Fuel supplies for fuel cells

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising:

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell,
• wherein the inner liner and the outer casing merge together and become substantially one integral mass at a region proximate to the location of the valve component and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising:

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell, wherein the inner liner and the outer casing merge together and become substantially one integral mass at a region proximate to the location of the valve component and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses,
• wherein the outer casing comprises a blow molded outer casing and the inner liner comprises a blow molded inner liner,
• wherein the outer casing and the inner liner comprise sequentially blow molded outer casing and inner liner, and
• wherein the outer casing and the inner liner are made from the same polymer.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising:

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell, wherein the inner liner and the outer casing merge together and become substantially one integral mass at a region proximate to the location of the valve component and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses,
• wherein the outer casing comprises a blow molded outer casing and the inner liner comprises a blow molded inner liner,
• wherein the outer casing and the inner liner comprise sequentially blow molded outer casing and inner liner, and
• wherein the outer casing and the inner liner are made from polar polymers.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising:

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell, wherein the inner liner and the outer casing merge together and become substantially one integral mass at a region proximate to the location of the valve component and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses,
• wherein the outer casing comprises a blow molded outer casing and the inner liner comprises a blow molded inner liner,
• wherein the outer casing and the inner liner comprise sequentially blow molded outer casing and inner liner, and
• wherein the outer casing and the inner liner are made from non-polar polymers.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising:

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell, wherein the inner liner and the outer casing merge together and become substantially one integral mass at a region proximate to the location of the valve component and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses,
• wherein at least one of the outer casing or inner liner is coated with a gas barrier material wherein the barrier material comprises epoxy-amine.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an enclosed outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel disposed inside the enclosed outer casing, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device,
• wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses and wherein the inner liner has a volume capacity higher than that of the outer casing and wherein the inner liner has at least one fold formed thereon, wherein at least one of the outer casing or inner liner is wrapped with a gas barrier film.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an enclosed outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel disposed inside the enclosed outer casing, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device.,
• wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses and wherein the inner liner has a volume capacity higher than that of the outer casing and wherein the inner liner has at least one fold formed thereon, wherein at least one of the outer casing or inner liner is fluorinated.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an enclosed outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel disposed inside the enclosed outer casing, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device,
• wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses and wherein the inner liner has a volume capacity higher than that of the outer casing and wherein the inner liner has at least one fold formed thereon, wherein at least one of the outer casing or inner liner is made from a polymer containing at least one antioxidant.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device, and
• a non-metallic coating on an outermost surface of at least one of the outer casing or inner liner to increase its vapor barrier and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses wherein the non-metallic coating comprises a gas barrier coating, wherein the gas barrier coating comprises epoxy-amine.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device, and
• a non-metallic coating on an outermost surface of at least one of the outer casing or inner liner to increase its vapor barrier and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses wherein the non-metallic coating comprises a gas barrier coating, wherein the gas barrier coating comprises silicone oxide.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device, and
• a non-metallic coating on an outermost surface of at least one of the outer casing or inner liner to increase its vapor barrier and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses wherein the non-metallic coating comprises a gas barrier coating, wherein the gas barrier coating comprises a material selected from a group consisting of a substantially ungelled resin or reaction product formed from reacting an epoxy functional polyester with an amine, a carboxylated amide polymers and a water based coating composition prepared by dissolving or dispersing in aqueous medium and at least a partially neutralized reaction product of a polyepoxide and an amino acid.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device, and
• a non-metallic coating on an outermost surface of at least one of the outer casing or inner liner to increase its vapor barrier and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses wherein the non-metallic coating comprises a gas barrier coating, wherein the gas barrier coating comprises xylylene.

A fuel supply for a fuel cell comprising

• an outer casing,
• a collapsible inner liner containing liquid fuel, and
• a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to the fuel cell adapted to provide electricity for an electronic device, and
• a non-metallic coating on an outermost surface of at least one of the outer casing or inner liner to increase its vapor barrier and wherein as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply to the fuel cell, the inner liner at least partially collapses wherein the non-metallic coating comprises a gas barrier film wrapped around at least one of the outer casing or inner liner.