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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938941 | Cation-exchange fluorinated membrane for electrolysis and process for producing the same A cation-exchange membrane for electrolysis which comprises a fluoropolymer having ion-exchange groups and a porous base. It is characterized by having, on the anode-side surface of the membrane, protrusions comprising a polymer having ion-exchange groups. It is fur... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7850832 | Porous non-asbestos separator and method of making same The present invention relates to an inert, non-asbestos separator and method of making same, the separator comprising an inorganic/polymer fibrid and agglomeration composite material containing from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of organic haloca... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7699964 | Membrane suitable for use in an analyte sensor, analyte sensor, and associated method A multifunctional membrane is provided. The multifunctional membrane is suitable for use in an analyte sensor. In a particular application, the multifunctional membrane may be used in connection with an amperometric biosensor, such as a transcutaneous amperometric b... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7332237 | Stream reforming of solid carbon in protonic ceramic fuel cells A process for converting a carbon containing fuel and water vapor into a reformate gas that includes hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, using water molecules that diffuse through a membrane by steam permeation reforming. The process includes providing a c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329348 | Fuel cell system including an ion filter The present invention is directed to a fuel supply and fuel system with an ion filter and an ion gauge. The filter can be made from discrete pieces of polymeric filter material. The polymeric filter material is substantially the same as the proton exchange membrane ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329332 | Diaphragm for electrolytic cell Describes a cathode assembly for electrolytic cells, e.g., chlor-alkali electrolytic cells, comprising a foraminous cathode substrate, a deposited erodible mat comprising synthetic (man-made) fibers, e.g., polyamide (nylon) fibers, on the foraminous surface of said ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7273535 | Insoluble anode with an auxiliary electrode A method and apparatus for plating a metal onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a fluid basin configured to contain a plating solution, an anode fluid volume positioned in a lower portion of the fluid basin, a cathode fluid volume positioned in an upper portion ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255779 | Indolecarboxylic ester trimer and electrochemical cell using the same The present invention provides a novel indole carboxylic ester trimer which is characterized by being represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl grou... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252747 | Composite proton exchange membrane and method of manufacturing the same A composite proton exchange membrane and method of manufacturing the same. The composite proton exchange membrane comprises a proton exchange membrane which has been modified by replacing membrane protons in desired areas of the membrane with a cationic polymer. The... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247238 | Poly(ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene) membranes Porous polymeric membranes including Halar (poly (ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene)) and related compounds and the methods of production thereof which avoid the use of toxic solvents. Preferred solvents, coating agents and pore forming agents are citric acid ethyl e... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241367 | Permeable membrane diaphragm of different layers for electroytic cells The present invention relates to a permeable membrane diaphragm of different layers for electrolytic cell, especially for chloro-alkali electrolytic cell. The diaphragm is asymmetric, which comprises at least two layers: a flow-controlling permeable layer comprising... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238451 | Conductive polyamine-based electrolyte The present invention is directed to a polymer electrolyte comprising amine groups dispersed throughout the polymer backbone, including various poly(ethylenimine)-based polymers, which enable ionic movement for use in various applications, including for example batt... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223327 | Method of preparing free polyelectrolyte membranes A releaseable membrane structure for producing a free membrane containing a substrate, a release stratum on the substrate and a membrane stratum on the release stratum. The release stratum and the membrane stratum contain oppositely-charged polyelectrolytes that are... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220550 | Molecular wire injection sensors Disclosed is a sensor for sensing the presence of an analyte component without relying on redox mediators. This sensor includes (a) a plurality of conductive polymer strands each having at least a first end and a second end and each aligned in a substantially common... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195794 | Method of making an electrolytic cell A method of making an electrolytic cell in which an electrolyte layer of an intermediate sintered form is coated with a pre-coat layer containing electrically non-conductive particles of less than about one-tenth of a micron in size to fill in defects existing withi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192670 | Fuel cell and membrane electrode assembly A fuel cell has an anode, a cathode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane placed between the anode and the cathode. The anode includes a catalyst which is composed of binary or ternary particulates deposited on a carbon support. The particulate is represented by a gen... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183017 | Composite polymer electrolytes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells Thin films of inexpensive composite polymer electrolyte membranes containing inorganic cation exchange materials including various clay based fillers are fabricated by solution casting. The membranes exhibit higher ion exchange capacity, proton conductivity and/or l... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160837 | Mixed conductor and mixed conductor producing method The mixed conductor of the invention includes an electron conductor made of a carbon-based inorganic material with a main chain having a π bond for conduction of electrons, and a proton conductor made of an inorganic material, wherein the electron conductor and the... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153559 | Ceramic-metal composite body, composite structure for transporting oxide ion, and composite body having sealing property A sealing technique is established in which a seal can be easily formed and which is excellent in reliability and a heat cycle property in a high temperature region of 800° C. or higher, so as to provide a composite body preferably used for a device for producing p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151069 | Manufacturing processes of catalyst layer for fuel cell The feature of the process for ultra-low alloy catalyst loading electrode according to this invention is to reduce its alloy formation period of aging process subsequent to hydrogen reduction process of catalyst ions after ion exchange process of proton for their io... