Filed 2015, granted June 11, 2019. This is good.
Passive formic acid fuel cell
Patent number: 10320021
Abstract: A passive-delivery fuel cell system an anode with a fuel flow channel extending along the body and fluidly connecting the inlet to the outlet, wherein a volume of the flow channel per unit length of the anode body increases along the length of the body towards the second end, a capillary check valve in fluid communication with the anode inlet, a vented fuel cartridge in fluid communication with the anode outlet, and a pump in fluid communication with the vented fuel cartridge, the pump configured to pump fuel from the vented fuel cartridge to the inlet.
Type: Grant
Filed: July 24, 2015
Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
Assignee: XNRGI, INC.
Inventors: Tsali Cross, Chris D'Couto, Sean Huff, Derek Reim