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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6309773 | Serially-linked serpentine flow channels for PEM fuel cell A PEM fuel cell having serpentine flow field channels comprising a plurality of serially-linked serpentine segments extending between inlet and exhaust manifolds. Each segment has an inlet leg, an exit leg, at least one medial leg therebetween and hairpin... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6294389 | Furnace for an engine exhaust measurement system An apparatus and method by which tracer compounds and combustion products in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine are more completely combusted, so that oil consumption of the engine can be more precisely and concurrently measured on a real-time b... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6277513 | Layered electrode for electrochemical cells There is provided an electrode structure comprising a current collector sheet and first and second layers of electrode material. Together, the layers improve catalyst utilization and water management.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6268074 | Water injected fuel cell system compressor A fuel cell system including a dry compressor for pressurizing air supplied to the cathode side of the fuel cell. An injector sprays a controlled amount of water on to the compressor's rotor(s) to improve the energy efficiency of the compressor. The amoun... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263950 | Lost foam casting using dimensionally self-stabilized pattern The method of lost foam casting uses a polystirene foam pattern molded from polystirene beads preexpanded from raw polystirene beads that have a raw bead diameter in the range of about 0.1 to about 0.6 millimeters and that include isopentane as a relative... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6265092 | Method of controlling injection of oxygen into hydrogen-rich fuel cell feed stream A method of operating a H2 --O2 fuel cell fueled by hydrogen-rich fuel stream containing CO. The CO content is reduced to acceptable levels by injecting oxygen into the fuel gas stream. The amount of oxygen injected is controlled in ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6238815 | Thermally integrated staged methanol reformer and method A thermally integrated two-stage methanol reformer including a heat exchanger and first and second reactors colocated in a common housing in which a gaseous heat transfer medium circulates to carry heat from the heat exchanger into the reactors. The heat ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6232005 | Fuel cell system combustor A fuel cell system including a fuel reformer heated by a catalytic combustor fired by anode and cathode effluents. The combustor includes a turbulator section at its input end for intimately mixing the anode and cathode effluents before they contact the c... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6132689 | Multi-stage, isothermal CO preferential oxidation reactor A multi-stage, isothermal, carbon monoxide preferential oxidation (PrOx) reactor comprising a plurality of serially arranged, catalyzed heat exchangers, each separated from the next by a mixing chamber for homogenizing the gases exiting one heat exchanger... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6103409 | Fuel cell flooding detection and correction Method and apparatus for monitoring an H2 -O2 PEM fuel cells to detect and correct flooding. The pressure drop across a given H2 or O2 flow field is monitored and compared to predetermined thresholds of unaccept... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099984 | Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell A PEM fuel cell having serpentine flow field channels wherein the input/inlet legs of each channel border the input/inlet legs of the next adjacent channels in the same flow field, and the output/exit legs of each channel border the output/exit legs of th... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6077620 | Fuel cell system with combustor-heated reformer A fuel cell system including a fuel reformer heated by a catalytic combustor fired by anode effluent and/or fuel from a liquid fuel supply providing fuel for the fuel cell. The combustor includes a vaporizer section heated by the combustor exhaust gases f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074692 | Method of making MEA for PEM/SPE fuel cell A method of making a membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA) for a PEM/SPE fuel cell comprising applying a slurry of electrode-forming material directly onto a membrane-electrolyte film. The slurry comprises a liquid vehicle carrying catalyst particles and a bi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6063516 | Method of monitoring CO concentrations in hydrogen feed to a PEM fuel cell The CO concentration in the H2 feed stream to a PEM fuel cell stack is monitored by measuring current and/or voltage behavior patterns from a PEM-probe communicating with the reformate feed stream. Pattern recognition software may be used to co... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6038911 | One piece corrugated anti-intrusion barrier and method An anti-intrusion barrier comprising a corrugated metal sheet and at least one mounting flange integral with the sheet. The flange comprises extensions of the corrugations which have been collapsed inwardly upon themselves so as to provide a plurality of ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6001499 | Fuel cell CO sensor The CO concentration in the H2 feed stream to a PEM fuel cell stack is monitored by measuring current and/or voltage behavior patterns from a PEM-probe communicating with the reformate feed stream. Pattern recognition software may be used to co... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5967860 | Electroplated Ag-Ni-C electrical contacts Nesting electrical connectors comprising a substrate and a silver-nickel-carbon electrodeposit atop the substrate. The electrodeposit is at least about 0.5 micrometers thick, and comprises about 10 to about 25 atomic percent nickel which is dispersed as a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5948352 | Two-chamber furnace for countergravity casting A two-chamber furnace for the low pressure countergravity casting of metal wherein the first chamber is a molten metal supply chamber connected by a submerged orifice closable by a stopper rod valve to a sealed second chamber that is pressurizable to fill... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945229 | Pattern recognition monitoring of PEM fuel cell The CO-concentration in the H2 feed stream to a PEM fuel cell stack is monitored by measuring current and voltage behavior patterns from an auxiliary cell attached to the end of the stack. The auxiliary cell is connected to the same oxygen and ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5937643 | Ceramic coated exhaust manifold and method A cast iron exhaust manifold having an inside surface covered with a ceramic coating comprising, by weight, about 30% to about 70% unfused silica, about 5% to about 30% magnesia, about 5% to about 20% alumina and about 3% to about 10% sodium oxide. The co... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924760 | One-piece corrugated anti-intrusion barrier and method An anti-intrusion barrier comprising a corrugated metal sheet and at least one mounting flange integral with the sheet. The flange comprises extensions of the corrugations which have been collapsed inwardly upon themselves so as to provide a plurality of ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5908587 | Method of making fibrillose articles Method of making porous, fibrillose bodies from fibrils bonded together into a self-supporting structure. A mixture of fibrils and a viscous, non-newtonian, liquid vehicle including an organic hydrosorbent and water is (1) injected into a mold, (2) frozen... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5884600 | Aluminum bore engine having wear and scuff-resistant aluminum piston A reciprocating engine having an aluminum engine block, and an aluminum piston wherein the piston's skirt has a hard anodized first layer directly on the aluminum and a composite polymer coating atop the hard anodized layer.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5886501 | Battery pack electrical interconnects A battery pack including a cover overlying a plurality of individual batteries and a plurality of inter-battery connectors for electrically coupling the several batteries together. The inter-battery connectors are secured to the cover such that upon remov... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5858575 | Hot dipped PB-CA grids for lead-acid batteries Pb-Ca battery grids are dipped into a bath of molten Pb-Sn or Pb-Ag to prolong the useful life of the battery as determined by the high temperature SAE J240 test.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855063 | Method of making contact pad having metallically anchored elastomeric electrical contacts A printed-circuit-type electrical contact pad having a plurality of electrically conductive metal traces and a plurality of protuberant electrical contacts projecting from the traces. The protuberances comprise an electrically conductive elastomer having ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5837373 | Sand mold member and method A foundry mold member made from a plurality of sand particles bound together with a binder which is concentrated at the contact points between contiguous sand particles and consists essentially of gelatins having a Bloom rating less than about 175 Bloom g... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5785365 | Anti-snagging striker An anti-snagging loop striker for use with a door latch for securing a door in a closed position on a vehicle. The striker includes a ramp adjacent the rivet head connecting the crossbar to the leading leg of the striker to prevent sheet metal from the do... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5776601 | Titania exhaust gas oxygen sensor A titania exhaust gas oxygen sensor including an alumina substrate, thin-film electrodes deposited thereon, and a thick-film titania layer deposited atop the electrodes. The electrodes comprise a noble metal (e.g., platinum) having a plurality of titania ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776624 | Brazed bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells A liquid-cooled, bipolar plate separating adjacent cells of a PEM fuel cell comprising corrosion-resistant metal sheets brazed together so as to provide a passage between the sheets through which a dielectric coolant flows. The brazement comprises a metal... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5763113 | PEM fuel cell monitoring system Method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of H2 --O2 PEM fuel cells. Outputs from a cell/stack voltage monitor and a cathode exhaust gas H2 sensor are corrected for stack operating conditions, and then compared t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5749409 | Method of forming refractory coated foundry core Refractory coated gelatin-bonded foundry sand core made by waterproofing the surface of the core and immersing the waterproofed core in an aqueous refractory suspension to deposit the refractory.... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5743921 | Method of making a cell using a lithium-deactivated carbon anode A method of making a secondary, cathode-loaded, lithium-ion cell having a carbon anode including the principal step of cathodizing the carbon in a non-aqueous lithium-ion-conducting solution to deactivate the carbon by neutralizing or passivating any acti... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738394 | Child-proof door latch A child-proof door latch including a selector switch accessable from the door's exterior for enabling or disabling the functioning of a cable-driven latch of the type where a sheath about the cable pushes on the latches trigger to actuate the latchbolt. T... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5738530 | Contact pad having metallically anchored elastomeric electrical contacts A printed-circuit-type electrical contact pad having a plurality of electrically conductive metal traces and a plurality of protuberant electrical contacts projecting from the traces. The protuberances comprise an electrically conductive elastomer having ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5720506 | Vehicle door latch A vehicle door latch and handle mechanism including a cable-driven door latch wherein a sheath encasing a cable pushes on a trigger in the latch mechanism to actuate a latchbolt and cause it to disengage a striker. Tensioning of the cable causes the sheat... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5722032 | AC generator rotor segment Method of making pole segment for a Lundell-type AC generator rotor from a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and a fugitive binder where the teeth of the rotor are molded concurrently with the base of the rotor but from a mixture of particles which is di... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5718046 | Method of making a ceramic coated exhaust manifold and method A cast iron exhaust manifold having an inside surface covered with a ceramic coating comprising, by weight, about 30% to about 70% unfused silica, about 5% to about 30% magnesia, about 5% to about 20% alumina and about 3% to about 10% sodium oxide. The co... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5707092 | Self-aligning loop striker A loop-striker for use with a door latch of the type having (1) a bell-shaped mouth for receiving a complimentary wedge-shaped crossbar and a leading leg of the striker, and (2) a rotateable fork-bolt having a throat that traps the leading leg when the fo... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5707755 | PEM/SPE fuel cell A PEM/SPE fuel cell including a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) having a plurality of oriented filament embedded the face thereof for supporting the MEA and conducting current therefrom to contiguous electrode plates.... | 01/13/1998 |
