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US 11,298,063 B2Granted
Hydrogen powered device
OwnerBao Q Traninventor
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Abstract
A system and method to handle urine includes collecting urine using a pad or garment, exposing the urine to an aluminum alloy to generate hydrogen gas and heat in an exothermic reaction, and storing the hydrogen in a sealed chamber.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a urine receptacle adapted to be worn as underwear on a genital region to remove urine from a person, the receptacle including one or more drain channels and a thermal barrier, the one or more drain channels coupled to one side of the thermal barrier to protect the person during a trip;
- a sealed chamber coupled to the opposite side of the thermal barrier and having a metal evaporator with an alloy therein to generate hydrogen gas from the urine;
- a fuel cell stack configured to receive the generated hydrogen gas from the sealed chamber;
- an energy storage device to store energy from the fuel cell stack;
- a biosensor powered from the energy storage device;
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- a pump coupled to the urine receptacle and the sealed chamber to remove the fluid away from a skin of the person and dispose the urine to the alloy to generate hydrogen gas in the sealed chamber.
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