakeven.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete description of energy accounting for ion acceleration, confinement, and recirculation.
  • No quantitative analysis of breakeven (Q>1) or ignition; system appears to require continuous, significant external energy input to sustain and recirculate ions.
  • Practical feasibility of maintaining a dense, colliding-beam plasma with low losses and efficient energy recovery from alpha particles is highly speculative and unsupported.
Method for inducing an exothermic reaction in a liquid solution
EP3186415A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input (for heating and electrode stimulation), photonic input (LED light), and chemical potential energy in the prepared solution (lithium ions, siliceous host, water).

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a complex chemical-electrical-optical setup but fails to provide a complete energy balance or a plausible, efficient mechanism for the claimed exothermic reaction. It uses correct scientific terms (e.g., silsesquioxane, heavy water) in a context that suggests but does not demonstrate an anomalous energy release, making its thermodynamic validity highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: the method claims to induce 'desired exothermic reactions' but does not quantify the energy output relative to the substantial electrical and thermal inputs required to maintain the solution near boiling.
  • The role of photonic and electrical 'stimulation' in triggering an exothermic reaction is vague and not grounded in a clear, quantifiable physical or electrochemical mechanism.
  • The system requires continuous external energy input (heating, electrical voltage, LEDs) to potentially trigger a reaction, making claims of net energy gain or anomalous heat unsubstantiated by the description.
Heat engine
WO2016022967A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary energy source is implied to be a chemical/nuclear reaction between a 'fuel species' (hydrogen isotope) and a dopant (e.g., Ni, Pt, Pd), triggered or modulated by an applied electric/magnetic field. The field's energy input is the only explicit input, but the substantial heat output must come from the fuel's chemical/nuclear binding energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The device appears to be a chemically-fueled heater with field-controlled ignition, not a novel thermodynamic cycle. The patent obscures the primary fuel energy input, creating the misleading impression that the small control field energy is being amplified, which would violate energy conservation if true.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The patent does not specify if the applied field energy is the sole input or if it merely triggers a much larger exothermic reaction. If the latter, it is a chemically-fueled heater, not a novel heat engine.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: Claims modulation via weak fields (Earth's magnetic field) suggests an attempt to extract net energy from a zero-point or ambient source, which is thermodynamically suspect.
  • No thermodynamic limit stated: The claimed 'heat engine' lacks a defined hot and cold reservoir, making Carnot or other efficiency limits impossible to evaluate. It describes a controllable heat source, not a complete thermodynamic cycle.
Neutronenfreie Erzeugung von Kernfusionsreaktionen ohne Zusatzfelder
DE102015002507A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Laser energy input drives proton-boron-11 (HB11) nuclear fusion. The claimed mechanism uses alpha particles from initial laser-driven fusion to trigger secondary fusion reactions in adjacent, non-irradiated fuel, potentially amplifying yield.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative HB11 laser-fusion concept using secondary reactions. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (the laser is the clear input), its central claims of efficient ignition and propagation lack experimental validation and face significant, likely prohibitive, physics hurdles, placing it in the questionable category due to technical obfuscation of feasibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of 'spherical ignition' with petawatt-picosecond lasers for HB11 fusion is experimentally unproven at net energy gain scales.
  • Reliance on alpha-particle propagation and secondary ignition in dense fuel faces severe challenges from energy loss mechanisms (e.g., stopping power, scattering).
  • No quantitative gain or efficiency figures provided to assess against thermodynamic and plasma physics limits.
  • The described 'chain reaction' in HB11 (an aneutronic fusion fuel) is highly speculative and not demonstrated in peer-reviewed literature.
,,Anordnung für einen Fusionsreaktor nach dem Trägheitseinschluss Verfahren"
DE102015000116A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to power the high-power electron source (or free-electron laser) and high-power lasers. The fusion reaction itself would release energy from DT fusion if successfully ignited.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an overly complex and physically unclear apparatus for inertial confinement fusion. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (as it requires external power), its proposed mechanisms for X-ray focusing and target ignition are not credible based on known physics and engineering, placing it in the 'questionable' category due to technical obfuscation and implausibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Concept of a 'refractive transmission X-ray lens' with strength in the nm range is physically unclear; refractive focusing of X-rays is extremely weak in most materials, requiring complex compound refractive lenses or grazing incidence mirrors.
  • The described geometry and sequence of events (electron beam generating X-rays in an anode, which are then focused to a center while ionized DT gas moves toward the cathode and is focused and ignited by lasers) is convoluted and lacks a clear, workab
  • The text contains garbled/incorrect characters and unclear technical descriptions, suggesting a lack of technical rigor.
Localised energy concentration
CA2904057C  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The initial shockwave, which must be generated by an external source (e.g., explosive, laser, or mechanical impact) that imparts energy into the non-gaseous medium.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a geometric arrangement to focus a shockwave, which is a valid wave mechanics concept, but the patent claim is vague on whether it purports to create energy or merely redistribute it. Without claims of over-unity efficiency or violation of conservation laws, it is questionable due to incomplete physical description rather than definitively invalid.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim describes energy concentration but lacks quantitative efficiency or output accounting
  • No clear mechanism for how shielding and focusing leads to net energy gain or concentration beyond the input shockwave energy
  • Vague on the final energy form and useful work output
Energy generating apparatus and energy generating method and control assembly and reaction vessel therefore
CA2924531A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be an exothermic reaction (metal lattice supported hydrogen process/LENR). The apparatus uses a thermoelectric generator to convert a portion of the reaction's heat into electricity to power the control system and field generator needed to maintain the reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus itself does not directly violate energy conservation, as it posits an external chemical/nuclear energy source. However, the entire design is predicated on the existence of an unproven and controversial energy source (LENR). The self-powering control scheme is technically feasible only if the primary reaction's net energy gain is sufficiently large and real, which remains scientifically unvalidated.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The primary energy source (LENR/metal lattice hydrogen process) is not an established or scientifically validated phenomenon. Its existence and claimed exothermic output are the core unproven premise.
  • The patent describes a self-sustaining control loop: reaction heat -> thermoelectric generator -> control/field -> sustains reaction. This is logically circular and hinges entirely on the unverified net positive energy gain from the primary reaction.
  • No quantitative efficiency or energy balance is provided. The system's viability depends on the reaction's heat output exceeding the energy needed to power the field generator and losses, by a margin greater than the thermoelectric generator's conver
Thermonuklearer Experimentalreaktor
DE202014000799U1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed energy source is nuclear fusion from colliding ion beams. Input energy is required to operate the ion injectors, accelerators, vacuum system, and magnets. The net output is intended to be thermal energy from the fusion reactions, captured by the heat transfer blanket.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion reactor configuration but provides insufficient physics and engineering detail to evaluate its feasibility. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, the lack of performance metrics and the extreme technical parameters without justification place it in the questionable category. It is a device claim, not a proven energy system.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative performance claims (e.g., Q-value, gain) are provided to assess if net energy output exceeds total system input.
  • The patent describes a device configuration but lacks critical physics details on how confinement, stability, and breakeven are achieved.
  • The ion current and density ranges specified are extremely high (up to 16 A, 10^20 ions/s), presenting immense technical challenges for continuous operation not addressed.
Sinterfreie Nano-Herstellung von deuteriertem Metall
DE102012015801A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims suggest energy from deuterium-loaded metal surface reactions, potentially implying low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) or 'cold fusion', but no primary energy input (e.g., electrical, chemical, thermal gradient) is specified to initiate or sustain the claimed 'energy-bringing' process.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method to prevent sintering in deuterium-loaded metal nanostructures, but its core claim of enabling 'energy-bringing' or nuclear reactions lacks a clear energy source and relies on unproven physical mechanisms. While the sintering prevention itself is a material science claim, the implied energy production context is highly questionable due to missing energy accounting and reliance on controversial physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable external energy input mechanism described
  • Claims of 'energy-bringing or particle generation through nuclear reactions' without a clear, scientifically established pathway for net energy gain
  • Focus is on preventing sintering of nanostructures, not on the energy balance or reaction physics
  • Asserts nuclear reactions occur 'preferably at the surface' but provides no mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for deuterium fusion at low temperatures
Method of using deuterium-cluster foils for an intense pulsed neutron source
US8526560B2  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Laser energy input drives deuteron acceleration from foil; nuclear reactions (fusion or spallation) in target release nuclear binding energy as neutrons and other products.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a physically possible process where laser energy accelerates deuterons into a target to initiate nuclear reactions. However, it lacks quantitative performance claims, making it impossible to assess efficiency against known limits (e.g., laser-to-ion conversion, fusion cross-sections). The physics is not inherently violative, but the vague, unquantified nature of the claims raises feasibility questions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed neutron yield and efficiency not quantified; 'deuterium clusters' mechanism and ion acceleration efficiency are vague; angular distribution (cosine cubed) claim is specific but unsubstantiated in abstract/claims; practical neutron yield per l
Method and apparatus for generating neutrons from metals under thermal shock
WO2014028361A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical/thermal energy for cooling and heating systems, plus chemical potential energy of hydrogen isotope gas under pressure.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process for inducing nuclear fusion via thermal shock in metal hydrides, but the proposed mechanism lacks a credible physical pathway to achieve the extreme conditions required for fusion. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (energy is input via heating/cooling systems), it makes technically vague claims that are inconsistent with known material science and nuclear physics principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for achieving sufficient temperature and pressure for nuclear fusion in a solid metal lattice is not physically justified.
  • Claims rely on 'trapping' hydrogen in defects faster than diffusion, but no quantitative analysis of required heating rates or resulting pressures is provided.
  • No clear pathway from increased local density/temperature to overcoming Coulomb barrier for D-D or D-T fusion.
  • The described process (thermal cycling) is known to cause fracturing and degassing in metal hydrides, not increased confinement.
Nuclear fusion method and device
GB2511874A  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to establish electrostatic fields and magnetic confinement, plus injected ion kinetic energy. The claimed fusion energy output is not quantified against this input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a generic electrostatic-magnetic confinement scheme but provides no quantitative evidence or credible mechanism for achieving the necessary conditions (temperature, density, confinement time) for net-energy-producing fusion. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, its vague claims and lack of engagement with the known physics challenges of fusion make it highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of energy input vs. fusion output (gain Q).
  • Vague description of confinement mechanism; electrostatic and magnetic fields would interact complexly, likely leading to instabilities or rapid particle loss.
  • No clear mechanism for achieving the required ion density, temperature, and confinement time (Lawson criterion) for net energy gain.
  • Claimed 'gradual separation' and absorption zones lack physical detail on how they would function without quenching the plasma or causing excessive losses.
Impianto e metodo per la produzione di energia da fusione nucleare
ITUD20130067A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to drive acoustic generators and light sources, with claimed nuclear fusion of unspecified reactants as the primary energy release mechanism.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device using acoustic and light waves to converge on a zone to initiate nuclear fusion, but provides no credible mechanism to achieve the extreme temperature, density, and confinement required for net-energy fusion. It lacks quantitative claims and essential physics details, making it questionable rather than demonstrably violative.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No specification of fusion reactants (e.g., deuterium, tritium) or their required conditions
  • No description of confinement, pressure, or temperature regimes needed for fusion
  • No quantitative performance claims or energy balance provided
  • Acoustic and light wave convergence is insufficient to achieve thermonuclear fusion conditions (requires keV temperatures, high density, and confinement)
Laser-powered propulsion system
US9068562B1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary: Electrical input to lasers. Potential secondary: Nuclear fission energy from fast neutrons (U-238, Be) interacting with thrust chamber wall material.

AI Physics Analysis

The device appears to be a poorly explained hybrid of laser ablation propulsion and a nuclear fission reactor. While not an explicit violation of conservation laws, the physics is obfuscated. The claimed mechanism lacks a clear, thermodynamically sound description of how the fission energy in the wall is converted into useful thrust, making its feasibility highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 1 ambiguously combines laser ablation propulsion with a fission reactor concept. The energy flow is unclear: does the laser merely initiate a fission chain reaction in the wall? If so, the laser is an ignition source and the fission fuel is the
  • The 'thrust-producing flow' is created by laser vaporization, but the wall is described as undergoing fission upon neutron contact. This suggests a hybrid system where the propellant (D-T) may be intended for fusion, but no confinement or ignition me
  • The energy accounting is incomplete. If the wall undergoes fission, that releases massive heat. How is that heat coupled to the thrust-producing flow? Is it just waste heat, or does it vaporize more propellant? The patent does not specify the energy
Energy producing device and method
WO2012163966A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is electrical (for electrolysis and light source). The claim implies potential energy release from nuclear processes (hydrogen isotope excitation/ionization) or enhanced chemical energy conversion, but this is not explicitly stated or quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The device uses electrical energy for electrolysis and a laser, but the patent claims 'producing useful energy' without specifying the source of any excess energy or providing a complete input-output balance. This suggests a possible 'cold fusion' or LENR-like claim, which remains unproven and thermodynamically questionable without rigorous, reproducible evidence of net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No measurement or accounting for total electrical input vs. claimed 'useful energy' output.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: 'Producing useful energy' is vague; could imply over-unity if output exceeds total electrical input for electrolysis and laser.
  • Relies on unspecified nuclear or quantum process (excited hydrogen isotopes near a metallic cathode) without a proven, quantified physical basis for net energy gain.
Способ переключения бозонов
WO2013085413A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes a method for switching bosons between two coupled quantum states in a nonlinear system, possibly using initial boson concentration differences or phase/potential differences as the driving mechanism. No explicit external energy input is described, though thermal energy at <10K is mentioned.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a boson switching mechanism using quantum nonlinear systems but fails to specify the energy source for creating and maintaining the required initial state imbalances. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, the incomplete energy accounting and vague use of quantum mechanical terminology make the claims questionable and physically unclear.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims boson switching initiated by exceeding a threshold concentration sum |Ψ₀|²+|ψ₀|² > K/Θ, but origin of this initial concentration asymmetry is unexplained.
  • Describes macroscopic quantum states and Bose-Einstein condensate formation, but switching mechanism appears to use internal system state differences without clear external work input.
  • Claim 8 suggests a 1% change in total boson concentration initiates >20% concentration changes in individual quantum states—raises questions about energy conservation in the switching process.
  • Uses quantum mechanical terminology (wavefunctions, boson concentrations, nonlinear coupling) but in a vague, non-standard way that obscures the actual energy transfer process.
Amplification of energetic reactions
WO2011123338A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims to 'amplify' an energy release from nanoparticles containing hydrogen/deuterium, with high-voltage pulses as the only explicit input. Suggests a nuclear or anomalous chemical process, but no clear, validated mechanism is identified.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an opaque process for 'amplifying' energy release but fails to specify the primary energy source or perform complete energy accounting. The high-voltage input is mentioned, but the 'amplified' output's origin is unclear, suggesting it may implicitly rely on unaccounted chemical or nuclear energy, making it thermodynamically questionable without further validation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: 'Amplification' implies energy output > electrical input, but no accounting for potential chemical/nuclear energy stored in nanoparticles/gas.
  • No defined thermodynamic limit or efficiency for the claimed 'amplification' process.
  • Vague mechanism: 'Amplifying an energy release' via high-voltage pulses in a complex medium lacks a clear, physically justified pathway consistent with known nuclear or chemical reaction rates.
High velocity droplet impacts
WO2011064592A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Kinetic energy of pressurized liquid droplets (from external pumping/acceleration) and potentially added energy from irradiation (claim 2).

AI Physics Analysis

The core droplet impact method describes a plausible mechanical process, but the final claim of generating nuclear fusion reactions is a severe, unsupported escalation with no described mechanism to achieve the required temperatures and pressures, making the overall patent highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 10 abruptly introduces nuclear fusion without any described mechanism or energy accounting for overcoming Coulomb barrier.
  • Vague claims about supersonic contact patch boundary (claim 4) and 'intensified' shockwaves lack quantitative limits or efficiency analysis.
  • The jump from droplet impact mechanics to nuclear fusion is a dramatic, unsupported escalation with no proposed confinement or ignition method.
Apparatus for fusing nuclei of hydrogen isotopes
WO2010114360A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical/mechanical energy input to the shockwave generators (actuators). Implicitly, the energy to compress and heat the fusion fuel comes from this external input via the converging shockwaves.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a mechanical arrangement for inertial confinement fusion but provides no physics analysis to show it can achieve the necessary temperature, density, and confinement time for net energy gain. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, the claims are speculative and lack the rigorous energy accounting required to assess feasibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of energy required to initiate fusion vs. energy yield.
  • Claims of exponentially increasing shockwave amplitudes lack justification for energy source and stability.
  • No discussion of Lawson criterion, ignition temperatures, or confinement time.
  • Mechanism for achieving simultaneous convergence of multiple separate shockwaves is highly complex and likely unstable.
Low-energy-nuclear-reaction based energy source
WO2010096080A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR/cold fusion) within a palladium-deuterium lattice, initiated and controlled by an applied electric potential.

AI Physics Analysis

The device's core claim relies on cold fusion, a phenomenon not validated by mainstream physics. While the system design for heat extraction is thermodynamically coherent if a heat source existed, the patent fails to prove the net energy gain or provide a credible mechanism for the alleged nuclear reactions, making its fundamental energy claim questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claimed energy source (cold fusion/LENR) is not an established or theoretically accepted physical process. No mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier at low energies is provided.
  • The patent describes control systems and configurations but provides no quantitative evidence or theoretical basis for net energy gain (output > total electrical input).
  • Energy accounting is incomplete; the electrical input to create pulses and sustain the discharge is explicitly mentioned, but the magnitude of claimed nuclear heat output relative to this input is not specified, making thermodynamic analysis impossib
A nuclear reactor
WO2008128422A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device appears to be a rotating mechanical system (flywheel with gas mixing chambers and nozzles) with an ignition system, but no explicit nuclear fuel, neutron moderator, or fission/fusion process is described despite being called a 'nuclear reactor'.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex mechanical apparatus with flywheels, gas nozzles, and mixing chambers, but provides no plausible mechanism for nuclear fission or fusion. The term 'nuclear reactor' is used without the necessary physics, making the claimed energy source unclear and the device's function highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Misuse of term 'nuclear reactor' with no described nuclear process.
  • Mechanical description suggests a gas-driven flywheel system, not a device for sustaining a nuclear chain reaction.
  • No identification of primary energy source (e.g., nuclear fuel, external power for ignition).
  • No description of energy conversion from nuclear to thermal/mechanical/electric.
  • Claims focus on geometry (nozzle angles, curved axes, mixing chambers) rather than core nuclear physics.
A system for activating a plasma focus unit
WO2008098914A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy stored in capacitor banks (C1...CN) charged from an external power source. The system's operation is initiated by discharging the first bank (C1).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a specific circuit topology for a plasma focus device but is physically ambiguous. The concerning claim that secondary capacitor banks store more energy than the triggering bank, yet at lower voltage, suggests an implied energy multiplication effect without a clear, lawful physical mechanism for transferring that energy into the plasma. This requires scrutiny; the system may be valid if all energy originates from the charged capacitors, but the claims hint at incomplete energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 4 suggests subsequent capacitor banks (C2...CN) store MORE energy than the initiating bank (C1), yet are charged to a lower voltage 'insufficient' to trigger the plasma focus discharge. This implies a net energy gain mechanism is implied but no
  • The description of 'inversion of tension polarity' (Claim 5) following the main discharge is vague. If it suggests these secondary banks are recharged or their voltage reversed by energy from the plasma focus event, it requires a detailed energy acco
  • The patent abstract and claims focus on topology but are ambiguous on the core operational principle, especially regarding how energy from the low-voltage, high-energy secondary banks is coupled into the plasma focus after the initial trigger.
Method and apparatus for producing x-rays, ion beams and nuclear fusion energy
EP1989714B1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the electronic discharge source, plus potential chemical energy from borane fuel (for fusion claims).

