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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Jason W Buelow, Livonia, MI (US);
Doanh Tran, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas S Moore, Oxford, MI (US);
Mohsen D Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher E Borroni-bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Jason W Buelow, Livonia, MI (US);
Doanh Tran, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas S Moore, Oxford, MI (US);
Mohsen D Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher E Borroni-Bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A hydrogen fuel system for a vehicle includes a fuel tank having a fuel inlet for receiving a borohydride fuel into a fuel holding portion of an internal cavity, and a waste inlet arranged to receive the waste liquid generated by an on-board hydrogen reaction process. The waste liquid is received into a waste liquid portion of the internal cavity. An expandable divider element is positioned within the tank to keep the fuel holding portion of the internal cavity separate from the waste liquid holding portion. The waste liquid holding portion can be positioned within the internal cavity so as to allow heat from the waste liquid to preheat the fuel stored in the fuel holding portion.