Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for extracting propulsion energy from motor vehicle exhaust
- Patent Title (中): 从汽车尾气提取推进能的系统和方法
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Application No.: US14032034Application Date: 2013-09-19
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Publication No.: US08651210B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Robert Hotto
- Applicant: EnergyYield LLC
- Agency: Denko Coburn Lauff LLP
- Main IPC: B60K6/32
- IPC: B60K6/32 ; B60K13/04

Abstract:
Engine exhaust is sent to a reformer, which produces hydrogen from fuel remaining in the exhaust. The hydrogen may be stored in a hydrogen tank, and may be used by a fuel cell to produce electricity to recharge a vehicle battery and/or to supply propulsion current to an electric propulsion system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140017523A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING PROPULSION ENERGY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST Public/Granted day:2014-01-16
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