公开(公告)号：WO2004052538A2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-24

申请号：PCT/US2003/038851

申请日：2003-12-08

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Inventor： LANDRETH, Bobby, Dean ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

IPC: B01J31/00

CPC classification number: H01M8/1011 ,  H01M4/9008 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04291 ,  Y02E60/523

Abstract: A direct methanol fuel cell system 100 uses dissolved catalyst to promote a fuel cell reaction that takes place in an anode sub-chamber 110 of a fuel cell 102. According to the preferred embodiment the dissolved catalyst comprises a macro cyclic coordinated compound of platinum. The dissolved catalyst is preferably continuously circulated through the anode sub-chamber 110, and is preferably mixed in a mixing valve 118 with methanol and water in order to promote its catalytic action.

Abstract translation: 直接甲醇燃料电池系统100使用溶解的催化剂来促进发生在燃料电池102的阳极子室110中的燃料电池反应。根据优选实施例，溶解的催化剂包含 铂的大环配位化合物。 溶解的催化剂优选连续地循环通过阳极子室110，并且优选地在混合阀118中与甲醇和水混合以促进其催化作用。

公开(公告)号：WO1997038842A1

公开(公告)日：1997-10-23

申请号：PCT/US1997005941

申请日：1997-04-10

Applicant: MOTOROLA INC.

Inventor： MOTOROLA INC. ,  LEON, Robert ,  GUZIK, Andrzej, T. ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar

IPC: B29C47/00

CPC classification number: H01H13/705 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B29L2031/466 ,  H01H2209/014 ,  H01H2209/016 ,  H01H2219/028 ,  H01H2219/034 ,  H01H2221/07 ,  H01H2229/044 ,  H01H2229/047 ,  H01H2229/05 ,  H01H2233/004

Abstract: An elastomeric keypad has a plurality of hard top keys with a substantially opaque portion (28) and a translucent or transparent graphic portion (26). The key cap also has a skirt (30) with an integral flange (32), the skirt extending down over the sides of the elastomeric key and the flange being secured under the face of a bezel (40). Light from a light source passes through the elastomeric keys and through the transparent graphic portion, but is blocked by the opaque portion and by the skirt. A sheet (50) containing a key cap (24) with graphics (26) is placed onto a first plate (52) of a molding tool (54). A second plate (58) is attached to the first plate, covering the graphic film. The first and second plates interact such that the key cap containing the graphic is excised from the film and retained in the molding tool assembly. The waste material (60) surrounding the key cap is displaced away from its original position. A third plate (64) is then attached to the assembled first and second plates. The assembled molding tool creates a cavity (66) that is representative of the keypad assembly, and an elastomeric material is molded into that cavity.

Abstract translation: 弹性键盘具有多个具有基本不透明部分（28）和半透明或透明图形部分（26）的硬顶键。 钥匙盖还具有一个具有整体法兰（32）的裙部（30），该裙部沿着弹性密封件的侧面向下延伸，凸缘固定在挡板（40）的表面下方。 来自光源的光通过弹性键并穿过透明图形部分，但被不透明部分和裙部阻挡。 包含具有图形（26）的键帽（24）的片材（50）被放置在模制工具（54）的第一板（52）上。 第二板（58）附接到第一板，覆盖图形膜。 第一和第二板相互作用，使得包含图形的钥匙盖从膜上切下并保持在模制工具组件中。 围绕钥匙盖的废料（60）远离其原始位置。 然后将第三板（64）附接到组装的第一和第二板。 组装的模制工具产生代表键盘组件的空腔（66），并且将弹性体材料模制到该空腔中。

公开(公告)号：EP1275167A1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-15

申请号：EP01922780.0

申请日：2001-03-28

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.

Inventor： PRATT, Steven, D. ,  KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

IPC: H01M8/18

CPC classification number: H01M8/04007 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B19/02 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/0662

Abstract: The fuel cells (110) consists of one or more fuel cells (110), each having a major surface (140), and disposed next to each other in a side-by-side adjacent arrangement and a fuel storage container (120) having an exterior wall (150). The fuel cells (110) are positioned such that distance between the major surfaces (140) and the fuel storage container wall (150) along a direction normal to the major surfaces is substantially the same. In addition, one or more of the fuel cells are in thermal contact with the fuel storage container such that cell waste heat is transferred to the fuel storage container. During typical operation, a change in an operational parameter of the fuel cell system such as power output causes a change in the amount of waste heat generated in the fuel cell and the waste heat is transferred to the fuel storage container.

