Patent ID: 7731491
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
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.