AI Physics Analysis

The core device for producing x-rays and ion beams via a pulsed discharge is physically plausible, but the patent's extension to a 'fusion energy generator' converting fusion energy to electricity lacks any described mechanism for achieving net energy gain, sustained confinement, or thermal-to-electrical conversion, making its energy production claims highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim transitions from an x-ray/ion beam device to a 'fusion energy generator' with no described mechanism for energy conversion or confinement scaling.
  • No quantitative performance claims (e.g., fusion gain, efficiency) provided to assess against thermodynamic limits.
  • The described plasmoid formation and helical tilt/coil may produce x-rays and beams via known pinch/discharge physics, but the leap to net fusion energy production is unsupported.
Electrical cells, components and methods
US7244887B2  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device combines an electrode structure with a thermoelectric converter element, suggesting possible energy harvesting from a thermal gradient, but the electrode's role and the source of ions for migration are not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a hybrid device without clearly identifying the primary energy input. While the thermoelectric element implies heat harvesting, the electrode structure's role is vague, leading to incomplete energy accounting and potential obfuscation of the true energy source, making the claims questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No specification of the energy source for the electrode device's claimed 'energy conversion'.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: The combination of thin-film electrodes with a thermoelectric element lacks a clear, physically coherent operational principle.
  • Vague performance claims: Abstract mentions 'source of charged ions for migration' but provides no thermodynamic context for this process.
A sonofusion device and method of operating the same
WO2007101340A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to drive piezoelectric vibration elements, which generate pressure waves in a cavitating liquid. The claimed nuclear fusion energy would come from the fusionable material.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a method for sonofusion, a disputed and unproven phenomenon. While it identifies an electrical energy input, it makes an extraordinary claim (achieving nuclear fusion) without providing a credible physical pathway to overcome the immense scientific and engineering barriers, making its feasibility highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Sonofusion (bubble fusion) is a highly controversial and non-reproducible phenomenon. The patent describes a mechanism but provides no evidence the described setup can achieve the necessary conditions (extreme temperature, pressure, confinement) for
  • The energy accounting is incomplete. The electrical input to the piezoelectrics is identified, but the net energy output from any fusion reactions is unspecified and likely far less than the input energy required to sustain the cavitation field.
  • The patent relies on a disputed physical effect (inertial confinement fusion via cavitation collapse) as its core premise without addressing the significant experimental challenges and lack of consensus on its validity.
A sonofusion device and method of operating the same
CA2580290A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to drive piezoelectric vibration elements, which convert energy into pressure waves in a cavitating liquid. The claimed fusion energy output would come from nuclear reactions within collapsing bubbles.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a mechanism for sonofusion, a phenomenon not reliably demonstrated or accepted in mainstream physics. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws in its description, it presents an unproven energy conversion process with high likelihood of net energy loss, making its claims highly questionable without extraordinary evidence.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Sonofusion (bubble fusion) is a highly controversial and non-reproducible phenomenon with no consensus on its validity.
  • The patent describes a mechanism but provides no quantitative performance data or evidence of net energy gain (Q>1).
  • The system's efficiency is subject to severe thermodynamic and acoustic losses; the energy required to create and control the precise pressure waves likely far exceeds any possible fusion yield.
  • The use of an external neutron source (claim 4) adds a significant, unaccounted energy input for bubble initiation.
Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Kollisionen gegenläufiger Ionenbündel
DE10125760B4  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear from claims. Input energy likely comes from the generator (17) powering accelerators (2), magnets (4), lasers (7), plasma injectors (8), and vacuum system (5). The claimed energy output is implied to be heat collected by the 'Kessel mit Wärmeträger' (6) from ion collisions, but the source of the ions' initial energy and the system's net energy balance are not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex apparatus for colliding ion beams but provides no data on energy inputs versus thermal output, making a physics compliance check impossible. The design uses standard high-energy physics components (accelerators, magnets, lasers) which are large net energy consumers, so without a clear, novel exothermic process (like net-positive fusion), the system likely violates no laws but makes unspecified performance claims that are questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantitative input/output power or efficiency is provided to assess conservation.
  • Ambiguous mechanism: The description mixes elements of particle accelerators, magnetic confinement, and lasers without a clear, coherent fusion or energy conversion pathway.
  • Lack of thermodynamic context: Claims describe a complex apparatus but do not state if it is a net energy producer (e.g., a fusion reactor) or a net energy consumer, making compliance impossible to verify.
Nuclear fusion conducted at near absolute zero temperatures
AU2006310092A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary energy input is implied to be the particle accelerator, which provides kinetic energy to the particles. The role of cryogenic cooling (energy sink) is not justified as an energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The method is physically incoherent, as cooling nuclei reduces their thermal kinetic energy, making fusion less likely, not more. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation, its central premise contradicts established nuclear physics, making the claimed approach non-functional and its benefits unexplained.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim confuses temperature (average kinetic energy) with individual particle velocity. Cooling particles reduces their random thermal velocity, which is counterproductive for inducing fusion.
  • No mechanism is described for how cooling to cryogenic temperatures aids in overcoming the Coulomb barrier or increases fusion cross-section; it would typically decrease it.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The massive energy cost of cryogenic cooling and particle acceleration is not compared to the potential fusion energy yield.
Method and apparatus for acceleration-induced reactions in materials containing deuterium
WO2008051180A2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The actuator's input energy is the explicit source, but the claim implies nuclear fusion energy (D-D or D-H reactions) is triggered by acceleration. The origin of the required nuclear activation energy is not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using acceleration to trigger nuclear fusion in deuterium materials but provides no physical mechanism for how macroscopic motion supplies the immense energy needed to overcome nuclear repulsion. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it omits critical energy accounting and relies on vague, technically obfuscated claims about the reaction trigger.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism provided for how macroscopic acceleration overcomes the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion (~0.1 MeV scale).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The input energy to the actuator is not compared to the claimed nuclear output energy.
  • No quantitative performance claims, making thermodynamic limit comparison impossible.
  • Ambiguous on whether acceleration merely initiates a self-sustaining exothermic reaction or requires continuous energy input.
Anlage zur Durchführung von Ionenstößen in gegeläufigen Ionenströmen, die auf eine Fusionsreaktion abzielen und Verfahren dazu
DE102004052855A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ion injectors, accelerators, vacuum pumps, and magnet coils. Claimed fusion reactions would provide thermal energy output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a colliding beam fusion apparatus but fails to provide the essential physics parameters (like ion species, confinement time, detailed power balance) needed to assess its feasibility against known thermonuclear limits. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, its claims of high performance without increased cost or material use are unsupported and technically vague, requiring significant scrutiny.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy balance or gain calculation provided
  • Claims 'significantly higher performance' without comparison to Lawson criterion or fusion triple product
  • Vague description of achieving 'dynamic equilibrium' for sustained fusion
  • No specification of ion species, critical for assessing fusion cross-section and required energy
  • Apparatus description focuses on heat extraction but not plasma confinement or stability
Vorrichtung zur Durchführung von Ionenstößen in gegenläufigen Ionenbündeln, die auf eine Fusionsreaktion abzielt
DE202004014903U1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ion injectors, accelerators, vacuum system, and magnetic coils. The claimed fusion reactions (if they occur) would release nuclear binding energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a magnetic confinement scheme for colliding ion beams but makes highly optimistic claims about sustained fusion reactions without addressing fundamental challenges like beam disruption, low fusion cross-sections at the stated energies, and overall energy balance. It does not explicitly violate conservation laws but appears technically infeasible as described.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims extremely high ion densities (10^5-10^6 ions/cm^3) for colliding beams, which would lead to rapid beam disruption via space charge and scattering, making sustained collisions unlikely.
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for fusion is described beyond acceleration to 100 keV (far below the ~10 MeV typically needed for significant p-B11 or D-T fusion cross-sections).
  • The claim of maintaining collision continuity and energy release 'even after multiple collisions and deceleration in the reactor chamber' is physically dubious, as ions would rapidly lose energy and scatter.
  • The patent is a device claim with performance assertions but lacks a detailed physics justification for achieving net energy gain.
Electrolytic cell
WO2004108994A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from external power source, with potential chemical energy from pressurized hydrogen/deuterium gas and catalytic particles.

AI Physics Analysis

The device appears to be a resistive heater with catalytic materials and hydrogen/deuterium gas. While not explicitly claiming over-unity performance, the description is ambiguous and lacks complete energy accounting, making it susceptible to misinterpretation as a source of 'excess' heat beyond input electricity. The physics of how the catalytic particles and gas enhance heat production is not explained thermodynamically.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims 'heat is produced... proportional to electric current flow' but does not quantify if heat output exceeds electrical input (COP > 1).
  • Ambiguous mechanism: Suggests catalytic particles and gas enable heat production, but no clear thermodynamic cycle or energy conversion process is defined.
  • Potential for misleading interpretation: Device is essentially a resistive heater with catalytic elements; any 'excess' heat would require energy from chemical bonds or nuclear processes, which are not substantiated.
Energieträger
DE102004019813A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Mentions energy gain through defined irradiation of the energy carrier (Helium-3 isotope) in an electric field, but does not specify the primary energy input driving the process.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim is vague and omits critical details, making proper energy accounting impossible. It uses technically suggestive terms like 'Helium-3 isotope' and 'irradiation in an electric field' without defining a coherent energy conversion process or identifying all energy inputs, which is characteristic of obfuscated perpetual motion claims.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No specification of the energy source for the 'defined irradiation' or the electric field.
  • Vague mechanism: 'Energy gain through defined irradiation... in an electric field' lacks a defined physical process (e.g., nuclear reaction, ionization, acceleration).
  • Ambiguous role of Helium-3: Claim uses Helium-3 as an 'energy carrier' but does not describe the energy conversion cycle or how it enables net energy gain.
Способ синтеза новых материалов и реактор для его осуществления
RU2198436C2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create electric arc/discharge in reagent mixture; chemical energy from metal oxides; potential nuclear energy from transmutation claims (implied but unspecified)

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using electrical discharges in powdered reagents to supposedly create new materials via implied nuclear transmutation, but provides no credible mechanism for overcoming nuclear reaction energy barriers or accounting for the substantial energy inputs required. The vague claims and mismatch between described apparatus and claimed nuclear processes make it scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'applied nuclear technologies' and 'synthesis of new materials' suggesting nuclear transmutation via electrical discharge
  • No specification of input energy magnitude or output energy/products
  • No mechanism provided for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions with only electrical discharge
  • Vague reference to 'electric arc' density necessary for unspecified process
  • Apparatus description (capsule in water bath) inconsistent with high-energy nuclear process requirements
Power producing device
CA2495041A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'deuterium nuclear interaction' (low-energy nuclear reactions/LENR or 'cold fusion') within a metal deuteride lattice during phase transitions, with electrical input for heaters and pumps.

AI Physics Analysis

The device relies on the unproven premise of significant energy release from nuclear reactions in a metal-deuterium lattice. While the engineering for thermal management and phase transitions is described, the core energy source lacks a validated physical mechanism, making its claimed performance highly questionable without extraordinary evidence.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed 'deuterium nuclear interaction' is not an established, reproducible, or theoretically accepted energy source in mainstream physics.
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at described low temperatures and pressures.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete; electrical input for heaters and gradient control is specified, but the magnitude and origin of the claimed 'excess heat' output is not quantified against this input.
Method and machine for producing energy by nuclear fusion reactions
EP0968500A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ion source, vacuum pump, and accelerating electrodes. Claimed net energy output from low-temperature deuterium-deuterium fusion reactions within a solid target.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device that accelerates deuterium ions into a solid target, a known process that can produce minuscule numbers of fusion events. However, it provides no evidence or mechanism suggesting the electrical energy input is less than the fusion energy output, which is the critical requirement for a net energy source. The claims are physically possible but highly unlikely to achieve break-even.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy balance provided (input electrical energy vs. claimed fusion output).
  • Extremely low probability of D-D fusion at claimed 'low-temperature' ion energies (likely keV range) due to Coulomb barrier.
  • No description of how fusion products (neutrons, heat) are converted to usable energy or measured.
  • Target composition ('metal sulfates hydrated with heavy water') is atypical for high-density deuterium loading required for significant fusion rates.
System for electrolysis of liquid electrolyte
US5372688A  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the power source, plus chemical potential energy of the water/salt electrolyte.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a standard electrolysis cell with an added bed of palladium-coated microspheres. While the basic electrolysis process is valid, the inclusion of palladium—a material historically associated with disputed cold fusion claims—and the mention of 'heating' without a clear source beyond resistive losses makes the system's intended performance and underlying physics questionable. No explicit violation is claimed, but the design suggests an attempt to harness an unproven effect.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Ambiguous claims of 'heating' without specifying if it's resistive/Joule heating or anomalous heat. Use of palladium-coated microspheres suggests possible intent to invoke cold fusion/LENR-type effects, which are not scientifically established. The s
Method and apparatus for electrolytic processing of materials
US5348629A  •  65% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Energy input is ambiguous; could be from an external electrical source (implied by 'applying an outside source of current'), chemical potential from a cementation (galvanic) cell, or a combination. The claims do not specify a clear, quantified input.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrochemical process but is vague on the fundamental energy source and its accounting. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it uses technically complex terms without clear quantitative boundaries, making it impossible to verify thermodynamic compliance.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of input energy (electrical or chemical) vs. output 'processing' work.
  • Vague mechanism: 'Strong local electromagnetic fields' and 'electrokinetic forces' are not defined in terms of energy conversion efficiency or source.
  • Ambiguous performance: Claims describe a process but provide no metrics to compare against thermodynamic limits for electrolysis or electrokinetic systems.
Deuteron corpuscle collider
GB2282912A  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to power particle acceleration, electromagnets, and electrode switching. No novel energy source claimed, but fusion energy output is implied.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a particle accelerator and collider scheme for fusion, which is a valid concept in principle. However, the claims of 'greater efficiency' and novel bunching/containment mechanisms are presented without quantitative justification or addressing the fundamental energy input required to overcome the Coulomb barrier. The physics is obscured by vague terminology rather than explicitly violating conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of input energy vs. potential fusion output energy.
  • No discussion of Coulomb barrier or required ion energies/temperatures for significant fusion rates.
  • Vague mechanism for 'bunching' via palladium coating; unclear how this overcomes space-charge repulsion.
  • Claim of 'greater efficiency of fusion' is unsubstantiated without numbers or comparison to known approaches.
  • Semiconductor bracket's role in 'resistance to friction and penetration' is physically vague for high-energy ions.
Process and apparatus for radiation generation
CA2124364A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the 'first ionization means' (plasma creation) and the 'peripheral energy delivering means' (shock wave generation). The claimed radiation output energy is derived from these inputs via plasma heating and compression.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a spherical pinch device for plasma heating and radiation generation. While the core concept does not explicitly violate conservation laws, the claims are vague regarding achieved conditions, efficiency, and net energy output, leaning on optimistic extrapolations of pulsed operation without a rigorous accounting of losses or scalability to fusion-relevant regimes.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague quantitative claims about achieving 'temperatures and confinement pressures necessary for... fusion' without specifying input energy scale or confinement time.
  • Implies sustained or amplified radiation output from repetitive pulses and 'compression/expansion oscillation' without a clear analysis of energy damping, losses, or net energy gain.
  • No thermodynamic limit is explicitly violated, but the description suggests efficient, controlled spherical pinch fusion—a concept with extreme practical engineering challenges not addressed.
Herstellung eines energieerzeugers mit vervielfachter kalter fusion
DE4123995A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'cold nuclear fusion' (low-energy nuclear reactions, LENR) of deuterium within a multi-layered metal structure, but the mechanism for initiating and sustaining a net-positive fusion reaction is not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fabrication method for a multi-layered deuterium-loaded structure but provides no proven physics for achieving net-energy-gain fusion at low temperatures. It lacks complete energy accounting and makes claims that rely on a phenomenon (cold fusion/LENR) not reproducibly demonstrated to exceed thermodynamic break-even in a controlled system.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at low temperatures/energies.
  • No accounting for input energy required for sputtering, heating, or deuterium loading.
  • No quantitative data on claimed energy output versus total system input.
  • No description of how reaction heat is harvested or converted to useful work.
Method and apparatus for creating and controlling nuclear fusion reactions
US5160695A  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create potential difference between electrodes, plus input energy to generate and sustain ion-acoustic waves.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative plasma confinement scheme using electric fields and ion-acoustic waves, but it lacks a credible physics mechanism to achieve the ion density and temperature required for significant fusion. It does not explicitly violate conservation laws, but its proposed method is highly questionable and omits critical analysis of energy balance and plasma stability.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming Coulomb repulsion for significant fusion rates; density enhancement via wave scattering is insufficient without corresponding temperature/energy confinement.
  • Ion-acoustic waves are low-frequency, high-damping waves; their use to 'trap' ions and drastically reduce mean free path is not a standard or proven confinement method.
  • No discussion of energy balance (input vs. fusion output) or how system avoids radiative losses and particle losses exceeding the claimed compression.
Method for accomplishing nuclear deuterium-deuterium fusion
CA2071046A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the high-voltage source (140+ keV) used to accelerate heavy molecular ions.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes accelerating very heavy molecular ions to modest energies, resulting in far too little energy per nucleon to plausibly drive deuterium fusion. While not an explicit energy conservation violation, the claim lacks the quantitative analysis needed to demonstrate net energy gain and appears thermodynamically and nuclear-physically implausible as described.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim describes a nuclear fusion method but provides no data on input energy vs. fusion energy output, making energy accounting impossible.
  • No mention of overcoming the Coulomb barrier or the required center-of-mass energy for D-D fusion (~100 keV). Accelerating a 400-2000 amu ion to 140 keV gives it very low velocity/energy per nucleon, likely insufficient for fusion.
  • Heavy molecular ion bombardment may cause complex molecular fragmentation upon impact, dissipating energy and making focused deuteron-deuteron collisions improbable.
Energieerzeugung mit vielfacher kalter fusion
DE4009604A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from controlled nuclear reactions (deuterium fusion) in condensed matter layered materials, possibly initiated by electrical input or electrolysis.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' energy source without providing a credible physical mechanism or evidence that it can overcome the fundamental Coulomb barrier at low temperatures. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation in its wording, it relies on a phenomenon not accepted by mainstream physics due to lack of reproducible, validated evidence, making its claims highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No proven mechanism for sustained 'cold fusion' at significant net energy gain.
  • Lacks description of how nuclear reaction rates overcome Coulomb barrier at room temperature.
  • No quantitative performance data or efficiency relative to input energy.
  • No mention of neutron or gamma radiation signatures expected from deuterium fusion.
  • Relies on unproven concept of condensed matter nuclear reactions.
Steady-state, high dose neutron generation and concentration apparatus and method for deuterium atoms
US5949835A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from high-voltage pulse generator (~100 kV) to accelerate ions from a tritium/deuterium plasma into a deuterium-loaded palladium target.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a physically possible ion acceleration method, but the claims of 'steady-state, high dose neutron generation' lack the necessary physics justification for the claimed performance. Without evidence of net energy gain or quantitative yield meeting known fusion cross-sections, the application appears overstated and incomplete in its energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed steady-state neutron generation via D-T or D-D fusion at low plasma density (~5e9 cm^-3) and unspecified temperature suggests improbably high fusion cross-section under described conditions.
  • No quantitative neutron yield or energy balance provided; input electrical energy not compared to fusion energy output.
  • Mechanism of 'enhancing collision' via pulses is vague; ion energies from 100 kV are sufficient for fusion, but the claimed steady-state high dose rate is unsubstantiated without data on confinement, heating, or loss mechanisms.
Method and apparatus for generating and utilizing a compound plasma configuration
US5015432A  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary energy input appears to be the electrical energy for the 'current stroke' and systems to establish magnetic fields and the electrical environment. The patent mentions 'light fusionable nuclear material' as the fluid medium, suggesting a claimed nuclear fusion energy output, but the method to achieve and sustain ignition is not described.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex plasma configuration but does not provide a complete energy accounting or demonstrate how it would overcome the well-known plasma stability and confinement challenges for net-energy fusion. It relies on technical jargon without substantiating the core claim of a practical fusion energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete description of energy balance for claimed fusion process
  • No quantification of input energy vs. potential fusion yield
  • Vague mechanism for achieving and confining fusion conditions (pressure, temperature, stability)
  • Ambiguous transition from electrical discharge to stable, closed toroidal plasmoid suitable for fusion
Elektrodensystem fuer die dd-fusion im festkoerper und zur brennstoffversorgung durch elektrolyse
DE4130276A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed energy source is deuterium-deuterium (D-D) nuclear fusion, initiated by an ion gun (10-30 keV) bombarding a deuterium-loaded metal hydride (Pd/Ti) target. Electrical input powers the ion source and electrolysis cell to produce/load deuterium fuel.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes an ion accelerator targeting a deuterated metal, a known laboratory experiment, but claims it as a functional fusion energy system. The core physics issue is the unproven and highly questionable premise of achieving net-energy-gain DD fusion in a solid at low energies. The electrical input to the ion source alone likely dwarfs any possible fusion output, making it a net energy consumer, not a producer.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claimed system relies on 'cold fusion' or solid-state DD fusion, a phenomenon not reproducibly demonstrated or accepted in mainstream physics. The ion gun requires significant electrical input (10-30 keV per ion) to accelerate deuterons, which li
  • Direct energy conversion from charged fusion products (Claim 8) is theoretically possible but irrelevant if the underlying fusion process is not net-energy-positive. The system appears to be an energetically unfavorable ion-beam-driven experiment, no
  • The patent focuses on increasing fusion cross-sections (Claims 4, 6) but provides no quantitative evidence or expected gain to overcome the substantial ion acceleration energy input.
電気化学型低温核融合方法
JPH03226694A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes and ultrasonic energy input to the reaction system. The method claims to produce nuclear fusion at low temperatures via electrochemical processes and ultrasonic cavitation.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a low-temperature nuclear fusion method using electrochemical cells with deuterium and ultrasonic waves, but provides no energy accounting to demonstrate net energy gain. The described mechanisms (electrochemical and ultrasonic cavitation) are orders of magnitude insufficient to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion without exotic and unproven mechanisms.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion at low temperatures without clear accounting of Coulomb barrier overcoming energy
  • No quantitative energy balance showing input electrical/ultrasonic energy vs. claimed fusion output
  • No mechanism described for how ultrasonic cavitation provides sufficient energy for deuterium-deuterium fusion (requires ~100 keV per nucleus)
核融合の実験装置
JPH0367196A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to generate cavitation and/or pressure in a container containing deuterium gas or liquid, presumably to induce nuclear fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device using cavitation or pressure in deuterium to allegedly achieve nuclear fusion, but provides no quantitative energy balance or credible mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it follows the pattern of 'cold fusion' claims that typically ignore the enormous energy inputs required to initiate fusion versus the marginal outputs observed.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion ('核融合') but provides no quantitative energy accounting
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier or achieving net energy gain
  • Ambiguous about whether cavitation or pressure alone can achieve fusion conditions
  • No mention of input power vs. potential fusion output power
Beam fusion device and method
US4894199A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to ion sources, accelerators, and magnetic field generation, with claimed net energy output from fusion reactions (D-T or D-D).

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a magnetic confinement scheme for fusion but is physically vague on critical operational steps and provides no evidence it can achieve net energy gain. It does not explicitly violate conservation laws, but its feasibility is highly questionable due to missing physics details and unsubstantiated claims.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague on 'draining polarization' mechanism for electron separation and ion confinement
  • No quantitative analysis of input energy vs. fusion energy gain (Q)
  • Assumes 'optimum cross section' at unspecified ion temperatures/energies, likely ignoring Coulomb barrier and required high energies for significant fusion rates
  • No clear mechanism for sustaining the coextensive orbits against scattering and energy loss
  • No discussion of how useful energy is extracted from the reaction products.
Method for producing plasma nuclear fusion
EP0393465A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create plasma and apply bias to electrodes; chemical potential from deuterium absorption into reactive metal lattice.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a plasma-surface interaction system reminiscent of cold fusion claims, but provides no physically plausible mechanism for achieving significant deuterium fusion rates. It ignores the immense Coulomb barrier and lacks any energy accounting to demonstrate net energy gain, making it scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion (~100 keV required).
  • Surface-based 'cold fusion' lacks credible physical pathway for sustained fusion yield.
  • No quantitative description of input energy vs. claimed fusion output energy.
  • Ambient thermal energy insufficient to drive nuclear fusion.
Electrode for nuclear fusion and method for using the same
EP0393463A2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create plasma and apply bias, with claimed nuclear fusion energy from deuterium-deuterium reactions as the primary output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device for 'nuclear fusion' but provides no credible physical mechanism for achieving fusion at low temperatures, uses correct terms in a vague context, and makes no quantitative performance claims, placing it in the category of questionable 'cold fusion' claims that lack experimental verification and a sound theoretical basis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how the plasma is initiated or sustained (requires significant energy input).
  • No quantitative claims of net energy gain (Q>1).
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for fusion at non-thermonuclear conditions (cold fusion claim).
  • No specification of the 'reactive material' or explanation of how it enables fusion.
  • No mention of neutron or other fusion product detection/management.
常温核融合超音波促進法
JPH02281185A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes using ultrasound to promote a 'constant temperature nuclear fusion reaction' in heavy water, but does not specify the primary energy input. The electrical energy to generate the ultrasound is presumably the input, but the claimed output (nuclear fusion) suggests an attempt to extract energy from nuclear processes.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using ultrasound to promote 'constant temperature nuclear fusion' in heavy water, which is not a scientifically recognized process. The claim lacks a complete energy balance, omitting the substantial input energy required for fusion and obfuscating the core physics with a vague, theoretically unsupported mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'constant temperature nuclear fusion' (常温核融合) which is not an established physical process. Known nuclear fusion requires overcoming the Coulomb barrier with extreme temperature/pressure.
  • No clear accounting for the energy required to initiate or sustain any claimed fusion reaction.
  • Ultrasound in heavy water is insufficient to achieve the conditions required for significant deuterium-deuterium fusion.
  • The abstract is incomplete/placeholder text, suggesting a lack of technical detail.
Verfahren und einrichtung zur fusion von leichten atomkernen in einem festkoerpergitter
DE3920312A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrolytic cell, plus energy from embedded alpha emitters (Th227, Th228, Po210, Am241) and/or external radiation sources (alpha particles, gamma rays, neutrons, accelerated ³He ions).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a 'cold fusion' system using radiation to induce fusion in a metal lattice, but provides no physics justification for overcoming the Coulomb barrier or evidence of net energy gain. While it identifies energy inputs (electricity, radioactive decay), it makes a thermodynamically unsupported leap by claiming fusion output without demonstrating feasibility or a complete energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for fusion in a solid lattice at near-ambient conditions.
  • No accounting for energy balance: input energy (electrical + radioactive decay + external radiation) vs. claimed fusion output.
  • Asserts fusion can be triggered by alpha particles/gamma rays without demonstrating sufficient particle energy or suitable reaction cross-sections.
  • Relies on unproven premise that lattice confinement alone enables fusion at low energies.
Verfahren und einrichtung zur aufnahme von wasserstoff in einen festkoerper
DE3915153A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the electrolytic cell (0.5-20 V) provides energy for electrodeposition and heating. The primary claimed process is hydrogen absorption/storage, not energy generation.

