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| 20100092811 | WETTABLE GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR A WET SEAL IN A FUEL CELL - An example fuel cell stack ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110003217 | WICKING LAYER FOR MANAGING MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION IN A FUEL CELL - An exemplary device for managing moisture content within a fuel cell includes a reactant distribution plate having a plurality of members that establish reactant flow channels that are open on at least one side of the plate. A wicking layer is against the one side of the plate. The wicking layer includes a first portion that is uninterrupted and covers over at least some of the channels. A second portion of the wicking layer extends along ends of at least some of the members such that sections of the channels coextensive with the second portion are open toward the one side. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110111326 | FUEL CELL DEVICE HAVING A WATER RESERVOIR - An exemplary fuel cell device includes an electrode assembly. A hydrophobic gas diffusion layer is on a first side of the electrode assembly. A first, solid, non-porous plate is adjacent the hydrophobic gas diffusion layer. A hydrophilic gas diffusion layer is on a second side of the electrode assembly. A second flow field plate is adjacent the hydrophilic gas diffusion layer. The second flow field plate has a porous portion facing the hydrophilic gas diffusion layer. The porous portion is configured to absorb liquid water from the electrode assembly when the fuel assembly device is shutdown. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110129747 | FUEL CELL DEVICE HAVING A LIQUID SOAK UP REGION - The fuel cell device includes an electrode assembly. A gas diffusion layer is on each side of the electrode assembly. A solid, non-porous plate is adjacent each of the gas diffusion layers. A hydrophilic soak up region is near an inlet portion of at least one of the gas diffusion layers. The hydrophilic soak up region is configured to absorb liquid water from the electrode assembly when the fuel cell device is shutdown. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110262830 | Reduced Axial Pressure in Fuel Cell Stacks - Fuel cell stacks ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120003551 | FUEL CELL WITH PURGE MANIFOLD - A fuel cell includes an electrode assembly having an electrolyte between an anode and a cathode for generating an electric current and byproduct water. A porous plate is located adjacent to the electrode and includes reactant gas channels for delivering a reactant gas to the electrode assembly. A separator plate is located adjacent the porous plate such that the porous plate is between the electrode assembly and the separator plate. The separator plate includes a reactant gas inlet manifold and a reactant gas outlet manifold in fluid connection with the reactant gas channels, and a purge manifold in fluid connection with the porous plate such that limiting flow of the reactant gas from the reactant gas outlet manifold and opening the purge manifold under a pressure of the reactant gas in the reactant gas channels drives the byproduct water toward the purge manifold for removal from the fuel cell. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120115058 | MITIGATING ELECTRODE EROSION IN HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELL - A method of operating a fuel cell power plant ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120168975 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A POROUS ARTICLE - A method of processing a porous article includes distributing a blended material that includes an electrically conductive material and a binder into a cavity of a mold that is at a temperature below a curing temperature of the binder. The electrically conductive material is formed from particles of the electrically conductive material that have a size distribution such that 10 vol % of the particles are less than 12 micrometers in diameter, 50 vol % of the particles are less than 27 micrometers in diameter, and 90 vol % of the particles are less than 53 micrometers. The blended material is compressed within the cavity under a molding pressure, and the mold is heated to a curing temperature of the binder to form a molded article. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120202134 | REDUCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN PEM FUEL CELL GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS - A fuel cell for a fuel cell power plant having gas diffusion layers which do not have microporous layers, includes a PEM ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130059214 | FUEL CELL CONTAMINANT REMOVAL METHOD - An example method of operating a fuel cell system includes calculating the rate of water produced in the fuel cell stack, determining the rate of water exiting the system, and controlling the condenser temperature to maintain the cathode gas exit temperature from the condenser below the temperature required to maintain water balance in the fuel cell system. The method collects the condensed vapor as water and purges a portion of the collected water containing contaminants from the system. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130252123 | FUEL CELL POWER PLANT OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN SUB-FREEZING AMBIENT CONDITIONS - The fuel cell power plant operating system ( | 09-26-2013 |
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| 20100040018 | Apparatus and Method for Personality Modification During Handoff - A method and apparatus for facilitating access terminal handoff between access networks is provided. The method may comprise: receiving, at a first access network (AN), an access channel message from an access terminal, wherein the access channel message includes information corresponding to a communication session between a second AN and the access terminal, wherein the communication session includes at least an active personality negotiated with the second AN, obtaining at least one personality, associated with the access terminal, previously negotiated by the first AN, determining if one of the at least one personalities is substantially similar to the active personality, and upon a determination that one of the at least one personalities is substantially similar to the active personality, transferring the communication session to the first AN with the substantially similar personality as the active personality. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20130165121 | REDUCING DATA OPTIMIZED SESSION NEGOTIATION TIME AND FACILITATING ACTIVE HANDOFF - A communication entity, such as a wireless communication device, is handed off from a one network to a data optimized network. To facilitate the handoff and interruptions that may occur during the handoff, the communication entity stores data optimized session state information. The communication entity notifies the data optimized network that it is ready to be handed off to the data optimized network after the communication entity determines it is ready to be handed off. | 06-27-2013 |
