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7314678 Solid oxide fuel cell device with a component having a protective coatings and a method for making such  
A solid oxide fuel cell device comprises: (a) zirconia based electrolyte; (b) at least one ectrode situated on the electrolyte; (c) a component situated in close proximity to the electrolyte, the...
7314676 Fuel-cell stack  
During the humidification of operating gases for a fuel cell, the operating gases cool to such an extent as a result of the loss of evaporation heat that they cannot absorb humidity to prevent...
7314679 Air supply apparatus for a fuel cell  
In an air supply apparatus of a fuel cell having a fuel electrode and an air electrode, the air sucked in by an air blower is fed as cooling air to the cooling are passage groove, and a manifold is...
7311986 Multi-function energy system operable as a fuel cell, reformer, or thermal plant  
An energy system including a converter disposed within a collection vessel for collecting exhaust generated by the converter for delivery, if desired, to a bottoming device, such as a gas turbine...
7311990 Form-in-place fastening for fuel cell assemblies  
A fuel cell sub-assembly includes first and second flow field plates each comprising several fastener apertures defined at a number of fastening locations. A membrane electrode assembly is situated...
7309541 Fuel cell  
A fuel cell includes plural gas flow channels, a switching device, and a variable gas flow channel with the function of switching the connection between one gas flow channel and another gas flow...
7309535 Air breathing fuel cell having bi-cell unit cells  
The present invention discloses a fuel cell having at least one bi-cell. The bi-cells may be stacked in series to achieve a desired power output. Each bi-cell is a unit cell comprising two hydrogen...
7306868 Integrated fuel cell stack and catalytic combustor apparatus, assembly, and method of use  
An integrated fuel cell stack and catalytic combustor apparatus includes a fuel cell stack assembly having multiple fuel cell stacks between which is defined a cavity, each of said fuel cell stacks...
7306869 Electrostatically actuated shutter and array for use in a direct oxidation fuel cell  
A wide-area electrostatically-actuated shutter is provided that includes a thin, flexible, diaphragm that is placed between two rigid electrode structures. In one embodiment of the invention, the...
7306872 Modular fuel cell cassette for forming a solid-oxide fuel cell stack  
A modular fuel cell cassette for use in assembling a fuel cell stack comprising a metal separator plate and a metal cell-mounting plate joined at their edges to form a hollow cassette. A fuel cell...
7306863 Replaceable fuel cell apparatus having information storage device  
A fuel cell apparatus in accordance with a present invention includes an information storage device. A method of operating a host device in accordance with a present invention includes the step(s)...
7306871 Hybrid power generating system combining a fuel cell and a gas turbine  
A system for co-generation of electricity combining a hydrocarbon catalytic reformer, an SOFC assembly and a generator driven by a gas turbine. The fuel cell assembly recycles a high percentage of...
7306870 Fuel cell  
Fuel cells and methods of operating fuel cells are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention features a fuel source for a fuel cell including a housing having an outlet, a structure having a portion...
7306864 One-shot fabrication of membrane-based electrochemical cell stacks  
The present invention provides membrane cassettes and stacks thereof which are suitable for a use in a variety of electrochemical and ion exchange applications. The present invention also provides...
7306641 Integral fuel cartridge and filter  
An integral fuel cartridge and filter apparatus includes a fuel cartridge, a filter housing coupled to the fuel cartridge, and a filter coupled to the filter housing.
7303211 Fuel cell vehicle architecture  
A vehicle chassis includes a frame defining a cavity, and a tank configured to store compressed hydrogen gas. The tank is at least partially located within the cavity, and is longitudinally...
7297428 Registration arrangement for fuel cell assemblies  
A registration arrangement for a fuel cell stack assembly incorporates registration posts and registration apertures or recesses. Fuel cell assemblies of the stack may include first and second flow...
7297433 Fuel cell  
A fuel cell includes a laminated, plate-shaped membrane electrode assembly and first and second separator plates sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly...
7297426 Direct methanol fuel cell system, fuel cartridge, and memory for fuel cartridge  
The invention provides a fuel cartridge for supplying methanol aqueous solution to a direct methanol fuel cell system, comprising a memory which stores at least a concentration of the methanol...
7297431 Vehicle power supply unit  
A vehicle power supply unit is provided, which includes a part made of degradable plastic, which may be a battery case of a secondary battery, and may be a separator of a fuel cell when the...
7297432 Fuel cell and fuel cell stack  
The present invention provides a fuel cell comprising a pair of separators sandwiching outsides of a membrane electrode assembly composed of a pair of electrodes provided on both sides of a solid...
7297424 Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack  
A fuel gas inlet, a fuel gas outlet, an oxygen-containing gas inlet, an oxygen-containing gas outlet, and other components, which are disposed at upper and lower portions at both ends in the...
7297430 Anode diffusion layer for a direct oxidation fuel cell  
A fuel cell diffusion layer for delivering a fuel mixture to the anode face of a catalyzed membrane and for resisting flow of carbon dioxide produced in the anodic reaction back into the associated...
7294424 Solid-oxide fuel cell assembly having simplified arrangement of current collectors  
A solid-oxide fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells connected in series and disposed as two stacks side-by-side in head-to-tail configuration, connected in series across one end and...
7294423 Polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved current collector plates and method of forming the same  
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell may include a stack of unit cells that each have a hydrogen-ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer...
