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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100167105 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELLS The invention relates to bipolar plates for fuel cell systems. According to the invention, the component sheets of a bipolar plate (1) are formed for a welded joint (4, 5), such that between the profile regions (6) of the channel ducts (2), o... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100167095 | DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL SYSTEM A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) system including: a separator receiving a gas-liquid mixture discharged from a stack and separating the mixture to gas and a liquid; a methanol cartridge storing high concentration methanol; and a fuel mixer for methanol dilution. The ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100167104 | FUEL CELL AND INTEGRATED ANODE FLOW BOARD THEREOF A fuel cell includes a cathode board, a membrane electrode assembly, and an integrated anode flow board. The membrane electrode assembly contacts the cathode board. The integrated anode flow board includes an anode flow board and a current collector combined together. T... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100159303 | FUEL CELL FABRICATION USING PHOTOPOLYMER BASED PROCESSES A fuel cell component is provided, including a substrate disposed adjacent at least one radiation-cured flow field layer. The flow field layer is one of disposed between the substrate and a diffusion medium layer, and disposed on the diffusion medium layer opposite the ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100143765 | FUEL CELL STACK A fuel cell stack including a first end plate, a second end plate, at least a fuel cell, a first current collector and a second current collector is provided. The first end plate includes a first end plate structure component, which is combined with a first end plate ma... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100143766 | FUEL CELL STACK A fuel cell stack includes a casing containing a plurality of fuel cell units. A ridge is formed integrally at the center in the width direction of a side panel of the casing. The ridge contacts a load receiver to support the load of the fuel cell units. A plurality of ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100136382 | MECHANICALLY JOINED BIPOLAR PLATES AND METHOD THEREFOR Exemplary embodiments include a product and a method of a bipolar plate assembly having a pair of plates, the bipolar plate assembly being a part of a fuel cell stack. The pair of plates may be joined together at their respective borders by a mechanical forming process.... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100136381 | Electrode plate multi-end sides to single end side current collector of an electricity storage/discharge device The present invention discloses that the auxiliary electric conductor is additionally installed between the positive or negative electrode plates being installed at the edge inside the individual electrode cell having electrode plates and the electrode cell casing, and ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100133028 | FUEL CELL STACK AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH FUEL CELL SYSTEM A fuel cell stack in accordance with the invention has a cell laminate obtained by stacking multiple plates with at least one of functions of a power generation assembly and a separator, and a pair of end plates located outside and on both ends of the cell laminate in a... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100129697 | STAINLESS STELL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A method for surface treatment of a stainless steel separator for a fuel cell comprises preparing a stainless steel sheet containing nickel, chrome and iron, and having a passive film on a surface of the stainless steel sheet, and dipping the stainless steel sheet into ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100129696 | Gas Diffusion Layer for Fuel Cell Vehicle with Improved Operational Stability The present invention provides a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell vehicle with improved operational stability, the gas diffusion layer, which functions to supply hydrogen and air (oxygen) as reactant gases to a fuel cell stack, discharge product water generated by an... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100129695 | MOLDING MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL SEPARATOR The present invention relates to a molding material for a fuel cell separator including a graphite complex having a mixture of expandable graphite and non-expandable graphite; at least one of the conductive fillers selected from the group consisting of carbon black, car... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100124688 | Regulator Valve for a Fluid Consuming Battery A regulator is provided for supplying fluid, e.g., air, to a fluid consuming battery. The regulator includes a valve housing adapted to be in fluid communication with a fluid consuming electrode of a fluid consuming battery cell. The valve housing has an opening. The re... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100124677 | DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH UNIFORM VAPOR DELIVERY OF FUEL A fuel cell system which includes a fuel distribution structure that uniformly distributes vaporizing fuel to a fuel cell is provided. As the fuel travels in a flow field channel in the fuel distribution structure, it is substantially converted to a vapor by the heat of... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100124685 | INTEGRATED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND FUEL PROCESSOR A fuel cell unit includes a plurality of angularly spaced fuel cell stacks arranged to form a ring-shaped structure about a central axis, each of the fuel cell stacks having a stacking direction extending parallel to the central axis. The fuel cell unit also includes an... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100124690 | FUEL CELL FLUID FLOW PLATE WITH SHELL PASSAGEWAY PIECE A fluid cell fluid flow plate comprises: a fluid flow plate, having one face being a fluid flow face for receiving a reactive fluid and the other face being a non-active surface, provided with a first manifold, a second manifold, and a flow channel disposed on the fluid... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100124687 | Fluid Manager Having Fluid Injection Primer for a Fluid Consuming Battery A fluid consuming battery is provided that includes a fluid (e.g. air) manager for supplying fluid to the battery. The fluid manager includes a housing member defining a plenum in fluid communication with a fluid consuming electrode of a fluid consuming battery cell. Th... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100119911 | LIQUID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL HAVING HIGH PERMEABILITY WICKING TO RETURN CONDENSED ELECTROLYTE A liquid electrolyte fuel cell power plant (6) includes a stack (7) of fuel cells (8) demarcated by fluid impermeable separator plates (19, 23) with additional wicking to ensure backflow of condensated electrolyte from a condensation zone ( 05/13/2010 | |
