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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Tobin J. Fisher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas C. Covington, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Glassman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jesse M. Thomas, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Braithwaite, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Tobin J. Fisher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas C. Covington, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Glassman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jesse M. Thomas, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Braithwaite, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Ardica Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Electrochemical devices are utilized as an on-demand personal temperature control system, as well as an on-demand power supply for electrical devices. The electrochemical devices are planar stiff fuel cells flexibly interconnected in a plane by a flexible interconnecting means. This allows the fuel cells to move with respect to each other out of the plane. This further allows it to be nicely integrated in an article of clothing, to minimize negative impact to a body region or to the article of clothing, and to maximize the heat conduction area to a body region. To further integrate and increase ease of operation a control system and sensors could be included to control: (i) on-demand power and/or heat supply, (ii) temperature levels, and/or (iii) power levels for the electrical device(s).