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Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2005
Applicants:

Arne W. Ballantine, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Michael D. Gasda, Albany, NY (US);

James F. Mcelroy, Suffield, CT (US);

Robert A. Dross, Albany, NY (US);

Takafumi Okamoto, Koshigaya, JP;

Inventors:

Arne W. Ballantine, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Michael D. Gasda, Albany, NY (US);

James F. McElroy, Suffield, CT (US);

Robert A. Dross, Albany, NY (US);

Takafumi Okamoto, Koshigaya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A technique includes operating a fuel cell, which produces an effluent flow. The technique includes routing the effluent flow through an electrochemical pump to extract fuel from the effluent flow to produce a first feedback flow. The technique includes using the effluent flow to produce a second feedback flow separate from the first feedback flow and routing the second feedback flow through a venturi to the fuel cell.


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