Housing Member, Seal, Spacer Or Fluid Distributing Or Directing Means

Housing Member, Seal, Spacer Or Fluid Distributing Or Directing Means patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

06/07/07 - 20070128493 - Fuel delivery system and method of use thereof
Fuel delivery system and method for delivering liquid fuel to an electrode in a liquid-type fuel cell are disclosed. The liquid fuel is passively delivered to a reaction surface of an electrode by capillary force through a porous structure. The porous structure has a shape and a capillary force distribution ...

06/07/07 - 20070128492 - Fuel cell and fuel reservoir for fuel cell
In order to provide a small-sized fuel cell suitably used as an electric power source for portable electronic appliances such as cellular phones, note type personal computers and PDA, assumed is a structure in which connected are plural unit cells each of which is formed by constructing an electrolyte layer ...

05/31/07 - 20070122678 - Liquid supply joint device and fuel cell system using the same
A liquid supply joint device whose structure is simplified and that is accordingly composed of a small number of components, is small in size, can be manufactured at low cost, and can prevent liquid leakage under a wide range of conditions without being affected by internal pressure, whether high or ...

05/31/07 - 20070122677 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes a stack unit that generates electricity by electrochemically reacting hydrogen and air; a fuel supply unit that supplies hydrogen to the stack unit; an air supply unit that supplies air to the stack unit; and a module unit having a used gas line that exhausts ...

05/17/07 - 20070111079 - Separator for fuel cell
In an insulating coating formed at a portion that contacts a coolant of a separator for a fuel cell, blisters (water-filled bulges) are prevented from forming. In a structure in which a primer layer is formed on the surface of an anode side metal separator facing a gap for flowing ...

05/17/07 - 20070111078 - Fuel cell bipolar plate
A fuel cell bipolar plate obtained by molding a composition which includes specific amounts of a porous artificial graphite material, a thermoset resin and an internal release agent has dramatically improved mechanical characteristics, including flexural strength and flexural strain. Even when given a thin-walled construction, the bipolar plate has a ...

05/17/07 - 20070111077 - Carbon dioxide remover for direct oxidation fuel cell and fuel cell system having the same
A carbon dioxide remover includes: a channel member which has the shape of a pipe which allows the non-reactive fuel and the carbon dioxide to flow, which is connected to the fuel cell body, and which includes a plurality of vent holes for discharging the carbon dioxide; a filter member ...

05/10/07 - 20070104999 - Solid fuel devices for fuel cells
A fuel cartridge for a fuel cell, and a fuel cell design is presented wherein the system allows the intermittent use of the fuel in the cartridge. The fuel cell and cartridge provide improved design characteristics that improve the portability of fuel cells for use in portable electronic devices ...

05/10/07 - 20070104998 - Solid fuel devices for fuel cells
A fuel cartridge for a fuel cell, and a fuel cell design is presented wherein the system allows the intermittent use of the fuel in the cartridge. The fuel cell and cartridge provide improved design characteristics that improve the portability of fuel cells for use in portable electronic devices. ...

05/10/07 - 20070104997 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a stack unit including a fuel electrode and an air electrode and generating electricity by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a fuel supply unit supplying hydrogen to the fuel electrode of the stack unit; an air supply ...

05/10/07 - 20070104996 - Water reclamation in a micropower generator
A waterless power generator, particularly a waterless electrical power generator and a passively controlled process for producing electricity with a fuel cell using stoichiometric amounts of a solid hydrogen fuel and byproduct water vapor produced by the fuel cell to generate hydrogen gas. A fuel cell reaction of hydrogen and ...

05/10/07 - 20070104995 - Fuel cartridge for fuel cell and fuel cell with the fuel cartridge
A fuel cartridge in a fuel cell is constructed so as to be removably mounted to a fuel cell body. The fuel cartridge is constructed so that a high-concentration fuel tank and a mixing tank are detachably connected at a fitting section. A low-concentration fuel, a recovered fuel recovered from ...

