| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 429517000 | Electrical current collector | 81 |
| 20100129733 | INTERCONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR A FUEL CELL STACK - The invention relates to an interconnector arrangement for a fuel cell stack, which arrangement can be brought into electrical contact with at least one membrane electrode assembly of the fuel cell stack. The invention is characterized in that the interconnector arrangement comprises a nickel foam which is interposed between at least one housing part of the interconnector arrangement and the membrane electrode assembly to establish an electrically conducting connection. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a contact arrangement for a fuel cell stack. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100183955 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS HAVING CURRENT-CARRYING STRUCTURES UNDERLYING ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION LAYERS - An electrochemical cell structure has an electrical current-carrying structure which, at least in part, underlies an electrochemical reaction layer. The cell comprises an ion exchange membrane with a catalyst layer on each side thereof. The ion exchange membrane may comprise, for example, a proton exchange membrane. Some embodiments of the invention provide electrochemical cell layers which have a plurality of individual unit cells formed on a sheet of ion exchange membrane material. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100203426 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided, including an integrated cathode/anode flow board, a first anode current collector, a first cathode current collector, a first membrane electrode assembly, a second anode current collector, a second cathode current collector, and a second membrane electrode assembly. The integrated cathode/anode flow board includes first cathode channels for air to flow through, and a plurality of first anode channels for a fuel to flow through. The first cathode channels and the first anode channels are disposed on opposite sides of the integrated cathode/anode flow board. The first anode current collector contacts the first anode channels. The first membrane electrode assembly is sandwiched between the first anode current collector and the first cathode current collector. The second anode current collector contacts the first cathode channels. The second membrane electrode assembly is sandwiched between the second anode current collector and the second cathode current collector. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100216054 | FUEL CELL WITH LARGE EXCHANGE SURFACE AREA - A support wafer made of silicon wafer comprising, on a first surface a porous silicon layer having protrusions, porous silicon pillars extending from the porous silicon layer to the second surface of the wafer, in front of each protrusion. Layers constituting a fuel cell can be formed on the support wafer. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100248084 | FLEXIBLE CURRENT COLLECTING FIBER BUNCH AND FUEL CELL STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A flexible current collecting fiber bunch comprises a plurality of current collecting fiber conductors and at least one electrical wire. There is an interval between each two adjacent current collecting fiber conductors. The electrical wire used to cascades the current collecting fiber conductors. The flexible current collecting fiber bunch may replace the graphite or metal bipolar commonly plate used in the fuel cell at lowers the pressure needed for a good contact and adds flexibility in the stack design. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100297536 | Direct Methanol Fuel Cell - According to one embodiment, a direct methanol fuel cell includes an anode having a current collector and a catalyst layer formed on the current collector, a cathode having a current collector and a catalyst layer formed on the current collector, and an electrolyte membrane placed between the catalyst layers of the anode and the cathode. The anode-side catalyst layer includes a catalyst and a sheet-like organic compound consisting of a plurality of molecules having an aliphatic cyclic skeleton in which two carbon atoms are bonded to a cationic functional group and an anionic functional group, respectively. The sheet-like organic compound has a layered branch structure in which the molecules are layered by bonding different ions of the aliphatic cyclic skeleton to one another so that the molecules are displaced from one another, and a plurality of units each having the layered branch structure are present in the catalyst layer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110076597 | WIRE MESH CURRENT COLLECTOR, SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A tubular conductive wire mesh is provided for use in solid state electrochemical devices such as fuel cells. The tubular conductive wire mesh is typically formed from wire using knitting, weaving, or similar process. The mesh typically includes a plurality of substantially uniform interconnected adjacent segments that may form junctions that provide a repetitive pattern of localized bumps that may form preferred electrical contact points between the conductive wire mesh and a surface of a tubular fuel cell body in a solid state electrochemical device. In some embodiments the conductive wire mesh is disposed adjacent the inside surface of a tubular electrode and in some embodiments the conductive wire mesh is disposed adjacent the outside surface of a tubular fuel cell body. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110236798 | MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR AIR ELECTRODE - A method of forming an air electrode of a metal-air battery includes forming at least a portion of the air electrode using a process selected from the group consisting of screen printing, spray printing, spin coating, and dip coating. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120003568 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING FUEL CELLS TO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT - Various embodiments of the present invention provide a fuel cell connection component, including an interconnect or a current collector. The fuel cell connection component includes conductive fibers oriented at an angle of less than about 90° to at least one electrode in the fuel cell. The fuel cell connection component provides an electrically conductive pathway from the at least one electrode of the fuel cell to an external circuit or to an electrode of a different fuel cell. Embodiments of the present invention also provide fuel cells that include the fuel cell connection component, including fuel cell layers, and methods of making the same. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120040275 | Fuel Cell Module and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A fuel cell module includes at least one unit cell formed by sequentially stacking a first electrode current collector, a first electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, a second electrode layer and a second electrode current collector. At least one of the first and second electrode current collectors is connected to an anti-oxidation unit positioned at the exterior of the unit cell. The anti-oxidation unit includes a metal material having a higher ionization tendency than the at least one of the first and second electrode current collectors, connected to the anti-oxidation unit. Accordingly, as an anti-oxidation unit is provided to the fuel cell module in consideration of the reactivity difference between metals, the fuel cell module is designed by substituting a low-priced current collector for a high-priced current collector, so that the degree of freedom of the design of the fuel cell module is increased and manufacturing cost is decreased. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120094216 | NANO-MATERIAL CATALYST DEVICE - A catalyst member comprising a blended mixture of nano-scale metal particles compressed with larger metal particles and sintered to form a structurally stable member of any desired shape. The catalyst member can be used in one of many different applications; for example, as an electrode in a fuel cell or in an electrolysis device to generate hydrogen and oxygen. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120183886 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - In one embodiment, an energy storage device having a first electrode supported by a first collector sheet; a second electrode supported by a second collector sheet; and a dielectric separator therebetween, all spirally wound together. A container houses this spiral winding, with the first collector sheet having an end in contact with the base and the second collector sheet having an end oriented towards an opening opposite to the base. A collector plate is interposed between the second collector sheet and the opening and is restrained in posibion by a crimp in the container. A lid is positioned in the opening and has one side in electrical contact with the collector plate an an opposite side oriented outwardly of the container. The lid is restrained in position by rolling the one or more container walls over the lid. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120208104 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is disclosed which comprises a casing ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20130295492 | Electrode, and Lithium Ion Secondary Battery, Electric Double Layer Capacitor and Fuel Cell Using the Same - The present invention provides an electrode comprising a carbon material obtained from an azulmic acid and a current collector and/or a binder. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140045097 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a metal current collector for a solid oxide fuel cell including: a plurality of supports in one direction having a length part extended in one direction; a plurality of supports in another direction having a length part extended in a direction different from that of the support in one direction; and a plurality of pores enclosed by the supports in one direction and the support in another direction that are arranged to intersect with each other, wherein the support is provided with a cutting part so that the length part thereof is not integrally connected. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140186746 | APPARATUS FOR INSULATING EXPOSED CHARGING PART OF FUEL CELL STACK - An apparatus for insulating a plurality of exposed live parts of a fuel cell stack, includes a plurality of protectors. Each of the plurality of protectors is made of an insulating material and configured to insulate a corresponding one of the plurality of exposed live parts to which a corresponding one of current collector terminals disposed in an end plate of the fuel cell stack and a corresponding one of connections of a busbar are connected. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140242496 | GRAPHENE-NANOMATERIAL COMPOSITE, ELECTRODE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE GRAPHENE-NANOMATERIAL COMPOSITE - A graphene-nanomaterial composite, an electrode and an electric device including the graphene-nanomaterial composite and a method of manufacturing the graphene-nanomaterial composite include a graphene stacked structure including a plurality of graphene films stacked on one another; and a nanomaterial between the plurality of graphene films and bonded to at least one of the plurality of graphene films by a chemical bond. | 08-28-2014 |
| 429518000 | Bipolar separator (e.g., bipolar plate, etc.) | 30 |
