In 1996, inventor Stanley Meyer was sued by two investors to whom he had sold dealerships, offering the right to do business in Water Fuel Cell technology. His car was due to be examined by the expert witness
Michael Laughton, Professor of
Electrical Engineering at
Queen Mary, University of London and
Fellow of the
Royal Academy of Engineering. However, Meyer made what Professor Laughton considered a "lame excuse" on the days of examination and did not allow the test to proceed.
[2] According to Meyer the technology was patent pending and under investigation by the patent office, the Department of energy and the military.
[20] The Water Fuel Cell however, was examined by three witnesses in court who found that there "was nothing revolutionary about the cell at all and that it was simply using conventional electrolysis". The court found Meyer guilty of "gross and egregious fraud" and ordered to repay the two investors their $25,000.
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