公开(公告)号：EP1415131A1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-06

申请号：EP02744550.1

申请日：2002-06-25

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.

Inventor： KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

IPC: G01F23/00

CPC classification number: H01M8/04425 ,  G01F23/02 ,  G01F23/24 ,  G01F23/26 ,  G01F23/296 ,  G01F23/30 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A small fuel cell (10) powers a portable electronic device (12) and contains a fuel reservoir (14) and a device (16) that measures the amount of liquid fuel (18) that is in the reservoir. The fuel cell operates on hydrogen that is obtained from a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, such as alcohol or other hydrocarbons. The liquid fuel is typically converted into hydrogen by a reforming process. The reservoir that is connected to the fuel cell has an indicia (19) that is readable by a human user of the portable electronic device, for measuring the amount of liquid hydrocarbon fuel that is present in the reservoir. Typically, the indicia consist of a sight glass, a capacitive element, a resistive element, a transparent portion of the reservoir, a float, or an acoustic transmitter coupled with an acoustic receiver.

公开(公告)号：EP0784534A1

公开(公告)日：1997-07-23

申请号：EP95933967.0

申请日：1995-09-27

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.

Inventor： PRATT, Steven, D. ,  PENNISI, Robert, W. ,  URBISH, Glenn, F.

IPC: B29C45

CPC classification number: B29C45/2675 ,  B29C45/2673 ,  B29C2033/0005

Abstract: An adaptable mold assembly (10) consists of two mold bases (100, 102). One or both of the mold bases has at least one interchangeable portion (104, 105) removably mounted on the mold base, whose function is to actuate in a direction different from the draw direction. The interchangeable portion is typically used to facilitate the removal of the molded part from the mold, and often functions as a mold slide or pull. The ability to interchange and reconfigure the mold base reduces tooling costs and adds design flexibility to the tool. In another embodiment of the invention, the function of the interchangeable portion (106) is to provide process monitoring, process control or process optimization.

公开(公告)号：WO2003067854A3

公开(公告)日：2003-08-14

申请号：PCT/US2003/003164

申请日：2003-01-29

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Inventor： MULLIGAN, Robert, John ,  PENNISI, Robert, W. ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  KELLEY, Ronald, James ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  NOUNOU, Faye ,  POTTER, Scott, G. ,  GILLETTE, Joseph, G. ,  HE, Ying ,  LANDRETH, Bobby, Dean

IPC: H04M1/00

Abstract: A housing (12) for use in a portable electronic device (10) includes an outer visible surface (14). The outer visible surface (14) is composed of an appearance changing substance responsive to an environmental stimulus.

公开(公告)号：WO2003016892A1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-27

申请号：PCT/US2002/019857

申请日：2002-06-25

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.

Inventor： PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

IPC: G01N27/00

CPC classification number: F17C11/005 ,  C01B3/0005 ,  G01N7/04 ,  Y02E60/321 ,  Y02E60/324

Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the quantity of hydrogen in a hydrogen storage vessel (300) of a hydrogen fuel cell using the Pressure, Composition, Temperature (PCT) relationship (350) of the storage media is disclosed. The method of measuring the quantity of hydrogen (360) involves, measuring the temperature (310) of the hydrogen storage media at one or more points on the hydrogen storage vessel (300), measuring the mechanical strain (320) at one or more points on walls of the hydrogen storage vessel, computing the pressure (330) inside the vessel based on the strain measurements, referring to a look-up table (340) with PCT graph/operating curve data (350) or an equation using Van't Hoff parameters for representing the discharge PCT curve for the particular concentration at the measured pressure. The changes in temperature and pressure during hydrogen absorption-desorption which are characteristic of hydride composition is used to measure the concentration ratio of hydrogen to metal hydride as a concentration ratio of hydrogen to metal.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种使用存储介质的压力，组成，温度（PCT）关系（350）测量氢燃料电池的储氢容器（300）中氢的量的装置和方法。 测量氢气量（360）的方法包括：在储氢容器（300）上的一个或多个点处测量储氢介质的温度（310），在一个或多个点测量机械应变（320） 在氢储存容器的壁上，基于应变测量计算容器内部的压力（330），参考具有PCT图/操作曲线数据（350）的查找表（340）或使用Van't 用于表示在测量压力下特定浓度的放电PCT曲线的Hoff参数。 以氢化物组成为特征的氢吸附 - 脱附过程中的温度和压力变化用于测量氢与金属氢化物的浓度比，为氢与金属的浓度比。

公开(公告)号：WO2002078104A3

公开(公告)日：2002-10-03

申请号：PCT/US2002/007129

申请日：2002-03-06

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.