05/03/07 - 20070099058 - Cartridge with fuel supply and membrane electrode assembly stack
The present invention is directed to a fuel cell system with various features for optimal operations of an electronic device. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cartridge with a fuel reservoir containing fuel and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) or a stack. The fuel cartridge is selectively operatively associated ...

05/03/07 - 20070099057 - Sofc systems to power a liquid or gas fuel pumping station
A fuel cell system for driving a pipeline transmission device. The fuel cell system may include a fuel cell stack in communication with the pipeline, a turbine engine in communication with the fuel cell stack, and a DC motor in communication with the transmission device. ...

05/03/07 - 20070099056 - Fuel cartridge, fuel cell and portable electrical appliance including fuel cell
The operability of a fuel cell which uses a fuel cartridge housing a liquid fuel is improved. A fuel cartridge 1400 houses a liquid fuel 124. The fuel cartridge 1400 includes a gas-liquid separation film 1408 which divides a fuel housing section 1402 into a liquid housing chamber 1402a and ...

04/26/07 - 20070092780 - Fuel cell component having a durable conductive and hydrophilic coating
A fuel cell component having a coating thereon including binary and ternary nitrides and oxynitrides of elements of IVb and Vb groups of the periodic table of elements. ...

04/19/07 - 20070087252 - Fuel cell system
The present invention discloses a laser light source for implementing pulsed oscillation of laser light, which has a laser cavity in which a laser medium for generating emitted light with supply of excitation energy is placed on a resonance path; an excitation device for continuously supplying excitation energy to the ...

04/19/07 - 20070087251 - Water recovery system and direct liquid feed fuel cell having the same
A water recovery system of a direct liquid feed fuel cell and a direct liquid feed fuel cell having the water recovery system. The water recovery system in which water produced at a cathode electrode of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is recovered to supply to an anode electrode, the ...

04/19/07 - 20070087250 - Alloy for fuel cell interconnect
An alloy for an interconnect for a fuel cell is provided. The alloy comprises iron at least about 60 weight percent, chromium in the range of about 15 to about 30 weight percent and tungsten in the range of about 3 to about 4.5 weight percent. The alloy also includes ...

04/12/07 - 20070082249 - Two-sided fuel flow board structure
A two-sided fuel flow board structure is disclosed, which includes a plate, at least one top concave portion, at least one bottom concave potion, at least one injection flow channel, and at least one exhaust flow channel. The top and the bottom concave portions separately formed on an upper surface ...

04/05/07 - 20070077482 - Fuel cell system and fuel storage apparatus
A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell main body having a fuel cell; a fuel storage portion coupled attachably and detachably to the fuel cell main body for storing fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell; and a coupling portion which couples between the fuel cell main body ...

04/05/07 - 20070077481 - Metallic structures for solid oxide fuel cells
A method and resulting device for metallic structures including interconnects and sealed frames for solid oxide fuel cells, particularly those with multi-cell electrolyte sheets, includes providing a high-temperature aluminum-containing surface-alumina-forming steel, forming an interconnect structure from the steel, removing any alumina layer from a surface portion of the interconnect where ...

04/05/07 - 20070077480 - Scavenger materials in fuel cartridge
A fuel cartridge connectable to a fuel cell is disclosed. To eliminate the internal pressure of the fuel liner (bladder), scavengers of oxygen, carbon dioxide, transition metal ion and water are stored inside the fuel liner in order to remove oxygen, carbon dioxide, transition metal ions, and water. Also, the ...

04/05/07 - 20070077479 - High electrical performance direct oxidation fuel cells & systems
A direct oxidation fuel cell (DOFC) system, comprises at least one fuel cell assembly including a cathode and an anode with an electrolyte positioned therebetween, adapted for performing selected electrochemical reactions; a source of concentrated liquid fuel in fluid communication with an inlet of the anode; an oxidant supply in ...