AI Physics Analysis

The core electrochemical process for depositing an active material to enhance hydrogen absorption is not inherently physics-violating. However, the patent's explicit stated purpose for use in 'cold fusion' electrodes associates it with an unproven and highly questionable phenomenon, moving the claim from a purely materials science patent into the realm of speculative physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim explicitly references 'cold fusion' (kalte Kernfusion) as an application, a phenomenon not reproducibly demonstrated and lacking a widely accepted theoretical basis in mainstream physics.
  • The patent mixes a plausible materials science process (hydrogen storage via active layer deposition) with a highly controversial and unproven application (cold fusion).
  • While the hydrogen storage mechanism itself may be physically possible, its linkage to cold fusion introduces a significant red flag requiring extraordinary evidence.
Kalte fusion von wasserstoff in festkoerpern mit hilfe von entladungsplasmen
DE3914856A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to sustain gas/arc discharge plasma in hydrogen isotope gas, with possible additional RF/microwave input. Claims nuclear fusion energy output from hydrogen isotopes (deuterium/tritium) loaded into palladium/titanium lattice.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method for inducing claimed 'cold fusion' using plasma discharges in hydrogen with metal catalysts. While it specifies electrical energy inputs, it makes unverified claims of nuclear fusion output without providing evidence of overcoming the Coulomb barrier or achieving net energy gain, placing it in the realm of controversial and unproven physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'cold fusion' (low-energy nuclear reaction) which lacks robust experimental replication and accepted theoretical mechanism in mainstream physics
  • No quantitative energy balance provided to demonstrate net energy gain (output > electrical input)
  • Relies on controversial phenomena not explained by conventional nuclear physics (Coulomb barrier penetration at room temperature)
Verfahren zur druchfuehrung einer 'warmen' kernfusion
DE3913503A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary claimed energy source is nuclear fusion (deuterium-deuterium or deuterium-tritium) within a metal lattice. The process requires two distinct energy inputs: 1) Electrical/chemical energy for electrochemical loading of deuterium into the metal lattice (claimed to create an 'already increased' fusion rate). 2) A large, rapid secondary energy input (electrical discharge, laser, electron beam, explosive, etc.) to heat the loaded lattice to high temperatures (>10^5 K) to further boost the fusion rate.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a hybrid method attempting to combine unproven 'cold fusion' in a metal lattice with a conventional rapid heating technique. While the secondary heating methods themselves are physically valid, the core premise of achieving a useful net energy gain from fusion initiated this way is highly speculative and not supported by established physics or reproducible experiment. The energy accounting is incomplete, making net gain claims questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim of an 'already increased' fusion rate from electrochemical loading alone relies on the unproven premise of 'cold fusion', for which there is no widely accepted, reproducible evidence meeting the standards of nuclear physics.
  • The proposed mechanism combines two speculative concepts (cold fusion in a lattice and inertial confinement/heating) without providing a quantitative pathway to overcome the Coulomb barrier with net energy gain.
  • No accounting of the total input energy (for loading + heating) versus the expected fusion energy output. The system could easily be a net energy consumer.
  • No discussion of how to achieve the required density and confinement time for significant burn-up during the short heating pulse, or how to manage the resulting neutron flux and material damage.
Einrichtung zur kalten kernfusion sowie elektrode dafuer
DE3912320A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from cold nuclear fusion (deuterium/tritium fusion) initiated by electrical input and facilitated by a palladium-coated cathode with specific crystal structures.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus for cold fusion, a phenomenon not reproducibly demonstrated or accepted within mainstream physics. While the apparatus design itself doesn't explicitly violate conservation laws, its claimed purpose relies on an unproven and theoretically problematic energy source, making its efficacy highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Cold fusion is not an established or scientifically validated energy source. The claim lacks a described, physically plausible mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier at room temperature.
  • No quantitative performance data (e.g., claimed energy gain) is provided to assess against conservation laws.
  • The patent describes only apparatus geometry and materials, not a proven working process with measurable net energy output.
Plasma wave damping system and method
US4584159A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy source is not explicitly described in the provided claims. The system appears to be a component (damping system) for a larger fusion reaction system. The fusion reaction itself would be the intended energy source, but the claims only describe a plasma stabilization method.

AI Physics Analysis

This patent describes a plasma wave damping subsystem for a hypothetical fusion reactor. While the described damping method does not inherently violate conservation laws, the claims are vague and lack the quantitative physical analysis needed to assess its feasibility or effectiveness within a working fusion system.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims describe a damping mechanism for 'spontaneous space charge waves' but provide no quantitative analysis of energy flow or damping efficiency.
  • The relationship between coil pitch matching ion spiral pitch and effective wave coupling/damping is asserted without a clear physical mechanism or evidence.
  • The patent focuses on a subsystem without establishing the viability of the overarching fusion concept (e.g., whether the described ion trajectories and collisions are feasible for net energy gain).
Electron space charge channeling for focusing ion beams
US4434130A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes to create electron beam and accelerate ions; unclear if this is the only input or if significant energy is also required for confinement and overcoming Coulomb repulsion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a plasma confinement concept but lacks any quantitative analysis of the energy input required to achieve fusion conditions versus the energy output. While it doesn't explicitly violate conservation laws, it makes vague claims about achieving fusion without addressing the fundamental challenges of overcoming Coulomb repulsion and achieving net energy gain, placing it in the questionable category.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of energy balance or required confinement parameters
  • Unclear mechanism for overcoming Coulomb repulsion between fusible ions to achieve net energy gain
  • Vague description of how 'potential gradient minimum' provides sufficient focusing and confinement for fusion conditions
  • No mention of losses (bremsstrahlung, scattering, synchrotron radiation if electrons spiral)
Control for orbiting charged particles
US4416845A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to ion sources, electrostatic field electrodes, and stabilizing circuits. Fusion reactions (if achieved) would provide nuclear energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a control scheme for a hypothetical electrostatic fusion device, not a proven energy source. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, it ignores the profound practical and thermodynamic challenges of achieving net energy gain from electrostatic fusion, making its feasibility highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim relies on pure electrostatic confinement for fusion, which is notoriously unstable and inefficient for net energy gain.
  • No description of how to overcome Coulomb repulsion for sufficient fusion rates.
  • Damping plasma waves via tuned circuits consumes energy; net system energy balance is not addressed.
  • The patent describes a control method but not a proven, working fusion system.
Compressed beam directed particle nuclear energy generator
US4397810A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion energy from collisions of fusible ions (e.g., D-³He). Primary input energy is electrical energy to create and accelerate ion beams, and to establish/maintain the confining radial electric fields.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a concept for an electrostatic colliding-beam fusion device but provides no physics or engineering details to demonstrate it could overcome the fundamental challenges of Coulomb scattering, space-charge limits, and net energy gain. It is a speculative concept with incomplete energy accounting, not a proven violation of thermodynamics, but one with no established path to viability.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative accounting of input energy vs. fusion energy output.
  • Relies on electrostatic confinement for colliding beams, a concept with extreme historical difficulty achieving net gain due to high scattering and energy loss rates.
  • No mechanism described for overcoming Coulomb repulsion to achieve significant fusion cross-sections; beam energies and densities are unspecified.
  • No discussion of how energy is extracted from the reaction products or how waste heat is managed.
  • The claim of 'free of any applied magnetic field' ignores challenges of space-charge blow-up and beam instabilities in pure electrostatic systems.
Charged particle machine
US4397809A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ion sources and electrodes for beam generation, acceleration, and radial compression. Potential nuclear fusion energy release from collisions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a geometry for colliding ion beams but uses correct physics terms (electric fields, centrifugal force) while making vague quantitative claims about achieving fusion. It lacks critical analysis of the energy input required to overcome Coulomb barriers and sustain the beams versus potential fusion yield, falling into technical obfuscation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming Coulomb repulsion between ions at fusion-relevant energies
  • Radial electric field compression would require extreme field strengths to counteract centrifugal forces of high-energy ions
  • No discussion of energy balance between input electrical energy and potential fusion output
  • No mention of confinement time, scattering losses, or Bremsstrahlung radiation losses
  • Spiral path geometry likely leads to rapid particle loss and poor confinement
Control of colliding ion beams
US4390495A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to ion sources, magnetic/electrostatic field generation, and ion acceleration systems (implied but not quantified).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a concept for colliding ion beams using electrostatic confinement, but it lacks any quantitative analysis of energy input versus fusion energy output, making a net energy gain claim impossible to evaluate. The proposed electrostatic confinement of a pure ion plasma is fundamentally unstable, and the described system is likely incapable of achieving the density and confinement time required for significant fusion reactions.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting for input vs. fusion output.
  • Electrostatic confinement of like-charged ions in a circular orbit is inherently unstable against small perturbations (Earnshaw's theorem, diocotron instability).
  • Bunching mechanism and collision rate claims are speculative without supporting calculations.
  • System describes a non-neutral plasma; fusion rates in such low-density, non-thermal systems are typically negligible compared to losses.
Directed beam fusion reaction with ion spin alignment
US4390494A  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to ion sources, acceleration systems, and confinement electrodes. The claimed net energy output would come from nuclear fusion reactions (e.g., D-T, D-D) if achieved.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion device with a confinement scheme that appears physically unworkable. A purely radial electrostatic field cannot stably confine helical ion beams, leading to immediate particle loss. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (fusion is the claimed source), the proposed method seems incapable of achieving the necessary conditions for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed electrostatic radial confinement for helical charged particle beams is highly problematic. A purely radial DC electric field cannot provide the necessary axial or azimuthal confinement for a charged particle moving in a helical path; it would
  • Spin polarization's effect on fusion cross-sections is minor (a few percent enhancement for some reactions) and does not fundamentally alter the energy balance or overcome plasma instabilities and scattering losses.
  • The system lacks a clear mechanism for sustaining the reaction zone plasma density and temperature against scattering, radiation, and particle loss, which are the core challenges of beam-beam or beam-target fusion.
Control of colliding ion beams
EP0116655A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical and magnetic fields to create, accelerate, confine, and bunch ion beams. The fusion reactions themselves would release nuclear binding energy if achieved.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a magnetic-electrostatic confinement scheme for colliding ion beams but is fundamentally vague on the critical plasma physics and engineering challenges required for net energy gain fusion. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, it omits discussion of the immense technical hurdles (space charge, instabilities, Coulomb barrier), making its feasibility for practical energy production highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of energy balance (input vs. potential fusion output).
  • No discussion of Coulomb barrier penetration probability or required ion energies/temperatures.
  • Confining like-charged ions in common orbits with only radial electric fields is highly problematic due to space charge repulsion and beam instabilities.
  • The method describes creating density variations but does not address how sufficient collision rates for net energy gain are achieved.
  • No mention of how reaction products (e.g., alpha particles, heat) would be managed or energy extracted.
Compressed beam directed particle nuclear energy generator
EP0117255A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical/mechanical energy to create and accelerate ion beams, plus energy to maintain magnetic and electrostatic confinement fields. The claimed fusion reactions would release nuclear binding energy if successful.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a fusion device concept but provides no physics or engineering details demonstrating it can overcome the fundamental challenges of electrostatic confinement (high losses, low density) to achieve a net energy gain. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, its feasibility for power generation is highly questionable based on established plasma physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative description of beam densities, collision rates, or confinement times needed to achieve net energy gain (Q>1).
  • Electrostatic confinement in a radial field is inherently lossy due to scattering and space charge effects; no mechanism described to overcome these losses.
  • The system appears to describe a form of colliding beam or electrostatic fusor-like device, which historically fails to reach breakeven due to poor confinement and high energy losses.
  • No clear path to overcome the Coulomb barrier with sufficient reaction cross-section for net power.
Thermonuclear fusion system
US4246067A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External injection of pre-accelerated fusible ions (deuterons and tritons) with kinetic energy > 10^4 eV. Energy input is the electrical energy used to create, accelerate, and inject the ion beams, plus energy for magnetic confinement and vacuum systems.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a magnetic confinement fusion concept using colliding beams, but it lacks any analysis of critical parameters needed for net energy production, such as confinement time, power balance, or loss mechanisms. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, its claims are questionable due to the omission of the fundamental physics and engineering challenges that determine feasibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear path to net energy gain (Q>1). The patent describes a configuration but provides no analysis of energy balance, confinement time, or losses versus fusion power output.
  • Relies on 'change-of-charge-state trapping' for confinement, which is unconventional and its effectiveness for achieving necessary density-time product (nτ) is unproven.
  • High energy (>10 keV) beam-target fusion has a low cross-section and high radiative (bremsstrahlung) losses; the patent does not address these fundamental efficiency limits.
  • Claim of beam density >10^12 cm^-3 is high for a non-neutral or partially neutralized beam system and may be unstable to space-charge or collective effects.
Solenoidal fusion system
US4240873A  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to create and accelerate ion beams, power magnetic confinement, and operate auxiliary systems (lasers, vacuum pumps). Fusion energy is the claimed net output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a concept for beam-target fusion in a solenoid but makes highly optimistic technical claims about achievable stable densities and confinement without addressing well-known plasma instabilities and scattering processes that would prevent the described steady state. It does not violate fundamental conservation laws, but its feasibility is highly questionable based on established plasma physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Extremely high claimed beam density (>1e12 cm^-3) with simple solenoidal confinement is likely unstable to various plasma instabilities (e.g., kink, interchange, space-charge).
  • No clear mechanism for sustaining the non-equilibrium, counter-streaming ion beams against scattering and thermalization, which would rapidly degrade the required velocity difference.
  • Charge neutralization scheme (ionization of residual gas, photoemission) appears inadequate for the stated densities, leading to catastrophic beam blow-up from space charge.
  • The injection geometry (perpendicular to axis with inclination) into a simple solenoid field is not a proven method for creating stable, trapped, high-density beams.
Nuclear fusion reactor
US4172008A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical input to generate ion beams, magnetic fields, and final ignition lasers/electron beams. Nuclear fusion energy is the intended primary output.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a complex sequence of events but lacks the quantitative physics and engineering detail needed to assess if it could achieve net-energy fusion. It does not explicitly violate conservation laws, but its proposed mechanisms for achieving sufficient density and confinement are highly speculative and not backed by established plasma physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Inadequate description of plasma confinement and stability; electron sheath 'pinch effect' is vague and likely insufficient for significant density increase or confinement time.
  • No quantitative parameters for density, temperature, or confinement time to assess Lawson criterion feasibility.
  • Mechanism for stripping electrons via an arc in a pre-ionized beam is unclear and may be counterproductive.
  • Pulsed magnetic field guidance and timing synchronization at relevant scales presents extreme engineering challenges.
Heat generating device and method for generating heat
US11971199B2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs are electrical power for the heater and pump, and chemical potential energy stored in the hydrogen-based gas. The device claims to generate additional heat beyond this input via an unspecified process involving hydrogen permeation through nanoscale multilayer films.

AI Physics Analysis

The device description lacks a clear, physically justified mechanism for generating net excess heat. It uses correct terminology (hydrogen storage metals, proton conductors) but in a context suggesting an unquantified 'heat generation' effect from hydrogen permeation, which typically involves minimal thermal change. Without explicit performance claims, it is not a clear violation, but the structure and language are characteristic of low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) or 'cold fusion' adjacent devices that often imply over-unity performance without proper energy accounting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The patent does not quantify the claimed 'heat generation' relative to total electrical input (heater + pump).
  • No identified exothermic reaction: The mechanism for 'contributing to heat generation' is not described; hydrogen absorption/desorption in metals is typically slightly exothermic/endothermic, not a large net heat source.
  • Ambiguous role of nanostructure: The physics of how the nanoscale multilayer film enables excess heat is not explained, suggesting it may be a technical obfuscation.
Heat generating system
AU2021257972B2  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The system claims to generate 'excess heat' from the occlusion of hydrogen atoms in metal nanoparticles. The primary energy input appears to be the chemical potential of hydrogen gas and possibly electrical energy for the pump and optional heater, but the claim of 'excess' heat implies an output greater than these identifiable inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a heat generation system that circulates hydrogen gas over a metal nanoparticle reactant, claiming 'excess heat.' The core physics issue is the undefined source for this 'excess' energy, as standard hydrogen occlusion/release is a bounded chemical process. The language suggests but does not explicitly claim over-unity performance, placing it in a scientifically questionable category requiring extraordinary evidence.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The term 'excess heat' is a red flag for anomalous heat claims (e.g., cold fusion/LENR) not explained by conventional chemistry.
  • No quantitative efficiency or COP is provided to compare against the thermodynamic limit for hydrogen absorption/desorption (a chemical reaction).
  • The patent describes a system for maintaining a reaction but does not identify the ultimate source for heat output exceeding total input energy.
Methods, devices and systems for fusion reactions
US11495362B2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to superconducting magnet, photon source, continuous wave discharge circuit, and pulse discharge circuit. The claimed fusion reaction itself would be an additional energy source if achieved.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex apparatus but does not demonstrate a physically plausible path to achieving controlled fusion. The proposed method of using extreme rotation for centrifugal compression to fusion conditions is highly speculative, lacks necessary quantitative justification, and ignores well-known challenges in plasma confinement and stability. It is an unproven concept, not a clear violation of conservation laws, but one that appears disconnected from the extreme requirements for nuclear fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed centrifugal compression to fusion conditions is highly implausible. 100,000 RPS (Revolutions Per Second) is an extreme rotational speed, but achieving sufficient density and temperature for fusion via centrifugal force alone in a gas/plasma s
  • The system description mixes concepts (photon pressure for rotation, Lorentz force for rotation, centrifugal compression) without a clear, coherent confinement and heating mechanism proven for fusion.
  • No quantitative analysis of required pressures, densities, temperatures, or confinement times to achieve fusion is provided. The claim jumps from a rotational speed to providing 'conditions for a fusion reaction' without the necessary physics justifi
反応器コアの加工方法
JP6704958B2  •  65% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes a method for fabricating a 'reactor core' with layered structures (mandrel, lattice material layer, insulating layer, metal layer) within a metal pipe, but provides no explicit energy input mechanism or conversion process.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a manufacturing method for a layered structure but provides no information about any energy source, conversion process, or intended function. Without a defined physical process, it is impossible to evaluate its compliance with energy conservation or thermodynamic limits. The language is structurally focused and obfuscates the actual operating principle, if any exists.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No energy conversion process is defined or described.
  • No energy inputs (electrical, thermal, chemical, etc.) are specified.
  • No useful work output is claimed, making energy accounting impossible.
  • The description is purely structural/geometric with no functional physics principle stated.
Modular gaseous electrolysis apparatus with actively-cooled header module, co-disposed heat exchanger module and gas manifold modules therefor
US10465302B2  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the apparatus (via the header) and to the internal anode heater. The chemical energy of the 'gas electrolyte' is ambiguous and not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes complex hardware but fails to define the core physical process ('gaseous electrolysis'). The energy source is unclear, and the terminology is used in a non-standard way, making it impossible to verify compliance with conservation laws. It is questionable, not a clear violation, because the claims are too vague to assess definitively.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core process 'gaseous electrolysis' is undefined and physically ambiguous. Electrolysis requires an ionic conductor (electrolyte); a gas is a poor ionic conductor unless it is a plasma, which is not claimed.
  • Energy accounting is impossible due to vague inputs. The role of the 'gas electrolyte' as an energy source or reactant is unclear.
  • The purpose of the complex thermal management (heat exchanger, flash boiler) is not linked to a coherent energy conversion process, suggesting possible obfuscation or misunderstanding of the system's thermodynamics.
Target structure for enhanced electron screening
US10264661B2  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Applied electromagnetic radiation (10^12-10^16 Hz) provides the input energy to drive plasmon oscillations. The system aims to use this energy to transiently increase electron density around light nuclei (e.g., deuterium) to enhance screening and lower the Coulomb barrier for fusion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a physical structure but makes a core claim about enhancing nuclear fusion rates via plasmon-driven electron screening. While plasmonics is real physics, the application to significantly overcome the Coulomb barrier for fusion is highly speculative, lacks quantitative energy accounting, and presents no evidence the effect is substantial enough to be useful. It does not explicitly violate conservation laws but makes a bold claim without the necessary physics justification.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim hinges on 'enhanced electron screening' to increase fusion rates, but provides no quantitative analysis of the required energy density or the magnitude of the screening effect achievable via plasmons.
  • No accounting for the dominant energy sinks: the vast majority of input EM energy will dissipate as heat (Joule heating, radiation damping) rather than creating useful transient high-density electron clouds.
  • The proposed mechanism (plasmon-driven charge density variations) is described qualitatively. There is no analysis comparing the energy cost of creating such variations to the potential fusion energy gain, nor a demonstration that it can overcome the
  • The frequency range (10^12-10^16 Hz) is extremely broad, spanning from IR to UV, suggesting a lack of specific resonant design.
Staged Z-pinch for the production of high-flux neutrons and net energy
US9839111B2  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from pulsed-power driver (explicit) and nuclear fusion energy from the ignited fusible target (claimed).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a staged Z-pinch fusion concept but provides no evidence or credible physics argument that the claimed net energy gain can be achieved. It glosses over well-known, severe stability and scaling challenges inherent to Z-pinch configurations and makes speculative claims about performance parameters without a clear path to overcoming fundamental plasma physics limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of net energy gain is not substantiated by the described method; no quantitative energy accounting is provided.
  • The method describes a complex, multi-stage compression and heating process but lacks details on overcoming significant plasma instabilities (e.g., magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor) that plague Z-pinch implosions.
  • The claim of achieving the required high temperature (>5 keV) and extreme density (>10^23 cm^-3) simultaneously in a stable configuration is highly speculative and not demonstrated.
  • The inclusion of aneutronic fuels (e.g., p-B11) is particularly questionable, as they require much higher temperatures and confinement than deuterium-tritium and produce energy in charged particles whose deposition and trapping are not credibly expla
用于利用脉冲磁场来磁化激光等离子体的装置
CN105283924B  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed energy input is the '激發激光' (excitation laser) to create a plasma. The coil (8) is powered to generate a '渦旋磁場' (vortex magnetic field) within that plasma. The system appears to claim that this magnetic field configuration can magnetize or otherwise manipulate the plasma, but no net energy output or conversion is explicitly claimed.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device for plasma manipulation using a laser and a magnetic coil but does not make an explicit energy-related performance claim that violates thermodynamics. However, its vague description, circular setup, and lack of complete energy accounting raise significant questions about its underlying physical rationale and purpose.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The patent describes a complex apparatus (vacuum chamber, target, coils, cooling fluid) but does not specify a complete energy input/output cycle or a claimed efficiency.
  • Vague functional claims: The purpose is described as '利用渦旋磁場來磁化激發激光等離子體' (using a vortex magnetic field to magnetize an excited laser plasma). While not an explicit over-unity claim, the described process of generating a magnetic field within a plasm
  • Ambiguous mechanism: The relationship between the laser input, the generated plasma, the powered coil's magnetic field, and any resulting useful effect is not physically clarified.
Radiation generating apparatus and radiation generating method
EP2747090B1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs are electrical/mechanical (pressure application unit, light source unit) and chemical (fuel particles). Ambient energy input is not explicitly claimed, but the phase change of the liquefied gas (using the pressure gradient) is used to separate particles.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a mechanically clever method for creating a dense particle group using fluid dynamics and phase change. However, its core claim—that laser irradiation of these particles generates nuclear radiation (neutrons/protons)—is presented without a plausible physical mechanism or energy balance, moving it from a fluidics patent into the realm of unsubstantiated nuclear claims.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed radiation output (neutrons, protons, X-rays) from laser-irradiated fuel particles requires energy input far exceeding typical chemical bonds, implying nuclear-scale reactions (e.g., fusion). The patent provides no mechanism or quantitative yi
  • The apparatus is described as a 'radiation generating' device, but the core physics of how irradiating deuterium/hydrogen particles with a laser produces significant neutron/proton flux is not explained, making the central claim unsubstantiated.
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: the energy required for the claimed nuclear products is not compared to the input laser energy and mechanical work.
System and method for creating liquid droplet impact forced collapse of laser nanoparticle nucleated cavities
US8025371B1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy inputs are: 1) Mechanical/pressure energy to create the jet stream and droplets. 2) Potentially, laser/irradiation energy to expand cavities via nanoparticle heating. The claimed fusion energy output is not accounted for by these inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a physical process for creating and collapsing cavities in droplets, which is mechanically plausible. However, the leap to claiming sustained fusion reactions is highly questionable, as it lacks the rigorous energy accounting and plasma condition specifications required to evaluate its thermodynamic viability. It uses correct physics terms but makes an extraordinary claim without the requisite supporting physics analysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 8 asserts nuclear fusion from droplet cavity collapse without specifying the fuel isotope, required conditions (temperature, density, confinement), or demonstrating energy balance.
  • The method describes a complex cavitation process but provides no quantitative analysis showing how the collapse energy scales to thermonuclear conditions (typically >10^7 K).
  • Implied net energy gain from fusion is not supported by an energy accounting framework relative to the laser and jet propulsion inputs.
System and method for creating liquid droplet impact forced collapse of laser nanoparticle nucleated cavities for controlled nuclear reactions
US7445319B2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs are: 1) Electrical/mechanical energy to pressurize and form the liquid jet, 2) Laser/photon energy to irradiate nanoparticles and nucleate/expand cavities, 3) Kinetic energy of droplets impacting the target. The claimed fusion output energy is not clearly quantified against these inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a real cavitation process driven by clear energy inputs (laser, pressure, impact), so it doesn't directly violate conservation laws. However, the leap to claiming a controlled, sustainable fusion reaction is highly questionable without any quantitative analysis or evidence that the cavitation collapse can achieve the necessary temperatures, densities, and confinement times for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting provided (input laser energy vs. claimed fusion output).
  • Implied inertial confinement fusion (ICF) via droplet cavitation is highly speculative; cavitation collapse temperatures are typically orders of magnitude lower than required for significant nuclear fusion.
  • Mechanism for timing 'to enhance implosion energy' is vague; no clear physical principle for net energy gain is described.
  • Claims of fusion (claim 6) are presented without threshold conditions, cross-sections, or evidence of breakeven.
Hybrid-Magnetschwebebahn-Aggregat, bestehend (neben der Langstatorwicklung) aus kombinierten Trag-/Führ-/Erreger-Hochtemperatur-Supraleiter-Permanentmagneten, Flüssigwasserstoff gekühlt, für Normalfahrt und Flüssigwasserstoff-Verbrennungskraftmaschine für An-/Notfahrt
DE4316495C2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical grid for normal operation (linear motor stator in guideway). Liquid hydrogen combustion engine for emergency/startup operation. Liquid hydrogen also serves as cryogen for HTS magnet cooling.