Inventor： KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

IPC: H01M8/06

Abstract: An apparatus and method for temperature regulation of a fuel cell using differential heat capacity of the fuel storage media is disclosed. The method of regulating the temperature involves measuring the temperature of one or more fuel cells, comparing the temperature against target values, selecting a control method from a set of available control methods based on the result of comparison and using that control method to initiate and control a regulation cycle, and actuating a flow control means using the selected control method to alter the flow of fuel between one or more fuel storage containers, each containing fuel storage media which exhibit different enthalpies of formation and dissociation. The regulation process starts with measuring temperature (110) of a fuel cell system (100). The measured temperature is then compared (120) to a predetermined set of ideal target values designed to provide peak fuel cell performance. Following the comparison step, a control method (130) is selected from a list of available control methods. The control method has the necessary parameters and logic to define an fuel flow initiation process (140) which in turn actuates a flow control means (150). Actuation of the flow control means changes the temperature of the one or more fuel cells and alters its operating parameters (160).

公开(公告)号：WO1998016022A1

公开(公告)日：1998-04-16

申请号：PCT/US1997017063

申请日：1997-09-24

Applicant: MOTOROLA INC.

Inventor： MOTOROLA INC. ,  NEWTON, Mark, D. ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  WILLIAMS, Kimberly, A. ,  SWIRBEL, Thomas, J. ,  DAVIS, James, Lynn ,  MARTIN, Lara, J. ,  MULLIGAN, Robert, J. ,  PIEPER, Kevin, J. ,  LEE, Brian, H. ,  CALLANAN, Roger, K.

IPC: H04B01/38

CPC classification number: H04M1/0202 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04M1/18

Abstract: A communication device is designed to contain the lowest possible level of toxic or hazardous materials, so that when it is eventually disposed of, it will not harm the environment and can be safely recycled. Each component A1, A2, ..., An in the communication device has a calculated Component Toxicity Index value. A Product Toxicity Index for the entire communication device is calculated by summing the individual Component Toxicity Index values. The desired outcome is a communication device having a Product Toxicity Index less than or equal to 100. The resulting communication device is referred to as "environmentally friendly". The communication device may be a two-way radio (10), and some of the components are a radio transmitter (12), a radio receiver (14), an antenna (16), an amplifier (18), a battery (20) and a housing (22).

Abstract translation: 通信设备被设计为包含最低级别的有毒或有害物质，以便在最终被处理时，不会对环境造成伤害并可以安全回收。 通信设备中的每个组件A1，A2，...，An具有计算出的组分毒性指数值。 通过对各个组分毒性指数值进行求和来计算整个通信设备的产品毒性指数。 期望的结果是具有小于或等于100的产品毒性指数的通信设备。所得到的通信设备被称为“环境友好”。 通信设备可以是双向无线电（10），并且其中的一些组件是无线电发射机（12），无线电接收机（14），天线（16），放大器（18），电池（20） ）和壳体（22）。

公开(公告)号：WO2004093218A2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-28

申请号：PCT/US2004/009651

申请日：2004-03-29

Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC. ,  KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

Inventor： KELLEY, Ronald, J. ,  PRATT, Steven, D. ,  MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar ,  PENNISI, Robert, W.

IPC: H01M

CPC classification number: H01M8/04126 ,  H01M8/04186 ,  H01M8/1011 ,  Y02E60/523

Abstract: A method for humidifying a fuel stream for a direct methanol fuel cell. An ultrasonic transducer (122) is used to create a vapor of methanol without heating. Water is also vaporized with an ultrasonic transducer (132) to create a vapor of water without heating. The water vapor and the methanol vapor are combined (240) in a certain ratio to form a humidified fuel vapor which is presented to an anode (112) of the direct methanol fuel cell (110). The ratio of water to methanol can be adjusted automatically by a sensor (180) that monitors the current drawn by the load (170) on the fuel cell.

Abstract translation: 一种用于加压用于直接甲醇燃料电池的燃料流的方法。 超声波换能器（122）用于在不加热的情况下产生甲醇蒸气。 水也用超声换能器（132）蒸发，以产生不加热的水蒸气。 水蒸汽和甲醇蒸气以一定比例组合（240），以形成呈现于直接甲醇燃料电池（110）的阳极（112）的加湿燃料蒸气。 水与甲醇的比率可以通过监测燃料电池上的负载（170）吸取的电流的传感器（180）自动调节。