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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Spawar Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wayne P. Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen, San Diego, CA (US);
David B. Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Ken E. Richter, San Diego, CA (US);
Yolanda M. Arias-Thode, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/16 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/16 (2013.01); B63G 8/00 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63B 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-propelled microbial fuel cell apparatus includes a microbial fuel cell with a cathode electrode and an anode electrode wherein the anode electrode is enclosed within an enclosure that has an opening in it. The microbial fuel cell is positioned within a self-propelled delivery vehicle so that the electrodes of the fuel cell are exposed to interface with a microbial environment.