| 20100136462 | CONDUCTIVE AND HYDROPHILIC COATING FOR PEMFC BIPOLAR PLATE - An electrically conductive plate for fuel cell applications comprises a plate body having at least one channel-defining surface and an electrically conductive hydrophilic layer disposed over at least a portion of the channel-defining surface. The electrically conductive layer includes residues of a silane coupling agent and electrically conductive hydrophilic carbon. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100196799 | CONDUCTING PLATES FOR FUEL CELL ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to the use of the A286 alloy grade for the manufacture of a sheet, optionally surfaced, making it possible to obtain a conducting plate of mono polar or bipolar type for a fuel cell element. The invention also relates to this optional surface treatment process, which comprises a cold-rolling step followed by a continuous annealing step in an oxidizing atmosphere and by an acid pickling step. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100239958 | HYDROPHILIC/HYDROPHOBIC PATTERNED SURFACES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - One embodiment includes a substrate having a plurality of molecular chains, each chain comprising a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic segment, and a reversible crosslinker. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100279209 | METAL SEPARATOR PLATE FOR A FUEL CELL HAVING A COATING LAYER COMPRISING CARBON PARTICLES DISPERSED IN A BINDER RESIN, AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a metallic bipolar plate for fuel cells, which can maintain good corrosion resistance and contact resistance without any side effect not only initially but also after a predetermined period of time even in an environment of severe vibration as in vehicles while allowing a continuous process to provide high productivity. The method includes (a) preparing a metal plate as a matrix of the metallic bipolar plate; (b) pickling a surface of the metal plate; (c) coating a composition comprising a binder resin, carbon particles, and a solvent on the pickled surface of the metal plate; and (d) drying the surface of the metal plate, on which the composition is coated, at a temperature less than a thermal decomposition temperature of the binder resin and greater than or equal to a boiling point of the solvent to form a coating layer on the surface of the metal plate, the coating layer having the carbon particles dispersed in a matrix of the binder resin, wherein these processes are performed as a continuous process. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100285396 | NON-NOBLE METAL INEXPENSIVE CONDUCTIVE COATINGS FOR FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATES - One embodiment of the invention includes a process including providing an electrically conductive fuel cell component having a first face, and depositing a graphitic/conductive carbon film on the first face of the electrically conductive fuel cell component comprising sputtering a graphite target using a closed field unbalanced magnetron field. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110008714 | LOW-COST MANGANESE-STABILIZED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL ALLOYS, BIPOLAR PLATES COMPRISING THE ALLOYS, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEMS COMPRISING THE BIPOLAR PLATES - Corrosion resistant, manganese-stabilized austenitic stainless steels with a low nickel content are used in bipolar plates, methods for fabricating the bipolar plates, and polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells comprising the bipolar plates. The bipolar plates are formed from high-manganese austenitic stainless steels comprising, in weight percents, 4.0 to 35 manganese, 0.5 to 1.5 nickel, 17 to 20 chromium, 0.2 to 0.5 nitrogen, up to 0.075 carbon, 0.5 to 1.0 silicon, up to 0.1 aluminum, 0 to 0.005 sulfur, and balance iron and incidental impurities. The steels exhibit suitable corrosion resistance, electrical contact resistance, and mechanical properties for high-corrosion applications such as use in bipolar plate materials for PEM fuel cells. The bipolar plates may comprise a solid plate of the steel, optionally coated with a highly electrically conductive material. Alternatively, the bipolar plates may comprise an economical substrate coated with the steel, optionally further coated with a highly electrically conductive material. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110014548 | CONDUCTIVE AND HYDROPHILIC SURFACE MODIFICATION OF FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATE - A fuel cell comprises a bipolar plate having a conductive and hydrophilic surface layer disposed on at least a portion of its exterior area. The surface layer comprises a conductive carbon material having a hydrophilic organic group covalently attached to its surface. A process of producing a bipolar plate and a fuel cell is also disclosed. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110039190 | CONTINUOUS POROUS FLOW DISTRIBUTORS FOR A FUEL CELL - A fuel cell plate for a fuel cell assembly is provided that includes a pair of unipolar plates including a flow field, an inlet flow distributor, and an outlet flow distributor, wherein the flow distributors are produced from a porous material to control liquid water throughout the reactant flow path. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110123906 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING BI-POLAR PLATE OF FUEL CELL AND BI-POLAR PLATE OF FUEL CELL - A method for fabricating a bi-polar plate of a fuel cell and the bi-polar plate thereof are presented. A graphite film is formed first. Next, a polymeric material added with electrically conductive powder is coated on a surface of a metal substrate. The graphite film is disposed on the polymeric material and the polymeric material is hardened to form an adhesive layer, such that the graphite film is attached on the surface of the metal substrate. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110136044 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS - A gas diffusion layer (GDL) for fuel cell applications that can prevented channels of a bipolar plate from being intruded. The gas diffusion layer is manufactured by cutting a GDL material at a certain angle such that a machine direction of the inherent high stiffness of the GDL material is not in parallel with a major flow field direction of a bipolar plate to prevent the GDL intrusion into the channels of the bipolar plate without modifying an existing method for manufacturing the gas diffusion layer. With the gas diffusion layer, the electrochemical performance of the fuel cell can be improved and manufacturing process can be improved even in the case where the width of the rolled GDL material is small. