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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7767329 | Solid oxide fuel cell with improved current collection A solid oxide fuel cell comprises a plurality of tubes, each having an anode, electrolyte and cathode. Anode and cathode current collectors are mounted on the tubes. The anode current collector electrically connects to the anode and can have a contact with the anode... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7754366 | Tubular fuel cell module and manufacturing method thereof A tubular fuel cell module is provided with a tubular cell of a tubular fuel cell, and a heat transfer pipe through which a heating/cooling medium flows to selectively heat and cool the tubular fuel cell. The heat transfer pipe includes a first straight portion, a s... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740966 | Electrochemical cell stack assembly Multiple stacks of tubular electrochemical cells having a dense electrolyte disposed between an anode and a cathode preferably deposited as thin films arranged in parallel on stamped conductive interconnect sheets or ferrules. The stack allows one or more electroche... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7732076 | Heating solid oxide for fuel cell stack This invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell system comprising at least one longitudinally extending tubular solid oxide fuel cell and a longitudinally extending heater mounted in thermal proximity to the fuel cell to provide heat to the fuel cell during start ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727650 | Interconnected, 3-dimensional fuel cell design Fuel cell structure. A plurality of microtubes are electrically inter-connected. Each microtube includes an anode and a cathode layer separated by an electrolyte layer. The plurality of microtubes are arranged in at least two adjacent layers with microtubes in a fir... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7695841 | Solid oxide fuel cell tube with internal fuel processing A solid oxide fuel cell comprises a tube forming an anode, electrolyte and cathode, and a catalytic substrate is positioned within the tube. Such solid oxide fuel cells are highly compact and lightweight, and can be used in portable applications. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7674543 | Solid oxide fuel cell of multiple tubular electrodes The present invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell, which comprises: a plurality of tubular electrodes, reacting gases supplying means, and a preheat piping. The tubular electrodes are concentrically arranged while enabling the polarity of a surface of any one... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7659025 | Electrode-supported solid state electrochemical cell A process for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell involves forming a tubular anode comprising an electrolyte substance and an oxide of an electrochemically active metallic substance without a distinct pore forming substance, sintering the tubular anode, forming an... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7632588 | Electrochemical cell having gas flow channels surrounded by solid electrolyte and interconnector An electrochemical cell including at least one dense solid electrolyte body, at least two dense interconnectors for collecting current flowing the cell, cathodes and anodes, wherein the at least one dense solid electrolyte body and at least two dense interconnectors... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7629069 | Solid oxide fuel cell system The present invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell system, which comprises a central support means, a fixture means, a current collection means, a manifold, and at least one fuel cell means, wherein the fuel cell means and the current collection means are moveab... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611791 | Spirally-wound fuel cell assembly A spirally-wound fuel cell assembly is disclosed. The spirally-wound fuel cell assembly includes an enclosure. Multiple cell assemblies are disposed in electrical contact with each other and provided in the enclosure. Each of the cell assemblies has at least one mem... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7566510 | Sealing element for anode-supported tubular solid oxide fuel cell and sealing method using the same A sealing element and a sealing method for sealing both ends of an anode-supported tubular solid oxide fuel cell. The sealing element utilizes a coupling tube having one end opened to an exterior and a second end with a perforation hole, in which the coupling tube i... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7566509 | Tubular fuel cell and method of producing the same A porous metal IC membrane 2 is formed on a base tube 1, a fuel electrode 3 and a dense metal IC membrane 4 are formed to cover a part of the porous metal IC membrane 2, a solid electrolyte membrane 5 is formed on the fuel e... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7550217 | Stack supported solid oxide fuel cell The disclosure is directed to a solid oxide fuel cell stack. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes at least two solid oxide fuel cells. The two solid oxide fuel cells share a common electrode. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547483 | Fuel cell device A fuel cell device includes a housing containing a fuel processor that generates fuel gas and a fuel cell having electrodes forming an anode and cathode, and an ion exchange electrolyte positioned between the electrodes. The housing can be formed as first and second... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7547484 | Solid oxide fuel cell tube with internal fuel processing A solid oxide fuel cell comprises a tube forming an anode, electrolyte and cathode, and a catalytic substrate is positioned within the tube. Such solid oxide fuel cells are highly compact and lightweight, and can be used in portable applications. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7534513 | Membrane electrode assembly for a tube-shaped fuel cell and tube-shaped fuel cell A membrane electrode assembly (11) for a tube-shaped fuel cell, which is provided with a tube-shaped solid electrolyte membrane (1); an outside catalyst electrode layer (2) formed on an outer peripheral surface of the solid electrolyte membrane ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7459226 | Solid oxide fuel cell The invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell having an inlet for fuel, an inlet for air, an outlet for product gas, an outlet for depleted air, a fuel flow path between the inlet for fuel and the outlet for product gas, an air flow path between the inlet for air... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452622 | Metal-supported tubular fuel cell This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metal-supported tubular micro-solid oxide fuel cell, and a fuel cell made from such method. The method comprises the steps of coating a wooden substrate member with a conductive substrate layer, coating the subst... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445863 | Fuel cell with helical structure The invention concerns an elementary cell (1) for a fuel cell comprising two electrodes between which an ion exchange membrane (20) is positioned. According to the invention, one of the two electrodes has a threaded surface carrying the ion exchange me... