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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Yolanda Meriah Arias-thode, San Diego, CA (US);
Lewis Hsu, Lomita, CA (US);
Joshua Bianchi, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan John Halonen, San Diego, CA (US);
Bart Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Yolanda Meriah Arias-Thode, San Diego, CA (US);
Lewis Hsu, Lomita, CA (US);
Joshua Bianchi, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan John Halonen, San Diego, CA (US);
Bart Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A self-burying microbial fuel cell can include a housing with conductive elements. An anode and cathode can be integrated into the housing at respective proximal and distal ends. A self-burying means for partially burying the microbial fuel cell in a submerged environment is included, so that the anode is buried but the cathode is exposed to the submerged environment can be included. The self-burying means can include omni-directional vibrating device located within the housing, a plurality of intake ports formed in the housing for a pump within the housing. The pump outputs into a longitudinal fluid conduit that extends through the housing and exits at the distal end of the housing. When the vibrating device activates at the same time as the pump, temporary slurry can be formed at the extreme distal end of the device, and the vibrating action causes the microbial fuel cell to become partially buried.