US Patent 7434547 Fuel fired hydrogen generator

Patent 7434547 was granted and assigned to Nuvera Fuel Cells on October, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Nuvera Fuel Cells

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7434547

Date of Patent

October 14, 2008

Patent Application Number

11149962

Date Filed

June 10, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Noah Kamen

Patent abstract

A system for making and storing hydrogen comprises an IC engine, a thermal reactor to convert hydrocarbon fuels to reformate, and a separation means to separate the reformate into a hydrogen stream and a hydrogen depleted reformate stream. The hydrogen stream is compressed and stored. The hydrogen depleted reformate stream is split and sent to a thermal reactor and the IC engine. The IC engine drives the compressor for hydrogen as well as the compressor for the fuel inlet to the system. The described system and process achieves high efficiency in fuel conversion and hydrogen storage.