AI Physics Analysis

The core concept of a hybrid maglev with a liquid hydrogen-cooled HTS system and backup combustion engine is physically plausible, but the patent claims are obscured by overly complex and vague technical descriptions that suggest capabilities beyond standard HTS magnet behavior without clear justification. No direct thermodynamic violations are present, but the implementation claims are questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of combining lift/guidance/drive functions in a single HTS permanent magnet with 'programmed' and 'superimposed' variable fields is technically vague and pushes material limits.
  • Using liquid hydrogen both as cryogen and fuel creates complex thermal management and safety challenges not addressed.
  • Spacing control via cryogenically-cooled Hall/Piezo sensors adds unnecessary complexity; conventional sensors suffice.
  • The 'Shubnikov-Abrikosov-Vortex' reference is technically correct but used in a context suggesting exotic control beyond standard flux pinning, which is misleading.
Combustion of nanopartitioned fuel
US5992354A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Chemical energy from the combustion of hydrocarbon fuel, with additional input energy required for nanopartitioning (critical water conditions) and shock wave generation.

AI Physics Analysis

The method's core energy source is standard hydrocarbon combustion, so it does not inherently violate conservation laws. However, its claims of enhanced energy extraction rely on poorly defined quantum effects and incomplete accounting for the significant energy inputs required for fuel processing and shock generation, making its proposed superiority scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Ambiguous and misapplied quantum mechanical claims ('quantum confinement' at 200 Å is irrelevant for translational energy modes in combustion).
  • No clear mechanism for how nanopartitioning or shock waves increase the total extractable chemical energy beyond the fuel's enthalpy.
  • Claims of enhancing 'translational energy extraction' conflate kinetics (rate) with thermodynamics (total available work).
  • Incomplete energy accounting: energy costs for creating nanopartitioned fuel and shock waves are not subtracted from any claimed efficiency gain.
Method of maximizing anharmonic oscillations in deuterated alloys
US5411654A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambient thermal energy (implicitly) to initiate oscillations; external energy required to dissolve guest species (e.g., electrolysis). No explicit net energy output claimed.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a material treatment method but does not claim a net energy output or violate conservation laws directly. However, its language is characteristic of cold fusion/LENR proposals, implying but not stating anomalous effects, and lacks a clear, physically sound mechanism for generating sustained oscillations from a static input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear mechanism for initiating or sustaining 'dynamic anharmonic oscillations' from a static energy input.
  • Vague on how 'orbital topology' creates a non-equilibrium state without an explicit energy gradient.
  • Claims of 'enhanced interaction between nuclei' without specifying if this yields net useful energy or is just a non-equilibrium thermal/chemical state.
Fusion generated particle radiating device and radiating method thereof
WO2025202800A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is from an external electromagnetic accelerator (ion beam). Claims of energy output from 'nuclear fusion reactions' triggered by this beam on a rotating layer of material.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a complex mechanical and vacuum system but provides no physically credible mechanism for achieving net-energy nuclear fusion. The primary energy input is clearly the ion beam, but the claimed fusion output is presented as a given without justification, making the core energy-generating claim highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of initiating 'a plurality of nuclear fusion reactions' with an unspecified ion beam on an unspecified material layer is vague and lacks quantitative parameters (e.g., beam energy, current, target composition).
  • No evidence or mechanism provided that the described system (rotating support, cooling liquid) enables or enhances fusion conditions (e.g., confinement, density, temperature).
  • Implied application for radioisotope production via particle flow from claimed fusion lacks specification of particle type, energy, and flux required for such transmutation.
Component for manipulating an input shockwave
WO2025163306A1  •  65% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Input shockwave (external mechanical/compression wave) provides the initial energy. The device manipulates this wave via cavities and fluid channels, potentially concentrating energy locally.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a passive mechanical structure to manipulate a shockwave. While not explicitly claiming over-unity, the vague promise of 'producing' energy concentrations, combined with incomplete energy accounting for the process, raises questions. It is structurally plausible as a wave-focusing device but requires scrutiny of its implied performance.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague mechanism for 'localised energy concentrations' - unclear if this implies energy amplification or just focusing.
  • No thermodynamic limits or efficiency claims are made, but the language ('manipulating', 'produce') suggests an output effect without a clear accounting of input energy partitioning and losses.
  • The role of the fluid and its connection to a 'further volume' or 'expansion chamber' is described structurally but not energetically.
Power generation system and power generation method
EP4485481A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed primary energy source is muon-catalyzed fusion, which would produce neutrons to initiate fission in a surrounding thorium fuel blanket. The system implicitly requires massive external energy input to generate the muon beam.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a hybrid system but completely omits the enormous energy required to produce the muons, violating complete energy accounting. It uses correct physics terms (muon-catalyzed fusion, thorium fission) but in a context that implies a net energy gain from the fusion stage, which is not physically realistic with current understanding.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion requires more energy to create muons (typically via particle accelerator) than the fusion energy produced. The patent omits this energy accounting.
  • The system claims to use a Laval nozzle and shock waves to create a high-density gas target, but muon-catalyzed fusion requires extreme densities (near-liquid) not achievable in steady-state gas phase.
  • The patent treats the muon-catalyzed fusion as a practical, net-energy-positive neutron source, which has never been demonstrated and is not supported by current physics.
Experimentation and electricity generation apparatus
WO2022180401A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to particle accelerator (to accelerate electrons) and potential nuclear energy from electron-helium-3 interactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a complex setup for measuring energy from particle interactions but does not clearly claim over-unity generation. The primary issue is the use of non-standard, poorly defined physical processes ('fractionalisation') which makes the energy accounting and purpose unclear, warranting significant scrutiny.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague 'fractionalisation' of electrons is not a standard physical process.
  • Unclear mechanism for net energy gain; apparatus is described for 'measuring energy emission', not generation.
  • Ambiguous energy accounting: Input energy to accelerator vs. measured absorbed electromagnetic energy.
Systems and methods for non-thermal fusion enhancement using nanostructured boron nitride-based targets and ultrafast, high intensity laser systems
WO2022161934A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy input is the laser pulse (or x-ray pulse in claim 9). The claimed process involves energy conversion from laser photons to x-rays, and then potentially to gamma-rays and fusion energy. The fusion energy output, if any, would come from nuclear binding energy released in fusion reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claims describe a complex, multi-stage energy conversion process using specialized materials but lack the quantitative details needed to verify energy conservation or assess efficiency against thermodynamic limits. The use of correct physics terms (x-ray pulse, gamma-ray pulse, fusion) in a vague, non-quantitative context without a clear mechanism raises significant questions about its physical plausibility.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claims describe a multi-step energy conversion (laser → x-ray → gamma-ray → fusion) but provide no quantitative efficiency estimates or conservation checks for each step.
  • Claim 8 suggests 'fusion burning with enhancement' but the mechanism linking x-ray generation from nanotubes to non-thermal fusion ignition is not described, making it impossible to assess thermodynamic limits.
  • The term 'non-thermal fusion' is ambiguous; it may refer to processes like aneutronic fusion or beam-target reactions, but no specific physical pathway is given to evaluate its plausibility.
Muon-catalyzed fusion reactor and system with electromagnetic muon reactivation and methods of making and use thereof
EP4193372A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed energy source is muon-catalyzed fusion of deuterium/tritium fuel pellets. However, the system requires a significant external input: a 'stream of charged particles' (likely a muon beam or proton accelerator) to initiate the process, and substantial electrical power for magnets, RF electrodes, and pumps. The net energy balance is not addressed.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a muon-catalyzed fusion reactor but ignores the core physics problem: the energy required to produce muons vastly exceeds the energy obtained from the fusion they catalyze. The design uses standard components (magnets, electrodes, blankets) without explaining how it overcomes this fundamental thermodynamic barrier, making its claimed utility highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of muon production energy cost vs. fusion energy gain. Muon-catalyzed fusion is known to require more energy to create muons (typically via particle accelerators) than is released by the catalyzed fusion events, resulting in
  • The system description conflates concepts: magnetic fields and time-varying electric fields are described for manipulating charged particle streams, but their specific role in solving the fundamental muon 'sticking' problem or reactivation is not exp
  • The 'breeding blanket' is claimed to produce particles from fusion products, but its function in a muon-catalyzed context (vs. a neutron-based fission or fusion reactor) is vague and may not be physically coherent.
电磁触发气体与金属产生过热的低能核反应装置及其产热方法
CN113409961A  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primarily from the intermediate frequency power source (11) providing 100-1000W electrical input, plus potential chemical energy from hydrogen/deuterium gas reacting with metal hydrides (palladium alloy).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex apparatus combining vacuum, gas injection, electric fields, rotating magnetic fields, and metal hydrides, claiming to produce excess heat. While metal hydride reactions can be exothermic, the system appears to use significant electrical input (100-1000W) without proper accounting of all energy inputs versus heat outputs, and employs multiple poorly-justified physical effects without clear thermodynamic limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'excess heat' (过熱) production without complete energy accounting of all inputs
  • No clear thermodynamic cycle or efficiency limit stated
  • Vague mechanism combining electric fields, rotating magnetic fields, pressure, and temperature without established physical justification for net energy gain
  • Apparent claim of triggering exothermic reaction in metal hydrides at 'low energy' but input energy (100-1000W) is substantial
  • No quantification of output heat versus total electrical/chemical input
一种磁性可调金属充氢气产热设备及其使用方法
CN113053545A  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs appear to be electrical power for: 1) vacuum pump, 2) hydrogen generator (electrolysis or chemical reaction), 3) magnetic regulation device (electromagnet), 4) pressurization system, and 5) monitoring systems. Hydrogen gas provides chemical potential energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a complex experimental setup for generating heat in a metal tube filled with hydrogen under vacuum/pressure, controlled by a variable magnetic field. While all components consume electrical energy, the claimed mechanism—that varying a magnetic field induces a heat-producing reaction—lacks a plausible, identified physical process and hints at unsubstantiated cold fusion claims, making it scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims of 'heat production reaction' triggered solely by changing magnetic field around a hydrogen-filled metal tube are unexplained and lack known physical mechanism.
  • No quantitative performance data (COP, efficiency) provided to assess against thermodynamic limits.
  • Abstract suggests 'improving cold fusion occurrence probability' and 'solving reproducibility issues', implying LENR/cold fusion claims without established scientific basis.
  • Apparatus is complex but core energy conversion process from magnetic field variation to exothermic reaction in metal-hydrogen system is not grounded in standard physics.
用於直接寫入無光罩微影之方法及裝置
TW201729009A  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device appears to use a spark discharge (arc) to generate particles (likely nanoparticles) that deposit onto a substrate. Energy inputs could include electrical energy for the spark generator and possibly ambient thermal energy, but these are not explicitly quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a nanoparticle deposition and patterning apparatus but fails to provide a complete physical energy accounting. While the core spark discharge mechanism is physically plausible, the claims about low-temperature pattern formation and the overall system's energy inputs/outputs are vague and lack quantitative rigor, making thermodynamic evaluation impossible.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No specification of input electrical power or energy required for particle generation and deposition.
  • Ambiguous performance claims: Mentions 'low temperature' (≤200°C) pattern generation but doesn't specify if this is the substrate temperature or a process temperature, nor the energy efficiency of the process.
  • Vague mechanism: Claims to generate patterns by 'partially fusing' particles with a 'light beam projection', but the energy transfer and conversion efficiency are not described.
一种低温平面靶及其安装方法
CN105551531A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device appears to be a low-temperature planar lens assembly with gas tubes, windows, and layered structures, but no explicit energy input mechanism is described. It may be intended as a passive optical/measurement component.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a mechanical/optical assembly with precise dimensional tolerances but fails to specify any energy input, conversion process, or useful work output. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it lacks the necessary energy accounting to evaluate its physical claims, making its purpose and operation unclear.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No energy conversion process or work output is defined
  • Claims about 'original roughness of 400μm' and transmission >99% are structural/material specifications, not performance claims
  • Ambiguous purpose - abstract mentions 'satisfying the roughness requirements for hydrogen, oxygen, etc. liquids in laser physics experiments' but no energy flow is described
Apparato e metodo per la produzione di energia mediante elettrocompressione pulsata di elementi leggeri in matrici composite ceramico-metalliche nanostrutturate.
ITUB20150092A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) in a nanostructured composite target material, triggered by high-voltage nanosecond pulses in a hydrogen/deuterium environment. Electrical input drives the system.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims to produce energy via unproven Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR), using electrical pulses to trigger fusion in nanostructured materials. While the electrical input is clear, the proposed nuclear energy source lacks a validated mechanism in established physics, making the claims highly speculative. The patent describes a complex experimental setup but provides no evidence of net energy gain relative to total input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims LENR as primary energy source without established physical mechanism or experimental consensus.
  • Relies on controversial 'cold fusion' phenomena not validated by mainstream physics.
  • No clear thermodynamic cycle or identifiable gradient (beyond electrical input) to drive claimed nuclear reactions.
  • Energy accounting is absent; no quantification of input electrical energy vs. claimed output energy.
Laser fusion system and method
EP2833365A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to laser system, which converts to intense laser light energy that irradiates a solid target.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a laser-driven fusion concept using plasma self-focusing, which does not inherently violate conservation laws. However, it presents a highly speculative and physically unproven mechanism to achieve the extreme conditions required for net-energy nuclear fusion, offering no evidence or quantitative analysis to overcome well-known scientific and engineering barriers.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed plasma self-focusing mechanism to achieve required intensity for nuclear fusion is highly speculative and not demonstrated.
  • No quantitative performance metrics (e.g., gain, energy output) are provided to assess feasibility against known ignition thresholds.
  • The use of solid layered targets (e.g., Si, GaN) for proton-boron or similar fusion is unconventional; energy loss mechanisms in such a dense medium are likely prohibitive.
  • The system description lacks details on how the necessary particle acceleration to overcome Coulomb barrier is achieved via the described focusing.
Production d'énergie par des réactions de fusion nucléaires aneutroniques initiées par lasers
WO2013144482A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed energy source is aneutronic nuclear fusion (e.g., p-¹¹B or ³He-D) initiated by laser energy input. The primary energy input is the electrical energy powering the two sets of lasers, which is used to create a plasma and generate particle beams to drive the fusion reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method for aneutronic fusion but presents it as an energy production system without any evidence or quantitative claim of net energy gain. It uses correct physics terms (fusion, plasma, lasers) but obscures the critical energy balance, making it questionable whether it represents a viable energy source versus a pure research concept.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims describe a method but provide no quantitative performance data (e.g., energy gain Q).
  • No accounting for the massive laser energy input required to create plasma and accelerate particles versus the fusion energy output.
  • The term 'hors d'équilibre thermique' (non-thermal equilibrium) is vague and does not bypass the fundamental requirements for overcoming Coulomb repulsion in fusion.
  • The technical feasibility of achieving net energy gain (Q>1) with the described laser-driven, non-thermal scheme is unproven and faces immense scientific and engineering hurdles.
Procede et dispositif pour realiser la fusion nucleaire
FR2987161A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to particle accelerator (primary system) and to magnetic/acceleration systems. Claimed net energy from nuclear fusion reactions (D-T, D-D, etc.) initiated and sustained by the accelerated particles.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex magnetic-electrostatic confinement system but relies on physically unjustified assumptions—primarily a self-sustaining fusion chain reaction initiated by a small accelerator and free electrostatic neutralization from ground—to claim net power output. The proposed parameters and mechanisms are inconsistent with established plasma physics and fusion energy balance requirements.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Assumes self-sustaining fusion chain reaction ('cascades successives') from 3.6 MeV He product without clear justification for overcoming Coulomb barrier or energy loss mechanisms.
  • Claims 'charges négatives provenant de la terre apparaissent ainsi spontanément' to neutralize positive plasma, implying free energy from grounding for electrostatic confinement.
  • Extremely low density fuel ('1 à quelques millièmes d'équivalent atmosphère') in a kilometers-long tube makes achieving net energy gain (Q>1) highly improbable due to low reaction rate vs. continuous acceleration and confinement energy costs.
  • Lack of quantitative analysis for Bremsstrahlung radiation losses from fully ionized plasma, which would likely dominate energy balance at claimed ~500-600°C (far below fusion ignition temperatures).
  • Vague description of geometric progression of reactions ('progression géométrique d'environ 2') without particle energy source mechanism to sustain chain.
等离子加工装置
WO2012071903A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Radio frequency power source (100-500V input) providing energy to a plasma reaction chamber under vacuum (0.03-3 mbar). The device appears to be a plasma processing system for material treatment.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a plasma processing apparatus with RF excitation under vacuum, which is physically plausible. However, it makes no energy output claims that could violate thermodynamics, focusing instead on structural implementation details. The lack of performance specifications prevents proper energy accounting analysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear description of the actual energy conversion process or useful work output
  • Ambiguous claims about 'plasma processing' without specifying what energy transformations occur
  • No efficiency or performance claims provided to evaluate against thermodynamic limits
  • Focus on structural details (shielding, conductor geometry, vacuum levels) rather than energy accounting
Metal laminate materials with inclusions of dielectric material for the enhancement and control of the interface electric field and process for their production
WO2007144925A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes a material structure (metal with dielectric inclusions) intended to enhance an interface electric field during processes like glow discharge or electrolysis. The primary energy input would be the electrical power supplied to drive the polarization process (glow discharge/electrolysis), but the patent implies the material itself enables enhanced field effects without specifying the complete energy balance.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a specialized material but does not explicitly violate energy conservation or thermodynamic laws in its claims. However, it is highly questionable because it uses precise materials science language to describe a structure whose purpose (field enhancement for processes like electrolysis) is strongly associated with fringe physics contexts (e.g., cold fusion/LENR) where incomplete energy accounting is common. The patent itself makes no explicit over-unity claims, but the implied application lacks a clear, physically complete mechanism.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'enhancement' of interface electric field without clear mechanism or energy accounting. A material's structure cannot create energy; it can only redistribute or focus energy from an external source. The specified dielectric constant (real comp
  • Vague connection to hydrogen absorption metals (Pd, Ni, etc.) suggests possible context of low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) or anomalous heat effects, which are not substantiated here. No thermodynamic limits or efficiency claims are made, but the
A device, system and method for increasing multiple occupancy of hydrogen isotopes in a host lattice
WO2004044923A2  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The 'stimulating' step (Claim 3) is claimed to release energy, but the source of this energy is not specified. It could be chemical energy from lattice rearrangement, nuclear energy from fusion, or an external input. The method describes loading atoms and creating vacancies, which requires energy input, but does not account for the energy balance of the subsequent 'reactions'.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a materials preparation process but makes a vague claim that stimulating the prepared lattice 'releases energy'. Without specifying the energy source for this release or demonstrating a complete energy balance, it raises questions about whether it implies an over-unity or anomalous energy gain, potentially from unstated nuclear processes. The physics is not clearly violated but is incomplete and suggestive.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Energy accounting is incomplete. Claim 3 states stimulation 'releases energy' but does not specify if this is net energy output or if it exceeds the energy required for preparation, loading, and stimulation.
  • The mechanism is vague. 'Stimulating' to create 'a plurality of reactions' (Claim 1) is not defined. If implying nuclear reactions (e.g., deuterium fusion), the method lacks a described mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier at room temperature.
  • The role of helium and 'vacancy-stabilized' phases is presented without a clear thermodynamic or kinetic justification.
Vorrichtung zur kontrollierten Kernfusion in gegenläufigen Ionenbündeln
DE10033969A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to accelerators, lasers, capacitor banks, and magnetic coils. The claimed fusion reactions (if they occur) would provide additional nuclear energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a complex apparatus for inertial electrostatic-like fusion but lacks a credible physics basis for achieving the necessary conditions (Lawson criterion) for net energy gain. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, its proposed mechanism is highly speculative and omits critical details needed to assess its thermodynamic viability.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear confinement or heating mechanism to achieve fusion conditions (10-100 keV is far below typical ignition temperatures for D-T fusion).
  • Vague description of how counter-rotating ion beams achieve sufficient density and confinement time for net energy gain.
  • Complex arrangement of dielectric disks and magnetic coils without a clear, established plasma physics rationale for achieving stable, high-density fusion.
  • No quantitative energy balance or gain (Q) calculation provided.
Verfahren und vorrichtung zum kontrollierten einleiten von kernreaktionen (kernfusion)
DE4032824A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent references a prior application (P 39 34 697.8) for a method to control nuclear reactions/fusion, but the provided claims only describe mixing an 'unconditioned polymer' with nickel salt moderators (e.g., Ni(CH3COO)2, NiSO4) at 0.1-1.5 wt%. No primary energy input (e.g., high temperature, pressure, particle acceleration) for initiating fusion is specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The provided patent excerpt is insufficient for a complete physics analysis but raises immediate red flags. It describes a chemical preparation step (adding nickel salts to a polymer) while claiming relevance to controlled nuclear fusion, with no description of the energy-intensive conditions required to initiate fusion. This suggests a fundamental disconnect between the described method and the physics of nuclear fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identifiable mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion is described.
  • Claims reference a prior patent for the core fusion process, making energy accounting impossible from the excerpt.
  • The use of nickel salts in a polymer matrix as 'moderators' is atypical for fusion; moderators are typically used to slow neutrons in fission reactors.
Vervielfachung der kalten fusion mit zwischenschichten
DE4027784A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from nuclear fusion (deuterium-deuterium) occurring at low temperatures within a multilayer metal lattice structure, but no clear mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier is provided.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a material structure but provides no physically justified mechanism for initiating or sustaining nuclear fusion at room temperature, nor does it account for the energy required to overcome fundamental nuclear repulsion forces. It uses technically suggestive terms ('superlattice', 'electron shielding') without a coherent theory that complies with known nuclear physics limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how the Coulomb repulsion between deuterons is overcome at low temperatures.
  • No quantitative energy accounting (input energy vs. claimed fusion output).
  • No identification of reaction products or proposed mechanism for heat/energy extraction.
  • Relies on vague concepts like 'electron layer shielding' without a clear physical model.
  • Cold fusion is not an accepted phenomenon within standard nuclear physics due to lack of reproducible evidence and violation of known reaction cross-sections at low energies.
压力核聚变
CN1046996A  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from an external power source applied to electrodes in an electrolyte solution containing deuterium (D). Claims to trigger nuclear fusion through injection of 'variable nuclei' into the electrode material.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes methods for supposedly triggering nuclear fusion by injecting 'variable nuclei' into electrodes using electrical current in deuterium-rich electrolyte, but provides no quantitative energy accounting, no evidence of actual fusion events, and uses vague terminology that obscures the actual physics involved.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear energy accounting for claimed nuclear fusion output
  • No description of how input electrical energy relates to claimed fusion energy
  • Missing quantitative measurements of input vs output energy
  • No mechanism described for overcoming Coulomb barrier at claimed low energies
  • No mention of neutron/gamma radiation detection or calorimetry
Plasma nuclear fusion method
EP0393461A2  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to generate microwaves and magnetic fields, plus chemical potential energy of deuterium gas.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a plasma-surface interaction system but provides no credible physics mechanism for achieving net-energy nuclear fusion. It combines elements of plasma physics with unexplained solid-state 'reactive material' claims, resembling discredited cold fusion concepts rather than a valid thermonuclear or inertial confinement approach.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to overcome Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion at claimed low energies/pressures.
  • Claims fusion occurs at a solid surface in contact with plasma, which is atypical for hot fusion and suggests cold fusion-like mechanisms without a clear theoretical basis.
  • Pressure range (0.1 - 7600 Torr) and use of 2.45 GHz microwaves/875 gauss field are characteristic of plasma generation, not necessarily conditions for sustained thermonuclear fusion.
Biased molten metal circuits
US20250350180A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External electrical power supplied to the electromagnetic pumps and to the source configured to supply current through the intersecting streams. The system is a complex electrical-to-fluid-motion-to-electrical conversion apparatus.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus that uses electrical power to pump molten metal into intersecting streams and then attempts to induce electrical current in those streams. While no explicit conservation law violation is claimed, the design suggests an attempt to generate electricity via motion it created itself, which would have net efficiency far below 100%. The lack of a clear energy accounting for the complete cycle makes it questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 5 describes inducing current through the intersecting streams via an external induction assembly, but the relationship between the power input to the pumps, the power input to the induction assembly, and any net electrical output is not quantif
  • The system appears to be an overly complex generator where molten metal streams act as moving conductors. The efficiency is likely extremely low due to viscous losses, ohmic heating, and multiple energy conversion steps.
  • The abstract mentions 'induce current flow' and claims mention a power source supplying current, creating ambiguity about whether the system is a net consumer or producer of energy.
Thermophotovoltaic electrical power generator
US20250266785A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary claimed energy source is the chemical energy released from the catalytic formation of 'hydrinos' (a disputed state of hydrogen) in a molten metal plasma. The system also requires significant electrical input to run electromagnetic pumps, create intersecting molten metal streams, and sustain the plasma.

