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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Watt Fuel Cell Corp., Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Inventors:
Caine M. Finnerty, Port Washington, NY (US);
Paul DeWald, Scottdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
WATT AGENT, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/32 (2006.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); B01J 12/00 (2006.01); B01J 4/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2013.01); B01J 4/001 (2013.01); B01J 4/002 (2013.01); B01J 4/005 (2013.01); B01J 12/007 (2013.01); B01J 19/0013 (2013.01); B01J 19/24 (2013.01); B01J 19/2425 (2013.01); C01B 3/326 (2013.01); C01B 3/386 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); H01M 8/22 (2013.01); B01J 2219/002 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00006 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0006 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00058 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00069 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00103 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00132 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00135 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00159 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00213 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00234 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00238 (2013.01); B01J 2219/24 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0205 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0261 (2013.01); C01B 2203/041 (2013.01); C01B 2203/085 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0833 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0838 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1005 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1276 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid fuel reformer () includes a fuel vaporizer () which utilizes heat from an upstream source of heat, specifically, an electric heater (), operable in the start-up mode of the reformer (), and therefore independent of the reforming reaction zone of the reformer, to vaporize fuel in a downstream vaporization zone.