03/29/07 - 20070072042 - Portable fuel cell power source
A portable fuel cell power source including a fuel reservoir for storage of fuel which is provided to one or more fuel cells for generating electricity. The fuel supply is controlled by a fuel supply on-off switch. The electricity produced may be optionally modulated by power conditioning electronics before being ...

03/29/07 - 20070072040 - Fuel cell
A fuel battery cell covered with a hydrophilic polymer layer. ...

03/29/07 - 20070072039 - Metallic separator for fuel cell
A metallic separator for a fuel cell including 2.2 to 6.0 parts by weight of tungsten based on 100 parts by weight of stainless steel containing molybdenum, and the weight ratio of molybdenum to tungsten (Mo/W) is 0.15 to 1.60. The separator for fuel cells has excellent anti-corrosive properties and ...

03/29/07 - 20070072038 - Fuel cartridge
A fuel cartridge is applicable to the fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode, a polymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel wicking structure for feeding liquid fuel to the anode. The fuel cartridge comprises a fuel container and a porous fuel transport wick. The porous fuel transport for transporting the ...

03/29/07 - 20070072037 - Fuel cell
The present invention provides a fuel cell having an anode to oxidize liquid fuel, a cathode to reduce oxygen, and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane formed between said anode and said cathode, wherein: a porous body, which faces the porous anode, having continuous micro pores which form a liquid fuel ...

03/22/07 - 20070065704 - Fluid leak preventing structure
A leak preventing structure is provided with a first unit, a second unit and an absorbing member. The first unit includes a first casing, a convex portion, and a first passage which is open in an end of the convex portion. The second unit includes a second casing, a concave ...

03/22/07 - 20070065703 - Durable conductive adhesive bonds for fuel cell separator plates
The present invention relates to an electrically conductive element, such as a bipolar plate, for a fuel cell which has an improved adhesive bond. The conductive element generally comprises a first and a second conductive sheet, each having a surface that confronts one another. The first and said second coated ...

03/22/07 - 20070065702 - Fuel cell with anisotropic wetting surfaces
A fuel cell with components having durable anisotropic wetting surfaces at selected locations where condensation of water may occur. The anisotropic wetting surface generally includes a substrate portion with a multiplicity of projecting microscale or nanoscale asperities disposed on the surface. Each asperity has a first asperity rise angle and ...

03/22/07 - 20070065701 - Symmetrical, bi-electrode supported solid oxide fuel cell
The present invention is a symmetrical bi-electrode supported solid oxide fuel cell comprising a sintered monolithic framework having graded pore electrode scaffolds that, upon treatment with metal solutions and heat subsequent to sintering, acquire respective anodic and cathodic catalytic activity. The invention is also a method for making such a ...

03/15/07 - 20070059579 - Fuel cell system
There is provided a fuel cell system which can prevent the drying of a proton exchange membrane and prevent the generation of liquid droplets at a hydrogen tank surface which blocks the supply of air, at the same time, and which includes a hydrogen tank, a fuel cell stack disposed ...

03/15/07 - 20070059578 - Electronic device having fuel cell system
There is provided an electronic device including an electronic device main body and a fuel cell main body which has an electricity generator for generating electrical energy and is rotated with respect to the electronic device main body. The electricity generator includes first and second electrode layers and an electrolyte ...

03/08/07 - 20070054172 - Fuel-cell stack
A fuel-cell stack includes a laminate having a plurality of unit cells laminated and accommodated in a box-like casing. The casing includes pairs of side plates arranged at the sides of the laminate and formed of a metal plate having a first thickness, and a plurality of hinge plates spot-welded ...

03/08/07 - 20070054171 - Micro fuel cell with an electrolytic membrane reinforced by an anchoring element and method for production of a micro fuel cell
A micro fuel cell comprises at least a substrate provided with front and rear faces. The front face of the substrate supports a successive stacking of a first electrode, a substantially flat electrolytic membrane and a second electrode. The electrolytic membrane comprises at least one anchoring element salient substantially perpendicularly ...