AI Physics Analysis

The system's operation depends entirely on an unproven and scientifically disputed energy release mechanism ('hydrino' catalysis). While the mechanical and electrical setup for creating intersecting molten metal streams is physically plausible, the claimed novel energy source lacks credible validation, making the overall power generation claim highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core reaction (catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form 'hydrinos') is not recognized by mainstream physics and lacks independent experimental validation. The energy accounting is incomplete; the abstract describes a high-power light output for conve
Time deferred power utilization
US20260024992A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary source is the electric utility or emergency backup generators for charging the battery. The abstract mentions 'Cold fusion-low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) power generation' as a potential alternative source, but this is not part of the analyzed claims.

AI Physics Analysis

The specific system claims are for a standard battery backup system, which is physically valid. However, the patent abstract references 'cold fusion (LENR),' an unproven energy source, creating a questionable context that could mislead about the system's novelty or capability.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core claims describe a standard battery backup/inverter system with no inherent physics violation.
  • The abstract introduces 'Cold fusion (LENR)' which is a scientifically unproven and controversial energy source, but this speculative element is not integrated into the formal system claims.
Methods for enhanced electrolytic loading of hydrogen
US20250188632A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from external power supply, providing both DC and AC components to drive electrolysis.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a specific electrical waveform for electrolysis but does not claim output energy exceeding input energy. The primary issue is vagueness: it claims 'enhanced' loading and minimized loss without defining metrics or providing a mechanism that suggests a thermodynamic violation. It appears to be an engineering optimization attempt within standard electrochemical principles.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Ambiguous performance claims: 'minimize energy loss while maintaining hydrogen transport' is vague and not quantified.
  • No explicit violation of conservation laws, but the method's claimed 'enhancement' is not defined or compared to a thermodynamic baseline.
  • Nyquist plot optimization for impedance matching is a legitimate electrochemical technique, but its application here to 'enhance loading' lacks a clear physical mechanism tied to fundamental limits.
Systems and methods for nuclear fusion
US20250378969A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion energy (mass-to-energy conversion) initiated by electromagnetic radiation input. The primary energy source is the mass defect of the fused nuclei, with the EM radiation as the trigger.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a nuclear fusion process, which is a valid energy source in principle. However, the proposed mechanism for achieving fusion via phonon screening from EM radiation is highly speculative, lacks a clear connection to established physics, and presents no quantitative evidence that it can overcome the fundamental Coulomb barrier efficiently.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Proposed mechanism (phonon vibrations screening Coulomb barrier) is not a standard or proven pathway for fusion
  • No quantitative comparison to known fusion reaction rates or required energy densities
  • Lacks detail on how oscillations from EM radiation overcome the Coulomb barrier without extreme temperature/pressure
Infrared plasma light recycling thermophotovoltaic hydrogen electrical power generator
US20250055363A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Primary inputs appear to be electrical ignition current and chemical energy from H2/O2 gas (if supplied). The 'energy gain' and 'reaction products' from atomic hydrogen are not defined and may imply an unsubstantiated energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex system mixing plasma, molten metal, and energy conversion, but the core claim of an 'energy gain' is not supported by a clear, complete accounting of all energy inputs versus outputs. It uses correct-sounding physics terms around an unspecified reaction, which is a hallmark of questionable claims.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: 'energy gain' is claimed but not quantified or sourced relative to total inputs.
  • Vague reaction mechanism: 'reactions involving atomic hydrogen products' with 'unique signatures' suggests non-standard chemistry without defined exothermicity.
  • Thermodynamic obfuscation: System complexity (plasma, MHD, TPV) obscures the net efficiency calculation versus fundamental limits.
Apparatus for filtering and isolating emissions from hydride reactions
US20240399311A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External stimulation by one or more lasers or MeV-energy particle beams provides initial heating. Hydrogen stored chemically in LiAlH4 or metal hydrides provides chemical potential energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a nanostructured apparatus for hydride reactions but implies detection of high-energy (>2 MeV) ions without specifying a physical mechanism capable of producing such particles from chemical energy inputs. The language suggests an anomalous energy gain ('hydride reaction signature') typical of low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) claims, which lack a widely accepted theoretical basis, placing it in the questionable category due to incomplete physical accounting for the claimed high-energy outputs.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed emission of >2 MeV ions from a hydride reaction lacks a specified nuclear or known high-energy physical mechanism.
  • The 'hydride reaction signature' of temperature increase is ambiguous; it could be ordinary chemical exothermicity, but the context implies an anomalous energy gain.
  • The apparatus filters/isolates to allow high-energy ion escape, but the source of the multi-MeV ion energy is not explained relative to the chemical/thermal input energy.
Fusion-power generation method
US20250014767A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed energy source is nuclear fusion (deuteron-helium-3 reaction), with the input energy being the electrical/accelerator energy to create, inject, and maintain the co-circulating beams, plus the energy to generate the confining electric and magnetic fields.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a beam synchronization scheme for a fusion reactor but lacks the critical physics and engineering details needed to assess if it can achieve net energy gain (Q>1). It does not explicitly violate conservation laws, but its claims of practical power generation are unsupported and highly speculative.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core claim describes a beam-beam interaction scheme but provides no quantitative analysis of the fusion reaction rate or gain (Q).
  • It assumes a perfectly synchronized, resonant crossing at 'the same location' without a detailed mechanism to overcome Coulomb repulsion and achieve a sufficient cross-section.
  • The method for 'capturing electrical energy from the plurality of alpha particles' via an energy-recovery linac is vague and its efficiency is unsubstantiated.
  • The condition for co-circulation (q r0 e(E0/v + B0)/p = 1) ensures orbit stability but does not guarantee fusion conditions.
Tube Arrangement Around a Core
US20250069762A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The system requires compressors (energy input) and heaters (thermal energy input) to function, but the patent does not specify the purpose or energy output. The liquid storage and filling grid suggest a working fluid cycle, but no net energy source or useful work output is defined.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex mechanical arrangement of tubes, compressors, and a liquid system but fails to specify what physical process it performs or what useful work it produces. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, the incomplete description and lack of defined purpose prevent a clear physics compliance assessment, raising red flags.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The system describes components (compressors, heaters) that consume energy but does not describe any useful work output or energy generation process.
  • Ambiguous purpose: The physical arrangement is described without stating the thermodynamic process or goal, making compliance analysis impossible.
  • No performance claims: Without stated output or efficiency, thermodynamic limits cannot be evaluated.
Whispering gallery mode fusion reactor with fast ignition
US20250079026A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unspecified external energy input for generating the whispering gallery mode radiation and proton ignition radiation. The claim implicitly assumes these energy inputs exist but does not account for them in efficiency calculations.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a non-standard fusion approach but fails to account for the total energy required to generate the compression and ignition radiation. While not an explicit violation of conservation laws, its claims of higher efficiency are unsupported by complete energy accounting or comparison to established thermodynamic limits for fusion, making it scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims 'less energy consumption is sufficient' without specifying the total system input energy versus fusion energy output.
  • Vague mechanism: 'Whispering gallery mode' for plasma compression is not a standard or clearly defined fusion concept; its efficiency and feasibility are unsubstantiated.
  • The claim mixes speculative control methods (neural network) with core physics, potentially obfuscating the energy balance.
  • No quantitative comparison to thermodynamic limits (e.g., Lawson criterion, ignition thresholds) is provided to support the efficiency claim.
Triggering exothermic reactions under high hydrogen loading rates
US20230290526A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Chemical energy from the exothermic reaction of hydrogen with/within the absorbing material. Input energy for triggering includes electrical energy for high voltage (claims 2-3) and/or mechanical work for pressurization (claim 4).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process to initiate a known type of exothermic reaction (hydrogen absorption/reaction) but implies observation of 'excess heat' without providing the necessary energy accounting to prove an anomaly. The focus on loading rate is a kinetic factor, not a new energy source, making the claims suggestive but physically incomplete.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting provided; claims 'excess heat' without defining baseline or source of excess.
  • Mechanism for 'triggering' is vague; high loading rate is a kinetic, not thermodynamic, parameter and does not inherently explain an anomalous energy gain.
  • Lacks specification of the chemical reaction and its known enthalpy to assess if claimed 'excess' exceeds known chemical energy density.
Fast-neutron flux radiating device with an improved support for a target of radiations and radiating method thereof
US20230187089A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy beam from an external electrostatic accelerator or high-power laser. The device uses this beam to trigger nuclear fusion reactions (e.g., D-T) in an active material layer, producing a neutron flux to irradiate a target.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a neutron source using an external beam to induce fusion, which is a valid concept in principle. However, the claims contain technical obfuscation (Pattern C), using correct physics terms vaguely and making the physically implausible claim of 'non-degraded' neutron flux. The energy source is clearly external, so no conservation law is violated, but the feasibility and performance claims are questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim of triggering 'nuclear fusion reaction' via a beam on a solid active layer is vague and lacks specifics on reaction cross-sections and required beam energy/current density.
  • The claim that the neutron flux reaches the target 'in a non-degraded way in energy and intensity' is physically misleading; neutron scattering and absorption in any intervening material will degrade flux.
  • The description mixes electrostatic accelerators (for ions) and high-power lasers, which are fundamentally different technologies with vastly different energy requirements and fusion mechanisms.
Device and process for generating heat energy using low-energy nuclear reaction
US20250022619A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary input is electrical energy for inductive heating. The claim of a 'low-energy nuclear reaction' (e.g., LENR/cold fusion) as an additional energy source is unproven and not a scientifically accepted mechanism.

AI Physics Analysis

The device's explicit energy input is electrical induction heating. The claim of obtaining additional thermal energy from a 'low-energy nuclear reaction' references a controversial and unproven phenomenon, making the overall energy accounting incomplete and the performance claims scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims energy from 'low-energy nuclear reaction' without specifying a validated physical mechanism.
  • No description of how to verify an exothermic nuclear process vs. chemical/electrical heating.
  • Incomplete energy accounting: electrical input is clear, but claimed nuclear output is not substantiated.
Nano-Engineered Materials for LENR
US20220130557A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from low-energy nuclear reactions (fusion of hydrogen isotopes and/or metal atoms) within engineered quasicrystal materials. No external energy input beyond loading hydrogen isotopes is explicitly described, implying the nuclear reaction itself is the primary source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative mechanism (LENR) that remains unproven and outside established nuclear physics, using technically sounding but misapplied concepts like 'maximizing negentropy.' While not explicitly violating energy conservation (it posits a nuclear source), it lacks a credible, reproducible physical basis and obfuscates with vague thermodynamic language.

Specific Physics Issues
  • LENR lacks reproducible experimental validation and a widely accepted theoretical mechanism overcoming the Coulomb barrier.
  • Claim of designing materials to 'maximize negentropy' is thermodynamically vague; negentropy is not a locally maximizable property but a system-level statistical measure.
  • No quantitative performance claims or efficiency limits provided to assess against known physics.
  • Proposed 'tunneling probability increase' via restricted degrees of freedom is speculative for enabling nuclear-scale reactions.
System and method for optimizing energy transfer and conversion in quantum systems
US20230326617A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The 'coherent stimulation' is implied as the energy input, but its nature, magnitude, and source are not specified. Ambient environmental parameters could also serve as implicit inputs.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a computational modeling method for optimizing quantum system couplings, not a proven physical device. It lacks specification of energy inputs and outputs, preventing verification of energy conservation. While not explicitly claiming a violation, the vague language around 'energy transfer and conversion' coupled with incomplete accounting makes it questionable and requires rigorous physical scrutiny.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No explicit energy accounting for the 'coherent stimulation' input or the 'energy transfer and conversion' output.
  • Claims of 'enhancement of coupling strength' and altered 'energy transfer and conversion dynamics' without specifying if this leads to net energy gain or merely redistributes existing energy.
  • Method describes modeling and optimization but does not specify a complete physical energy conversion cycle with inputs and outputs, making thermodynamic analysis impossible.
Secondary explosive
US20210343430A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed energy release is presumably from chemical reactions (decomposition/oxidation of metal deuteride and red phosphorus) and/or from nuclear fusion reactions (if deuterium nuclei are claimed to fuse). The primary chemical energy is stored in the chemical bonds of the constituents.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a powder mixture but provides no mechanism or data to explain how it functions as a 'secondary explosive' (a term often associated with nuclear weapons). While the mixture contains chemically energetic materials, any claim of significant nuclear yield from a simple chemical trigger would violate known physics regarding fusion ignition requirements. The vagueness makes definitive violation assessment impossible, but the implied mechanism is highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim is compositionally vague and lacks a defined energy release mechanism. It implies but does not explicitly claim a 'secondary' nuclear explosive yield from a low-energy chemical trigger, which would require overcoming the Coulomb barrier for
  • No quantitative performance claims (e.g., yield, energy density) are provided to assess against known chemical explosive or nuclear reaction limits, making thermodynamic analysis impossible.
Magnetohydrodynamic hydrogen electrical power generator
US20230143022A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Potentially from chemical energy of hydrogen/oxygen combustion in plasma and/or electrical input to electrodes and plasma generator. The abstract mentions 'energy gain' and 'atomic hydrogen' reactions, suggesting a claim of excess energy beyond input.

