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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100151298 | PROTON CONDUCTOR FOR FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE PROTON CONDUCTOR, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE A proton conductor for a fuel cell, an electrode for a fuel cell that includes the proton conductor, and a fuel cell including the electrode of which the proton conductor includes a phosphoric acid-based material, and a C1-C20 ammonium perfluoroalkylsulfonate dissolved ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100119920 | CATHODES FOR MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS AND MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS An apparatus is provided according to embodiments of the present invention which includes a reaction chamber having a wall defining an interior of the reaction chamber and an exterior of the reaction chamber; exoelectrogenic bacteria disposed in the interior of the reac... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100112415 | ACID-BASE MIXTURE AND ION CONDUCTOR COMPRISING THE SAME An acid-base mixture composed of a base component and an acid component wherein at least either the base component or the acid component is composed of at least two different compounds is characterized in that at least one base in the base component is represented by th... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112388 | FUEL CELLS This invention provides a redox fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means fo... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100112393 | FUEL CELLS A redox fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means for providing an electrica... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100092842 | DENSIFIED CERAMIC MATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS A method for making a densified ceramic layer comprises plasma spraying a layer of the ceramic onto a substrate; spin-coating the plasma-sprayed layer with a sol, and firing the spin-coated ceramic layer. The method may be applied in producing layers of yttria stabilize... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100068604 | Phosphonium Ionic Liquids, Compositions, Methods of Making and Electrolytic Films Formed There From The invention generally encompasses phosphonium ionic liquids and compositions and their use in many applications, including but not limited to: as electrolytes in electronic devices such as memory devices including static, permanent and dynamic random access memory, as... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100055513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE An electrochemical energy conversion and storage system comprises an electrochemical energy conversion device, in fluid communication with a source of an organic liquid carrier of hydrogen and an oxidant, for receiving, catalyzing and electrochemically oxidizing at leas... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100055509 | Inorganic Salt Mixtures as Electrolyte Media in Fuel Cells Fuel cell designs and techniques for converting chemical energy into electrical energy uses a fuel cell are disclosed. The designs and techniques include an anode to receive fuel, a cathode to receive oxygen, and an electrolyte chamber in the fuel cell, including an ele... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100047655 | ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING PHOSPHONIC ACID A method is disclosed for production of solutions of aminophosphonic acids and polymeric sulphonic acids in aprotic solvents. Membranes for membrane methodologies are produced from said solutions. Said membranes can also be doped with phosphoric acid.... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100040937 | SOLID FUEL COMPOSITION FOR A DIRECT LIQUID FUEL CELL A solid fuel composition which is suitable for preparing a liquid fuel for a direct liquid fuel cell. The composition comprises at least one solid hydride compound selected from borohydrides, aluminum hydrides, and metal hydrides, and at least one alkaline compound sele... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100015496 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE-BASED FUEL CELL The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte composition comprising a polymer electrolyte (A component) having an ion exchange capacity of from 0.5 to 3.0 meq/g, a compound (B component) having a thioether group and a compound (C component) having an azole ring,... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100006794 | Phosphonium Ionic Liquids, Compositions, Methods of Making and Devices Formed There From The invention generally encompasses phosphonium ionic liquids and compositions and their use in many applications, including but not limited to: as electrolytes in electronic devices such as memory devices including static, permanent and dynamic random access memory, as... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100003586 | Redox flow cell A redox flow cell is presented that utilizes a porous membrane separating a first half cell and a second half cell. The porous membrane is chosen to have a figure of merit (FOM) is at least a minimum FOM. A method of providing a porous membrane for a flow cell can inclu... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090297914 | Chemically modified fullerene, production method for the same, and proton conducting membrane including the same The present invention provides chemically modified fullerene for a proton conducting membrane electrolyte, in which sulfonic acid group SO3 M and/or phosphonic acid group PO(OM)2 is directly bonded, but an organic compound is substantially not bond... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090297925 | Dodecaborate Salt Radical Anion Compositions and Methods for Making and Using Such Compositions The disclosure relates to new compositions comprising an, B12FxH12-x− anion that may be prepared chemically or electrochemically by oxidation of B12FxH12-x2− salts. This anion ca... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090233151 | PROTON CONDUCTING OXIDIC ELECTROLYTE FOR INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL A fuel cell (100) is provided that includes a hydrogen separation membrane (10), an electrolyte membrane (20), provided on the hydrogen separation membrane, that has a proton conductivity and includes a perovskite type electrolyte having a A1-x... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090220840 | PROTON CONDUCTIVE HYBRID MATERIAL, AND CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL USING THE SAME This invention provides an organic-inorganic hybrid material, which can exhibit high proton conductivity in a wide temperature range of a low temperature to a high temperature, a proton conductive material, which has a small particle diameter, that is, has a particle di... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090214932 | LIQUID COMPOSITION To provide a liquid composition containing a fluoropolymer having sulfonic acid functional groups, which rarely corrodes a metal and has good handling efficiency. A liquid composition comprises a fluoropolymer having sulfonic acid functiona... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090208809 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTES INCLUDING HETEROPOLYACIDS This disclosure provides polymer electrolytes, polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA's) such as may be useful in fuel cells which contain or comprise polyoxometalates (POM's) or heteropolyacids (HPA's). In some embodiments the poly... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090186258 | ION CONDUCTOR AND FUEL CELL An ion conductor that has high ion conductivity, is hardly affected by environmental change, and thus can improve the safety is provided. As a first fluid F1 containing an electrolyte, the ion conductor containing an ionic solid having ion conductivity and a disp... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090181274 | Electrodes for Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte-Based Electrochemical Systems An electrochemical cell is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an oxygen electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte coupled to the oxygen electrode to transport oxygen ions. A hydrogen electrode is coupled to the solid oxide electrolyte and contains n... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090169976 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL A polymer electrolyte secondary cell with high safety against overcharging includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; a polymer electrolyte containing a non-aqueous... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090136797 | Direct carbon fuel cell A direct carbon fuel cell having an anode electrode of carbon particles pre-wetted with carbonate, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and containing a molten carbonate. The fuel cell includes a wi... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090123812 | PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING BENZOXAZINE-BASED MONOMER, POLYMER THEREOF, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE POLYMER, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE POLYMER, AND FUEL CELL USING THE ELECTRODE A phosphorus containing monomer, a polymer thereof, an electrode for a fuel cell including the polymer, an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell including the polymer, and a fuel cell including the electrode. The phosphorus containing monomer is represented by Formula 1:... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090045373 | COMPOUNDS, IONIC LIQUIDS, MOLTEN SALTS AND USES THEREOF There are provided compounds represented by formula (I): in which R1 is F, Cl, —N(R5)2 or —CN and Q+ is selected among various organic cations that include an h... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090029206 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS AND HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME One aspect of the invention provides an electrolyte solution for a hydrogen generating apparatus that includes water, at least one metal borohydride, at least one ionic compound, and at least one chelating agent, as well as a hydrogen generating apparatus that includes ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090017342 | FUEL CELL WITH SWITCHING ELECTRODES A fuel cell includes a fuel source, an oxidizer source, and a plurality of electrodes each having a surface provided with an electrolyte. Relative movement is permitted between the electrodes and the fuel and oxidizer sources such that, when the electrodes are coupled t... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090017345 | Molten alkali hydroxide fuel cell A fuel cell having at least one chamber containing a molten alkali hydroxide electrolyte in contact with an anode and a cathode, a fluid pathway allowing hydrogen containing fluids to flow to the anode, and a fluid pathway allowing oxygen containing fluids to flow to th... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080318104 | Electrolyte solution for hydrogen generating apparatus and hydrogen generating apparatus comprising the same The invention provides an electrolyte solution for hydrogen generating apparatus including water; at least one ionizing compound; and at least one chelating agent. The electrolyte solution for hydrogen generating apparatus according to the invention can increase hydroge... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080318107 | Composite electrolyte membrane, production method thereof, membrane-electrode assembly, and fuel cell A composite electrolyte membrane uses a metal-oxide hydrate which has a number of hydration water molecules of 2.7 or more and 10 or less and/or which is in the form of particles having a particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less. The composite electrolyte mem... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080254362 | NANO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USE THEREOF The present invention relates to a nano-composite structure containing nanostructured carbon and nanoparticles. Also disclosed are methods of making the nano-composite structures. The present invention also relates to a lithium ion battery, a capacitor, a supercapacitor... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080248374 | FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE A fuel cell includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an enzyme including an oxidase that oxidizes a monosaccharide, the enzyme being immobilized on the negative electrode, an electron mediator including a compound having a naphthoquinone skeleton, the electr... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080193821 | POLYMER, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, AND MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY A polymer electrolyte membrane made of a polymer has a low electrical resistance, high heat resistance and is strong against repeats of swelling and shrinkage. Thus, a membrane/electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells having high power generation performanc... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080176130 | Liquid fuel composition and fuel cell using the same Disclosed is a fuel composition for fuel cells with improved performance. In order to efficiently remove undesirable intermediates of a fuel cell that uses liquid oxygenated hydrocarbons as fuel thereof, polyoxometalate as an oxidation assistant is directly added to the... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080160379 | High Performance Sofc Cathode Material in the 450C-650C Range A novel cerium substituted perovskite material is disclosed which may be used as an electrode, current collector or membrane in an electrochemical device such as a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) or an oxygen generator. The novel material may be provided as a composite mat... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080160384 | Integrated biofuel cell with aligned nanotube electrodes and method of use thereof The present disclosure provides for a method of forming, producing or manufacturing functionalized and soluble nanomaterials, most specifically carbon nanotubes on a substrate, which can be used in the production or manufacture of biofuel cells. One embodiment provides ... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080145745 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE A polymer electrolyte includes a heat-treated polymerization product of a polyurethane-based compound and a polyethylene(metha)acrylic acid, wherein the polyurethane-based compound is produced by polymerizing a diisocyanate-based compound, a phosphoric acid-based polyol... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080145744 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME An electrode for a fuel cell including a support and a catalyst layer formed on the support, wherein the catalyst layer comprises a supported catalyst and a polyurethane-based compound, wherein all or some of the polyurethane-based compound is synthesized from a polyol ... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080124603 | Mixed reactants and electrolyte fuel cell The working principle of this invention is that the electrolyte can reach any sites that the reactants can reach, thus the working ions produced from the reactants' reactions on the catalyst sites can be transported immediately inside the electrolyte; it could further i... | 05/29/2008 |
