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Method of manufacture of a metal hydride fuel supply

  • US 9,169,976 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2012
  • Issued: 10/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a metal hydride fuel source that reduces fuel source expansion during fuel release, comprising:

  • providing a first and a second malleable repository, each defining an open end and a closed end opposing the open end;

    depositing metal hydride powder into the first repository;

    encapsulating the metal hydride powder between the first and second repository by nesting the second repository with the first repository;

    applying a compressive force to the closed ends of the first and second deformable repositories, the compressive force sufficient to compress the powder into a substantially cohesive pellet; and

    encapsulating the pellet between the first repository and a cap and then nesting the second repository over the first repository such that the cap and the pellet are encapsulated between the first and second repositories.

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