AI Physics Analysis

The system describes a complex plasma reactor but claims an 'energy gain' without a complete balance of all electrical, chemical, and thermal inputs. The use of terms like 'atomic hydrogen' reactions with unique signatures suggests a claim of an unexplained energy source, making the net energy output claim highly questionable without violating fundamental laws in its description.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No quantification of inputs (electrical to pump, electrodes, plasma generator) vs. outputs.
  • Ambiguous 'energy gain' claim with no stated mechanism that overcomes thermodynamic limits.
  • Vague reference to 'atomic hydrogen' products with 'unique signatures' as potential anomalous energy source without established physics.
  • Combined MHD and thermophotovoltaic conversion from a single plasma is complex but not inherently impossible; the issue is the net gain claim.
Experimentation Apparatus to Test for Heat Produced by Cavitation
US20200263906A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the signal generator (amplified) powers the piezo-disk to create cavitation in heavy water. The claim speculates that cavitation bubble collapse could induce deuteron combination (nuclear fusion) events, which would be a secondary, non-guaranteed energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a measurement apparatus, not a device claiming to produce net energy. However, its stated purpose is to test for heat from cavitation-induced nuclear events, a speculative and unproven mechanism often associated with fringe science. The language uses correct technical terms but frames them around a questionable hypothesis, making the underlying physics intent dubious.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim is speculative and describes only an apparatus for testing, not a proven energy conversion process.
  • Proposed mechanism (cavitation-induced deuteron fusion) is highly contentious and not an established, reliable energy source.
  • No quantitative performance claims are made, so thermodynamic limits cannot be directly evaluated.
  • Apparatus description includes standard components; the questionable aspect is the implied goal of anomalous heat production.
Nuclides Bombardment Method and System for Neutron Generation
US20200243206A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External particle accelerator providing 10-500 keV hydrogen isotopes (deuterium/tritium) as projectiles. The target contains pre-loaded hydrogen isotopes in a metallic lattice.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method is fundamentally a beam-target neutron source using deuterium or tritium ions, which is a valid concept. However, the patent language obfuscates a known process with speculative materials-science enhancements ('lattice channels') without providing evidence or a clear mechanism for a significant performance increase over conventional methods.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims 'increasing neutron generation' without quantitative baseline or control comparison
  • Vague mechanism for enhancement via 'lattice channel' alignment; unclear how this fundamentally alters nuclear reaction cross-sections beyond known ion implantation/beam-target methods
  • No specification of neutron yield, efficiency, or comparison to standard beam-target neutron generation
Systems and methods for generating heat from reactions between hydrogen isotopes and metal catalysts
US20220351869A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primarily electrical input from DC power supply, with potential chemical energy from hydrogen/deuterium reactions and possible catalytic exothermic reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The system describes a reactor with hydrogen isotopes, a metal catalyst, and electrical input, but the patent claims are structured to imply novel heat generation without specifying if the output exceeds the electrical input. This creates ambiguity—it could describe ordinary resistive or catalytic heating (valid) or be framed to suggest anomalous excess heat (a violation). Without explicit performance claims, it sits in a questionable, patent-obfuscation gray area.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No measurement of total electrical input vs. heat output is specified.
  • Ambiguous reaction mechanism: Claims 'generating heat' without specifying if it's ordinary chemical catalysis, novel nuclear process, or electrochemical heating.
  • No thermodynamic limit comparison: If claiming excess heat (COP>1), it violates energy conservation without identifying a new energy source.
  • Vague performance metrics: No quantitative efficiency or gain claims provided in the abstract/claims.
Low Energy Nuclear Reactor
US20210090752A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Chemical energy from the exothermic material (e.g., thermite: Al + Fe2O3) provides initiation heat. The claimed 'LENR fuel' (Li, LiAlH4, Ni) is then asserted to produce additional thermal energy via an unspecified nuclear process.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a conventional chemical ignition system (thermite) to heat a mixture claimed to be a 'LENR fuel.' The core claim of a nuclear reaction producing excess heat is not supported by established physics, making the system's performance and validity highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism or evidence provided for the claimed 'low energy nuclear reaction' (LENR).
  • Energy accounting is incomplete; the output is claimed to be 'thermal energy' from the LENR fuel, but the input includes the chemical energy of the exothermic material and electrical spark energy.
  • The system relies on a scientifically unproven and controversial energy conversion process (LENR/cold fusion).
A device and a method for extreme particle heating
US20210335508A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The device appears to draw electrical energy to power a flash lamp, but the description of the superconducting element, inductor, and triggering mechanism is incoherent. The mention of 'fusable nucleotides' as light-absorbing particles suggests a claimed nuclear fusion process, implying an attempt to generate energy, not just consume it for heating.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim uses correct physics terms (superconducting, inductor) in an incorrect and incoherent manner to describe a light source. The core energy source and conversion process are obscured by technobabble ('fusable nucleotides') and internally contradictory descriptions, making the device's operation and energy accounting impossible to evaluate properly.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incoherent superconducting system: A 'thin superconducting element... in series with a superconducting inductor' held at low temperature does not function as a flash lamp. Superconductors have zero resistance and would not dissipate energy as light.
  • Technobabble: 'Fusable nucleotides' is a nonsensical term; nucleotides are biological molecules, not fusible nuclear fuel.
  • Contradictory geometry: Claim 39 defines a space between filament and housing, while Claim 40 states this distance is 'about zero'.
  • Vague energy conversion: The abstract mentions 'extreme particle heating' and a pressure wave, but the relationship between the flash lamp input and the claimed output is not physically described.
Method and apparatus for periodic ion collisions
US20190341155A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to generate the magnetic field, power the confining electrodes, and produce the pulsed energizing beam. The fusion energy output is claimed to come from the kinetic energy imparted to particles by this beam.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a particle confinement and acceleration scheme but does not demonstrate a credible path to net energy production. It omits critical plasma physics challenges like scattering losses and provides no energy accounting to show that the fusion output would exceed the substantial electrical inputs required.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative analysis of energy balance (input beam energy vs. fusion output).
  • Implies resonant acceleration via repeated beam pulses, but collisions and scattering will disrupt the coherent cyclotron motion required for perfect timing.
  • No mechanism described for overcoming Coulomb repulsion or for sustaining a net energy gain (Q>1).
  • Beam recovery system (Claim 9) suggests recognition of efficiency issues but its feasibility is unspecified.
Exothermic reaction electrode structure using pcb and semiconductor fabrication methods
US20190098760A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes an electrode structure for an 'exothermic reaction' but does not specify the chemical or nuclear fuel source. Electrical input is implied to create magnetic fields, but the primary energy release is attributed to an unspecified exothermic process.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a manufacturing method for electrodes but fails to define the fundamental exothermic reaction they are meant to facilitate. Without specifying the fuel and reaction mechanism, it is impossible to verify energy conservation or thermodynamic limits, placing it in the 'questionable' category due to incomplete physical description.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core exothermic reaction is undefined. 'Exothermic reaction' could refer to a chemical reaction (like H2+O2), a nuclear process (like LENR claims), or something else. Without defining the fuel and reaction, energy accounting is impossible.
  • Claim 9 suggests a magnetic field 'triggers' the reaction. While magnetic fields can influence reaction kinetics (e.g., in plasmas), this is a vague mechanism for triggering a significant exothermic release.
  • The patent focuses on fabrication and electrode geometry but is silent on the stoichiometry, fuel loading, or containment of the reactive materials, which are essential for any real exothermic process.
Directional Production of Composite Particles
US20200027573A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy from the power source, stored in capacitors, and discharged across electrodes to create an arc.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a standard plasma arc system powered by electrical input. The primary issue is the obfuscating language: it claims to 'create composite particles...in bound states,' which is simply describing the ionization and recombination processes in any plasma. No energy violation is claimed, but the terminology is misleading.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague and undefined term 'composite particles' - likely refers to standard plasma ions/atoms but is presented as a novel creation.
  • No quantitative performance claim to analyze for thermodynamic limits, but the language suggests a novel particle creation process from a standard arc discharge.
Hybrid reactor using electrical and magnetic fields
US20180330830A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source to power electrodes and magnets. The claimed net energy output is intended to come from nuclear fusion reactions (e.g., p-B11) between fast neutrals and a wall-embedded reactant.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a non-standard concept for inducing nuclear fusion that relies on speculative ion-neutral coupling and wall-embedded reactants. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (the input is electrical), the proposed mechanism is highly questionable and ignores the immense practical challenges and losses inherent in achieving net-gain fusion, making its claimed performance improbable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for achieving fusion-relevant ion energies via ion-neutral coupling in collisional environment is highly speculative and inefficient
  • No clear path to overcome Coulomb barrier for aneutronic fusion using described collisional heating
  • Substantial energy losses from ionization, radiation, and wall collisions are unaccounted for
  • The 'reactant' embedded in the wall is a highly atypical and problematic configuration for sustained fusion
Electron emitter for reactor
US20180330829A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source powers electrodes to generate electric/magnetic fields. Additional energy may come from lasers for photoelectric emission.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a device claiming to produce nuclear fusion through ion-neutral collisions in a rotating system, but it lacks the necessary physics details to overcome the Coulomb barrier or achieve net energy. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, the proposed mechanism is thermodynamically questionable for achieving fusion conditions without addressing fundamental plasma physics constraints.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claims nuclear fusion via 'repeated collisions between neutrals and reactant' without specifying mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier.
  • No description of confinement method (magnetic, inertial, electrostatic) sufficient for fusion conditions.
  • Vague on energy balance: 'gives off energy' is claimed but no quantitative relationship between input power and fusion output.
  • Ion-neutral coupling for rotational motion is an inefficient heating mechanism for fusion; energy losses to neutrals would be enormous.
  • No mention of plasma density, temperature, or confinement time required for net energy gain.
Monitoring and Controlling Exothermic Reactions Using Photon Detection Devices
US20180197643A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The method describes electrical heating and voltage application to an electrode, but the claimed 'Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR)' system implies an energy source from unverified nuclear processes. The patent does not specify or validate the primary energy source for the alleged reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a monitoring and control method for a system whose core premise—Low Energy Nuclear Reactions—is not scientifically accepted. While the described steps (vacuum, gas flow, heating, applying voltage, spectral imaging) are physically possible control methods, they are applied to an unverified and questionable energy source. The analysis flags it as questionable due to its reliance on LENR without addressing the fundamental physics issues surrounding it.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Relies on 'Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR)' which lacks mainstream scientific validation and a confirmed theoretical mechanism.
  • Method describes control and monitoring (vacuum, gas flow, heating, voltage, spectroscopy) but provides no evidence or description of the energy-producing reaction itself.
  • Claims about specific spectral peaks (400-450 nm, 550-625 nm) as indicators of a 'desired temperature' for an unverified process are not physically justified in the context provided.
Methods for enhancing anomalous heat generation
US20190318833A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim suggests the energy originates from an 'exothermic reaction between a hydrogen gas and a transition metal,' but the nature of this reaction is not specified. If it is a chemical reaction (e.g., hydride formation), its energy density is bounded by chemical limits. The reference to 'anomalous heat generation' and isotopic enrichment implies a claim beyond ordinary chemistry, potentially hinting at a nuclear process, but this is not explicitly stated or quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method using isotopically enriched metals to enhance an unspecified 'exothermic reaction' with hydrogen. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it is scientifically questionable due to its vagueness, association with historically problematic 'anomalous heat' claims, and lack of a clear, quantifiable energy source that respects known thermodynamic limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague definition of the core 'exothermic reaction' and its energy scale.
  • No quantitative performance claim or comparison to theoretical limits (chemical or nuclear).
  • No accounting for energy inputs required for isotopic enrichment or system operation.
  • Use of the term 'anomalous' without a defined baseline or control.
Designs of exothermic reactors
US20180193816A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed source is an unspecified 'exothermic reaction' (potentially involving hydrogen/deuterium absorption into a metal lattice), driven by electrical discharge. The system requires electrical input to create the discharge.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a mechanical apparatus for creating electrical discharges in a hydrogen/deuterium environment with a hydrogen-absorbing metal, but it does not provide a complete energy accounting or identify a proven, novel exothermic reaction. It relies on vague claims of enhanced 'efficiency' without demonstrating that the total energy output exceeds the total energy input, which is necessary to validate the claim of an exothermic reactor.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The nature and energy balance of the claimed 'exothermic reaction' is not defined or quantified.
  • No mechanism is provided to explain how the electrical input energy relates to the magnitude of the claimed exothermic output.
  • The patent describes a device geometry but provides no physics model or experimental data demonstrating net energy gain (Q > 1).
Plasma frequency trigger
US20180193815A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to create and maintain plasma, plus chemical potential energy stored in hydrogen/deuterium loaded into metal lattice. The claimed 'exothermic reaction' is implied to be nuclear fusion (D-D, H-D, H-H) or an unknown chemical/nuclear process.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative method to trigger an exothermic reaction via plasma frequency matching, but it lacks a credible physical mechanism for nuclear fusion and contains a significant error in relating plasma electron density directly to neutral gas pressure. Without complete energy accounting, the claims are scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed mechanism lacks a clear, physically justified pathway for nuclear fusion or significant exothermic reaction. Plasma frequency (electron density via pressure) matching optical phonon modes is not a known trigger for nuclear fusion.
  • The provided pressure-frequency formula (Claim 6) appears to be a rearranged plasma frequency formula (ω_plasma = sqrt(n_e * q^2 / (ε_0 * m_e))), but it incorrectly relates electron density directly to neutral gas pressure via ideal gas law, ignoring
  • No quantitative energy accounting: Input electrical energy vs. claimed exothermic output is not specified, making verification of net energy gain impossible.
  • Optical phonon modes in THz range are vibrational/thermal energies (~meV), orders of magnitude too low to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion (~keV-MeV).
Reactor using azimuthally varying electrical fields
US20180005711A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the control system's voltage/current source to drive electrodes. The claimed nuclear fusion energy output is purportedly from proton-boron-11 or other aneutronic reactions, initiated by collisions between rotating neutrals and a wall-embedded reactant.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrical apparatus to rotate ions and neutrals, but its central claim of achieving net-energy nuclear fusion via low-energy collisions with a solid wall reactant is physically implausible. It fails to address the fundamental energy, temperature, and loss requirements for sustained fusion, relying on vague mechanisms rather than a credible plasma confinement or heating scheme.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism achieves the necessary conditions for nuclear fusion (e.g., keV-scale particle energies, sufficient density, and confinement). 'Repeated collisions' with a wall-embedded solid reactant at thermal energies are incapable of induc
  • The described ion-neutral coupling for inducing rotation does not constitute a heating mechanism to fusion-relevant temperatures. Energy input is only for driving rotation, not for creating a high-energy plasma.
  • The apparatus lacks a clear method to overcome enormous radiative losses (e.g., bremsstrahlung) expected in a p-B11 plasma, which requires specialized non-thermal ion distributions.
  • Claim 1's description of an 'interaction... that gives off energy' is vague and conflates chemical and nuclear processes.
Batteries and related structures having fractal or self-complementary structures
US20170288233A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim references 'lattice assisted nuclear reactions (LANR) and/or cold fusion processes' as the intended application, implying a claimed nuclear energy source, but provides no mechanism or evidence for how the fractal/self-complementary structure enables or enhances such reactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent claim describes an electrode geometry but ties it to unproven cold fusion processes, making its energy source scientifically questionable. The electrical claims about constant impedance for fractal structures are physically suspect without rigorous justification.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes 'cold fusion' or 'LANR', processes not validated by mainstream physics and lacking a widely accepted theoretical foundation.
  • Claims of 'constant impedance across a surface' and 'at multiple frequencies' for a fractal structure are electrically dubious without a detailed physical model; fractals typically exhibit complex, scale-dependent impedance.
  • No clear causal link is provided between the geometric property (self-complementary/fractal) and the purported nuclear effect.
Method for enabling low energy nuclear reactions by the Rotator Collapse Field-Coupled (RCFC) effect
US20180247719A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. Claims energy is 'stored' in 'quasi molecular rotators' but provides no mechanism for how this stored energy is created, what its origin is (chemical, electrical, nuclear), or how it is replenished. The ultimate source for the claimed nuclear reactions is not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a structure but provides no physics-compliant energy accounting. It avoids first-law analysis by not specifying the energy input required to create and maintain the proposed 'rotators,' making it impossible to verify conservation of energy. The language is technically obfuscated, focusing on geometry while omitting the crucial energetics of the claimed nuclear process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting provided.
  • No description of the input energy required to form/stabilize the 'rotators'.
  • No comparison of claimed output to thermodynamic limits for the proposed process.
  • Vague reference to 'well known physical laws' without specific application.
  • Claims are structural/descriptive rather than operational, avoiding energy balance scrutiny.
Enhanced Exothermic Reaction (EER) Reactor
US20170260634A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs appear to be electrical current for electrodes and heater, plus chemical potential energy stored in the hydrogen-containing lithium-polymer fuel. The 'enhanced exothermic reaction' is claimed to generate additional heat.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex reactor using electrical input and chemical fuel, but the core 'enhanced' reaction mechanism is physically vague. While not explicitly claiming over-unity, the language suggests an unexplained amplification of energy release, and the complete energy accounting required to evaluate thermodynamic compliance is absent.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague mechanism for 'enhancement' of exothermic reaction beyond known chemical/electrochemical energy release.
  • No quantitative efficiency or COP claims provided, making thermodynamic limit analysis impossible.
  • Ambiguous role of 'switching magnetic fields' and 'hydrogen plasma' in energy accounting.
  • Implied but unsubstantiated net energy gain from the process.
Method and system for high efficiency electricity generation using low energy thermal heat generation and thermionic devices
US20170213611A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR), a hypothesized but not scientifically validated process for releasing nuclear energy from materials at ambient temperatures without significant input energy or high-energy radiation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent's thermionic conversion stage is physically possible, but the entire system relies on a Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) heat source, which is not an established, reproducible energy source in physics. This makes the overall energy accounting and performance claims impossible to verify against thermodynamic limits, as the primary input is speculative.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Core energy source (LENR) lacks reproducible experimental validation and a accepted theoretical mechanism.
  • Efficiency claim (10-80% of Carnot) for the thermionic converter is technically possible but irrelevant if the primary heat source is not proven.
  • System description conflates a speculative energy source with a legitimate conversion device, creating an overall claim that cannot be physically evaluated.
Method for producing energy and apparatus therefor
US20170038095A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Chemical energy from exothermic reactions between hydrogen and a transition metal (e.g., nickel, palladium) in nanoclusters.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method claims energy from a chemical reaction, which is a valid energy source in principle. However, the patent is vague on critical details—especially the triggering mechanism and the claimed self-sustaining reaction above a 'critical temperature'—making it impossible to verify if it respects thermodynamic limits or if it implies an unaccounted energy input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague triggering mechanism ('impulsively acting')
  • Unclear 'critical temperature' and self-sustaining reaction claim
  • No quantitative energy balance or efficiency provided
  • Ambiguous role of heat removal in maintaining reaction
Device for Creating and Controlling Plasma
US20160180970A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from an external electricity source. The device is a plasma containment/heating apparatus.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a basic plasma generation setup powered by electricity, which is physically possible. However, the claim that it can achieve thermonuclear fusion is highly questionable, as it lacks any described mechanism for the extreme confinement and heating required, moving into the realm of an unsupported assertion rather than a described invention.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim 4 asserts thermonuclear fusion will occur with 'sufficient electrical energy' but provides no mechanism for confinement or heating sufficient to overcome Coulomb barrier and achieve net energy gain.
  • The description of ions held in 'orbital path' is vague and lacks a defined confinement mechanism (e.g., magnetic, electrostatic) to counteract plasma instabilities and losses.
  • The dual-anode (rod and wall) and dual-cathode geometry is unconventional; the electric field configuration for stable plasma confinement and heating is not specified and may lead to rapid particle loss to the walls.
Fusion neutron-source power system
US20170294239A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be nuclear fusion (D-T or similar) initiated by electrical discharge and/or laser-assisted plasma compression. Heat from plasma and nuclear reactions is extracted via coolant.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a geometric arrangement for a fusion device but omits the fundamental physics of how fusion conditions are achieved and sustained. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation, the lack of any mechanism for plasma confinement, heating, or ignition, combined with the unclear hybrid fission-fusion blanket, makes the claims highly questionable from a physics and engineering standpoint.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how plasma ignition, heating, or confinement is achieved to reach fusion conditions (temperature, density, confinement time).
  • Mixing fusion (neutron source) with fissile/fertile materials (thorium/uranium carbide) suggests a hybrid system, but the energy balance and neutronics are not addressed.
  • Use of 'continuously changing protective film' of fissile material is mechanically and neutronically vague; it may erode or transmute rapidly, disrupting operation.
  • No quantitative performance metrics (gain Q, temperatures, pressures) to assess feasibility against known fusion challenges.
Method for inducing an exothermic reaction in a liquid solution
US20170062079A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary explicit energy inputs are electrical (for heating, electrode voltage, and LED operation) and photonic (LED light). The claimed 'exothermic reaction' could be a chemical energy release from the prepared solution, but the method's description suggests the goal is to *initiate* a sustained or anomalous exothermic process.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a complex procedure but does not provide a complete energy balance or identify the specific exothermic reaction. While it uses legitimate inputs (electricity, light, heat), the vague claim of inducing a 'desired exothermic reaction' without quantifying input vs. output energy or clarifying the reaction products raises significant questions about whether it implies an over-unity energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The claim of a 'desired exothermic reaction' is vague. If it produces more thermal energy than the total electrical and thermal energy input to maintain temperature and run stimuli, it would violate conservation. The pat
  • Ambiguous mechanism: The combination of heating near boiling, electrical stimulation, and photonic modulation in a complex chemical system could produce ordinary electrolysis, Joule heating, or known chemical reactions. The patent implies a special o
  • No comparison to thermodynamic limits: If positioned as an energy source, its efficiency would be bounded by the energy content of the chemical reactants. No such analysis is provided.
Machine to detect Phonon Gain to Control Desired Reactions in an Electrically Driven Hydrogen Loaded Material
US20160329118A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from power supplies to drive the material sample and optical sources (lasers). The 'desired reactions' (e.g., heat production, lubrication) are claimed to result from electrical driving of a hydrogen-loaded material, implying the system's output energy originates from this electrical input and the subsequent material reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a monitoring and control system for an experiment, not a device that inherently violates energy conservation. However, its foundational concept ('phonon gain') is physically undefined, and its claims mix incoherent elements, suggesting a lack of a sound, testable physical model for the 'desired reactions' it aims to control.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core claim of 'phonon gain' is undefined and not a standard physical concept. Phonons are quantized lattice vibrations; 'gain' suggests amplification without a clear energy source or mechanism.
  • The patent links disparate phenomena (heat production, lubrication) to a single, vague detection/control scheme without a coherent physical model.
  • Claim 3 (material contains canola oil) is nonsensical in the context of hydrogen-loaded metals and phonon spectroscopy, indicating a lack of technical rigor.
  • The system is presented as a control/monitoring apparatus, but its purpose hinges on inducing and detecting an unspecified reaction whose physics is not explained.
Spontaneous alpha particle emitting metal alloys and method for reaction of deuterides
US20160314856A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Nuclear decay energy from alpha-emitting isotopes (e.g., thorium, radium, depleted uranium) embedded in a metal host. The claimed 'low energy nuclear reaction of deuterium nuclei' suggests an attempt to use alpha particles to trigger or catalyze deuteron fusion or other nuclear transmutations.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent explicitly uses energy from radioactive decay, which is a valid source. However, its core claim of using these alpha particles to trigger a practical 'low energy nuclear reaction' in deuterides is not supported by established physics regarding reaction rates and energy balances, moving it from a simple radioactive battery into the realm of speculative nuclear catalysis.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim of triggering 'low energy nuclear reaction of deuterium nuclei' via alpha particle bombardment is highly speculative and not an established physical process. The Coulomb barrier for D-D fusion is ~100 keV, while typical alpha particles from
  • The patent describes apparatuses (wires, grids) that imply electrical energy extraction, but no clear thermodynamic cycle or energy conversion mechanism is specified. This suggests an incomplete energy accounting framework.
  • The use of radioactive materials as an 'input' is clear, but the efficiency and feasibility of converting their decay energy into useful work via the described secondary nuclear reactions are not substantiated against known nuclear cross-sections and
Device for creating nuclear fusion
US20150270020A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes (voltage/current) to create and heat a plasma.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an electrode arrangement but provides no physically plausible mechanism to achieve the extreme temperature, pressure, and confinement required for net-energy-producing fusion. It uses correct terminology in a vague, non-quantitative way that obscures the fundamental scientific and engineering challenges.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No mechanism described to achieve necessary conditions for thermonuclear fusion (e.g., temperature, pressure, confinement).
  • Claims lack quantitative parameters (e.g., voltage scale, plasma density, confinement time).
  • Device geometry (opposing cathodes) is atypical for plasma confinement and may promote instability rather than stable heating.
  • Claim 2 for 'creating electromagnetic radiation' is trivial; any plasma or hot object emits radiation, but this is not a useful energy source without net gain.
Method and System for High Efficiency Electricity Generation Using Low Energy Thermal Heat Generation and Thermionic Devices
US20150110237A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'low energy nuclear reactions' (LENR) in readily available materials at ambient temperatures, with no high energy input requirement.