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110165500 | FUEL CELL STACK THAT PROMOTES GENERALLY UNIFORM FLOW THEREIN - A power generating system may include a plurality of bipolar plates stacked to form a fuel cell assembly having an inlet side, a non-inlet side, an inlet header extending from the inlet side to the non-inlet side, an active area, and an inlet transition area. The inlet transition area may be in fluid communication with (i) the inlet header via feed passageways formed in each of the plates and (ii) the active area. The feed passageways of the plates located proximate to the inlet side may be generally smaller and/or fewer in number than the feed passageways of the plates located proximate to the non-inlet side such that, during operation of the fuel cell assembly, a flow velocity of gas through the active area is generally constant. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110165501 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL - A fuel cell separator in which the adhesion of a conductive coating formed on the surface of the fuel cell separator is further improved. The fuel cell separator ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110171564 | REVERSIBLE SUPERHYDROPHILIC-SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING FOR FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - One exemplary embodiment includes a fuel cell bipolar plate having a reversible super hydrophilic-super hydrophobic coating over at least a portion thereof. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110200913 | PLATE INTERCONNECT METHOD FOR AN EMBEDDED FUEL CELL SENSOR - An embedded measurement circuit for a fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of bipolar plates that include recessed areas providing conduction and retention points for the measurement circuit. The measurement circuit has a length, a width and a thickness where the width and length of the circuit are greater than the thickness of the circuit. The measurement circuit includes a stepped cut-out portion defining steps along an edge of the length of the circuit. The measurement circuit is positioned between and among the plurality of bipolar plates so that each one of the steps of the stepped cut-out portion of the measurement circuit enables electrical contact with a separate plate and the width of the circuit is perpendicular to a plane of the plates and the thickness of the circuit is along the plane of the bipolar plates. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110223522 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE BIPOLAR PLATE, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE BIPOLAR PLATE - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell includes a metal plate and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the metal plate. The coating layer includes a polymer of an oxazine-based compound, particularly, a benzoxazine-based compound and a conducting material. A method of manufacturing the bipolar plate includes coating a surface of a metal plate with a coating layer forming composition including at least one oxazine-based compound, a conducting material, and a solvent; and thermally treating the metal plate coated with the coating layer forming composition. A fuel cell includes the bipolar plate. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110281203 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND COMPOSITE SEPARATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a composite separator for a fuel cell, which can reduce the electrical contact resistance by performing an additional post-treatment to remove residual resin remaining on the surface of the composite separator by plasma etching. In certain preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a composite separator for a fuel cell, in which a liquid phase resin for gasket is applied to the surface of the composite separator along a predetermined gasket pattern, or a semi-cured resin for gasket in the form of a film with a predetermined gasket pattern is stacked on the surface of the composite separator, and then plasma etching is performed to remove the residual resin and, at the same time, cure the resin for gasket, thus reducing the overall processing time to improve the productivity and preventing a composite material of the separator from being damaged. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120021336 | SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE INCLUDING A POROUS SURFACE LAYER - A hydrophobic composite bipolar plate for a fuel cell including a substrate having a composite material including carbon and a surface layer on the substrate. The surface layer includes silicon and oxygen, and a hydrocarbon moiety attached to at least one of the silicon or oxygen. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120183887 | ORIENTED AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM AND PROCESS FOR FORMING THE SAME - The oriented amorphous carbon film contains C as a main component, 3 to 20 at. % of N, and more than 0 at. % and not more than 20 at. % of H, and when the total amount of the C is taken as 100 at. %, the amount of C having an sp | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120202137 | BIPOLAR PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH ADHESIVE BOND LAYER AND METHOD THEREOF - One embodiment includes a bipolar plate assembly with an adhesive bond layer. The bipolar plate assembly is used in a fuel cell stack and includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has a first border and the second plate has a second border. The adhesive bond layer is located between the first border and the second border, and is used to mechanically and structurally join the first plate and the second plate together. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120231374 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell comprises a substrate formed of stainless steel; an oriented amorphous carbon film formed at least on a surface of the substrate facing an electrode, and containing C as a main component, 3 to 20 at. % of N, and more than 0 at. % and not more than 20 at. % of H, and when the total amount of the C is taken as 100 at. %, the amount of C having an sp | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120264037 | COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE - A composite bipolar plate includes a frame defining therein an inner edge and a first inlet and a first outlet at the inner edge, a bonding layer bonded to the inner edge of the frame, and a runner plate defining a plurality of flow channels and a second inlet and a second outlet respectively disposed in communication with the flow channels and being bonded to the bonding layer to become affixed to the frame and to have the second inlet be connected to the first inlet and the second outlet be connected to the first outlet for enabling a fuel to flow from the second inlet into the flow channels toward the outside of the runner plate via the second outlet. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120321994 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECT - The present invention includes a fuel cell system having a plurality of adjacent electrochemical cells formed of an anode layer, a cathode layer spaced apart from the anode layer, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The fuel cell system also includes at least one interconnect, the interconnect being structured to conduct free electrons between adjacent electrochemical cells. Each interconnect includes a primary conductor embedded within the electrolyte layer and structured to conduct the free electrons. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130034799 | BIPOLAR PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING A RECESS AND AN INSERT MEMBER FOR PLACEMENT IN THE RECESS - A bipolar plate assembly includes a first bipolar plate and a second bipolar plate. The second bipolar plate has a recess. An insert member is disposed between the first and second bipolar plates and within the recess of the second bipolar plate. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130034800 | BIPOLAR PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INSERT MEMBER - A bipolar plate assembly includes at least one bipolar plate and at least one insert member configured for face-to-face engagement with the at least one bipolar plate. The at least one insert member has a preformed cutout. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130034801 | BIPOLAR PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ADJUSTMENT MEMBER - A bipolar plate assembly includes a first bipolar plate and a second bipolar plate having a recess therein. An insert member is disposed between and in engagement with the first and second bipolar plates and located in the recess in the second bipolar plate. An adjustment member adjusts the engagement between the insert member and at least one of the first and second bipolar plates. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130344420 | REMOVAL OF NON-CONDUCTIVE HYDROPHILIC COATINGS FROM LANDS OF FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATES - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is provided including a plate having an active surface with a plurality of flow channels formed therein. The plurality of flow channels have a hydrophilic coating deposited thereon and define a plurality of lands disposed therebetween. The plurality of lands is substantially free of the hydrophilic coating. Furthermore, a thickness of the hydrophilic coating is substantially constant along a length of the active surface and an edge of the hydrophilic coating adjacent the plurality of lands is substantially continuous. A method for preparing the bipolar plate is also provided. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140356764 | AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM, PROCESS FOR FORMING AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATE HAVING AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM - An amorphous carbon film contains carbon as a main component, not more than 30 at. % of hydrogen, not more than 20 at. % of nitrogen and not more than 3 at. % of oxygen (all excluding 0 at. %), and when the total amount of the carbon is taken as 100 at. %, the amount of carbon having an sp | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150037710 | COATING WITH CONDUCTIVE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS - The invention relates to an article, such as a plate for a use in a fuel cell, which has a base onto which a coating is applied which is electrically conductive and which includes a substantially carbon material layer and at least one intermediate layer which can be a nitride, carbide, metal and metal alloy. The multilayer coating which is formed allows the protection of the article in an efficient and effective manner. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160177430 | ZR-GROUP AMORPHOUS ALLOY COMPOSITION | 06-23-2016 |
| 20190148741 | CORROSION PROTECTION COATING | 05-16-2019 |
| 429519000 | Specified collector material | 34 |
| 20100255408 | FUEL CELL STRUCTURE - A fuel cell structure mainly comprises a frame and a membrane electrode assembly. The frame has an inside wall, and the membrane electrode assembly comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte membrane having an electrode joint portion and an adhesive portion. The first electrode and the second electrode are laid on two opposite sides of the electrode joint portion separately. The adhesive portion is attached onto the inside wall. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20130022898 | FUEL CELL CATHODES - The present invention relates to a method of producing a fuel cell cathode, fuel cell cathodes, and fuel cells comprising same. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130034802 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. A solid oxide fuel cell includes first and second electrode formed opposite to each other and an electrolyte layer formed between the first and the second electrodes. Either the first electrode or the second electrode may include between about 1 to about 20 wt % of a thermoelectronic material configured to increase thermal emission of electrons with an increase in temperature. | 02-07-2013 |
