Fuel storage devices and apparatus including the same
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1. A fuel cartridge for use with a fuel consuming device that includes a fuel connector and an electrical connector, the fuel cartridge comprising:
- a single housing, defining an interior and an exterior, including fuel connector and an electrical connector carried on the exterior of the single housing such that the fuel cartridge fuel connector and electrical connector will respectively mate with the fuel consuming device fuel connector and electrical connector when the fuel cartridge is inserted into the fuel consuming device;
a plurality of fuel storage areas located within the interior of the single housing that respectively store a fuel containing substance that releases fuel in response to the application of heat;
a plurality of heaters located within the interior of the single housing and individually associated with a respective fuel storage area and in thermal communication with the fuel containing substance in the respective fuel storage area; and
circuitry, operably connected to the heaters and to the cartridge electrical connector, configured to individually control the heaters.
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A fuel storage device in accordance with a present invention includes a fuel containing substance and a heater in thermal communication with the fuel containing substance.
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1. A fuel cartridge for use with a fuel consuming device that includes a fuel connector and an electrical connector, the fuel cartridge comprising:
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a single housing, defining an interior and an exterior, including fuel connector and an electrical connector carried on the exterior of the single housing such that the fuel cartridge fuel connector and electrical connector will respectively mate with the fuel consuming device fuel connector and electrical connector when the fuel cartridge is inserted into the fuel consuming device; a plurality of fuel storage areas located within the interior of the single housing that respectively store a fuel containing substance that releases fuel in response to the application of heat; a plurality of heaters located within the interior of the single housing and individually associated with a respective fuel storage area and in thermal communication with the fuel containing substance in the respective fuel storage area; and circuitry, operably connected to the heaters and to the cartridge electrical connector, configured to individually control the heaters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23)
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9. A fuel cartridge for use with a fuel consuming device that includes a fuel connector and an electrical connector, the fuel cartridge comprising:
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a single housing, defining an interior and an exterior, including fuel connector and an electrical connector carried on the exterior of the single housing such that the fuel cartridge fuel connector and electrical connector will respectively mate with the fuel consuming device fuel connector and electrical connector when the fuel cartridge is inserted into the fuel consuming device; a fuel containing substance that releases fuel in response to the application of heat located within the interior of the single housing; and a heater system, located within the interior of the single housing, in thermal communication with the fuel containing substance and electrically connected to the cartridge electrical connector, that selectively heats a first portion of the fuel containing substance located within the interior of the single housing in a first mode without substantially heating a second portion of the fuel containing substance located within the interior of the single housing and selectively heats the second portion of the fuel containing substance in a second mode without substantially heating the first portion of the fuel containing substance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25)
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16. A fuel cartridge, comprising:
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a single housing defining an interior; a plurality of spaced quantities of a fuel containing substance that releases fuel in response to the application of heat located within the interior of the single housing; and heating means, located within the interior of the single housing and in thermal communication with the fuel containing substance, for selectively heating an individual quantity of the fuel containing substance within the interior of the single housing without substantially heating other quantities of the fuel containing substance within the interior of the single housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27)
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