AI Physics Analysis

The system's proposed thermionic conversion stage is thermodynamically sound, but the entire device depends on Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR), which are not an accepted or proven source of energy. Since the primary energy input is unverified, the patent's overall energy accounting cannot be validated, making the claims questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • LENR is not an established, scientifically validated energy source; its existence and mechanism remain unproven and controversial.
  • The patent's core claim hinges on an unverified primary energy source, making the entire energy accounting impossible to verify.
  • While the thermionic conversion efficiency claim (10-80% of Carnot) is thermodynamically possible in principle, it is contingent on a real heat source.
Planar Geomertry Inertial Electrostatic confinement Fusion Device
US20160071621A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to electrodes to create electrostatic confinement potentials; no primary energy source for fusion fuel (e.g., ion/neutral injection, heating) is explicitly described.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a geometric variation of an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) device but omits critical physics regarding the energy required to create and maintain the fusion plasma. While the electrostatic confinement method itself is not a thermodynamic violation, the claims imply performance enhancement without addressing the fundamental energy balance and loss mechanisms that have historically prevented net energy gain in IEC systems.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No description of how ions are initially generated, injected, or heated to fusion-relevant energies.
  • No discussion of energy balance: Fusion energy output vs. electrical input for confinement, ionization, and losses is not addressed.
  • Electrostatic confinement typically suffers from high losses (electron emission, scattering) that prevent net energy gain; these are not mitigated.
  • Claim of 'higher fusion yield' is qualitative with no comparison to theoretical or empirical limits of IEC devices.
A Process for Making Nuclear Fusion Energy
US20160307650A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is from external compression means (lasers, particle beams, mechanical force). The claimed nuclear fusion energy would come from deuterium-deuterium fusion reactions initiated by that compression.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim does not explicitly violate conservation laws, as the fusion energy ultimately comes from mass defect. However, it is highly questionable because it proposes a chemically-based 'catalyst' to affect a nuclear process and suggests implausible compression methods (mechanical grinding) without providing a credible physical mechanism or quantitative analysis to overcome the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative description of compression energy, ignition conditions, or gain (Q factor).
  • Claims 'cheap and easy' fuel but provides no mechanism for how the catalytic material (red phosphorus + transition metal) enables or significantly lowers the barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • Proposes mechanical grinding or milling as a compression method, which is thermodynamically incapable of achieving the pressures (>>1 Mbar) and temperatures (>>10^7 K) required for significant deuterium fusion rates.
  • Lacks any discussion of confinement time, a critical parameter for net energy gain in fusion.
Transient Stimulated Three Body Association Reactions For Controlling Reaction Rates And Reaction Branches
US20140097083A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Multiple external pumps: a 'delocalizing pump', a 'crystal momentum pump', and an 'electron energy pump'. These are unspecified but presumably require significant electrical/optical energy input to excite electrons to specific states above the Fermi level and to inject crystal momentum.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes using external energy pumps to create transient electronic states to influence chemical reactions, which does not inherently violate conservation laws. However, it is presented with obfuscating, poorly defined physics (like separately pumping 'crystal momentum') and lacks any quantitative framework to assess if the proposed control mechanism is thermodynamically sound or efficient.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague and non-standard use of solid-state physics terminology (e.g., 'inject crystal momentum' as a separate, transient quantity from energy).
  • Unclear mechanism for how a transient change in electron effective mass directly and controllably couples to chemical reaction rates/branches.
  • No quantitative performance claims or efficiency limits provided, making thermodynamic assessment impossible.
  • The 'sink' is mentioned but the energy dissipation pathways and entropy generation of the transient states are not addressed.
Magnitites Pycnonuclear Reactions within Electrochemical, Radioactive and Electromagnetic Medias
US20140140461A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'cold nuclear reactions' (cold fusion/fission) catalyzed within transition metal hydride lattices using external energy inputs (magnetic fields, radiation, electrochemical). Ultimate source is unclear nuclear binding energy, but the mechanism is not established physics.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an unproven and highly speculative nuclear process without providing a credible mechanism consistent with known physics. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (it posits a nuclear source), the proposed method for overcoming nuclear repulsion at low temperatures lacks scientific support and uses obfuscating technical language.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Invokes 'pycnonuclear reactions' (density-driven nuclear fusion) under conditions (solid lattice, ambient temperature) vastly insufficient to overcome Coulomb barrier according to standard nuclear physics.
  • No quantitative rate estimates or clear pathway for net energy gain relative to external inputs (magnetic, radiation, electrochemical).
  • Mixes established electrochemistry terms (hydride formation) with unsubstantiated nuclear processes without a coherent bridging mechanism.
  • Uses vague terminology ('excited core electronic states', 'nonequilibrium transition metal lattice', 'magnitites') without standard physical definitions.
Power units based on dislocation site techniques
US20130295512A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claimed source is heat from a 'gas-loaded reaction generator' using hydrogen isotopes loaded into metallic micro-structures, but the physical mechanism for generating net heat is not specified. It may implicitly refer to unproven or anomalous phenomena (e.g., low-energy nuclear reactions, lattice-enabled reactions).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a heat generator but fails to identify the source of the input energy required to produce the claimed 'quantity of heat energy.' The use of terms like 'dislocation sites' and 'hydrogen clusters' obfuscates the core physics, making it impossible to verify energy conservation or compare to thermodynamic limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No identified primary energy input (e.g., electrical, chemical, pressure) to drive the claimed heat generation.
  • No description of the energy conversion mechanism; 'dislocation sites' and 'hydrogen clusters' are not established thermodynamic energy sources.
  • The system appears to claim net heat output from loading/unloading hydrogen gas, which, without a chemical or nuclear reaction, would be endothermic or at best energy-neutral.
  • Violates PATTERN A: Incomplete energy accounting. The 'quantity of heat energy' produced is not balanced against any clear input work or energy.
Method and apparatus for generating nuclear fusion using crystalline materials
US20130259179A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Thermal energy input to heat the pyroelectric crystal, plus chemical energy stored in the deuterated atmosphere/target. The claimed fusion energy output is not clearly compared to the total input energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The described method is based on a real, peer-reviewed physical phenomenon (pyroelectric nuclear fusion), where heating a crystal can generate strong electric fields to accelerate deuterons. However, the patent claims are questionable because they present the neutron production without demonstrating net energy gain or providing a complete energy balance, making it unclear if this is a viable energy source or merely a low-yield laboratory effect.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: The claim focuses on neutron output but does not quantify total energy input (heating energy, crystal manufacturing energy, etc.) versus total fusion energy output.
  • Implausible efficiency: Generating >100 keV deuteron beams via pyroelectric effect from gentle heating suggests an energy conversion efficiency and field strength that requires extraordinary justification.
  • Ambiguous net gain: The patent claims 'production of neutron flux' but does not demonstrate net energy gain (Q>1). The system is likely a net energy consumer.
Reactor for energy generation through low energy nuclear reactions (lenr) between hydrogen and transition metals and related method of energy generation
US20130243143A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed to be from 'low energy nuclear reactions' (LENR) between hydrogen and transition metals, but the patent provides no mechanism, theoretical foundation, or evidence for such a reaction. No explicit external energy input (e.g., electrical, thermal) is described to initiate or sustain the process.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an apparatus to control energy release from an unproven LENR reaction. While the apparatus design itself doesn't explicitly violate physics, its claimed core energy source lacks a credible theoretical or experimental foundation in accepted physics, making the overall energy generation claim highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • LENR is not an accepted or theoretically substantiated physical process; it lacks a verified mechanism to overcome Coulomb barrier at low energies.
  • No accounting for the source of the initial energy to load hydrogen into the metal lattice or to generate the claimed 'electronic pulses'.
  • The patent describes only energy regulation and control of reaction rates, not the origin of the energy. This is a 'black box' energy source.
  • No quantitative performance data or comparison to thermodynamic limits is provided.
Apparatus and Method for Low Energy Nuclear Reactions
US20130044847A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary explicit energy input is electrical power to heat the cathode and drive electrolysis. The claimed 'anomalous energy-releasing reactions' imply a potential secondary, unverified nuclear or chemical energy source from deuterium-loaded nickel.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an electrolysis setup but claims it enables 'low energy nuclear reactions,' a phenomenon not recognized as physically valid. While the apparatus itself consumes electrical energy, the claimed anomalous output lacks a proven mechanism and violates no laws only if the input energy is greater than the output, which is not demonstrated.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting provided (input electrical energy vs. claimed anomalous output).
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at low temperatures.
  • Claims of 'low energy nuclear reactions' (LENR/cold fusion) lack a widely accepted theoretical foundation or reproducible experimental evidence meeting mainstream physics standards.
Fusion energy production
US20120057666A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy input is the electrical/accelerator energy required to: 1) generate the pion/muon beam (via deuterium-deuterium collisions), 2) operate the X-ray laser photon source, and 3) maintain the resonant cavity. The claimed fusion energy output comes from deuterium-tritium or deuterium-deuterium fusion reactions catalyzed by muons.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a speculative modification to muon-catalyzed fusion, a legitimate but notoriously inefficient process. While it does not explicitly violate conservation laws, it makes vague, unsupported claims about using photon resonance to improve efficiency, ignoring the overwhelming energy cost of muon production which has prevented μCF from ever achieving net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) is a real, well-studied phenomenon, but the patent claim adds an unproven, speculative element: using a resonant photon beam to dissociate the muon from the alpha particle product (muon-alpha sticking). The photon energy m
  • The net energy balance of any μCF system is critically dependent on the number of fusion cycles per muon (avoiding sticking) versus the immense energy cost of producing the muon (typically >> 1 GeV per muon). The patent provides no quantitative analy
  • The claims are structurally repetitive and vague on key engineering specifics (e.g., 'first means for generating a muon beam'), focusing on the conceptual apparatus rather than demonstrating a viable path to positive net energy output.
Method for Producing Heavy Electrons
US20110255645A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear from claims. The method requires energy to be applied to induce surface plasmon polaritons (Claim 2), but the nature, magnitude, and efficiency of this input energy is unspecified. The 'heavy electron' production is presented as a direct output of this plasmon propagation.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a resonant plasmonic structure but does not specify what physical work or energy output the 'heavy electrons' produce, nor does it provide an energy accounting. It uses established physics terminology in a way that suggests an undisclosed energy conversion process, making its physical claims impossible to evaluate against thermodynamic limits.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The term 'heavy electrons' is a condensed matter physics concept (quasiparticles with enhanced effective mass) but is used here without definition or connection to measurable output/energy.
  • No quantitative performance claims or energy balance is provided.
  • The mechanism (SPP resonance producing 'heavy electrons') is described at a phenomenological level without a clear physical pathway for energy conversion or work extraction.
Method and apparatus for the production of nuclear fusion
US20110216866A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ionize and accelerate reactant ions to fusion energies. The claimed net energy output would come from the exothermic nuclear fusion reactions (e.g., D-T, D-D) if the system achieves a positive energy gain (Q>1).

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a method for inertial electrostatic-like fusion, but it ignores the dominant energy loss mechanism (stopping power in solids) which guarantees a massive net energy loss, not gain. While it doesn't explicitly violate conservation laws, its claimed path to high efficiency is not supported by established plasma and nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The core physics of achieving net-gain fusion via ion beam bombardment of a solid target is highly problematic. The primary energy loss mechanism is not addressed: ions will lose energy primarily through electronic stopping (ionization) in the solid,
  • The 'recirculation' of unfused ions by electric fields is vague and likely insufficient to overcome the massive energy losses from stopping power and scattering.
  • The collection of charged fusion products to directly generate high-voltage electricity, while a concept, ignores secondary electron emission, particle scattering, and the immense practical challenges of efficiently converting a broad-spectrum partic
Cellular, electron cooled storage ring system and method for fusion power generation
US20110158369A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ion/electron sources, injector accelerators, and magnetic confinement systems. The claimed net energy output is from nuclear fusion reactions (e.g., D-T, D-D) initiated by colliding ion beams.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex beam-fusion scheme but provides no complete energy balance. While the core concept does not explicitly violate conservation laws, the claimed 'significant improvement' in power ratio is questionable due to unaccounted-for energy inputs and the extreme technical challenges of achieving net gain with non-thermal beam-beam fusion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting for input power: No quantification of power needed for electron cooling, beam recirculation, vacuum, and magnetic confinement versus claimed 'significant improvement' in output/input ratio.
  • Asserts electron cooling overcomes scattering/heating losses without detailing the energy cost of generating, collecting, and managing the electron beams.
  • Vague performance claim ('significant improvement') without comparison to thermodynamic limits or known beam-beam fusion challenges (e.g., very low reaction cross-sections at non-thermal energies, extreme luminosity requirements).
  • Implies continuous recirculation of non-fusing ions is energetically free, ignoring cumulative losses from scattering, synchrotron radiation (for high-energy ions), and the energy cost of reinjection.
Nuclear Fusion
US20120170700A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Kinetic energy of input particle beams (protons or nuclei) accelerated to fusion-relevant speeds. The device requires external energy input to create and accelerate the beams.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a geometric arrangement for particle beams but lacks essential physics for achieving net-energy fusion. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it omits critical details about overcoming the Coulomb barrier and achieving positive net energy, making it an incomplete and questionable proposal rather than a viable energy production method.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how Coulomb barrier is overcome - 'well tuned speeds' is insufficient without specifying required energies (~keV-MeV range).
  • No mechanism for confining/reacting beams is described - intersecting beams have extremely low reaction cross-sections without additional confinement.
  • 'New matter production' is misleading - nuclear fusion rearranges nucleons, it does not create matter from nothing.
  • Claim 2 ('Energy production') assumes net energy gain without analysis of input beam energy vs. fusion output.
  • 'Fusion products evacuated vertically' is a trivial geometric consequence, not a physics breakthrough.
Resonant Vacuum Arc Discharge Apparatus for Nuclear Fusion
US20120008728A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from high-frequency inverter powers a vacuum arc discharge in a deuterium/tritium/helium-3 vapor.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes electrical components for creating a discharge but provides no physically plausible mechanism for achieving significant nuclear fusion rates. While not explicitly violating energy conservation (energy comes from electrical input), it employs fusion terminology while describing a system that cannot overcome the Coulomb barrier under the conditions implied, making its claimed purpose scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No described mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for fusion in low-temperature vapor (no plasma confinement or significant heating described)
  • Resonant coil suggests electrical efficiency focus, not fusion conditions
  • Electrode materials (Pd, Ti) suggest cold fusion/LENR concepts without proven scientific basis
  • Vapor-phase deuterium at unspecified pressure/temperature insufficient for thermonuclear fusion rates
Thermal nucleus fusion torch method
US20110253682A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary energy input appears to be electrical (DC/AC heavy current arc), but the claim of achieving/maintaining fusion reactions implies a net energy output from nuclear fusion. The method describes arc stabilization but does not account for the massive energy input required to initiate and sustain fusion conditions (temperature, pressure, confinement).

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes an arc stabilization technique but provides no credible physics mechanism or energy accounting to show how it achieves the extreme conditions required for net-energy nuclear fusion. It appears to misapply concepts from industrial plasma torches to the fundamentally different problem of fusion energy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of how plasma achieves fusion-relevant conditions (>>100 million Kelvin, sufficient confinement/pressure).
  • Focus is on arc stabilization ('eliminating plasma arc's bypassing to a wall'), which addresses a practical loss issue but is unrelated to the core physics of overcoming the Coulomb barrier for fusion.
  • Claims about 'resonance frequency' and 'negative polarity' are presented without a clear physical mechanism linking them to achieving net-gain fusion.
  • Method conflates plasma torch technology (typically for cutting/welding) with nuclear fusion, a vastly different energy regime.
Nuclear fusion using electrostatic cage and electro-magnetic field
US20110274228A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The apparatus describes a configuration (cage, electrodes, magnetic mirrors) to contain and collide ions, but the primary energy input to initiate and sustain fusion (e.g., high-voltage power for ion acceleration, heating systems, magnet power) is not specified in the claims.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a geometric apparatus for ion confinement but fails to specify the massive external energy inputs required for fusion, creating an impression of a simple device for net power generation. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it omits critical physics and engineering details, making its claimed purpose highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: No specification of the substantial input power required for ionization, acceleration, and magnetic confinement.
  • Implied but unstated assumption that the described magnetic/electrostatic configuration alone can achieve net energy gain (Q>1) fusion.
  • Claims describe a geometry but provide no physics parameters (e.g., field strengths, plasma density, temperature) to assess feasibility against known fusion challenges.
Method and apparatus for carrying out nickel and hydrogen exothermal reaction
US20110005506A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary claimed source is an 'exothermal reaction' between nickel and hydrogen, but the described inputs (heated, pressurized hydrogen, heated tube) suggest the net energy output may be less than or equal to the electrical/thermal energy input to heat the gas and tube.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process with high-temperature, high-pressure inputs but fails to provide a complete energy balance. The use of a non-standard term ('hexothermal') and extensive radiation shielding raises red flags that the claimed 'exothermal reaction' may not produce net energy when all electrical heating inputs are properly accounted for.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim describes a 'hexothermal reaction' which is not a standard scientific term, creating ambiguity.
  • No quantitative efficiency or COP is provided to assess if output exceeds total input energy.
  • The apparatus includes significant electrical heating inputs (for hydrogen and tube) which are not accounted for in the reaction energy balance.
  • Heavy radiation shielding (lead, boron, steel) is suggested, implying claims of unusual radiation not typical for a simple chemical reaction.
System and method for producing energetic particles by gas discharge in deuterium containing gas
US20090096380A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the voltage supply powers a glow discharge in a low-pressure deuterium-containing gas.

AI Physics Analysis

The system describes a standard glow discharge apparatus powered by electrical input, which is physically valid. However, the patent's title and focus on deuterium, combined with the vague term 'energetic particles,' strongly suggests an implied claim of nuclear particle production without providing the requisite evidence of an energy balance that would confirm or deny a violation of conservation laws.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague definition of 'energetic particles' (could be ions, electrons, or implies nuclear products)
  • No quantitative performance claims (efficiency, energy balance) to evaluate
  • Context suggests possible link to low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) or 'cold fusion' research, which lacks a widely accepted theoretical foundation and reproducible excess energy
Machine for producing flow of Isotopic fuel through a material
US20090116604A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from power supply (4-4000V) drives electrolysis of D₂O or water, providing deuterons/protons. Optional illumination (Claim 2) provides additional photon energy input.

AI Physics Analysis

The device is fundamentally an electrolysis cell with specific geometry. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (the input is clear), its core claimed function is physically vague and unquantified. The patent describes a configuration but not a demonstrable novel physical effect with measurable output, placing it in the questionable category due to obfuscated physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Purpose and 'flow' are undefined. No quantitative output (e.g., current, flux rate) is claimed, making thermodynamic analysis impossible.
  • Claims of 'intraelectrode flux' and 'producing flow' through the material are vague physical processes with no clear mechanism or measurable output.
  • The system appears to be an electrolytic cell with geometric optimizations, but the patent's core function ('producing flow') lacks a clear physics basis or performance metric.
Tabletop nuclear fusion generator
US20070002996A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to the pressure source (e.g., pump/impeller) and potentially to the pulsed laser. The claimed fusion energy output is from nuclear reactions within the collapsing bubbles.

AI Physics Analysis

While the patent describes energy inputs (pump, laser), it makes a grand claim (tabletop fusion) without a credible physical mechanism to overcome the Coulomb barrier. The use of correct terms like 'nuclear fusion' for an implausible application is a hallmark of technical obfuscation. The claim is questionable, not a direct violation, because it doesn't explicitly state an energy output greater than input.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The mechanism for achieving the extreme temperature and pressure (>>10^7 K, >>10^11 Pa) required for thermonuclear fusion via bubble collapse in a flowing liquid is not described and is physically implausible with the described setup.
  • No quantitative performance claims (e.g., gain Q) are provided to assess if net energy output is possible.
  • The system conflates sonofusion (bubble nucleation/collapse) concepts with a forced flow system, without addressing the immense energy barriers of fusion.
Method and device for initiating a fusion reaction through isomer potentiated nuclear decay
US20060285621A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The claimed primary energy source is the decay of a metastable nuclear isomer (high-spin isomer) triggered by an unspecified radiation source. This isomer decay releases MeV photons ('photonic gas') to implode a tamper, which then compresses and heats fusion fuel. A secondary energy source is the fusion reaction itself, and potentially fission of a U-238 casing.

AI Physics Analysis

The device does not clearly violate conservation laws, as the energy ultimately comes from nuclear transitions and fusion. However, the proposed mechanism for initiating the fusion via isomer decay is physically dubious, relies on vague and unquantified processes, and ignores the significant practical and energetic challenges of triggering and harnessing isomer energy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The mechanism for 'photonic gas' to transfer sufficient momentum/pressure to implode a tamper is highly speculative and not quantified.
  • The energy density and practicality of using long-lived isomers (e.g., Ta-180m) as a triggered, rapid energy release medium is unproven for this application.
  • The radiation source required to trigger the isomer decay is unspecified; its energy input is not accounted for in the energy balance.
  • The term 'photonic gas' is non-standard and obfuscates the challenge of achieving significant radiation pressure with gamma rays.
Fusionable material target
US20060198487A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The patent describes a target for a fusion reactor where fusion is initiated by a pressure wave in a heated liquid medium. The primary energy input for fusion is implied to come from the pressure wave and the heated medium, but the method to generate the extreme conditions (temperature, pressure) required for inertial confinement fusion is not specified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a target design for inertial confinement fusion but does not specify the immense external energy input required to create the fusion-initiating pressure wave. While the target insulation concept does not itself violate conservation laws, the overall system's viability is questionable without a credible driver mechanism to reach the necessary conditions for net energy gain.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim lacks specification of the energy source and driver system required to create a pressure wave capable of initiating fusion (i.e., achieving the necessary temperature and density for a meaningful fusion burn).
  • The described insulation method (metal shell, vacuum) is insufficient to maintain a solid deuterium/tritium target against the intense heat of a surrounding liquid medium long enough for a coordinated implosion, posing a significant engineering and p
  • No quantitative performance metrics or comparison to known thermodynamic limits (e.g., Lawson criterion, ignition conditions) are provided to assess feasibility.
Magnetized plasma fusion reactor
US20060198483A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External energy input to pistons (likely fluid pressure) to generate pressure waves; external energy to create magnetized plasma and vortex.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes an energy input process (pistons creating pressure waves) but does not provide the necessary physics to show this input can practically achieve the temperature, density, and confinement required for net fusion energy gain. It combines speculative concepts without demonstrating violation of conservation laws, but the claims are physically dubious and lack critical details.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting for ignition vs. input.
  • Implies spherical shockwave convergence can achieve fusion conditions (temperature, density, confinement time) without specifying required parameters.
  • Combines multiple complex phenomena (vortex, magnetized plasma, spherical shock) without clear mechanism for overcoming Lawson criterion.
  • Lacks description of how pressure wave energy is efficiently transferred to plasma ions to reach keV temperatures.
Methods and apparatus to induce D-D and D-T reactions
US20050135532A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External energy input to place the liquid in a tension state (acoustic, centrifugal, magnetostrictive, or piezoelectric), plus energy from the cavitation initiation source and pressure field sources for bubble growth and implosion.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex energy input process but provides no credible physical mechanism or evidence that bubble implosion in a liquid can reach the extreme temperatures and pressures required for net-energy nuclear fusion. It appears to extrapolate from sonoluminescence phenomena without addressing the vast energy scale discrepancy.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative pathway to achieve the ~10^7-10^8 K temperatures required for significant D-D or D-T fusion via bubble implosion (sonoluminescence temperatures are orders of magnitude lower).
  • The 'stored energy' from tensioning the liquid is mechanical potential energy, which is minuscule compared to nuclear fusion energy scales.
  • The mechanism conflates cavitation and sonoluminescence (which produces light, not bulk plasma conditions) with inertial confinement fusion (which requires precisely timed, immense, symmetric drivers).
Method and apparatus for the generation and the utilization of plasma solid
US20060088138A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from the applied direct current and the energy to generate periodic impulses. The ionic particles may also carry chemical potential energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes an unconventional process using correct physics terms ('plasma', 'resonance') in a context that conflicts with their standard definitions. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation, the core phenomenon is physically ambiguous and lacks a plausible mechanistic explanation, making the claims highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague definition of 'plasma inside a solid' contradicts standard plasma physics (ionized gas, not typically inside a dense solid).
  • No clear mechanism for how vibrations 'stabilize' this alleged plasma state.
  • Claims about atomic volume ranges for materials are presented without a justified physical model linking them to the core phenomenon.
Method to fabricate and stimulate an electrode to evolve heat with increased electrode power density
US20040173462A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy inputs are electrical (for electrolysis and laser) and chemical (from electrolysis and potential hydride formation). Ambient magnetic field and light stimulation are control parameters, not independent energy sources.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex system combining electrolysis, metallurgy, magnets, and laser stimulation, but makes vague claims about increased heat and power density without a complete energy balance. It uses correct physics terms (magnetic field, polarization, annealing) but does not demonstrate that the total thermal output exceeds the total electrical and optical energy input, leaving the core energy accounting incomplete and questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims of 'increased thermal output' and 'elevated electrode power densities' are not quantified against total system input energy (electrical + laser).
  • No thermodynamic limit comparison: No calculation of maximum possible energy release from described chemical/electrochemical processes versus claimed output.
  • Vague mechanism: 'Triggering heat evolution' via light on a hydride-forming electrode lacks a clear, quantifiable physical pathway that conserves energy.
Apparatus for generating nuclear heat
US20050105663A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Claimed source is exothermic nuclear reactions (deuterium fusion or other nuclear process) within a metal lattice, initiated by electrochemical deuterium loading/unloading and concentration gradients.

