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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Richard Root Woods, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Hari Iyer, Long Beach, CA (US);
Brook Forest Porter, Long Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Root Woods, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Hari Iyer, Long Beach, CA (US);
Brook Forest Porter, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intelligent Energy, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 9/08 (2006.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrochemical reformer 1 using reactant feed structures having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions to provide mechanisms for the wicking of liquid reactants into reformer 1 and for the separation and removal of gaseous products from reformer 1. The electrical reformer 1 may be combined with a fuel cell, a portion of the output of which is used to power reformer 1, to create a compact, portable power source.