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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Steven J. Eickhoff, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Chunbo Zhang, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Steve Swanson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Eickhoff, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Chunbo Zhang, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Steve Swanson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel source for an electrochemical cell includes two or more chemical hydride pellets, a flexible, porous, liquid water impermeable, hydrogen and water vapor permeable membrane in contact with and at least partially surrounding each hydride pellet, and a porous metal hydride layer positioned between each hydride pellet. Air gaps are between each pellet.