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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100301145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE COARSE AND FINE GRINDING OF MINERAL AND NON-MINERAL MATERIALS In the coarse and fine grinding of mineral and non-mineral materials, e.g. limestone, cement clinker, blast-furnace slag, old concrete or ashes, the grinding material, usually comprising new and recirculated stock, is fed as a defined and laterally bounded material laye... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100227234 | INTERNALLY REFORMING FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY WITH STAGED FUEL FLOW AND SELECTIVE CATALYST LOADING FOR IMPROVED TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY AND EFFICIENCY A fuel cell assembly including a fuel reforming unit for reforming a fuel supply for a series of fuel cells constituting a fuel cell stack. The reformed fuel supply is routed first to the anode of the fuel cell most adjacent the reforming unit, and thereafter to a manif... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100216039 | FUEL HUMIDIFIER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS A humidifier assembly for humidifying fuel for use in a fuel cell system, comprising a water heater adapted to receive recycled water and to generate heated water using cathode exhaust, and a fuel saturator adapted to receive deaerated cleansed water, at least a portion... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100068601 | FIBROUS CERAMIC MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A fibrous ceramic material including a plurality of fibers entangled with one another. The fibrous ceramic material includes at least one connector projecting between the fibers. At least a portion of the fibers have the connectors extending between and attach the fiber... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100068563 | LIQUID METAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS A heat exchanger for a fuel cell stack includes a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plates are connected to one another by at least one wall. The first and second plates and the at least one wall form an enclosure having an interior area defined by in... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100047641 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUAL-STACK MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL SYSTEM A dual stack fuel cell system comprising a first fuel cell stack comprising a first anode side, adapted to receive fuel and to output a first anode exhaust, and a first cathode side, a second fuel cell stack comprising a second anode side, adapted to receive processed a... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100028730 | FUEL CELL POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED HYDROGEN UTILIZATION DEVICE A fuel cell power production system and method for supplying power to a load, comprising a high-temperature fuel cell including an anode compartment, adapted to receive fuel from a fuel supply path and to output anode exhaust, and a cathode compartment adapted to receiv... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090246562 | ANODE WITH CERAMIC ADDITIVES FOR MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL A molten carbonate fuel cell anode comprising a porous anode body, which comprises a nickel-based alloy and at least one ceramic additive dispersed throughout the anode body. The amount of the ceramic additive in the anode body is between 5 and 50% by volume. The nickel... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090236265 | PRE-PROCESSING ASSEMBLY FOR PRE-PROCESSING FUEL FEEDSTOCKS FOR USE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM A pre-processing assembly and method for processing fuel feedstock containing oxygen and hydrocarbons having higher and lower hydrocarbon content for a fuel cell, wherein the pre-processing assembly has a deoxidizing bed for reducing oxygen in the fuel feedstock and a p... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090226775 | WATER RECOVERY ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSFERRING WATER FROM FUEL CELL CATHODE EXHAUST A water transfer assembly for use in a fuel cell system having an anode and a cathode, the anode being adapted to receive fuel and to output anode exhaust and the cathode being adapted to receive oxidant gas and to output cathode exhaust, the water transfer assembly com... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090176134 | Water recovery assembly for use in high temperature fuel cell systems A water recovery assembly for use in a fuel cell system having an anode and a cathode, the anode being adapted to receive fuel and output anode exhaust, the water recovery assembly comprising a first cooling assembly adapted to receive and quench cool the anode exhaust ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090111002 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME An assembly and associated method of manufacture are provided in which electrostatic deposition is used to directly apply and/or apply without solvents an electrode to one of an ion-conducting member, a member adapted to hold an ion-conducting member and a gas diffusion... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090110989 | FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH FUEL CELL SYSTEMS OPERATING ON FUELS WITH VARYING FUEL COMPOSITION A flow control assembly for use in a fuel cell system, comprising a sensor for sensing hydrogen concentration in one of anode exhaust leaving an anode side of the fuel cell system and a gas derived from the anode exhaust, and a fuel flow control assembly for controlling... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090029208 | ON-LINE MONITORING ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTION OF SULFUR BREAKTHROUGH IN A DESULFURIZER ASSEMBLY AND SULFUR BREAKTHROUGH DETECTION METHOD A monitoring assembly for use in a fuel cell system for detecting sulfur-containing compounds in fuel. The monitoring assembly comprises an indicator assembly for passing the fuel therethrough, the indicator assembly including an indicator material and a housing for hou... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080280180 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A system for fabricating a fuel cell component in which a deposition mechanism deposits loading material particles onto the fuel cell component and an actuation mechanism actuates the deposition mechanism. A unit provides a tape fixing agent to the fuel cell component a... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080261091 | REGENERATIVE OXIDIZER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN PEM FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS An oxidizer assembly provided with a housing having a plurality of inlets each for receiving a different gas and a plurality of outlets each corresponding to a different one of the inlets and outputting gas resulting from the gas received from its corresponding inlet. A... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080187789 | INTEGRATED FUEL CELL AND HEAT ENGINE HYBRID SYSTEM FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATION A fuel cell and heat engine hybrid system using a high-temperature fuel cell having an anode compartment adapted to receive fuel from a fuel supply path and to output anode exhaust gas and a cathode compartment adapted to receive oxidant gas and to output cathode exhaus... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080171257 | MODULAR FUEL-CELL STACK ASSEMBLY A fuel cell assembly having a plurality of fuel cells arranged in a stack. An end plate assembly abuts the fuel cell at an end of said stack. The end plate assembly has an inlet area adapted to receive an exhaust gas from the stack, an outlet area and a passage connecti... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080113251 | ANODE SUPPORT MEMBER AND BIPOLAR SEPARATOR FOR USE IN A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND FOR PREVENTING POISONING OF REFORMING CATALYST An anode support for supporting an anode electrode in a fuel cell assembly in which the anode support has a first support member formed of a porous non-wettable material and a second support member abutting and joined with the second member and having a plurality of thr... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080085442 | ANODE FOR USE IN A FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME A method of making an anode element for use in a fuel cell, comprising providing a first amount of Ni—Al alloy material having a predetermined aluminum content, providing a second amount of Ni—Cr alloy material having a predetermined chromium content, providing at l... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080057366 | FUEL SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPLYING PROPANE FUEL TO A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME A fuel supply assembly which receives a supply of liquid fuel feedstock including hydrocarbons having higher and lower hydrocarbon content and high molecular weight sulfur-containing compounds, the higher hydrocarbon content and high molecular weight sulfur containing c... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080032183 | COATED SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR USE IN FABRICATING A FUEL CELL MATRIX AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME USING ALKALINE PRECURSORS A method of making a coated support material for use in fabricating a fuel cell matrix, comprising providing a support material, providing an alkaline precursor material, the alkaline precursor material being one of soluble in water and having a melting point of 400° C... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070298295 | Method and system for recovering high power output operation of high temperature fuel cells using a rapid load recovery procedure A fuel cell system for receiving input fuel, input water and input oxidant comprising a humidifying assembly for combining the input fuel with input water to produce humidified fuel, a fuel cell having an anode for receiving the humidified fuel and a cathode for receivi... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070269696 | Fuel cell hybrid power generation system and method for gas distribution systems A fuel cell hybrid power generation system and method which is to be used in a gas distribution system in which a higher pressure gas is transported/distributed and reduced to a lower pressure gas for a gas distribution or transmission line and a pre-heater is used to h... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070259230 | Fuel cell assembly using multiple fuel cell stacks and control method therefor A multi-stack assembly receiving fuel from a fuel supply and producing power output for consumption by a load, the assembly comprising a plurality of fuel cell stacks for producing DC power and forming a plurality of fuel cell stack groups, wherein each of the stack gro... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070246325 | Assembly for and method of housing an object, such as fuel cell balance of plant equipment, for transport to and storage at a user location System providing a substantially enclosed piece or pieces of equipment, optionally fuel cell balance of plant equipment, available for shipment and storage at a user location. The system comprises a tool, a housing associated with the tool and having openings in the flo... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070243451 | Anode support member and bipolar separator for use in a fuel cell assembly and for preventing poisoning of reforming catalyst An anode support for supporting an anode electrode in a fuel cell assembly in which the anode support has a first support member formed of a porous non-wettable material and a second support member abutting and joined with the second member and having a plurality of thr... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070243434 | Fuel cell system with fuel flow control assembly including a low flow bypass A fuel cell system with a fuel cell having an anode adapted to receive fuel and a cathode adapted to receive oxidant, an anode oxidizing assembly adapted to receive output of said anode and input oxidant and to output oxidant gas for said cathode, a fuel supply assembly... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070231659 | Fuel cell plate structure having baffles in wet seal area An assembly having fuel cell plate structure adapted for use in a fuel cell in which gas flow channels are arranged to carry process gas adjacent the active and wet seal areas of the fuel cell, the plate structure having one or more baffles arranged such that when the p... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070231663 | Wet-seal caulk for carbonate fuel cell A caulk is provided for use in a fuel cell system having an externally manifolded fuel cell stack, forming a gas seal between a manifold gasket and the stack face. The caulk is formed of a ceramic material and a binder formed into a paste. ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070220844 | Bag-Type Air Filter Device and Filter Medium and Filter Medium Frame for the Device An air filter device (1) with a replaceable bag-type air filter medium is provided. The air filter device (1) comprises a bag-type air filter medium (2) having a fixing perimeter zone (7) defining an airflow inlet; an annular filter medium re... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070111055 | Reforming catalyst and method and apparatus for making and loading same A reforming catalyst member having an elongated body whose outer surface has a number of peak and valley regions so as to increase the area of the outer surface to enhance catalyst utilization. ... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070037025 | Control assembly for controlling a fuel cell system during shutdown and restart A fuel cell system and method in which the fuel cell system receives and an input oxidant gas and an input fuel gas, and in which a fuel processing assembly is provided and is adapted to at least humidify the input fuel gas which is to be supplied to the anode of the fu... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070031712 | Catalyst assembly for use in anode gas oxidizing systems of high temperature fuel cells An oxidizer catalyst assembly for use in a fuel cell system for oxidizing anode exhaust gas and in which a first catalyst member is situated along a gas flow path and a second catalyst member is situated along the gas flow path following the first catalyst member. Each ... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060269830 | Carbonate fuel cell and components thereof for in-situ delayed addition of carbonate electrolyte An apparatus and method in which a delayed carbonate electrolyte is stored in the storage areas of a non-electrolyte matrix fuel cell component and is of a preselected content so as to obtain a delayed time release of the electrolyte in the storage areas in the operatin... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060257722 | High-lithium electrolyte for use in molten carbonate fuel cells and method for making same A high-lithium carbonate electrolyte formed from a eutectic carbonate mixture including lithium carbonate and from an additional lithium-containing component adapted to form lithium carbonate during at least one of initial heat up and operation of the fuel cell. ... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060257721 | Electrolyte matrix for molten carbonate fuel cells with improved pore size and method of manufacturing same A method of making a matrix element for carrying a carbonate electrolyte comprising providing a carbonate electrolyte material, pre-milling the carbonate electrolyte material to form a pre-milled carbonate electrolyte having a particle size of less than 0.3 microns, pro... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060216556 | Gas flow control assembly for use with fuel cell systems operating on fuels with varying fuel composition A gas flow control assembly for use in a fuel cell system comprising an airflow control assembly for adjusting flow of air to a cathode side of the fuel cell system based on content variations in an exhaust gas leaving an anode side of the system and a fuel flow control... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060140823 | In-situ removal of electrolyte from gas oxidizer A method and apparatus for use with an oxidizer assembly of a fuel cell system in which the oxidizer assembly has an oxidizing unit for oxidizing anode exhaust gas containing electrolyte particulates and is adapted or conditioned so as to enable the electrolyte particul... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060141324 | Manifold gasket accommodating differential movement of fuel cell stack A gasket for use in a fuel cell system having at least one externally manifolded fuel cell stack, for sealing the manifold edge and the stack face. In accordance with the present invention, the gasket accommodates differential movement between the stack and manifold by ... | 06/29/2006 |