7294425 Channel-less proton exchange membrane fuel cell  
The present invention is a proton exchange membrane fuel cell that includes a fuel cell assembly. The fuel cell assembly includes a bipolar separator, which includes an anode separator, a cathode...
7291413 Fuel cell end plate  
A fuel cell end plate configured to transmit substantially constant compressive forces along a surface of a fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell end plate is configured such that the compressive...
7291414 Reactant feed for nested stamped plates for a compact fuel cell  
A fuel cell in a fuel cell stack that provides a transition from nested bipolar plates in the active region of the stack to non-nested bipolar plates in the inactive regions of the stack without...
7291410 Orientation independent liquid fuel reservoir  
A fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices or for a reformer, includes (a) a container defining a volume for holding a liquid fuel; (b) a wicking...
7291411 Fuel cell shutdown and startup purge using a stoichiometric staged combustor  
A device and method for operating a fuel cell system. The device includes a combustor that is configured to combine reactants used in the fuel cell in such a way as to produce an inert fluid used...
7288334 Fuel cell stack and method of producing the same  
A terminal plate of a fuel cell stack includes an electron conductive area and a passage area. The electron conductive area is connected to an anode. The passage area includes passages for...
7285345 Ventilation of fuel cell power plant  
A fuel cell stack ( 2 ) of a fuel cell power plant ( 1 ) generates electric power using a fuel gas such as hydrogen supplied from a fuel gas supply device ( 3, 5, 5 a ), and an oxidant gas such as...
7285351 Apparatus for dilution of discharged fuel  
An apparatus for dilution of discharged fuel of a fuel cell is provided, which has an inlet for guiding purged hydrogen gas coming from the fuel cell, a reservoir for storing the purged hydrogen...
7285350 Enhanced solid oxide fuel cell systems  
Enhanced high temperature fuel cell systems, such as solid oxide fuel cell systems and molten carbonate fuel cell systems are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosure include solid oxide and molten...
7285352 Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell therewith  
An objective of this invention is to provide a separator for a fuel cell whereby a fuel, air or cooling water can be evenly and efficiently fed. In a separator for a fuel cell comprising fuel...
7282282 Organic fuel cells and fuel cell conducting sheets  
A passive direct organic fuel cell includes an organic fuel solution and is operative to produce at least 15 mW/cm 2 when operating at room temperature. In additional aspects of the invention,...
7282292 Fuel cell stack assembly  
An exemplary fuel cell device assembly is a fuel cell stack assembly comprising: (i) a plurality of fuel cell packets, each of the packets comprising (a) a frame and (b) two planar...
7282085 Apparatus for hydrogen separation and fuel cell system  
This invention prevents reduction of hydrogen permeability and deterioration in hydrogen separation members that use an oxygen-containing gas as a cathode off gas and a purge gas. Described is a...
7279242 Fuel cell system  
The present invention is carried out to improve the starting capability of a fuel cell at low temperatures. The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell 1 which generate electric power by supplying...
7279245 System for removal of inerts from fuel cell reactants  
An electrical power plant that includes a fuel cell and at least one recycle system for recycling at least a first reactant, for reuse by the fuel cell. The fuel cell discharges a first exit stream...
7276311 Fuel cell having temperature adjustment means for reaction gas  
The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of eliminating condensate water, and preventing flooding due to an excessively humidified electrode by a simple structure and...
7276308 Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger  
A fuel cell system that employs a recuperative heat exchanger to provide additional cooling for the compressed charge air applied to the cathodes of the fuel cells in the fuel cell stack. The...
7270899 On-board fuel cell powered electric vehicle  
A fuel cell vehicle comprises a fuel cell for generating electricity by hydrogen and air, a temperature regulating unit for regulating the temperature of the fuel cell, a fuel supply regulating...
7270906 Solid-oxide fuel cell module for a fuel cell stack  
A fuel cell module having four sheet metal parts stamped from flat stock. The parts do not require any forming operations such as folding or dishing. Each part may have a different thickness to...
7270907 Fuel container and delivery apparatus for a liquid feed fuel cell system  
A fuel container and delivery apparatus is provided which also allows for removal of effluents from the fuel cell. The fuel container and delivery apparatus includes a first flexible bladder...
7267901 Fuel cell system  
A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a fuel gas passage through which a fuel gas containing an odorant and hydrogen gas supplied to the fuel cell flows, an oxidative gas passage through which...
7264233 Humidifier  
Disclosed is a humidifier for humidifying dry gas by transferring moisture from moist gas. A humidifier comprising: a housing having a first area for passing a first gas and a second area for...
7261964 Fuel cell stack housing  
A housing that retains a fuel cell stack includes a casing that defines a cavity. A first plate is retained within the cavity at a first end of the casing. A second plate is partially received into...
7261963 Corrosion resistant, electrically and thermally conductive coating for multiple applications  
Embodiments of an electrically conductive fluid distribution plate are provided, wherein the electrically conductive fluid distribution plate comprises a plate body defining a set of fluid flow...
7261124 Bipolar plate channel structure with knobs for the improvement of water management in particular on the cathode side of a fuel cell  
A fluid distribution assembly for use in a fuel cell includes a separator plate having a major face. A boundary element is disposed over the major face. A flow field communicates reactant in a flow...