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7414004 |
Gas diffusion layer, electrode and membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell, and production methods thereof
The present invention provides a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell which has proper rigidity, is easy to handle and contributes to the improvement of the productivity of fuel cells. A method for...
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7407717 |
Protective coating for substrates that are subjected to high temperatures and method for producing said coating
A method is disclosed for producing a protective coating on a chromium oxide-forming substrate, which comprises the steps of:
(a) applying on the chromium-oxide-forming substrate having at...
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7396559 |
Method of making an electrically conductive element for use in a fuel cell
The present invention provides an electrically conductive element for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell having low electrical contact resistance and high corrosion resistance. The conductive...
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7390582 |
Method for producing a protective coating for substrates that are subjected to high temperatures and form chromium oxide
A method is disclosed for producing a protective coating on a chromium oxide forming substrate, in which on a surface of the chromium oxide forming substrate, a mixture of CoO, MnO, and CuO in...
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7390528 |
Method for forming functional porous layer, method for manufacturing fuel cell, electronic device, and automobile
To provide an efficient method to form a functional porous layer, a functional material being supported on a porous material such that the content of the functional material has a desired...
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7381492 |
Thin film solid oxide fuel cell and method for forming
A thin film solid oxide fuel cell (TFSOFC) having a porous metallic anode and a porous cathode is provided. The fuel cell is formed by using a continuous metal foil as a substrate to epitaxially...
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7365121 |
Highly conductive thermoplastic composites for rapid production of fuel cell bipolar plates
A low cost method of fabricating bipolar plates for use in fuel cells utilizes a wet lay process for combining graphite particles, thermoplastic fibers, and reinforcing fibers to produce a...
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7361424 |
Solid polymer MEMS-based fuel cells
A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based thin-film fuel cells for electrical power applications. The MEMS-based fuel cell may be of a solid oxide type (SOFC), a solid polymer type (SPFC), or...
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7351444 |
Low platinum fuel cell catalysts and method for preparing the same
This invention provides novel fuel cell catalysts comprising new series of catalytically active thin-film metal alloys with low platinum concentration supported on nanostructured materials...
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7348087 |
Fuel cell with integral manifold
A MEMS-based fuel cell has a substrate, an electrolyte in contact with the substrate, a cathode in contact with the electrolyte, an anode spaced apart from the cathode and in contact with the...
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7344804 |
Lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier and method
A method and apparatus for making lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier, and the resulting cell(s) and/or battery(s). Some embodiments include an apparatus that...
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7341800 |
Fuel cell
A simple, inexpensive and highly efficient fuel cell has boundary structures made of a photo-sensitive material in combination with selective patterning. Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication...
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7332241 |
Cathode layer structure for a solid polymer fuel cell and fuel cell incorporating such structure
A cathode layer structure for a solid polymer fuel cell is disclosed. It comprises a composite cathode layer ( 48 ) of catalyst ( 11 ), anion ion conducting polymer ( 12 ) and cation conducting...
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7329432 |
Method for manufacturing fuel cell, and electronic device and automobile including the fuel cell
The invention provides a low-cost, simple, and efficient method of manufacturing a fuel cell having any pattern, and an electronic device and automobile including the fuel cell as a power supply. A...
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7318972 |
Hydrophilic polymers and their use in electrochemical cells
A hydrophilic cross-linked polymer obtainable by copolymerization of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers that give a cross-linked hydrophilic polymer on polymerization; a monomer including a...
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7316794 |
Continuous production of catalyst coated membranes
A process for the production of catalyst coated membranes, especially catalyst coated membranes for use in fuel cells, that includes applying followed by drying of an electrocatalyst coating...
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7306876 |
Method for producing membrane-electrode structure and polymer electrolyte fuel cell
A membrane-electrode structure having an electrode catalyst layer adhered to a diffusion electrode, wherein the structure is manufactured by applying a catalyst paste onto a sheet substrate, and...
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7306824 |
Method for encapsulating nanoparticles in a zeolite matrix
A method for preparing a metal nanocluster composite material. A porous zeolitic material is treated with an aqueous metal compound solution to form a metal ion-exchanged zeolitic material, heated...
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7303834 |
Catalytic coatings and fuel cell electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies made therefrom
Fuel cell electrodes comprising a minimal load of catalyst having maximum catalytic activity and a method of forming such fuel cell electrodes. The preferred method comprises vaporizing a catalyst,...
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7300718 |
Electrolyte-electrode joined assembly and method for producing the same
A flattening layer is provided between an anode and a solid electrolyte. The flattening layer has a porosity which is set to be smaller than that of the anode. Large diameter pores, which are open...
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7294359 |
Method of manufacturing electrode for secondary cell
A method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary cell capable of readily forming an active material layer only on a necessary portion of a collector by a method supplying raw material from a...
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7291419 |
Durable membrane electrode assembly catalyst coated diffusion media with no lamination to membrane
A technique for fabricating an MEA for a fuel cell that is prepared as a catalyst-coated diffusion media (CCDM). The MEA includes a diffusion media layer having a microporous layer. A catalyst...
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7285354 |
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell, fuel cell electrode, method for producing electrode catalyst layer, and method for producing polymer electrolyte fuel cell
A method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane type fuel cell including a polymer electrolyte membrane, fuel and air electrodes that sandwich therebetween the polymer electrolyte membrane...