03/01/07 - 20070048586 - 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) a fuel cell housing having a first external surface and a first internal surface defining a first internal volume of ...

03/01/07 - 20070048585 - Fuel cell and frame used therein
The fuel cell of the present invention includes: a MEA (membrane-electrode assembly); resin frames which are deposited at the front and the rear surface of the MEA and which sandwich the peripheral edge portion of the MEA and fix it; and electrically conductive separators, which are disposed on the front ...

03/01/07 - 20070048584 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell that uses a liquid fuel and comprises an anode for oxidizing the fuel, a cathode for deoxidizing oxygen, and a proton-conductive solid polymer membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode. Further the fuel sell comprises a fuel carrier which has a flow path for transporting the ...

03/01/07 - 20070048583 - Fuel cell
a fuel cell uses a liquid fuel and comprises an anode for oxidizing the fuel, a cathode for deoxidizing oxygen, and a proton-conductive solid polymer membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode. a fuel carrier is arranged so as to be in contact with one side of the anode; ...

03/01/07 - 20070048582 - Alignment structure for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
An alignment structure for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell is disclosed, which is used to accurately position a proton exchange membrane fuel cell onto a fuel cell manufacturing tool. The proton exchange membrane fuel cell comprises a proton exchange membrane and membrane electrode assemblies. The alignment structure comprises first ...

03/01/07 - 20070048581 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system comprises: a stack unit having a cathode and an anode and generating electricity by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a fuel supply unit for supplying hydrogen to the anode of the stack unit; an air supply unit for supplying air to the cathode of ...

03/01/07 - 20070048580 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell, including a fuel cell core component having an anode current collection portion, at least one membrane electrode assembly, and a cathode current collection portion stacked in a sequential manner; a casing, made of a plastic material for surrounding the fuel cell core component therein. ...

02/22/07 - 20070042253 - Fuel cell unit
In order to produce a fuel cell unit comprising a cathode electrolyte anode unit and at least one contact element for making electrically conductive contact with the cathode electrolyte anode unit such that electrical contact with the KEA unit is producible in a reliable and simple manner, it is proposed ...

02/22/07 - 20070042252 - Solid state, thin film proton exchange membrane for fuel cells
A fuel cell according to the invention comprises a multilayer proton exchange membrane having high proton conductivity in the temperature range of 300-500° C. This is achieved by the use of very thin (<1 μm) metal oxide polymer films on a metal substrate by electrolytic anodizing of a metal alloy. ...

02/22/07 - 20070042251 - Electrochemical cell with membrane-electrode-assembly support
An electrochemical cell having a membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA), a cell separator plate disposed on a side of the MEA and defining a flow field therebetween, a MEA support layer disposed adjacent the MEA within the flow field, and a MEA support layer stiffener disposed adjacent the support layer on a side ...

02/22/07 - 20070042250 - Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of multi-cell modules stacked and a restraining member. Each multi-cell module includes a plurality of fuel cells including opposite end fuel cells at opposite ends of the plurality of fuel cells layered. The restraining member restrains the multi-cell module in a direction perpendicular ...

02/15/07 - 20070037036 - Hydrophilic coating for fuel cell bipolar plate and methods of making the same
One embodiment disclosed includes a product comprising: a fuel cell component comprising a substrate and a first coating overlying the substrate, the coating comprising a compound comprising at least one Si—O group, at least one polar group and at least one group including a saturated or unsaturated carbon chain. ...

02/15/07 - 20070037035 - Holding structure and electronic apparatus installing that therein
For providing a holding structure for holding a member to be held, such as a MEA, etc., suitably, while keeping holding plates to be closely contact therewith, being applicable into an electronic apparatus, a DMFC unit U1 comprises a MEA module of being an oblong on a plane view thereof, ...

02/15/07 - 20070037034 - Fluid pump and connector assembly
A fluid pump and connector assembly is particularly suited for use in connecting a fuel cartridge to a fuel cell system. The assembly has a first sub-assembly comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a flexible diaphragm in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet, and a first connector. The ...