AI Physics Analysis

The apparatus describes a process for alleged nuclear heat generation but is based on the scientifically unproven premise of room-temperature deuterium fusion. While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation (as it posits a nuclear source), the proposed mechanism conflicts with established nuclear physics regarding Coulomb barrier penetration and lacks empirical, reproducible validation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No proven mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion at near-room temperatures.
  • No description of how the apparatus would detect or measure nuclear reaction products (e.g., neutrons, helium, tritium).
  • Relies on 'cold fusion' or Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) concepts which lack reproducible, widely accepted scientific validation.
  • Energy accounting is absent; electrical input for electrolysis/polarization is not compared to claimed heat output.
Multiring apparatus and method to measure heat released by a sample loaded with hydrogen
US20110142183A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input from power supply for electrolysis/gas loading of isotopic fuel (e.g., deuterium) into a metal sample. Implicit chemical energy from the fuel and potential nuclear energy if anomalous heat effects are claimed.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a calorimetric method to find an 'optimum drive condition' for a metal sample loaded with isotopic fuel. While the measurement apparatus is physically plausible, the overall context implies but does not explicitly state a claim of anomalous heat production, leaving the fundamental energy source undefined and creating significant ambiguity regarding thermodynamic validity.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague reference to 'product' and 'activity' suggesting but not explicitly claiming anomalous heat production (e.g., cold fusion/LENR).
  • Methodology (multiring calorimeter) is described, but the fundamental energy conversion process producing the alleged 'thermal output' is unspecified.
  • Claims of deriving POUT/PIN and Eout/Ein ratios imply measurement of excess heat, but the patent text avoids an explicit energy balance statement, leaving the source of potential excess energy undefined.
Apparatus and method for fusion reactor
US20050129161A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Acoustic pulse energy input (electrical/mechanical) into liquid medium, transferred to fusionable material bubble via spherical convergence.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a plausible energy input mechanism (acoustic pulses) but makes a thermodynamically extraordinary claim (initiating nuclear fusion) without providing the necessary physics parameters or energy accounting to demonstrate feasibility, placing it in the realm of speculative physics rather than a proven violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting for acoustic input vs. fusion energy output.
  • No mention of Lawson criterion or required temperature/pressure/duration for fusion.
  • Implies inertial confinement but lacks specification of pulse intensity, symmetry, or stability needed for net energy gain.
  • Acoustic compression in liquid may not achieve the extreme conditions (>>10^7 K, >>1000 GBar) required for significant thermonuclear fusion.
3He reactor with direct electrical conversion
US20030002611A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Nuclear fusion of ³He, presumably via D-³He or p-³He reactions, converting the kinetic energy of charged fusion products (protons) directly into electrical potential energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The described direct conversion method is physically plausible in principle, but the patent treats the core challenge—achieving sustained, net-positive electrostatic fusion—as a solved black box. The analysis is questionable because it focuses on downstream energy collection while ignoring the feasibility and energy balance of the primary energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Assumes a working, net-energy-gain electrostatic fusion reactor exists as a given component. The patent describes energy collection/conversion but not the core fusion process, which is the primary unsolved physics and engineering challenge.
  • Direct energy conversion efficiency is not addressed; collection of charged particles in a multi-MV grid structure faces severe practical issues like space charge, scattering, and secondary electron emission.
  • The system for maintaining the high-voltage collector cages and diverter wires would itself consume significant power, reducing net output.
Laser accelerator produced colliding ion beams fusion device
US20020181655A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to CPA lasers, which convert to intense laser pulses that accelerate ions from target material via laser-plasma interactions.

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a real laser-plasma acceleration technique, but its claims of near break-even fusion and trans-Uranium isotope production are speculative and unsupported by the provided physics. The patent lacks the rigorous energy accounting required to assess its feasibility as a net energy source.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claim of 'near break-even levels of fusion energy production' is a major quantitative performance claim with no supporting evidence or efficiency analysis.
  • No accounting of total laser input energy vs. potential fusion energy output; violates Phase 1 energy accounting framework.
  • Asserts 'low emittance' radiation and 'significant' neutron production without quantifying yield or source strength.
  • Mentions production of 'trans-Uranium isotopes'—a process requiring extreme conditions not justified in the description.
Apparatus for producing ecologically clean energy
US20020090047A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Primary input is sonic/electrical energy to drive cavitation. Claimed 'excess heat' implies an additional, unexplained energy source from nuclear reactions (deuterium fusion) within the metal lattice, but this is not a proven or established energy conversion process.

AI Physics Analysis

The device claims 'anomalous' excess heat from purported low-energy nuclear reactions. While the sonic input energy is clear, the claimed output relies on an unproven and physically dubious mechanism (cavitation-induced lattice fusion) without a complete accounting for all potential chemical energy sources, making it highly questionable rather than a clear violation.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: 'Excess heat' claim implies output > measured electrical/sonic input, but potential chemical energy from hydride formation/decomposition is not accounted for.
  • Relies on unproven physical mechanism: Claims 'controlled combination' (fusion) of deuterium nuclei via cavitation-induced injection into metal lattice at conditions far below scientifically accepted thresholds for sustained fusion.
  • Measurement ambiguity: Radiation claimed 'equivalent to background levels' is inconsistent with purported nuclear process and prevents standard nuclear product verification.
Electrolysis method and apparatus
US20020005358A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Standard electrical input to drive electrolysis and to power any auxiliary circuits or magnets for magnetic field cancellation.

AI Physics Analysis

The method does not explicitly violate energy conservation, as the primary energy source is the electrical input. However, the central claim—that canceling the magnetic field from the main current improves the process—is physically vague and unsupported. It presents a technical modification without demonstrating a mechanism that would overcome known thermodynamic limits for water splitting.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Claimed benefit of canceling magnetic field is vague; no clear mechanism for how this improves efficiency or reduces energy input.
  • No quantitative performance claims to evaluate against thermodynamic limits (e.g., minimum electrolysis voltage).
  • Claims about hydrogen occlusion and increased electric field (auxiliary electrode) lack a detailed physical justification linking magnetic field cancellation to reduced overpotential or energy savings.
Method and apparatus to control loaded isotopic fuel within a material
US20010019594A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The primary energy input appears to be electrical (for electrochemical loading), but the patent does not specify the energy source for the claimed 'product' (presumably heat or nuclear products). It implies energy release from a 'catastrophic diffusion flux' of isotopic fuel (deuterium) within a metal lattice.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a method to control isotopic fuel loading and induce a 'catastrophic diffusion flux' but fails to account for all energy inputs and outputs. It uses correct physics terms (diffusion, electrochemical loading) in a vague context that implies, but does not prove, a net energy gain from an unspecified nuclear process, making it scientifically questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No clear identification of the net energy input vs. output.
  • No description of the energy conversion mechanism or thermodynamic cycle.
  • Claims of controlling a 'catastrophic' process without specifying the source of excess energy released.
  • Vague reference to 'product' without defining if it's heat, particles, or transmuted elements.
  • Context suggests cold fusion/low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR), a field with no widely accepted theoretical basis or reproducible excess energy generation meeting thermodynamic rigor.
Nuclear fusion system, nuclear fusion method, nuclide transmutation life-shortening treatment system for long-lived fission product and nuclide transmutation life-shortening treatment method for long-lived fission product
US20200395133A1  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is electrical/particle accelerator energy to generate muons. Fusion energy release from D-D or D-T reactions is the claimed output.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a muon-catalyzed fusion system. While muon-catalyzed fusion is physically possible, it is notoriously energy-negative because the energy cost to create a muon vastly exceeds the fusion energy it can catalyze. The patent's novel gas-densification method does not solve this core problem, making its viability as a net-energy source highly questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) is a real but inefficient process. The fundamental energy problem is that generating a negative muon (via pion decay from proton accelerator) requires ~5 GeV input energy, while each muon catalyzes ~100-200 fusions (releas
  • The described shockwave gas-densification mechanism is unrelated to the core μCF problem, which is the muon's short lifetime (2.2 μs) and the 'alpha-sticking' problem where the muon can become trapped on the helium fusion product.
  • The system conflates supersonic gas dynamics (for creating a dense target) with the muon generation and catalysis process, but does not address the orders-of-magnitude energy deficit inherent to all μCF schemes to date.
Method for generating mechanical and electrochemical cavitation, method for changing geometric shape and electrochemical properties of substance surface, method for peeling off rare metal, mechanical and electrochemical cavitation generator, and method for generating nuclear fusion reaction of deuterium
US20180274569A1  •  70% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical energy for water jet pump and ultrasonic transducer. Ambient water as the working medium.

AI Physics Analysis

The core method of generating cavitation using a water jet and ultrasound is physically plausible and has clear energy inputs. However, the patent's abstract and implied applications (like nuclear fusion) make extraordinary claims that are not supported by the described mechanism, suggesting technical obfuscation around unverified secondary effects.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Vague, unquantified claims of 'high-temperature reaction fields' and 'nuclear fusion reaction' in abstract with no supporting mechanism in provided claims.
  • Implied extreme conditions (e.g., for surface modification or fusion) are not justified by the described energy inputs (water jet + ultrasound).
  • No accounting for the efficiency of converting electrical input to cavitation energy, or the energy density within cavitation bubbles.
Nuclear fusion reactor using an array of conical plasma injectors
US20170323691A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

High voltage power supply for arc discharge and plasma acceleration; external source of neutral fusion fuel (e.g., deuterium/tritium).

AI Physics Analysis

The device describes a geometrical plasma injection scheme but omits the critical physics needed to achieve thermonuclear fusion conditions (sufficient temperature, density, and confinement). While it does not explicitly violate energy conservation, its design appears incomplete for overcoming the fundamental challenges of fusion ignition.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No description of plasma heating mechanism to achieve fusion-relevant temperatures (arc discharge insufficient for thermonuclear fusion).
  • No confinement mechanism for plasma at the convergence point; colliding plasma rings will likely scatter without sustained pressure.
  • No quantitative claims for density, temperature, or confinement time to assess Lawson criterion.
  • Geometry suggests mechanical focusing but ignores plasma instabilities, magnetic fields, and pressure limits.
Methods of generating energetic particles using nanotubes and articles thereof
US20130266106A1  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. The activation energy input (thermal, electromagnetic, particle kinetic) is explicitly stated, but the claim of generating energetic particles (including neutrons, protons, alpha radiation) via confinement in nanotubes suggests a nuclear process. The energy for such particles would need to come from nuclear binding energy, but the method does not specify a clear, known nuclear reaction pathway (e.g., fusion, fission, spallation) that the applied activation energy could plausibly trigger.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a process with an explicit energy input (activation energy) but makes extraordinary nuclear claims without a plausible, established physical mechanism. While it does not explicitly claim over-unity energy output, the described outcome of generating high-energy nuclear particles from chemical-scale activation energy, via an unspecified confinement effect, is highly questionable and lacks a basis in standard nuclear physics.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No specified mechanism for converting applied activation energy into nuclear-scale energies. Confinement alone does not overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear reactions.
  • Claim of generating neutrons, alpha particles, etc., implies exothermic nuclear processes, but the required conditions (e.g., high density, high temperature for fusion) are not described as being met.
  • The method of 'transmuting matter' via these particles is cited without a quantitative description of particle flux or energy balance, making it impossible to verify against known nuclear cross-sections.
Hydrogen isotope fuel cell
US20060093874A1  •  80% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy input is electrical power from the high-voltage AC source. The hydrogen/deuterium gas is a fuel/reactant, implying potential chemical energy release.

AI Physics Analysis

The device appears to be an electrical heater with an unproven catalytic or nuclear mechanism. The energy accounting is incomplete, as it claims to be a 'fuel cell' converting electricity to heat without clarifying if the gas provides chemical energy. The description uses correct terms ('catalytic', 'dielectric', 'fuel cell') in a potentially misleading way, obscuring the actual energy conversion process.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Incomplete energy accounting: Claims to produce heat from electric power, but the role of the hydrogen isotope gas is ambiguous. If it's a fuel, chemical energy must be accounted for. If not, the heat output cannot exceed resistive (Joule) heating fr
  • Ambiguous mechanism: The device is labeled a 'fuel cell' but lacks the standard electrochemical components (e.g., electrolyte, separate anode/cathode reactions) to convert chemical energy directly to electricity/heat. The described structure resemble
  • No performance metrics: No COP or efficiency is provided, making it impossible to compare to thermodynamic limits. The use of 'catalytic' plates and specific isotopes (deuterium) suggests an implied but unstated anomalous reaction (e.g., low-energy n
Anordnung zur Kernfusion eines Deuterium-Tritium-Gasgemisches mit Hilfe kaskadierter Leichtgaskanonen
DE10345272A1  •  75% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

The primary energy input appears to be the electrical/chemical energy required to operate the cascaded light gas guns that accelerate both the projectile and the gas-filled target vessel to high velocities.

AI Physics Analysis

The device does not clearly violate energy conservation, as the energy input for the guns is acknowledged. However, its core claim of achieving self-sustaining fusion via this mechanical method is highly suspect and appears to ignore the immense practical and thermodynamic challenges of reaching ignition with a macroscopic impact, making the overall feasibility questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • The claim of initiating 'selbsterhaltende Fusionsreaktionen' (self-sustaining fusion reactions) is highly questionable for a system based on inertial confinement via collision. Achieving the Lawson criterion (sufficient density, temperature, and conf
  • The energy balance is not analyzed. The energy required to accelerate both projectile and target to the necessary velocities for fusion ignition likely far exceeds any possible fusion energy yield from the tiny mass of DT gas involved.
  • The system description is vague on critical parameters: projectile/target velocities, DT gas density, confinement time, and expected gain (Q).
Apparatus for plasma nuclear fusion
EP0393464A3  •  65% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

Unclear from provided claims. Presumably requires external electrical/thermal input to generate and confine plasma, but no specific energy inputs are detailed.

AI Physics Analysis

The provided patent claims describe a fusion apparatus focusing on reliability but omit all details about energy inputs, outputs, and gain. Without this accounting, it's impossible to verify if it respects thermodynamic limits, though fusion itself is not a violation. The vagueness makes it questionable and requires scrutiny.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No energy accounting provided for plasma generation, heating, or confinement.
  • No performance metrics (e.g., Q factor, gain) to assess thermodynamic viability.
  • Abstract mentions 'improved reliability' not 'net energy gain', leaving core energy balance unaddressed.
Cold nuclear fusion apparatus
EP0394980A3  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Primary input appears to be external energy (discharge, optical, supersonic) applied to deuterium-loaded metal. Claims to trigger nuclear fusion, implying energy output from nuclear binding energy.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim uses correct physics terminology ('nuclear fusion', 'harmonic oscillation') in a vague, non-quantitative way that obscures the immense practical challenges of achieving net-positive fusion energy. While not explicitly violating conservation laws, it presents a mechanism not supported by established nuclear physics and lacks the rigorous energy accounting needed to assess its validity.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting provided (input vs. claimed fusion output).
  • Mechanism ('enhancing harmonic oscillation energy') is not a standard or validated pathway to overcome Coulomb barrier for nuclear fusion.
  • Lacks description of how to achieve the extreme local conditions (pressure, density) required for significant fusion rates at 'cold' temperatures.
  • No mention of how to detect, measure, or manage the claimed nuclear products (e.g., neutrons, helium, heat).
Menetelmä LENR-reaktorin lämpökertoimen nostamiseksi
FI126312B  •  75% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

Claims energy from Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR/cold fusion) in a metal-hydrogen fuel, supplemented by electrical heating to initiate and maintain the reaction.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent's core claim relies on the unproven premise of LENR as an energy source. While the reflective surface control method for thermal management is physically plausible, it does not enhance the underlying reaction's validity. The overall system's high claimed COP is questionable due to the dubious primary energy source and potential accounting ambiguities.

Specific Physics Issues
  • LENR is not an accepted or theoretically validated energy source in mainstream physics; its existence and mechanism are unproven.
  • The proposed method to increase 'coefficient of performance' (COP) uses reflective surfaces to redirect reactor's own thermal radiation back into it, which is a feedback loop that does not create new energy and risks being mistaken for a net energy g
  • The system requires continuous or periodic electrical input to avoid shutdown, indicating the claimed LENR process is not self-sustaining.
High-pressure cavity
GB201213764D0  •  85% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

Primary energy input is intense electromagnetic radiation (e.g., lasers). The claim suggests ambient particle kinetic energy may also be utilized, but this is not clearly quantified.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent abstract describes using intense EM radiation to accelerate particles for fusion but fails to account for the input energy required, making it impossible to verify if energy conservation or thermodynamic limits are respected. It uses correct physics terms (Heisenberg, Lawson criterion) in speculative, non-standard ways that obscure the core energy balance.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Energy accounting is incomplete: the claim focuses on output (high particle kinetic energy) without specifying the input EM energy required, making efficiency/COP impossible to evaluate.
  • Misapplication of Heisenberg uncertainty principle to avoid particle disintegration is speculative and not a standard mechanism for energy transfer.
  • Lawson criterion satisfaction is asserted without quantitative analysis of density, confinement time, or energy balance for fusion.
  • Mechanism for transferring EM energy to particle kinetic energy with 'unprecedented' efficiency is not described physically.
Low temperature fusion
WO2006102224A3  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Ambiguous. Input energy is from external stimuli (electrical, magnetic, mechanical, optical) applied to a crystal lattice. The claimed fusion energy output is implied to come from deuteron fusion, but the input energy required to overcome the Coulomb barrier is not accounted for.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a collection of physical phenomena but does not present a clear, quantitative mechanism for achieving net-energy fusion at low temperatures. It uses correct physics terms in a speculative, non-rigorous way that obscures the fundamental challenge of overcoming the Coulomb repulsion between deuterons.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative mechanism for overcoming the Coulomb barrier at 'low temperature' is provided.
  • The description confuses electron screening (which reduces but does not eliminate the barrier) with a mechanism to initiate fusion.
  • The claim mixes disparate physical effects (de Haas van Alphen, Raman scattering) without a coherent model for how they collectively enable fusion.
  • Lacks specification of input energy magnitude and expected output, preventing thermodynamic efficiency check.
Fusion reactor
WO2017164955A3  •  85% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

Unclear. The claim describes a geometry for ion channeling but does not specify the primary energy input to: 1) produce the deuterium ions, 2) accelerate them to fusion-relevant energies (typically >10 keV), or 3) maintain the electric field between electrodes. Implicitly, electrical energy from an external source is required.

AI Physics Analysis

The claim describes a geometric arrangement for an electrostatic fusion device but is technically vague and omits critical physics parameters (ion energy, input power, density). It does not explicitly violate conservation laws, but the described mechanism appears incomplete and likely non-functional for achieving net-energy fusion due to unaddressed fundamental challenges like space charge and scattering.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No specification of the ion energy/velocity, which is critical for overcoming the Coulomb barrier for fusion.
  • The described mechanism of ions 'remaining attached' to the negative electrode would create a space charge that would quickly neutralize the accelerating field, halting the process.
  • No description of how the substantial input energy (to create and accelerate ions) compares to the potential fusion energy output; net energy gain (Q>1) is not demonstrated or claimed.
  • The 'columnating panel' and 'reduced pressure chamber' are described functionally but without a physically plausible mechanism to overcome ion scattering and space charge effects at relevant densities.
Electron and ion cyclotron resonance enabled fusion reactors
WO2019226358A3  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

Electrical input to ECR/ICR systems and superconducting magnet, plus potential nuclear binding energy from fusion reactions if achieved.

AI Physics Analysis

The patent describes a complex plasma system but uses technically correct terms (ECR, ICR, dusty plasma) in a speculative way to propose a fusion-sustaining mechanism without a clear, physically justified pathway to net energy gain. The central claim of ion-neutral energy equilibration and sustained fusion via macroparticles appears to violate standard collisional physics and ignores the fundamental challenge of overcoming Coulomb repulsion.

Specific Physics Issues
  • Mechanism for 'ion-neutral coupling' to drive neutral particles to same energy level is vague and likely violates momentum/energy conservation in collisions.
  • Claim that macroparticles in 'dusty plasma' with 'multiple charges and masses' can 'sustain fusion reactions' lacks clear physical mechanism and ignores Coulomb barrier.
  • No quantitative analysis of energy balance between input RF/magnetic energy and potential fusion output; system appears to require continuous high external power input.
Method for enhanced nuclear reactions
WO2020205294A3  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

External laser energy input (EUV and IR lasers) to ionize and accelerate deuterons, with claimed nuclear fusion as subsequent energy source.

AI Physics Analysis

The method describes a complex laser-driven ion acceleration scheme but provides no quantitative analysis of energy balance or how it achieves net energy gain from fusion. While not an explicit violation of conservation laws, it omits critical physics parameters needed to assess feasibility, making it questionable.

Specific Physics Issues
  • No quantitative energy accounting for laser input vs. claimed fusion output
  • No clear mechanism for overcoming Coulomb barrier efficiently
  • Vague description of 'breaking cluster into small pieces' as a fusion trigger
  • No mention of confinement time, density, or ignition criteria
Ion transport
US-12417852-B1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Two-stage process for hydrogen isotope loading in a cathode material
US-12278016-B1  •  70% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Boiler
US-12209747-B2  •  70% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Direct nuclear power conversion
AU-2025230723-A1  •  80% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (80% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Liner zur zündung einer kernfusion
DE-102025114892-A1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Herstellung von künstlichen Gasen, Atomen und Elementen durch elektrische Entladung
DE-102023002082-A1  •  75% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Vorrichtung zur behandlung von medien
EP-4480926-A1  •  80% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (80% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

发电设备及低温过热反应装置
CN-116417155-A  •  85% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Component for Compressing Fuel
GB-2630106-A  •  70% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Fusion-Reaktor
DE-102023001479-A1  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Fusions-Reaktor
DE-102023001478-A1  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Amplificateur de luminosité pour réacteur à fusion nucléaire semi-confinée
FR-3146367-A1  •  75% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Verfahren zur Einleitung von Fusionsreaktionen durch implodierende Kavitationsblasen in der Reaktorflüssigkeit eines nuklearen Fusionsreaktors
DE-102021004995-A1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Target zur nicht-thermischen auslösung von kernfusionsreaktionen, system und verfahren zur erzeugung von fusionsenergie
DE-102022003143-A1  •  70% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Procédé de production d’hélium par fusion-fission contrôlée et déclenchée par lasers.
FR-3133102-A1  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Systems and methods for compressing plasma
US-10984917-B2  •  70% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Materials for Nuclear Fusion
AU-2021266332-A1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Verfahren zur Einleitung von Fusionsreaktionen durch implodierende Kavitationsblasen in der Reaktorflüssigkeit eines nuklearen Fusionsreaktors
DE-102019009098-A1  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Verbessertes Reaktionsverhalten von Wasserstoff und Deuterium in Metallen
DE-102020007914-A1  •  70% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

模块化压缩室
CN-107429717-B  •  75% confidence
QUESTIONABLE
Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Single pass RF driver
US-9396819-B2  •  70% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Verfahren zur Initiierung von Kernfusionsreaktionen in molekularen Wasserstoffisotopen
DE-102016113878-A1  •  85% confidence
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Claimed Energy Source

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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Electrochemical cell energy device based on novel electrolyte
US-7579117-B1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Verfahren zum Rotationseinschluss von Plasma
DE-102009052623-A1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

軽水または重水溶液中での電解反応によってエネルギーおよび中性子を発生させるための反応体およびこの反応体を用いたエネルギーおよび中性子ã
JP-H11271484-A  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Tetrahedral colliding beam nuclear fusion
US-5825836-A  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Thermoelectric energy conversion apparatus
US-5734122-A  •  70% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

System for electrolysis of water
EP-0635844-B1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Electrolytic system and cell
US-5628887-A  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Plasmatechnische Schichtherstellung für Kernreaktionen
DE-19649511-A1  •  70% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (70% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Energieerzeugung durch Kernreaktionen
DE-19641471-A1  •  85% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (85% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.

Method of and apparatus for collecting occluded hydrogen atomic nuclei
EP-0724269-A1  •  75% confidence
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AI Physics Analysis

This patent has questionable physics claims requiring further review (75% confidence). The energy accounting or mechanism description is unclear.