| 429520000 | Composite material | 12 |
| 20110039191 | Functional Layer for High-Temperature Fuel Cells and Method for Production - Described is a functional layer for high-temperature fuel cells and to a method for the production of functional layers. The functional layer is in particular a low-sintering, electrically conductive, ceramic layer which is formed between an interconnector and a cathode of a fuel cell. The functional layer is formed from a material which has at least two phases. A first phase is a perovskite ceramic material containing bismuth-cobalt and a second phase is a bismuth manganite and/or bismuth cobaltite (Bi—Mn—Co—O). | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110111327 | COATING BODY - Powders of respective metal elements (Mn, Co) constituting a transition metal oxide (MnCo | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120015284 | BORON-DOPED DIAMOND COATED CARBON CATALYST SUPPORT - A catalyst support for an electrochemical system includes a high surface area carbon core structure and a surface modifier modifying the surface of the carbon core structure. The surface modifier includes boron-doped diamond (BDD) and a high surface area refractory material. The high surface area refractory material includes metal oxides, metal phosphates, metal borides, metal nitrides, metal silicides, metal carbides and combinations thereof. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20130209918 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION SHEET, CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE, COLLECTOR SHEET, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION - A mixture of spherical graphite, carbon black and binder resin is fabricated. The mixture contains the spherical graphite of not less than 50 parts by weight and not more than 70 parts by weight, the carbon black of not less than 1 part by weight and not more than 15 parts by weight and the binder resin of not less than 15 parts by weight and not more than 40 parts by weight, to 100 parts by weight of the mixture. The binder resin includes thermosetting resin and elastomer, and an average particle diameter of the spherical graphite is not less than 1 μm and not more than 30 μm. The conductive composition including the mixture can be used for a collector such as a fuel cell. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130209919 | BIFUNCTIONAL (RECHARGEABLE) AIR ELECTRODES - Performance, properties and stability of bifunctional air electrodes may be improved by using modified current collectors, and improving water wettability of air electrode structures. This invention provides information on creating non-corroding, electrically rechargeable, bifunctional air electrodes. In some embodiments, this bifunctional air electrode includes a corrosion-resistant outer layer and an electrically conductive inner layer. In some embodiments, this bifunctional air electrode includes titanium suboxides formed by reducing titanium dioxide. Titanium suboxides may be corrosion-resistant and electrically conductive. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130260285 | BRAZING MATERIAL FOR BONDING IN ATMOSPHERE, BONDED ARTICLE, AND CURRENT COLLECTING MATERIAL - A brazing alloy for bonding in air contains Ag, B, and Si, as essential components, in which the total of constituent elements except for Ag is set to more than 50% by volume and not more than 90% by volume, Si content in the constituent elements except for Ag is set to more than 22% by volume, and B content in the constituent elements except for Ag is set to more than 14% by volume. In a bonded layer of a bonded specimen of the present invention, after holding at high temperature, no void as observed in a bonded specimen after holding at high temperature of a Comparative Sample is observed, the brazing alloy is sufficiently melted, and superior gas sealing characteristics are maintained even after holding at high temperature for a long time. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140308602 | COLLECTOR PLATE FOR FUEL CELLS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are a collector plate for a fuel cell, which has low contact resistance and excellent corrosion resistance, and can be reliably used for a long period of time, while exhibiting excellent cost performance, and a method of producing the collector plate for a fuel cell. A collector plate for a fuel cell ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150079498 | Strip Product Forming a Surface Coating of Perovskite or Spinel for Electrical Contacts - A strip product consists of a metallic substrate, such as stainless steel, and a coating, which in turn comprises at least one metallic layer and one reactive layer. The coated strip product is produced by providing the different layers, preferably by coating, and thereafter oxidizing the coating to accomplish a conductive surface layer comprising perovskite and/or spinel structure. