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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ingo Hermann, Mainz, DE;
Michael Standke, Wiesbaden, DE;
Martin Stadie, Langen, DE;
Nadine Knoeting, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 1/412 ; F23Q 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 1/412 ; F23Q 1/100 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for storing a combustible gas including a pressure storage vessel, a pressure relief valve communicating with the storage vessel for venting the gas from the vessel when the pressure therein is too high, and a catalytic reactor communicating with the pressure relief valve to catalytically combust the gas exiting the valve and thereby reduce the amount of such gas that enters the environment.