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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020

Filed:

May. 18, 2018
Applicant:

Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Reeh, College Station, TX (US);

Jady Stevens, Bryan, TX (US);

Tiffany Jefferson, Bryan, TX (US);

Justin McIntire, Bryan, TX (US);

Chris Hadley, Bryan, TX (US);

John Zbranek, College Station, TX (US);

Jeffrey S. Parkey, College Station, TX (US);

Ashwin Kumar Balasubramanian, College Station, TX (US);

Jibi Varughese, College Station, TX (US);

Geoffrey D. Hitchens, Allen, TX (US);

Marc W. Penny, Bryan, TX (US);

Assignee:

Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/08 (2006.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); H01M 8/065 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); C01B 3/06 (2006.01); B63H 21/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); B63H 21/38 (2006.01); B63J 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63H 21/00 (2013.01); C01B 3/065 (2013.01); H01M 8/04007 (2013.01); H01M 8/04141 (2013.01); H01M 8/04216 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/04761 (2013.01); H01M 8/04776 (2013.01); H01M 8/065 (2013.01); B63H 21/383 (2013.01); B63H 2021/003 (2013.01); B63J 4/006 (2013.01); H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention includes an underwater vehicle power unit and method of operating the same comprising: a fuel and waste stack comprising one or more reactant or fuel storage bladders and one or more waste storage bladders; a heater; a reactor that generates hydrogen and waste; a hydrogen and waste separator; a back-pressure regulator; a hydrogen and liquid separator; a fuel cell; and a controller that controls the temperature of the heater, the flow of fuel into the reactor, the flow of hydrogen into the fuel cell, the flow of water that dilutes the fuel, the flow of waste from the reactor and/or the fuel cell into the one or more waste storage bladders.


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