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150086905 | COMPOSITE BODY, COLLECTOR MEMBER, FUEL BATTERY CELL DEVICE, AND FUEL BATTERY DEVICE - [Object] To provide a composite body in which the Cr diffusion can be sufficiently reduced and conductivity is good, a collector member, a fuel battery cell device, and a fuel battery device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160087283 | POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - The purpose of this invention is to provide a porous electrode substrate that has a low manufacturing cost, has sufficient conductivity and gas diffusion characteristics, and shows favorable power generation ability with minor structural changes in the porous electrode substrate. This invention is: a method for manufacturing a porous electrode substrate that comprises a step (1) in which a dispersion fluid comprising a carbon powder (C) and a fluorine-based resin is applied to one or both surfaces of a precursor sheet wherein carbon short cut fibers (A | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160156045 | POROUS METAL BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS METAL BODY, AND FUEL CELL | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160190604 | ALTERNATIVE LOW COST ELECTRODES FOR HYBRID FLOW BATTERIES - An electrode for use in an all-iron redox flow battery is provided. In one example, the electrode may include a plastic mesh; and a coating on the plastic mesh. The coating may be a hydrophilic coating or a conductive coating and the electrode may have an electrode reaction potential is less than 0.8V. Further, a method of manufacturing a coated plastic mesh electrode for use in an all-iron redox flow battery is provided. In one example method, the steps include fabricating a plastic mesh, treating the plastic mesh by applying a solvent treatment or a plasma treatment or a mechanical abrasion treatment; coating the plastic mesh with a material selected from: carbon inks, metal oxides, and hydrophilic polymers. | 06-30-2016 |
| 429521000 | Carbon-based material | 8 |
| 20110294043 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - Electrodes for fuel cells including a quadrivalent metal element, a monovalent metal element or a divalent metal element, and phosphates, as well as fuel cells including the electrodes. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110305974 | AIR CATHODE AND NONAQUEOUS AIR BATTERY - A main object of the present invention is to provide an air cathode with great discharged capacity per unit area. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing an air cathode used for a nonaqueous air battery, comprising: an air cathode current collector having a porous structure and an air cathode layer containing a conductive material and formed on the air cathode current collector, wherein the average supporting amount of the conductive material in a planar area of the air cathode is within a range of 0.3 mg/cm | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120088186 | Catalyst and Method for the Electrochemical Oxidation of Methane - The invention relates to a catalyst, to the use thereof for the electrochemical conversion of methane to methanol and for the direct electrochemical conversion of methane to CO | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120315570 | COLLECTOR FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A collector for a fuel cell and a fuel cell are provided. The collector for a fuel cell comprises a conductive material and silicon carbide, wherein the conductive material is disposed in the silicon carbide. The collector for a fuel cell according to the present invention has excellent electrical conductivity both at a high temperature of 850° C. or more and at room temperature because it includes a conductive material and silicon carbide. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20140030636 | CORROSION RESISTANT CURRENT COLLECTOR UTILIZING GRAPHENE FILM PROTECTIVE LAYER - In general, in one aspect, a graphene film is used as a protective layer for current collectors in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. The graphene film inhibits passivation or corrosion of the underlying metals of the current collectors without adding additional weight or volume to the devices. The graphene film is highly conductive so the coated current collectors maintain conductivity as high as that of underlying metals. The protective nature of the graphene film enables less corrosion resistant, less costly and/or lighter weight metals to be utilized as current collectors. The graphene film may be formed directly on Cu or Ni current collectors using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or may be transferred to other types of current collectors after formation. The graphene film coated current collectors may be utilized in batteries, super capacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, and fuel and electrolytic cells. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140106257 | COHESIVE ASSEMBLY OF CARBON AND ITS APPLICATION - Cohesive carbon assemblies are prepared by obtaining a carbon starting material in the form of powder, particles, flakes, or loose agglomerates, dispersing the carbon in a selected organic solvent by mechanical mixing and/or sonication, and substantially removing the organic solvent, typically by evaporation, whereby the cohesive assembly of carbon is formed. The method is suitable for preparing free-standing, monolithic assemblies of carbon nanotubes in the form of films, wafers, or discs, having high carbon packing density and low electrical resistivity. The method is suitable for preparing adherent cohesive carbon assemblies on substrates comprising various materials. The assemblies have various potential applications, such as electrodes or current collectors in electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, and batteries, or as electromagnetic interference shielding materials. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20160141634 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell which is able to suppress peeling off or cracking of a conductive carbon film occurring at the time of insertion and extraction of a cell monitor terminal. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160199809 | POROUS CARBON, HUMIDITY CONTROL ADSORBENT, ADSORPTION HEAT PUMP, AND FUEL CELL | 07-14-2016 |
| 429522000 | Metal or alloy | 11 |