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147761 | Electrochemical sensor An electrode for use in an electrochemical sensor includes a catalyst dispersed within an electrolyte. Preferably, the catalyst is immobilized within a matrix of the electrolyte. In one embodiment, the electrode of the present invention includes at least one catalys... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144652 | Membrane-electrode assembly for polymeric membrane fuel cell The invention is relative to a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells, comprising a state of the art ion-exchange polymeric membrane and state of the art gas diffusion electrodes, whose electrochemical properties are modified through the addition of a hydrophili... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128993 | Composite membrane The present invention relates to a composite membrane comprising at least one ion-conducting polymer and a network of randomly orientated individual fibers, wherein there is a continuous region of the membrane at one or both of the membrane faces wherein the density... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125620 | Fuel cell membrane and fuel cell system with integrated gas separation The present invention provides a protonically conductive membrane for use in a direct methanol fuel cell wherein a portion of said protonically conductive membrane conducts protons from the anode face of the membrane to the cathode face of the protonically conductiv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112361 | Methods of making decomposable thin films of polyelectrolytes and uses thereof A decomposable thin film comprising a plurality of polyelectrolyte layers of alternating charge, wherein decomposition of the thin film is characterized by degradation of at least a portion of the polyelectrolyte layers. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108934 | Proton conducting membranes for high temperature fuel cells with solid state “water free” membranes A “water free,” proton conducting membrane for use in a fuel cell is fabricated as a highly conducting sheet of converted solid state organic amine salt, such as converted acid salt of triethylenediamine with two quaternized tertiary nitrogen atoms, combined wit... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094851 | Low equivalent weight ionomer An ionomer and a process for forming the ionomer such that the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight (below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between 675 and 800) and (2) high conductivity (greater than 0.13 S/cm). In another embodiment, the i... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094490 | Ion conductive block copolymers This invention relates to ion conductive copolymers which are useful in forming polymer electrolyte membranes used in fuel cells. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094469 | Porous or non-porous substrate coated with an immobilized polymeric composition having sulfonyl groups and hydrophilic functional groups and process A porous or non-porous polymeric substrate having its surface modified with an immobilized fluorocarbon such as perfluorocarbon, polymeric composition is provided. The immobilized fluorocarbon is formed from a monomer having formula: [T—SO2Y—SO2 | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087654 | Ion exchange and electrochemical methods and devices employing one-step quaternized and polymerized anion selective polymers The invention provides ion exchange and electrochemical methods and devices employing anion exchange polymers produced by substantially simultaneous quaternization and polymerization reactions. Anion selective polymers are produced in accordance with the invention b... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081484 | Anion exchange membrane, process for its production and solution treating apparatus An anion exchange membrane comprising a resin phase which contains from 20 to 96 mass % of a polymer having repeating units represented by the following formula (1): wherein A is a C3-8 alkylene group ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063901 | Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a pair of electrodes; and at lest one organic layer provided between the pair of electrodes, at least one of the at least one organic layer being a light emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a co... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7045044 | Dispersion composition containing perfluorocarbon-based copolymer A dispersion composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a specific perfluorocarbon-based copolymer containing functional groups and 10 to 10,000 parts by weight of a specific liquid fluoro-oligomer(s). The composition of the present invention is useful as a mater... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045171 | Method for fabricating supported bilayer-lipid membranes The present invention relates to a method and composition for producing a supported membrane. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for producing a supported membrane comprising the steps: (i) providing a substrate coated with a monolayer havi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041401 | Magnetically modified electrodes containing at least one catalyst component that mediates a subatomic particle transfer process Disclosed are magnetically modified electrodes containing at least one catalyst component that mediates a subatomic particle transfer process. Also disclosed are magnetically modified electrodes containing metalloproteins (metalloenzymes). ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041409 | Low equivalent weight ionomer An ionomer and a process for forming the ionomer such that the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight; below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between about 700 and about 800; and (2) high conductivity, (greater than 0.15 S/cm). In an alternati... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041468 | Blood glucose tracking apparatus and methods A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029559 | Proton exchange composite membranes, composite solutions, and method for manufacturing and fuel cell using the same An ion exchange composition membrane is made up of dispersed natural clay and/or organized clay in ion conducting polymeric film as a methanol barrier material. The membrane exhibits low methanol crossover, high proton conductivity and is thus suitable for use in di... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022164 | Filters employing porous strongly acidic polymers A clean, high efficiency, low pressure drop, adsorptive filter material that is porous and includes an acidic functional group. The filter can include, for example, a non-woven filter composite has a porous sulfonated divinyl benzene styrene copolymer beads having s... | 04/04/2006 |
