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7547733 Composite proton exchange membrane  
An organic/inorganic composite proton exchange membrane (PEM) is disclosed. The PEM includes a proton exchange membrane and a particulate inorganic conductor filler material provided in the proton...
7547484 Solid oxide fuel cell tube with internal fuel processing  
A solid oxide fuel cell comprises a tube forming an anode, electrolyte and cathode, and a catalytic substrate is positioned within the tube. Such solid oxide fuel cells are highly compact and...
7544437 Fuel cell structure  
An improved fuel cell structure uses a first sheet of carbon fibres separated by an electrolyte from a second sheet of carbon fibres. A fuel cell catalyst is coated on the outside of the fibres and...
7544433 Electrode structure for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell using the same  
The present invention provides an electrode structure for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, inexpensive, and exhibiting excellent power production capacity and durability even under high...
7544435 Electrochemical cell systems comprising fuel consuming agents  
Electrochemical cell systems are provided. In some implementations, the electrochemical cell system includes a fuel cell and a fuel cartridge connected to the fuel cell. The fuel cell includes (i)...
7541016 Lithium titanate and method of forming the same  
A lithium titanate has the following formula: Li 4 Ti 5 O 12−x wherein x...
7541109 Passive water management techniques in direct methanol fuel cells  
Passive water management techniques are provided in an air-breathing direct oxidation fuel cell system. A highly hydrophobic component with sub-micrometer wide pores is laminated to the catalyzed...
7537858 Catalyst structure and fuel cell having the same  
The present invention provides a catalyst structure of high catalytic activity and a fuel cell of high cell output. The catalyst structure comprises a conductive film and catalyst particles formed...
7537857 Reduced degradation of ion-exchange membranes in electrochemical fuel cells  
A significant problem in PEM fuel cell durability is in premature failure of the ion-exchange membrane and in particular by the degradation of the ion-exchange membrane by reactive hydrogen...
7534513 Membrane electrode assembly for a tube-shaped fuel cell and tube-shaped fuel cell  
A membrane electrode assembly ( 11 ) for a tube-shaped fuel cell, which is provided with a tube-shaped solid electrolyte membrane ( 1 ); an outside catalyst electrode layer ( 2 ) formed on an outer...
7534524 Methanol fuel cells  
A cathode for a liquid fuel cell, which is covered with a film that is a liquid fuel barrier, but is permeable to oxygen, or for a direct methanol fuel cell, which is covered with a film that is a...
7524576 High-lithium electrolyte for use in molten carbonate fuel cells and method for making same  
A high-lithium carbonate electrolyte formed from a eutectic carbonate mixture including lithium carbonate and from an additional lithium-containing component adapted to form lithium carbonate...
7521141 Innovative method for the preparation of proton conducting nanopolymeric membranes for use in fuel cells or in catalytic membrane reactors  
The invention is based on the preparation of an organic solution of preferably phosphonic acids and tetravalent metals salts, preferably of Zr, Ti, Sn and Ce, in organic solvents, which behaves as...
7507687 Electrocatalyst powders, methods for producing powder and devices fabricated from same  
Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The...
7507494 Extended catalyzed layer for minimizing cross-over oxygen and consuming peroxide  
A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, and an extended catalyzed layer between the cathode and the membrane, the extended...
7498286 Electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells  
The present invention includes an apparatus, system and method for screening and making one or more electrocatalysts, electrocatalyst arrays, electrodes and catalysts for an oxygen reduction...
7494739 Fuel cell  
A fuel cell. The anode of the fuel cell comprises a hydrogen oxidation catalyst comprising a finely divided metal alloy particulate. The metal alloy particulate has an average particle size of less...
7491454 All-in-one type hybrid fuel cell system  
A hybrid fuel cell system includes a fuel supply unit for supplying a fuel containing hydrogen, an oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen, at least one electricity generation unit for generating...
7485390 Combinatorial methods for preparing electrocatalysts  
The present invention is directed to a method for forming combinatorial libraries comprising arrays of materials prepared by depositing a metal species on a support for use as catalysts, such as...
7485385 Process for solid oxide fuel cell manufacture  
The present invention provides a method for conveniently manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) at a cost that is less than five-hundred dollars per kilowatt of electricity. The method...
7485211 Electro-catalysts for the oxidation of ammonia in alkaline media  
An electro-catalyst for the oxidation of ammonia in alkaline media; the electrocatalyst being a noble metal co-deposited on a support with one or more other metals that are active to ammonia...
7482072 Optimizing reactions in fuel cells and electrochemical reactions  
This invention relates to novel methods for affecting, controlling and/or directing various reactions and/or reaction pathways or systems by exposing one or more components in a fuel cell reaction...
7482089 Fuel cell  
A fuel cell is provided having a positive electrode layer ( 13 ) and a negative electrode layer ( 14 ) disposed on the front and rear sides of an electrolyte membrane ( 12 ), for generating...
7479469 Electrode catalyst fine particles, dispersion of the same, and process for producing the dispersion  
Provided is a process for producing electrode catalyst fine particles capable of affording formed catalysts such as membranes excellent in uniformity and strength and also employable as catalyst to...
7479343 Platinum-indium-iron/tungsten/manganese fuel cell electrocatalyst  
A fuel cell electrocatalyst that contains platinum, indium, and at least one of tungsten, iron, and manganese.
