Thomas Young & Vapore

Invented and fabricated a porous ceramic materials proccess, a gel casting method, the capillary pump, several production methods amd machines, and combustion applications. Started Vapore Inc in August 2001. Was terminated from Vapore in September 2004.

Thomas Young
PO Box 70247
Pt. Richmond CA 94807
510-326-7407
TMY2 at this domain
Invented and developed the Capillary Pump and various novel ceramic processes, then started Vapore Inc. to commercialize the work. 1997-2004 Designed and made this small camping stove to demonstrate the capillary pump. Was used in the design of MSR's new stove.
A micrograph of the porous ceramic. The Microtorch:
My Father, Niels Young, invented the original idea of using capillary action to generate gas under pressure, for in particular, camping stoves: 6,585,509 Vaporization and pressurization of liquid in a porous material
6,347,936 Liquid vaporization and pressurization apparatus and methods
6,162,046 Liquid vaporization and pressurization apparatus and methods
5,692,095 Capillary feed boiler
5,870,525 Capillary feed boiler
My contribution to the IP: 6,634,864 High fluid flow and pressure in a capillary pump for vaporization of liquid
6,585,509 Vaporization and pressurization of liquid in a porous material
6,347,936 Liquid vaporization and pressurization apparatus and methods
6,162,046 Liquid vaporization and pressurization apparatus and methods