Verified Patent Corpus
28 U.S. patents and 3 international filings traced from electromechanical systems to activated aluminum chemistry, organoiodides, peroxides, and multi‑metal complexes. Candidate items under review are tracked transparently.
Verified Canon · Feb 2026
George G. Merkl — a factual, narrative record of his research and legacy
This site consolidates the most reliable archival sources on Dr. George G. Merkl’s work — patents, publications, recorded lectures, and primary memorial accounts — and presents them as a coherent, human story grounded in verified documentation.
Primary Publications
Privately published works and manuals documenting Merkl’s experimental frameworks and theoretical narrative, including the “Inner Space” lineage.
Archival Media
Seminars, lectures, and demonstrations that preserve Merkl’s explanatory voice and lab‑based storytelling.
Core Research Themes
Across four decades of invention and experimentation, Merkl’s work stayed tightly focused on reactive metals, energy‑dense chemistry, and industrial‑scale applications that bridged laboratory theory with practical systems.
- Activated aluminum and reactive metal processes
- Organo‑iodides, peroxides, hydroperoxides, and halohydrates
- Multi‑metal inorganic polymeric complexes
- Gas‑pollutant removal (SO2 / NOx)
- Electrolytic methods and graphitic carbon cathodes
- Industrial chemistry applications: detergents, resins, oil recovery
Verification Standard
Every claim presented here is backed by a source in the verified canon. When multiple accounts differ, the discrepancy is documented transparently without erasing any thread of the historical record.