| 20100119912 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM An outlet shutoff valve where pressing surfaces, which press against each other, of a valve member and a valve seat are tilted relative to the vertical direction and where a drive shaft can be driven in a direction tilted relative to the vertical direction. In the outle... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119910 | FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE A fuel cell stack structure includes, for example, a plurality of unit cells each having an aperture formed therethrough. A first fuel cell stack is formed by stacking the plurality of unit cells in a stacking direction and has an internal manifold opening defined by th... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119913 | METAL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A metal separator 1 for a fuel cell according to the invention is a metal separator for a fuel cell manufactured by using a metal substrate 2 with a flat surface, or with concave gas flow paths formed on at least a part of the surface. The metal separator ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119903 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION The invention relates to a fuel cell stack composed of at least one fuel cell (1) and at least two separator structures (2, 2′). Said separator structures (2, 2′) are open on at least one side towards the exterior in order to allow passive excha... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119893 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR An alkaline fuel cell having an electrolyte, and anode and cathode electrodes disposed on two sides of the electrolyte is provided. A fuel cell system has this fuel cell, a discharge passageway that is connected to a discharge opening of the fuel cell and that discharge... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119883 | FUEL CELL WITH TRANSPORT FLOW ACROSS GAP The present invention relates to a fuel cell with a gap for transport flow of an electrolyte containing charge carrying ions from either a fuel or an oxidizer between anode and a cathode.... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119915 | METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM A method for operating a direct methanol fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell includes a fuel cell main body having a fuel electrode and an air electrode disposed in opposing positions on either side of an electrolyte film. In this method, an aqueous methanol solution i... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119909 | FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT A fuel cell interconnect includes a first side containing a first plurality of channels and a second side containing a second plurality of channels. The first and second sides are disposed on opposite sides of the interconnect. The first plurality of channels are config... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119888 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A fuel cell system includes: a power generation stack (1) composed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells (10); and a hydrocarbon-oxidizing device (2) disposed on an upstream side of the power generation stack (1) in a fuel supply passage (... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119916 | FUEL CELL HOUSING STRUCTURE A fuel cell housing structure includes a fuel cell, an electrically insulated housing and a vent gas port. The electrically insulated housing contains the fuel cell. The housing is arranged to provide a space within the housing surrounding the fuel cell. The vent gas po... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100119914 | Electrochemical Device Comprising One or More Fuel Cells An electrochemical device comprising one or multiple self-humidifying electrochemical fuel cells, wherein each electrochemical fuel cell comprises a main surface (9) which can be used for an electrochemical reaction and can consume the oxygen contained in the air... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100112411 | Fuel cell system Disclosed is a fuel cell system, including a hydrogen storage container including a tank case having an accommodation space and a hydrogen storage tank provided in the tank case, a fuel cell which receives desorbed hydrogen from the hydrogen storage tank to generate ele... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112382 | LIFE EXTENSION OF PEM FUEL CELL USING STARTUP METHOD A fuel cell system that employs a technique for reducing or significantly eliminating the MEA degradation that occurs as a result of the hydrogen-air front in the anode flow channels at system start-up. After system shut-down, any hydrogen remaining within the anode flo... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112406 | ULTRASONICALLY ENHANCED FUEL CELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE A fuel cell system comprises at least one fuel source (e.g., methanol or methanol solution) In a storage tank, tubes and/or flow channels that provide the fuel to the fuel cells via tubes and/or flow channels, which are used to connect the different fuel cells and/or su... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112387 | FUEL CELL MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR In a motor vehicle equipped with a fuel cell (10), inflow of liquid from outside into the fuel cell (10) is restrained. When it is estimated that there is a risk of liquid flowing into the fuel cell (10) from the gas discharge opening (16) vi... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112391 | COUNTER-FLOW MEMBRANELESS FUEL CELL A method for generating electrical current using a fuel cell includes flowing a first flow that includes a fuel and an electrolyte through a first channel. The fuel is oxidized at an anode to generate electrons for conduction to a load and oxidation products that remain... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112404 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of raising the temperature of a discharge valve and restraining the discharge valve from freezing by a simple structure. The fuel cell system has a circulation system for circulating hydrogen of... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112410 | FREEZE TOLERANT INTRODUCTION OF H2 TO CATHODE EXHAUST IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM A technique for reducing the amount of water that accumulates in an anode exhaust gas bleed line in a fuel cell system. The system includes a fuel cell stack, a cathode exhaust line and an anode exhaust line. The anode exhaust gas line is coupled to an anode bleed valve... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112412 | FUEL CELL MODULE FOR VEHICLES A fuel cell module for a vehicle, which accommodates a stacked-cell body which is provided with electric output terminals for taking electric power from stacked power generating cells in a metallic casing which has an insulation layer on its inner surface, is disposed i... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100104916 | Separator for fuel cell, method for producing separator, and solid oxide fuel cell Gas discharge ports are provided in almost the entire area of a layer surface of a separator, and a gas for reaction is discharged like a shower from the separator toward a power generation cell. The separator is constructed by layering plate-shaped members containing i... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100104921 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL The present invention provides a separator for a fuel cell, in which a water discharge hole such as a venturi tube or a water discharge means including a metal plate for condensing water is provided on a land of the separator being in contact with a gas diffusion layer ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100104910 | FUEL CELL DEVICE AND SYSTEM Fuel cell devices and systems are provided. In certain embodiments, the devices include a ceramic support structure having a length, a width, and a thickness with the length direction being the dominant direction of thermal expansion. A reaction zone having at least one... | 04/29/2010 |
