Patent ID: 7637263

Claim:
A method of providing heat to a body region of a living organism and providing electrical power to an electrical device, comprising: (a) interconnecting two or more stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices via a flexible interconnection, wherein said flexible interconnection allows said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices to move with respect to each other, wherein said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices generate heat while creating useful power; (b) placing said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices over or near said body region of said living organism, where said stiff planar form optimally commutes heat to said body region, wherein each of said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices is capable of positioning against or conforming to the contour of said body region of the moving capability of said flexible interconnection; (c) transferring heat generated by said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices to said body region and its subcutaneous layers of said living organism; (d) providing at least one electrical device requiring electrical power, wherein said at least one electrical device is connected to said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices and carried by said living organism; and (e) powering said at least one electrical device using the generated electrical power by said two or more interconnected stiff planar fuel cells or fuel cell devices.