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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2011
Applicants:

Andrew J. Curello, Hamden, CT (US);

Paul Spahr, Durham, CT (US);

Inventors:

Andrew J. Curello, Hamden, CT (US);

Paul Spahr, Durham, CT (US);

Assignee:

Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/17 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); F16K 31/126 (2006.01); C01B 3/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04208 (2013.01); C01B 3/065 (2013.01); F16K 7/17 (2013.01); F16K 31/126 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 8/065 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); H01M 8/04216 (2013.01); Y02E 60/362 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7837 (2015.04);
Abstract

The present application is directed to a gas-generating apparatus and various pressure regulators or pressure-regulating valves. Hydrogen is generated within the gas-generating apparatus and is transported to a fuel cell. The transportation of a first fuel component to a second fuel component to generate of hydrogen occurs automatically depending on the pressure of a reaction chamber within the gas-generating apparatus. The pressure regulators and flow orifices are provided to regulate the hydrogen pressure and to minimize the fluctuation in pressure of the hydrogen received by the fuel cell. Connecting valves to connect the gas-generating apparatus to the fuel cell are also provided.


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