Intelligent Energy Inc.

Eveready Battery Company, Inc.

Russell H Toye

Guanghong Zheng

Peter F Hoffman

Michael Librus

Nir Weinstein

William James Moore

A hydrogen generator and method for generating hydrogen gas for a fuel cell stack. The hydrogen generator includes container, and a first reactant storage area configured to contain a liquid first reactant. The hydrogen generator also includes a reaction area and a solid second reactant within the reaction area, and a hydrogen outlet. The hydrogen generator further includes a flexible liquid delivery member extending into the reaction area and configured to deliver liquid reactant from the first reactant storage area to the reaction area. The flexible liquid delivery member includes a flexible portion that flexes to allow the delivery member to move with the solid second reactant as the second reactant is consumed.

Hydrogen generator having liquid delivery member

A hydrogen generator is provided for generating hydrogen gas for a fuel cell stack. The hydrogen generator includes container, and a first reactant storage area configured to contain a liquid first reactant. The hydrogen generator also includes a reaction area and a solid second reactant within the reaction area, and a hydrogen outlet. The hydrogen generator further includes a flexible liquid delivery member extending into the reaction area and configured to deliver liquid reactant from the first reactant storage area to the reaction area. The flexible liquid delivery member includes a flexible portion that flexes to allow the delivery member to move with the solid second reactant as the second reactant is consumed.

The use extender device () and method () thereof is provided, wherein the device () includes a housing () with a top cover () having a back side wall, front side wall, and lateral side walls. The device () further includes a bottom cover () operably attached to the top cover (), and a battery cavity (). The housing () can also include a circuit board cavity () defined by at least one of the top cover () and the bottom cover (), a closing mechanism () attached to the top cover () and removably attaching the top cover () to the bottom cover (), such that the battery cavity () is accessible, and at least one aperture () defined by at least one of the top cover () and bottom cover (), wherein air flow into the battery cavity () is regulated by the aperture ().

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Avon, OH, United States of America

Russell H Toye