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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070037042 | Anode catalyst compositions for a voltage reversal tolerant fuel cell In a solid polymer fuel cell series, various circumstances can result in a fuel cell being driven into voltage reversal. For instance, cell voltage reversal can occur if that cell receives an inadequate supply of fuel. In order to pass current, reactions other than fuel... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070031724 | Fuel cell, fuel cell assembly, and method for manufacturing the fuel cell A fuel cell includes two flow field plates and a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched therebetween. A plurality of flow channels is formed on surface facing the membrane electrode assembly of the flow field plate. A carbon material layer is formed on the flow field pl... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20070026294 | CATALYST NANOPARTICLE Although nanoparticles capable of providing an extremely large active surface area have highly marked advantages, when a PEFC electrode utilizing nanoparticles is used for a prolonged period of time, the catalyst nanoparticles on carrier of the PEFC electrode because of... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026293 | Membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell system comprising same A membrane-electrode assembly constructed with an anode and a cathode facing each other, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed therebetween. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes an electrode substrate that includes a carbon fiber based sheet coated w... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026291 | Membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell system comprising the same The present invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly and a fuel cell system including the membrane-electrode assembly. The membrane-electrode assembly includes a corrugated polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode respectively disposed at each s... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026289 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A solid oxide fuel cell includes: a solid electrolyte; and electrodes on both surfaces of the solid electrolyte, wherein at least one of joint surfaces where the solid electrolyte and the electrodes are in contact with each other is a roughened surface having at least t... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026283 | Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical cell having an integral, electrically-conductive, resiliently compressible, porous pad Electrolysis cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. A multi-layer metal screen for defining a first fluid cavity is placed in contact w... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070020496 | System of distributed electrochemical cells integrated with microelectronic structures An electrochemical cell includes an anode half-cell and a cathode half-cell. A separator, such as a membrane, is formed between the two half-cells, and a gate electrode may be configured to influence the properties of the separator. Electricity is generated by flowing a... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20070020507 | Binder composition for fuel cell, membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell, and method for preparing the membrane-electrode assembly The present invention relates to a binder composition for a fuel cell including a proton conductor and one or more binders selected from the group consisting of poly[2,2′-(m-phenylene)-5,5′-bibenzimidazole] (PBI), poly[2,5-benzimidazole] (ABPBI), polybenzoxazole (PB... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20070015042 | Multi-layer diffusion medium substrate A multi-layer diffusion medium substrate having improved mechanical properties is disclosed. The diffusion medium substrate includes at least one stiff layer and at least one compressible layer. The at least one stiff layer has a greater stiffness in the x-y direction a... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070015033 | Single cell for fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell, in which a solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched by an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer. This single cell includes a substrate having openings and an insulating and stress absorbing layer stacked on an upper su... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070009783 | Hybrid membrane-electrode assembly with minimal interfacial resistance and preparation method thereof The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly comprising: electrodes consisting of a anode comprising a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst material-containing active layer, and an cathode comprising a diffusion layer and a catalyst material-containing act... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20070003822 | Voltage cycling durable catalysts A fuel cell electrocatalyst layer having increased voltage cycling durability. The electrocatalyst layer comprises annealed platinum particles having an average particle size diameter from about 3 to about 15 nm deposited on a support structure. The platinum particles a... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060292434 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS Compositions and methods for the manufacture of electrodes for fuel cells. The compositions and methods are particularly useful for the manufacture of anodes and cathodes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, particularly direct methanol fuel cells. The methods can u... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060286434 | Electrically conductive cellulose composite An electrically conductive cellulose composite includes a cellulose matrix and an electrically conductive carbonaceous material incorporated into the cellulose matrix. The electrical conductivity of the cellulose composite is at least 10 μS/cm at 25° C. The composite ... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060287194 | Electrode for solid polymer type fuel cell and manufacturing method therefor An electrode for a solid polymer fuel cell, capable of enhancing the power generation efficiency without increasing the amount of catalyst carried on the carbon particles, is provided. Catalyst carrier particles having a catalyst substance 10 carried on the surfa... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060286437 | Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and manufacturing method An intermediate layer is disposed between respective gas diffusing layers and catalyst layers of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. This intermediate layer is mainly an electron-conductive filler and a binder, and has voids that are continuous in a thickness direction ins... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060286436 | Planar fuel cell stack and method of fabrication of the same The present invention provides a system and method for forming an air breathing fuel cell that includes an air permeable cathode layer positioned to be in contact with atmospheric air and an electrically conductive, fuel permeable anode backing layer positioned to be in... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060286422 | Membrane electrode assembly, fuel cell stack, fuel cell system and method of manufacturing membrane electrode assemblies A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is structured such that an anode is joined, via a carbon layer, to one surface of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane containing PBI and phosphoric acid and a cathode is joined to the other surface. The carbon layer is constituted by... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060280980 | Membrane electrode assembly (mea), methode for its manufacturing and a method for preparing a membrane to be aassembled in a mea A method for preparing a membrane to be assembled in a membrane, electrode assembly includes the step of swelling an ion-conducting membrane in a liquid containing at least one solvent or to an atmosphere containing the vapor phase of at least one solvent by controlling... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060280987 | Membrane-electrode assembly for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell and method of producing the same Membrane-electrode assemblies are provided having a solid polymer electrolyte membrane that exhibits higher proton conductivity over a wide temperature range, and exhibits superior hot water resistance, chemical stability, toughness and mechanical strength. The membrane... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060275647 | Textile derived solid oxide fuel cell system The present invention provides a novel article of manufacture, which includes a structure having at least two surfaces and a plurality of void passages. The present invention also provides a method of making an article of manufacture that includes a structure having at ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060269817 | Portion conductive electrolyte, method of preparing the same, electrode for fuel cell, method of manufacturing the electrode, and fuel cell including the same A proton conductive electrolyte including a polymerized polyurethane, polyethylene(metha)acrylic acid (PEAA), and a cross-linking agent mixture; a method of preparing the same; an electrode including a support and a catalyst layer, the catalyst layer including a support... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060269824 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS Compositions and methods for the manufacture of electrodes for fuel cells. The compositions and methods are particularly useful for the manufacture of anodes and cathodes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, particularly direct methanol fuel cells. The methods can u... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060269823 | Nano-material catalyst device A catalyst member can comprise nano-scale nickel particles. The catalyst member can be used for a plurality of different uses, for example, electrodes of a fuel cell or an electrolysis device. The nano-scale nickel particles can be sintered or combined in other manners ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060269813 | Supported ceramic membranes and electrochemical cells and cell stacks including the same A dense ceramic electrolyte membrane supported by symmetrical porous ceramic electrolyte layers. The thin (t<100 microns) electrolyte layer is sandwiched between two fugitive-containing electrolyte support layers that become highly porous after firing. The heat treated ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060264319 | Method of preparing electrochemical catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell A method of preparing electrochemical catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEFC), more particularly, a method of preparing a nano-sized, Pt-based bi-component or multi-component electrochemical catalyst for an anode and a cathode of PEFC that enables prepar... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060264322 | Electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells The present invention includes an apparatus, system and method for screening and making one or more electrocatalysts, electrocatalyst arrays, electrodes and catalysts for an oxygen reduction reaction with a Group VIII noble metal in contact with a component-M o form a G... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060264321 | Electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction The present invention includes an apparatus, system and method for screening and making one or more electrocatalysts, electrocatalyst arrays, electrodes and catalysts for an oxygen reduction reaction with a Group VIII noble metal in intimate contact with a component M t... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060263674 | Catalyst and process for producing the same, catalytic electrode and process for producing the same, membrane/electrode union, and electrochemical device In producing an oxygen reduction catalyst including a nitrogen-containing active carbide by converting either a mixture of a carbonaceous solid raw material (coal-derived binder pitch) and a nitrogen-containing organic compound (melamine or the like) or a nitrogen-conta... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060257716 | Tungsten-based electrocatalyst and fuel cell containing same The catalyst of this invention is a non-stoichiometric tungsten compound, H0.53WO3, which may be used as both the anode and cathode electrocatalyst for acid-style low-temperature fuel cells. A fuel cell using the tungsten-based electrocatalyst as b... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060257717 | Gas diffusion electrode and method for making same The gas diffusion electrode includes a gas diffusion layer, an intermediate layer formed on the gas diffusion layer, and a catalyst layer formed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a crystal structure configured to serve as a crystal seed for the forma... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060257715 | Direct oxidation fuel cell and manufacturing method therefor A fuel cell of the present invention has a membrane-electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane disposed between the cathode and the anode. The cathode includes a cathode catalyst layer and a cathode diffusion layer. The ca... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060251951 | Fuel cell and method for producing same An intermediate layer (161) is formed between a catalyst layer (112) and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (114). The intermediate layer (161) contains a protonic acid group-containing aromatic polyether ketone and catalyst particles. ... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060252635 | Method for making catalysts for fuel cell oxygen electrodes A method for making a catalyst having catalytically active material supported on a carrier matrix. The catalytically active material may be a mixed-valence, nanoclustered oxide(s), an organometallic material or a combination thereof. In one method, a metal salt solution... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060252634 | Micro-sized electrode for solid oxide fuel cell and method for fabricating the same An electrode pattern for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) comprises a plurality of micro-sized first electrode patterns formed on an upper surface of a substrate including an electrolyte layer, and a plurality of micro-sized second electrode patterns formed between the fi... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060251953 | Photocatalytic methods for preparation of electrocatalyst materials The invention relates to methods of preparing metal particles on a support material, including platinum-containing nanoparticles on a carbon support. Such materials can be used as electrocatalysts, for example as improved electrocatalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060247122 | METHODS FOR THE DEPOSITION OF ELECTROCATALYST PARTICLES Energy devices such as batteries and methods for fabricating the energy devices. The devices are small, thin and lightweight, yet provide sufficient power for many handheld electronics. ... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060246342 | Photo-catalytic reactor A photocatalytic reactor, capable of generating an electric current by consumption of a fuel containing organic material, comprises a direct oxidation fuel cell including an anode and a cathode. The anode is a photocatalysis-assisted anode which comprises a photocatalys... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060240312 | Diffusion media, fuel cells, and fuel cell powered systems In at least certain embodiments, the present invention provides a diffusion media and fuel cells and systems employing the diffusion media. In at least one embodiment, the diffusion media comprises a porous matrix having an outer surface and a hydrophilic polymeric coat... | 10/26/2006 |