7476459 Membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell  
A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode. The anode and the cathode include gas diffusion...
7476460 Thin metal oxide film and method of making the same  
A thin metal oxide film includes a solution of one or more metal salts and one or more water soluble polymers. A mechanism is provided for converting the metal salt(s) and water soluble polymer(s)...
7473485 Extended electrodes for PEM fuel cell applications  
A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode; a cathode; a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode; and an extended catalyzed layer between the membrane and at least one electrode of...
7468340 Metal-supported porous carbon film, fuel cell electrode and fuel cell employing the electrode  
A metal-supported porous carbon film wherein metal fine particles with a mean particle diameter of 0.7-20 nm are dispersed and supported on pore surface walls, fuel cell electrodes employing the...
7468218 Composite solid oxide fuel cell anode based on ceria and strontium titanate  
An anode and method of making the same wherein the anode consists of two separate phases, one consisting of a doped strontium titanate phase and one consisting of a doped cerium oxide phase. The...
7465514 Electrochemical energy source and electronic device incorporating such an energy source  
The invention relates to an electrochemical energy source comprising at least one fuel cell, which fuel cell comprises: a first current collector coupled to a negative electrode, a fuel source...
7462575 Catalyst powder, catalyst electrode, and electrochemical device  
Disclosed is a catalyst powder contained in an electrode, wherein the catalyst powder includes a catalytic substance supported on a conductive powder, the catalytic substance being comprised of at...
7455927 Intermetallic compounds for use as catalysts and catalytic systems  
The invention is directed to intermetallic compounds for use as catalysts for chemical reactions and catalytic systems. The structure of ordered intermetallic compounds enables such compounds to...
7455925 Thin-layer fuel cell structure  
A fuel cell layer and methods for making a fuel cell layer comprising at least one fuel cell in communication with first reactant plenum and second reactant plenum, wherein one of the reactant...
7438837 Method of producing solid electrolyte and solid electrolyte  
A method of producing a solid electrolyte (3, 13) is disclosed wherein solid electrolyte material is prepared having a composition expressed by a formula: (1-x) ZrO 2 {xSc 2 O 3 (where x is a...
7435490 Oxygen getters for anode protection in a solid-oxide fuel cell stack  
In a fuel cell assembly, nickel-based anodes are readily oxidized when exposed to oxygen as may happen through atmospheric invasion of the assembly during cool-down following shutdown of the...
7432006 Electrochemical probe for screening multiple-cell arrays  
Novel systems for combinatorially screening an array of electrochemical cells are disclosed. The screening aparatus may comprise a system of electrodes and electrolytes common to each of the...
7429429 Fuel cell with thermal conductance of cathode greater than anode  
In a fuel cell for a fuel cell power plant having a PEM ( 9 ), a cathode comprising at least a catalyst ( 10 ) and a support substrate ( 17 ), possibly with a diffusion layer ( 16 ), on one side of...
7427448 Portable device, case for portable device, and fuel cell structure  
A fuel cell is disposed inside a camera housing in the vicinity of a front panel, an upper panel, and a side panel in parallel with the respective panels. The invention provides broader cell area...
7422813 Fuel cell systems comprising microfibrous fuel cell elements and methods of making and using same  
Fuel cells having microfibrous hollow membrane separators with fiber-reinforced ion exchange polymeric membrane walls. The reinforcing fibers are continuous and extend along directions which are...
7422822 Single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell  
A single cell for SOFC operating at low temperatures is provided, including a first solid electrolyte with oxide ion conductivity at 800° C. of 0.015 S/cm or more and bending strength of 600 MPa...
7419738 Module for a fuel cell arrangement comprising plates joined by a seal  
A module for a fuel cell arrangement having several stacked plates. At least two of the plates have a common seal element of polymer material which is injected onto the plates and by which the...
7419732 Method for reducing degradation in a fuel cell  
The invention is a method of reducing catalyst dissolution in the cathode of a membrane electrode assembly fuel cell, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a membrane electrode assembly...
7419546 Gas diffusion electrodes, membrane-electrode assemblies and method for the production thereof  
A method for forming a noble metal coating on a gas diffusion medium substantially free of ionomeric components comprising subjecting an electrically conductive web to a first ion beam having an...
7419740 Membrane electrode unit for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and a process for the production thereof  
A membrane electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells consisting of a polymer electrolyte membrane, both faces of which are in contact with porous reaction layers and gas distributor...
7416579 Preparing nanosize platinum-titanium alloys  
Nanometer sized particles containing titanium and platinum are prepared by a sonochemical process. Compounds of the metals are dissolved, suspended, or diluted in a low vapor pressure liquid...
7416809 Catalyst materials for fuel cells  
An improved direct liquid-feed fuel cell having a solid membrane electrolyte for electrochemical reactions of an organic fuel. Improvements in interfacing of the catalyst layer and the membrane and...
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...
7413687 Low temperature proton conducting oxide devices  
A device for conducting protons at a temperature below 550° C. includes a LAMOX ceramic body characterized by an alpha crystalline structure.
7410718 Aerogel and xerogel composites for use as carbon anodes  
Disclosed herein are aerogel and xerogel composite materials suitable for use as anodes in fuel cells and batteries. Precursors to the aerogel and xerogel compounds are infused with inorganic...