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7416802 | Electrode-supported solid state electrochemical cell A process for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell comprises, in one embodiment according to the invention: forming a plastic mass comprising a mixture of an electrolyte substance and an electrochemically active substance; extruding the plastic mass through a die t... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414102 | Polymer electrolyte of high durability and a production process thereof A polymer electrolyte of high durability consistent with the present invention is characterized as including a first repeating unit represented by a general formula —{C(Z1)(Z2)—C(Z3)(Z4—SO3H)}—... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396442 | Electrochemical oxygen generator module assembly An ionically conductive ceramic element includes a central unit (703). The central unit (703) is composed of a plurality of integrated manifold and tube modules (IMAT) (22) joined end to end along a central axis (A). Each IMAT module (22)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7378172 | Tubular membrane electrode assembly with leading wire Electrode catalyst slurry and a tubular conductive layer with leading wire are adhered on the inner and outside surface of a tubular proton membrane to be heated and pressed, where the leading wire of the tubular conductive layer and a conductive coating are formed ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374835 | Fuel cell element A fuel cell element comprising a tube of a solid electrolyte. An outer electrode is provided on an outside of the tube and an inner electrode is provided in the inside of the tube. A ring formed of an electrically conducting material is mounted to the tube and is el... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364812 | Multi-function solid oxide fuel cell bundle and method of making the same A multi-function bundle having all of the basic support functions integrated therein can be used as a basic building block component, for example, in a fuel cell engine. The multi-function bundle is modular, easy to assemble, and able to withstand the physical and t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354676 | Cell body for fuel cell and method of manufacturing the same A cell body for a fuel cell comprises a metal support and an electrolyte layer and an air electrode layer. The electrolyte layer and the air electrode layer are formed on the metal support. A concave portion is formed in an arbitrary pattern on the metal support, an... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351487 | Fuel cell A fuel cell comprising a gas-permeable and electrically conducting support substrate having a fuel gas passage formed therein; a fuel-electrode layer formed on said substrate; a solid electrolytic layer formed on said support substrate so as to cover said fuel-elect... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335432 | Solid oxide fuel cell portable power source A ceramic fuel processor (10) including a solid oxide fuel cell (32) provides a high power output while maintaining a small size and minimizing heating issues. A fuel reformer (14) comprising a reaction zone (18) including a reforming cat... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326480 | Fuel cell power system and method of controlling a fuel cell power system A fuel cell power system includes a fuel cell which has an optimal voltage; an energy storage device having a nominal voltage substantially similar to the optimal voltage of the fuel cell; and an electrical switch that, in operation, selectively electrically couples... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326329 | Commercial production of hydrogen from water Large quantities of low cost hydrogen free of carbon oxides are required as fuel for the hydrogen economy. Commercial quantities of hydrogen can be produced from the electrolysis of water using a diaphragm-less electrolytic cell. The electrolytic cell has an anode c... | 02/05/2008 |
| RE40035 | Modular ceramic oxygen generator A ceramic oxygen generator is described which is capable of modular construction to permit the oxygen generation capacity to be expanded. An ionically conducted ceramic electrolyte is formed into a series of rows and columns of tubes on a tube support member and lik... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320836 | Integral air preheater and start-up heating means for solid oxide fuel cell power generators A high temperature fuel cell generator (10) having a housing (12) containing a top air feed plenum (80), a bottom fuel inlet (54), a fuel reaction generator chamber (62) containing fuel cells (42) and a reacted fuel-reacted ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311986 | Multi-function energy system operable as a fuel cell, reformer, or thermal plant An energy system including a converter disposed within a collection vessel for collecting exhaust generated by the converter for delivery, if desired, to a bottoming device, such as a gas turbine assembly. The converter can be operated as a reformer. The chemical co... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306865 | Electrode arrangement for a fuel cell having sectored headplates In order to increase the output of a fuel cell, the fuel cell has an electrode arrangement comprising a number of series-connected electrode bundles (1-6), each consisting of a number of parallelly connected electrodes (7) and each being electri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300561 | Oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane stacked microstructures; use for separating oxygen from air The invention concerns an oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane, characterized in that it comprises a non-null finite volume with non-null total thickness E, comprising a dense layer (CD) of a solid electrolyte, a so-called bonding layer (CA), of two porous electrod... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285348 | Fuel cell A solid oxide fuel cell comprising an electrically conducting electrode-support substrate, an inner electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, an outer electrode layer and an interconnector, wherein said electrode-support substrate includes a flat plate having two ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285347 | Anode-supported flat-tubular solid oxide fuel cell stack and fabrication method of the same An anode-supported flat-tubular solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells and a plurality of connector plates. Each of the fuel cells includes a supported tube having semi-cylinder parts and plate parts, a connector coated on an upper plate of t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285343 | Bonded membrane-electrode assembly having water-electrolyzing and power-generating functions, and fuel cell system provided with water electrolyzer using the same A bonded membrane-electrode assembly is provided which enables the electrolysis of water, which has water-electrolyzing and power-generating functions enabling the generation of hydrogen, and which is capable of being utilized for a fuel cell; and a fuel cell system... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273671 | Fuel cell and method for making the same In a fuel cell comprising a tubular casing, an electrolyte layer received in the tubular casing, and a pair of gas diffusion electrodes interposing the electrolyte layer and defining a fuel gas passage and an oxidizing gas passage, respectively, each gas diffusion e... | 09/25/2007 |
