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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:
May. 05, 2009

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2005
Applicants:

Anand Chellappa, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Thomas R. Vencill, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Michael Roy Powell, Kennewick, WA (US);

Ned A. Godshall, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Anand Chellappa, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Thomas R. Vencill, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Michael Roy Powell, Kennewick, WA (US);

Ned A. Godshall, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Assignee:

Intelligent Energy, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2006.01); C01B 3/24 (2006.01); C10J 3/46 (2006.01); C10J 3/54 (2006.01); B01J 7/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); B28D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A hydrogen generator comprising a hydrogen membrane reactor, a fuel supply, a reaction fuel supply line, an air supply, an air supply line, a combustion fuel supply line, a tail gas supply line, a combustion by-product line for transporting combustion by-products from the combustion chamber, and a reaction product line. A membrane assembly to be joined to a reactor chamber of a hydrogen generator, which comprises a membrane; and a membrane support comprising a sintered porous metal. A reactor assembly comprising a reaction chamber containing a porous metal substrate, two membrane assemblies, a fuel supply, a reaction fuel supply line, and a tail gas supply line and a reaction product line. Methods associated with the hydrogen generator, membrane assembly and reactor assembly.


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