Hydrogen generation systemHydrogen generation system (42). A source of sodium borohydride is carried on a flexible substrate (10) that moves from a feed roll (12) to a takeup roll (14). A reaction among sodium borohydride, a c…DRIVE·Dec 3·1 min readFollowB01J16/005HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Apparatus and method for gas generation in a fuel cellA gas generation system includes a chemical reactor integrated with a liquid/gas separator. The reactor is configured to receive a continuous stream of aqueous solution and to generate hydrogen produc…DRIVE·Oct 22·1 min readFollowB01D19/0031HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Portable data processing system including replaceable fuel cell apparatus and method of operating itA system in accordance with a present invention includes a host device (100,100') and a fuel cell apparatus (132,208) with an information storage device (200). A method of operating a host device (100…DRIVE·May 2·1 min readFollowH01M8/04HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Fuel supply for a fuel cellThe present invention concerns a fuel supply (20) for a fuel cell (12). The fuel supply (20) includes a fuel storage area (24) configured to hold a fuel solution, a fuel solution outlet (28) configure…DRIVE·May 2·1 min readFollowB01J7/02HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Docking station with GPS receiverAn automotive docking station (10) includes user interface keys (12), an interface (16) to a GPS receiver, an interface (18) to a hand held processor, and a power interface (20) to a vehicle. A method…DRIVE·Feb 26·1 min readFollowG01C21/26HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Multi-element thin-film fuel cellAn economical and easy to manufacture miniaturized fuel cell (40, 40', 40") having fuel chambers (52, 52a-k) formed from a substrate (62, 62a, 62b), such as a silicon wafer, to define a plurality of e…DRIVE·Feb 5·2 min readFollowH01M8/0263HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Bipolar plates and end plates for fuel cells and methods for making the sameBipolar plates (10) and end plates (11) for fuel cell stacks (22). The bipolar plates (10) or end plates (11) may includesemiconducting, graphitic or metallic bodies, intricate features with close tol…DRIVE·Feb 5·2 min readFollowH01M8/0204HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Battery arrangement for reducing battery terminal contact resistanceA battery arrangement that minimize battery-to-battery and battery-to-device contact resistance by rupturing or removing insulating contaminant layers on the portions of the battery terminals (106,108…DRIVE·Nov 6·1 min readFollowH01M50/502HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Navigation system that takes into account dynamic road conditionsMapping information is presented to a user. Information about dynamic road conditions is integrated into static mapping data (22) to generate dynamic mapping data (24). The dynamic mapping data (24) i…DRIVE·Oct 16·2 min readFollowG01C21/26HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Smart chargerA smart charger, comprising: a housing (10) with a first interface (12) for power transmission and data transmission and adapted for connection to a first communication device (14), with a second inte…DRIVE·Aug 8·1 min readFollowH02J7/731HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Power supplyA high availability DC power supply (30) with isolated inputs comprises a first diode (36) having a first diode output and a second diode (38) having a second diode output, the diodes receiving isolat…DRIVE·Jun 13·1 min readFollowH02J1/108HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]