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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7763374 | Membrane fuel cell electrodes incorporated with carbon nanomaterial-supported electrocatalysts and methods of making the same Fuel cell electrodes are fabricated on electrode base substrates. The electrode substrates can be evenly and uniformly covered with electrocatalysts, which are supported on carbon nanomaterials, and ionomers by means of filtration and pressing. The electrodes can be... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749640 | Fuel Cell A fuel cell comprising a cathode catalyst layer, an anode catalyst layer including a conductive perfluoro-binder having a micellar structure formed by outwardly orienting hydrophilic groups and inwardly orienting hydrophobic (lipophilic) groups, and a proton conduct... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7722979 | Fuel cells with hydrophobic diffusion medium Diffusion media for use in PEM fuel cells are provided with silicone coatings. The media are made of a porous electroconductive substrate, a first hydrophobic fluorocarbon polymer coating adhered to the substrate, and a second coating comprising a hydrophobic silico... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7709133 | 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 compos... | 05/04/2010 |
| H2240 | Membrane electrode assemblies Performance in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells can be improved by varying the characteristics of the ionomer used in the electrode of a membrane electrode assembly. For instance, increasing the ionomer to catalyst ratio can allow for improved performance under ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704629 | Direct oxidation fuel cells with improved cathode gas diffusion media for low air stoichiometry operation A cathode for use in a direct oxidation fuel cell (DOFC) comprises a gas diffusion medium (GDM) including a backing layer and a microporous layer comprising a fluoropolymer and an electrically conductive material, wherein loading of the fluoropolymer in the micropor... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7687185 | Using sacrificial material to mitigate catalyst support corrosion in fuel cell electrode A fuel cell includes an anode layer, a polymeric ion conductive membrane disposed over the anode layer, a cathode layer disposed over the polymeric ion conductive membrane, and an effective amount of a reactive material that corrodes at a higher rate than support ca... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682725 | Gas diffusion electrode and method for its production A gas diffusion electrode for a PEM fuel cell includes a metallic catalyst, and an electrocatalyst layer having a polymer A for hydrophobicizing the electrocatalyst layer and a uniform thickness of between 3 to 40 μm, especially 25 μm. The polymer A content is les... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7655344 | Fuel Cell A fuel cell comprising a cathode catalyst layer, an anode catalyst layer including a conductive perfluoro-binder having a micellar structure formed by outwardly orienting hydrophilic groups and inwardly orienting hydrophobic (lipophilic) groups, and a proton conduct... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7622216 | Supports for fuel cell catalysts The durability of a fuel cell having a polymer electrolyte membrane with an anode on one surface and an oxygen-reducing cathode on the other surface is improved by substituting electrically conductive titanium carbide or titanium nitride particles for carbon particl... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7601454 | Polymer electrolyte fuel cell In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in which a cathode diffusion layer, a cathode electrode catalyst layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode catalyst layer, and an anode diffusion layer are laminated in this order, electron conductivity of the catho... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7572542 | Nanocarbon composite structure having ruthenium oxide trapped therein A novel nanocarbon composite structure is provided having trapped ruthenium oxide. By using Ketjen black, and through chemical-mechanical effect utilizing an ultracentrifugal reaction field, both the specific surface area of ruthenium oxide and space of electrode ma... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572541 | Fuel cell A fuel cell comprises a unit cell having a membrane-like electrode unit including an electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode consisting essentially of a catalyst layer and a diffusion layer, which are formed in the order mentioned on one surface of the electrolyte me... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7547486 | Direct methanol fuel cell A direct methanol fuel cell has a proton conducting membrane (PCM), a catalyst in contact with the PCM, a gas diffusion layer in contact with the catalyst, and a conducting plate in contact with the gas diffusion membrane. The gas diffusion layer comprises a micropo... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7498097 | Fuel cell and production method thereof In order to prevent the crossover of an organic fuel such as methanol in a fuel cell and to exhibit excellent electricity generation characteristics without impairing the utilization efficiency of the fuel, at least either of (1) a discontinuous catalyst layer being... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494740 | Microcomposite powder based on flat graphite particles and on a fluoropolymer and objects made from same The present invention concerns a microcomposite powder comprising: flat graphite particles GLP having sides from 50 to 1000 μm and a thickness from 5 to 50 μm, consisting of agglomerates of more elementary graphite particles joined together and superimp... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7482089 | Fuel cell A fuel cell is provided having a positive electrode layer (13) and a negative electrode layer (14) disposed on the front and rear sides of an electrolyte membrane (12), for generating electricity by bringing hydrogen into contact with a catalyst... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476460 | Thin metal oxide film and method of making the same A thin metal oxide film includes a solution of one or more metal salts and one or more water soluble polymers. A mechanism is provided for converting the metal salt(s) and water soluble polymer(s) solution into the thin metal oxide film. ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473486 | Catalyst-coated membrane, membrane-electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst-coated membrane suitable for achieving a polymer electrolyte fuel cell that sufficiently prevents a decrease in the initial characteristics and also exhibits sufficient cell performance for a long period of... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7468219 | Fuel cell The invention provides a fuel cell which comprises a solid polymer electrolyte sandwiched between a cathode to which an oxidizing agent gas is supplied and an anode to which a reducing agent gas is supplied, wherein at least one of the electrodes has an electrocondu... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7455928 | Diffusion media for use in a PEM fuel cell A diffusion media is provided for implementation with a PEM fuel cell. The diffusion media is a permeable sheet that is rigid along a transverse axis, flexible along a lateral axis and has a substantially incompressible thickness. The diffusion media is able to be m... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7432009 | Lamination apparatus and methods Components for the manufacture of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are provided, as well as apparatus and automatable methods for their manufacture by rotary die cutting and by lamination of various layers to form membrane electrode assemblies. A method and a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425384 | Direct methanol feed fuel cell and system Improvements to non acid methanol fuel cells include new formulations for materials. The platinum and ruthenium are more exactly mixed together. Different materials are substituted for these materials. The backing material for the fuel cell electrode is specially tr... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419740 | Membrane electrode unit for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and a process for the production thereof A membrane electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells consisting of a polymer electrolyte membrane, both faces of which are in contact with porous reaction layers and gas distributor layers. The reaction layers contain noble metal catalysts supported on c... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416809 | Catalyst materials for fuel cells An improved direct liquid-feed fuel cell having a solid membrane electrolyte for electrochemical reactions of an organic fuel. Improvements in interfacing of the catalyst layer and the membrane and activating catalyst materials are disclosed. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416810 | Low contact resistance PEM fuel cell A PEM fuel cell having a current collector comprising a polymer composite and a diffusion media engaging said polymer composite. The polymer composite has a hyperconductive surface layer engaging the diffusion media to reduce the contact resistance therebetween. The... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410718 | Aerogel and xerogel composites for use as carbon anodes Disclosed herein are aerogel and xerogel composite materials suitable for use as anodes in fuel cells and batteries. Precursors to the aerogel and xerogel compounds are infused with inorganic polymeric materials or carbon particles and then gelled. The gels are then... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407722 | Gas diffusing electrode body, method of manufacturing the same and electrochemical device A gas diffusing electrode, an electrochemical device, such as fuel cell, employing same and methods of manufacturing same are provided. The gas diffusing electrode at least includes layers made of at least electro-conductive carbon powder or granule and sputtered pl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405015 | Ionomer for use in fuel cells and method of making same The reaction product of a monomer comprising phthalazinone and a phenol group, and at least one sulfonated aromatic compound. The monomer comprising phthalazinone and a phenol group is used in a reaction with the sulfonated aromatic compound to produce ionomers with... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405021 | Water-retaining anode structure for a fuel cell A novel anode structure for making a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) tolerant to incidences of cell reversal includes an electrocatalyst layer having at least one electrocatalyst and at least one proton conducting polymer. The anode structure also include... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396797 | Production method of catalyst for fuel cell and of fuel cell, and catalyst for fuel cell and fuel cell A method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell is provided which is capable of improving output characteristics of the fuel cell. Metal fine particles making up the catalyst for the fuel cell to be used as a fuel electrode and air electrode are formed by reducing... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7384686 | Porous composite product in particular with a high specific surface preparation process and electrode formed of a porous composite film for an electro-chemical assembly A porous composite product in the form of a film with a high specific surface. Used in a wide range of electrochemical products especially in the field of selective membranes, packaging or catalysis. The porous composite product has a high homogeneity in the distrib... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384996 | Phosphorus-containing polymer compound, synthesizing method thereof, antioxidant, high-durability polymer electrolyte composite, electrode, and fuel cell The invention provides phosphonated poly(4-phenoxybenzoyl-1,4-phenylene), and synthesizing method thereof, an antioxidant formed of phosphonated poly(4-phenoxybenzoyl-1,4-phenylene), a high-durability polymer electrolyte composite formed of a fluoropolymer electroly... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377948 | Layered electrochemical cell and manufacturing method therefor Methods of the present invention are provided for forming a plurality of electrochemical cell layers, each cell layer generally including a pair of electrodes and a separator electrically insulating the pair of electrodes. Cells of a desired size are formed by slici... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364813 | Ink for forming catalyst layer, and electrode and membrane-electrode assembly using the same The present invention provides ink for forming a catalyst layer containing at least a cation conductive polymer electrolyte, catalyst-supporting particles including conductive carbon particles and an electrode catalyst supported thereon, and a dispersion medium, whe... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361431 | Cathode electrode including a porous conductive material coated and/or filled with sulfur and/or a sulfur-containing organic compound and lithium battery containing the same Disclosed is a cathode electrode having a cathode active material layer stacked on a current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a porous conductive material having a surface coated with sulfur and/or a sulfur-containing organic compound and/or por... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359808 | Fuel cell evaluation method and fuel cell evaluation apparatus A fuel cell evaluation apparatus of the present invention is provided with a fuel cell for generating electricity using fuel gas and oxidizer gas; a fuel gas supplying section for supplying the fuel gas; an oxidizer gas supplying section for supplying the oxidizer g... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348090 | Fuel cell A fuel cell comprises a cathode (electrode catalyst layer), an anode (electrode catalyst layer), and a gas diffusion layer provided at least on one of the cathode and anode between a collector and the electrode catalyst layer and containing carbon having an oil abso... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348091 | Fuel cell having flow passage Fuel cell including an electrolyte, an anode and a cathode on both sides of the electrolyte, a cathode side separator at an outer side of the cathode having a flow passage for flow of air, and a flow passage between the electrolyte and the anode, thereby improving a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345135 | Crosslinkable aromatic resin having protonic acid group, and ion conductive polymer membrane, binder and fuel cell using the resin The invention provides a crosslinkable aromatic resin having a protonic acid group and a crosslinkable group, suitable for electrolytic membranes and binders used in fuel cells, etc., and electrolytic polymer membranes, binders and fuel cells using the resin. The cr... | 03/18/2008 |
