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Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2012
Applicant:

Lg Fuel Cell Systems Inc., North Canton, OH (US);

Inventors:

Mark Vincent Scotto, Uniontown, OH (US);

Daniel P. Birmingham, Canton, OH (US);

Crispin L. DeBellis, North Canton, OH (US);

Mark Anthony Perna, Alliance, OH (US);

Gregory C. Rush, Canton, OH (US);

Assignee:

LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc., North Canton, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/22 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); F23N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for generating a gas that may be used for startup and shutdown of a fuel cell. In a non-limiting embodiment, the method may include generating a nitrogen-rich stream; merging the nitrogen-rich stream with a hydrocarbon fuel stream into a feed mixture stream; and catalytically converting the feed mixture into a reducing gas.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Scotto, Mark. (2013). Method for generating a gas which may be used for startup and shutdown of a fuel cell (U.S. Patent No. 8557458). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8557458

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