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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358003 | Cooling structure for fuel cell vehicle The cooling structure for a fuel cell vehicle comprises a fuel cell, a drive motor for driving the fuel cell vehicle using the energy generated by the fuel cell, a first cooling flow passage for cooling the fuel cell using a main radiator, and a second cooling flow ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341799 | Separator from a fuel cell having first and second portions of different materials A separator 10 for a fuel cell is formed by bonding a first separator member 11 facing to an anode electrode AE and a second separator member 12 facing to a cathode electrode CE. A material for forming the first separator member 11 is a c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7211351 | Lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier and method A method and apparatus for making lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier, and the resulting cell(s) and/or battery(s). Some embodiments include an apparatus that includes a lithium anode; a polymer-air cathode; and a LiPON separator bet... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7108229 | Arrangement and method for the generation of water on board an aircraft An arrangement and a method are proposed for the generation of water on board an aircraft with the use of one or more fuel cells, whereby low-temperature fuel cells are provided as fuel cells. It is proposed that several single-cell or few-cell fuel cells may... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6890490 | Hydrogen absorbing tank apparatus A gas compressor and a bypass that bypasses the gas compressor are provided between a hydrogen absorbing tank and a hydrogen gas consumer device such as, for example, a fuel cell. When the hydrogen gas generating pressure is low during an initial period of the hydro... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6869710 | Metal air cell system A metal air cell system is provided. The system includes a cathode having a pair of oxidant sides and anode sides. An anode is provided in two parts, each part having a side complementary each anode side of the cathode. A separator is disposed between the anode and ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6844096 | Easy refuelling metal-gas cell battery with soft pocket A metal-gas cell battery, such as a zinc-air cell battery, has one or more metal-gas cells. Each metal-gas cell has a metal anode sandwiched between a pair of gas cathodes. Each gas cathode is disposed within a rigid retaining structure. An expandable soft pocket fo... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6797420 | Power generation device and operation method therefor The present invention relates to an electric power generator and its operation method, which electric power generator is equipped with a hydrogen generator, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell for generating electric power using hydrogen rich gas from the hydrogen gener... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6653007 | Hydrogen generator for fuel cell operation The invention is a hydrogen generator for supplying hydrogen to the anode of a fuel cell and electrons to the fuel cell electrical circuit. The hydrogen generator employs a consumable electrode comprising an alkali metal which is brought into contact with... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6630262 | Metal-gas cell battery with soft pocket A metal-gas cell storage battery, such as a zinc-air cell battery, has one or more battery cells wherein each battery cell comprises a metallic anode sandwiched between a pair of gas cathodes. Each gas cathode is disposed within a rigid retaining structur... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623881 | High performance solid electrolyte fuel cells The present invention relates to a compliant fuel cell apparatus which includes arrays of positive air electrodes and negative fuel electrodes with via interconnections disposed on a thin compliant electrolyte sheet; optional electrode designs include sym... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6558849 | Battery separator with copper-containing inorganic salt A battery separator containing cellulose and an insoluble inorganic salt of copper ions when placed in a zinc-based battery, minimizes zinc dendrite formation to extend battery cycle life.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6541160 | Battery separator with sulfide-containing inorganic salt A battery separator for use in a zinc-based battery containing sulfide ions is employed to minimize copper ion diffusion into the electrodes by placing a regenerated cellulose separator next to the copper-containing layer containing low solubility sulfide... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6376116 | Tubular polymeric membrane fuel cell system A tubular polymeric membrane fuel cell mechanically integrated through upper and lower manifolds that also acts as power leads to the fuel cell. The fuel cell of the present invention can be stacked and multiple fuel cell stacks can be arranged in a serie... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6350539 | Composite gas distribution structure for fuel cell There is provided a multilayer gas distribution structure for use with a membrane electrode assembly of a PEM fuel cell. The layers of the multilayer diffusion structure have selected chemical and physical properties. Together, the layers facilitate trans... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6332899 | Modularized metal-air battery and method for manufacturing the same A modularized metal-air battery includes a metal-plate module, a first air-plate module and a second air-plate module. The metal-plate module has a metal anode enclosed in a frame that is thicker than the metal anode. Each of the first and second air-plat... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6221522 | Open end protection for solid oxide fuel cells A solid oxide fuel cell (40) having a closed end (44) and an open end (42) operates in a fuel cell generator (10) where the fuel cell open end (42) of each fuel cell contains a sleeve (60, 64) fitted over the open end (42), where the sleeve (60, 64) exten... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6200697 | Carbon-air fuel cell A carbon-air fuel cell defined by an enclosed heat insulating container, a cathode supported in the container and arranged to form an air space about the inside thereof, an anode basket positioned inside the cathode, spaced-apart from the container, and c... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5650241 | Metal-air cell battery A metal-air battery assembly having plurality of free standing metal-air cells forming a cell group within a battery case assembly. Each free standing cell has flexible, compressible walls capable of containing electrolyte, the walls comprising air cathod... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5554918 | Mechanically-rehargeable battery A mechanically-rechargeable single-cell consumer electric battery for generating up to two volts, the battery being capable of electrical recharge. The battery including a replaceable zinc anode, a housing containing the anode and provided with an apertur... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5482791 | Fuel cell/gas turbine combined power generation system and method for operating the same A combined fuel cell/gas turbine power generation system includes a fuel cell, a reformer connected to the fuel cell for producing a hydrogen rich reformed gas by steam reforming and feeding the reformed gas to the fuel cell, an air compressor having an e... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5465567 | Fiber opening device for separating individual fibers from a fiber sliver A fiber opening device for use in a discontinuous spinning process. The opening device includes an opening roller rotatably mounted about an axis and having a cylindrical working surface which extends around the axis. Opening elements are provided around ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462816 | Air cell An air cell having a single cell or a plurality of cells being aggregated is disclosed, that comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and composed of a water absor... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5439758 | Electrochemical power generating system An electrochemical power generating system has a base unit and a replaceable fuel unit. The base unit comprises controller for controlling operation of the pump. The fuel unit comprises a second housing releasably connectable to the first housing and a ro... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5415949 | Metal-air cell and power system using metal-air cells A metal air cell comprising a flexible, recloseable, pouch made of a gas-permeable, electrolyte-impermeable, material forming the cathode of the cell, a metal plate anode in the pouch, and spacers physically isolating the anode from the interior of the fl... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5286578 | Collapsible electrochemical cell assembly and battery assembly comprised of a plurality of collapsible electrochemical cells There is described an electrochemical cell comprised of at least one flexible side wall attached to another side wall forming an electrolyte chamber and wherein one side wall is formed or provided with an air cathode mounted in spaced apart relationship t... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5240785 | Air cell The present invention is an air cell of substantially an all-surface open type, which includes a case through which a plurality of windows for air ventilation are provided, a plurality of single cells which are disposed in the case, and an electrolyte bat... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5093213 | Metal-air battery with recirculating electrolyte A metal-air battery is described having recirculating electrolyte. The battery comprises: (a) a tank defining a reservoir for liquid electrolyte, (b) a support panel mounted in the tank above the electrolyte reservoir, (c) a plurality of individually remo... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4950561 | Metal-air battery with easily removable anodes The present inveniton resides in a metal-air battery consisting of one or more cells. Each cell comprises a cell frame. An air cathode is attached to each face of the frame. An anode blank is inserted through an access opening in the frame into the space ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4745529 | Battery powered light source A battery powered light source comprising an electric light bulb; a plurality of air cathodes; a plurality of metal anodes, one for each cathode; a plurality of electrically nonconductive housings disposed adjacent to each other, wherein each housing encl... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4450211 | Electrochemical generator comprising a thin gas electrode An electrochemical generator is provided, more especially a cell or battery of the metal/air type, comprising a thin positive air electrode 1 forming cathode and having a shape such that it leaves available a space which it partially surrounds, a current ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4272470 | Cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol and method of making same A film-forming polyvinyl alcohol polymer is mixed with a polyaldehyde-polysaccharide cross-linking agent having at least two monosaccharide units and a plurality of aldehyde groups per molecule, preferably an average of at least one aldehyde group per mon... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4022949 | Air-depolarized cell An air-depolarized cell comprises encased coaxially positioned positive and negative electrodes separated by an ion-conducting membrane, a corrugated perforated lead-out of the positive electrode, the mass of said positive electrode being pressed on the i... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3960600 | Anode construction An improved anode primarily for use in a metal/air or metal/oxygen cell is described. The anode comprises a porous metal body wrapped in first and second layers of different and distinct materials, the first layer being hydrophilic and gas-impermeable, wh... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3956013 | Fuel cell In a fuel cell comprising (1) a generator cell having a fuel gas (hydrogen gas) chamber, an oxidizing gas (oxygen gas) chamber and an electrolyzing solution chamber, (2) a fuel gas circulating circuit for supplying fuel gas to the fuel gas chamber of said... | 05/11/1976 |
