Implantable fuel cell

• US 6,503,648 B1
• Filed: 03/26/2001
• Issued: 01/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Biomed Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Biomed Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Wang, Xingwu
• Primary Examiner(s): CHANEY, CAROL DIANE
• Application Number:
  US09/817,533
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• Field of Search: 429/17, 429/19, 429/21, 429/7, 205/343, 205/628
• US Class Current: 429/400
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/378 Electrical supply
• CPC Class Codes: C25B 1/04 by electrolysis of water
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/186 by electrolytic decomposition of the electrolytic solution or the formed water product
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/36 Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells

Abstract

A fuel cell assembly comprised of an electrostrictive device for producing an electrical current, a device for producing a conditioned electrical current by conditioning the electrical current so that the amplitude of the electrical current does not vary by more than about 10 percent, an electrolytic device for converting water to hydrogen and oxygen with the conditioned electrical current, and a fuel cell device for converting the oxygen and hydrogen into a direct electrical current.

Claims

1. A fuel cell assembly comprised of an electrostrictive means for producing an electrical current, means for producing a conditioned electrical current by conditioning said electrical current so that the amplitude of said electrical current does not vary by more than about 10 percent, electrolytic means for converting water to hydrogen and oxygen with said conditioned electrical current, and a fuel cell means for converting said oxygen and hydrogen into a direct electrical current.

2. The fuel cell assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said electrolytic means is an implantable electrolytic means.

3. The fuel cell assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein said fuel cell means is an implantable fuel cell means.