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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:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2023
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

John Molnar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Amanda Christiana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Henry Teutsch, Detriot, MI (US);

Victoria Delker, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); A01K 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.02); H01M 8/04156 (2013.01); A01K 7/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a system for deploying a container from a vehicle. The system includes a container; a reservoir configured to store a substance to be dispensed to the container; and a deployment device configured to transition the container between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, the container is placed external to the vehicle, and in the retracted position, the container is placed internal to the vehicle. The system may further include a dispensing device connected to the reservoir and configured to dispense the substance from the reservoir to the container. Preferably, the vehicle is a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) including a fuel cell stack, and the substance includes wastewater exhaust form the fuel cell stack.


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