| 20100310971 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND CURRENT COLLECTOR THEREOF - The invention provides a fuel cell module. The fuel cell module includes a membrane electrode assembly, a flow field plate and a current collector. The current collector, disposed between the membrane electrode assembly and the flow field plate, includes a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of openings. The first surface faces the membrane electrode assembly. The second surface is opposite to the first surface and faces the flow field plate. Each of the openings has an inner wall, and an acute angle is formed between the inner wall and the first surface. Additionally, each opening has a first diameter level with the first surface and a second diameter level with the second surface, wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100316936 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT ELEMENT FOR A FUEL CELL HAVING AN ULTRA-THIN CONDUCTIVE LAYER COATING - An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for use in a fuel cell includes a conductive metal substrate and a layer of conductive non-metallic porous media. The conductive non-metallic porous media has an electrically conductive material deposited along a surface in one or more metallized regions and having an average thickness less than about 40 nm. The metallized regions improve electrical conductance at contact regions between the metal substrate and the fluid distribution media. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110059389 | Fuel Cell Structure - The invention relates to a fuel cell comprising a membrane ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110136045 | CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES OF BULK-SOLIDIFYING AMORPHOUS ALLOYS - Collector plates made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys providing ruggedness, lightweight structure, excellent resistance to chemical and environmental effects, and low-cost manufacturing, and methods of making such collector plates from such bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are provided. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110311902 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) of improved current collecting efficiency including, an anode, a cathode, an electrolytic layer between the anode and the cathode, and a current collector in an interior space defined by the anode and comprising a current collecting wire layer having a multiple-layered structure including a metal wire and a coating layer on an outer circumferential surface of the metal wire and having a higher melting point than that of the metal wire. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120015285 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell includes a unit cell, a cell cap, an internal current collector and an external current collector. The unit cell includes a first electrode, an electrolyte and a second electrode. The cell cap seals one end of the unit cell, and one or more through-holes are formed in the center axis direction of the unit cell in the cell cap. The internal current collector collects current in the interior of the unit cell. The external current collector is provided to the interior of the through-hole to be electrically coupled to the internal current collector. In the solid oxide fuel cell, a welding portion is formed to connect an end of the internal current collector and an end of the external current collector to each other through the through-hole of the cell cap and to seal the through-hole. Accordingly, contact resistance is decreased, thereby enhancing current collection efficiency. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120135336 | CONTACT ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ANODE AND AN INTERCONNECTOR OF A HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL - The invention relates to a contact element for an electrically conductive connection between an anode and an interconnector of a high-temperature fuel cell. It is the object of the invention to achieve a more reliable electrically conductive connection with long-term stability between an anode and the associated interconnector of a high-temperature fuel cell. The contact element in accordance with the invention is arranged between an anode and an interconnector of a high-temperature fuel cell. It is formed with two areal electrically conductive part elements. In this respect, one respective part element is in touching contact with the anode and the other part element is in touching contact with the respective interconnector. Openings are formed in the part elements and the part elements are formed from materials having mutually different coefficients of thermal expansion. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20130108947 | POROUS CURRENT COLLECTOR, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING POROUS CURRENT COLLECTOR | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130330656 | CONDUCTING PLATES FOR FUEL CELL ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a fuel cell element having an active core interposed between a first and second conducting plate, wherein at least the first conducting plate is made from an alloy having, in percentages by weight, 24.0 to 27.0% nickel; 13.5 to 16.0% chromium; 1.90 to 2.35% titanium; 1.0 to 1.5% molybdenum; 0.10 to 0.50% vanadium; at most 0.08% carbon; at most 2.0% manganese; at most 1.0% silicon; at most 0.35% aluminium; at most 0.03% sulphur; and at most 0.01% boron, the balance consisting of iron and impurities. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140335441 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS METALLIC BODY AND POROUS METALLIC BODY - A method for producing a porous metallic body at least includes a step of forming an electrically conductive coating layer on a surface of a skeleton of a three-dimensional network resin having a continuous pore by coating the surface with a coating material containing a carbon powder having a volume-average particle size of 10 μm or less and at least one fine powder having a volume-average particle size of 10 μm or less and selected from the group consisting of metal fine powders and metal oxide fine powders; a step of forming at least one metal plating layer; and a step of performing a heat treatment to remove the three-dimensional network resin and to cause reduction and thermal diffusion in the at least one metal or metal oxide fine powder and the at least one metal plating layer. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20160197356 | Method for depositing a layer of material onto a metallic support for fuel cells or electrolysis cells | 07-07-2016 |
