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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Gordon Woods, Chatham, CA;
David William Balsdon, Chatham, CA;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/02 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/02 (2013.01); F02M 25/089 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 16/00 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An evaporative emission control system for a vehicle includes a fuel tank, a vapor collection canister in communication with the fuel tank so as to receive hydrocarbons, a fuel cell in communication with the canister, and a pump constructed and arranged to pump hydrocarbons from the canister to the fuel cell so that the fuel cell can purge the canister by converting the hydrocarbons to water, carbon dioxide and electricity.