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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Chowdary Ramesh Koripella, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Christopher K. Dyer, Westfield, NJ (US);
Dominic Francis Gervasio, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Stephen P. Rogers, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David Wilcox, Chandler, AZ (US);
William Jay Ooms, Chandler, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel processor and integrated fuel cell including a monolithic three-dimensional multilayer ceramic carrier structure defining a fuel reformer and including an integrated fuel cell stack. The reformer includes a vaporization zone, a reaction zone including a catalyst, and an integrated heater. The integrated heater is thermally coupled to the reaction zone. The fuel processor further includes an inlet channel for liquid fuel and an outlet channel for hydrogen enriched gas. The fuel processor is formed utilizing multi-layer ceramic technology in which thin ceramic layers are assembled then sintered to provide miniature dimensions in which the encapsulated catalyst converts or reforms inlet fuel into a hydrogen enriched gas.