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7255954 |
Energy devices
Electrocatalyst powders and energy devices fabricated using electrocatalyst powders and methods for making energy devices. The energy devices, such as fuel cells, have improved performance over a...
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7255953 |
Electrode pattern for solid state ionic devices
A solid oxide fuel cell electrode is stable during thermal cycling and includes a plurality of discrete geometric elements lightly packed on the electrolyte surface. Preferably, the geometric...
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7252851 |
Method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition for a solid oxide fuel cell
A method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) for fabricating a thin-layer yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode substrate...
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7250232 |
Processing techniques for the fabrication of solid acid fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies
Processes, techniques, and compositions used to fabricate high performance solid acid fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies are disclosed. The techniques include preparing the solid acid...
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7250189 |
Increasing the hydrophilicity of carbon fiber paper by electropolymerization
An electroconductive porous substrate such as carbon fiber paper with an electroconductive polymer deposited on the carbon fibers of the paper is used as a wicking material or diffusion medium in a...
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7250188 |
Depositing metal particles on carbon nanotubes
Metal catalyst particles are deposited on carbon nanotubes by preparing a silane solution of a metal catalyst salt, e.g. platinum or ruthenium chloride, immersing an electrically conducting...
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7226691 |
Unit cell solid oxide fuel cell and related method
A unit cell for a solid oxide fuel cell is provided with a substrate including a portion having a first porosity, a battery element formed on the substrate and having an electrode layer and an...
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7226686 |
Fuel cell and method of manufacturing the fuel cell
In order to prevent an electrolyte membrane from being broken, and make an assembling steps of a cell easy, in a fuel cell provided with a membrane electrode complex in which catalyst layers are...
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7226635 |
Sealing material coating method for fuel cell-use separator
A method for coating a sealant ( 39 ) on a separator ( 40 ) for a fuel cell. The separator has a sealing groove ( 118 ) formed therein, and widths of the sealing groove at a coating-start portion (...
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7220514 |
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of electrodes composed of catalyst layers sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polymer...
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7217300 |
Method and apparatus for gasketing a fuel cell
In a solid-oxide fuel cell assembly comprising a plurality of components having electrically-conductive mating surfaces therebetween, the surfaces are sealed by gasket elements that include first...
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7211351 |
Lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier and method
A method and apparatus for making lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier, and the resulting cell(s) and/or battery(s). Some embodiments include an apparatus that...
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7205255 |
Electrode catalyst for fuel cell and method for production thereof
An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell is provided which excels in catalytic activity and catalytic durability. The electrode catalyst for the fuel cell has noble metal-containing particle deposited...
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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...
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7195652 |
Method for forming compact chemical reactors with reactor frames
The invention relates to a method making a compact chemical reactor with high aspect ratio cavities comprising the steps: forming at least one intermediate assembly, consisting of: at least one...
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7189471 |
Solid oxide MEMS-based fuel cells
A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based thin-film fuel cells for electrical power applications. The MEMS-based fuel cell may be of a solid oxide type (SOFC), a solid polymer type (SPFC), or...
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7179561 |
Nanowire-based membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells
The present invention discloses nanowires for use in a fuel cell comprising a metal catalyst deposited on a surface of the nanowires. A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed...
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7179501 |
Modified diffusion layer for use in a fuel cell system
A fuel cell diffusion layer providing a preferential path by which liquid reactants or byproducts may be supplied to or removed from a direct oxidation fuel cell is described. The modified...
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7179500 |
Sub-micron electrolyte thin film on nano-porous substrate by oxidation of metal film
A fluid impermeable thin film is fabricated on a porous substrate by depositing a material having a certain spatial oxidation expansion. After deposition, the material is oxidized whereby the...
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7163713 |
Method for making dense crack free thin films
The process described herein provides a simple and cost effective method for making crack free, high density thin ceramic film. The steps involve depositing a layer of a ceramic material on a...
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7157176 |
Membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and process for its production
A process for producing a membrane-electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode each having a catalyst layer, and an ion exchange membrane disposed...
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7153802 |
Method of making an electrode for a membrane electrode assembly and method of making the membrane electrode assembly
A method of making an electrode decal, comprises forming a catalyst ink comprising a catalyst compound, a perfluorinated sulfonyl fluoride polymer, and an ester; disposing the catalyst ink on a...
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7150918 |
Bilayer coating system for an electrically conductive element in a fuel cell
The present invention relates to an electrically conductive element for an electrochemical cell comprising an electrically conductive corrosion-susceptible metal substrate having a surface...
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7147744 |
Process for production of multi-layer electrode or electrode assembly and gaseous diffusion electrode
In order to make a process available for the production of a multi-layer electrode or electrode assembly, with which an electrode or electrode assembly optimized for the respective use may be...
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7144648 |
Bipolar plate
A bipolar plate has a multi-layered structure including an inner metallic layer and at least one outer metallic, corrosion-resistant layer splatted, embedded, diffused and interlocked into the...
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7141271 |
Method for producing a solid ceramic fuel cell
According to a method for producing a solid ceramic fuel cell, a solid electrolyte layer is gas-tightly deposited on an electrode inside a coating chamber, using a plasma spraying technique. The...
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7141270 |
Method for the production of membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells
The present invention relates to a method for the production of a membrane electrode assembly comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane with two opposing membrane surfaces and a cathode and an...
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