Abstract:
Appliqués (100, 200, 300, 400, 502) for use in in-mold decoration comprise energetic beam responsive layers (108, 208, 308, 402) sandwiched between two substrates (102, 104) which are suitably thermoplastic films. In use the energetic beam responsive layers (108, 208, 308, 402) are patternwise irradiated in order form graphics (504) and/or text (506). The appliqués are incorporated into an injection molded part using in-mold decoration injection molding.
Abstract:
A gas pressure regulator (100) includes a mechanical primary stage (102), preferably including a spring valve, and an electronic secondary stage (104), preferably including a micromachined pressure regulator, the combination of the mechanical primary stage and the electronic secondary stage suitable for relatively precise low pressure near zero flow rates with reasonable energy consumption rates, such as encountered when supplying fuel to a low power fuel cell system.
Abstract:
A method of and fuel cell system for limiting an amount of a fuel crossing over a membrane in a fuel cell, the method including determining an appropriate molecular ratio of the fuel and water for a fuel-water mixture (503); and controlling an amount of the fuel-water mixture that is available to an anode side of the membrane (507) in the fuel cell according to an amount of the fuel that will be electro-oxidized by the fuel cell. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell membrane (103) having an anode layer (107), a cathode layer (109), and an electrolyte layer (111) where the cathode layer is exposed to an oxygen source, and a fuel delivery system (105) including a fuel chamber (119) disposed around and proximate to the anode layer at a side opposite to the electrolyte layer, the fuel delivery system implementing the method above.