02/15/07 - 20070037033 - Separator for fuel cell, fuel cell stack, method for manufacturing separator for fuel cell, and fuel cell vehicle
A separator for a fuel cell comprises a corrugated or undulated gas flow path portion (4) formed on central portion (2) of a clad thin plate: and a flat portion (6) formed on an outer periphery of the central portion, wherein the clad thin plate is obtained by applying rolling ...

02/08/07 - 20070031718 - Fuel cell power generation system
A fuel cell power generation system includes a hydrogen gas separator between a fuel gas feed unit and a fuel cell, and a circulation passage and a circulation blower for conveying an anode exhaust gas to the inlet of the hydrogen gas separator. The system is so configured as to ...

02/01/07 - 20070026287 - Electronic equipment
In order to provide a small electronic equipment which can be used for a long time, an electronic equipment including: a casing; a hold portion provided to a part of the casing, for holding the equipment; and a fuel cell, in which a recessed portion provided to the hold portion ...

02/01/07 - 20070026286 - Direct methanol fuel cell having reduced crossover of methanol and comprising a layer of material for controlling the diffusion rate of fuel
The present invention relates to a direct methanol fuel cell having reduced methanol crossover, which comprises a layer of material for controlling the diffusion rate of fuel. More particularly, it relates to a direct methanol fuel cell in which the material for controlling the diffusion rate of fuel is interposed ...

01/18/07 - 20070015034 - Conductive mono atomic layer coatings for fuel cell bipolar plates
An electrically conductive separator element and assembly for a fuel cell which comprises an electrically conductive substrate having a monoatomic layer coating overlying the substrate. The monatomic layer coating may comprise an electrically conductive material, for example, a noble metal, desirably Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ir, Os and preferably Au. ...

01/18/07 - 20070015033 - Single cell for fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell
A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell, in which a solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched by an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer. This single cell includes a substrate having openings and an insulating and stress absorbing layer stacked on an upper surface of this substrate. ...

01/18/07 - 20070015032 - Method and apparatus for water management of a fuel cell system
A method and apparatus for water management in a direct oxidation fuel cell system includes a direct oxidation fuel cell, including: a housing surrounding an anode, a cathode, a protonically conductive electronically non-conductive membrane electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, a current collector, and a gas-permeable liquid-impermeable membrane ...

01/18/07 - 20070015031 - Discharged fuel diluter
A discharged fuel diluter for a fuel cell includes: a dilution case which defines a dilution space; an offgas introduction pipe which penetrates the dilution case, supplying offgas discharged from the fuel cell in the case; a partitioning member having a rib provided in the dilution case; and a dilution ...

01/18/07 - 20070015030 - Fuel cartridge and direct liquid feed fuel cell system having the same
A liquid fuel cartridge and a direct liquid feed fuel cell system having the liquid fuel cartridge. The direct liquid feed fuel cell system includes: a housing having a cartridge inserting groove and a longitudinal opening in the cartridge inserting groove; a fuel cell located in the housing and composed ...

01/18/07 - 20070015029 - Coated steel bipolar plates
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochemical conversion assembly comprises a plurality of electrochemical conversion cells and a plurality of electrically conductive bipolar plates. The electrochemical conversion cells are configured to communicate with first and second reactant supplies. Adjacent ones of the electrochemical conversion cells are ...

01/11/07 - 20070009779 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and an anode side metal separator and a cathode side metal separator sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. An oxygen-containing gas flows in an oxygen-containing gas flow field in a horizontal direction. A coolant flows in a coolant flow field in a vertical ...

01/04/07 - 20070003809 - Liquid-gas separator for direct liquid feed fuel cell
Provided is a liquid-gas separator of a direct liquid feed fuel cell. The liquid-gas separator includes an empty ball shaped main body; a gas extraction membrane which is attached to an opening formed in the main body, and selectively extracts gas from the main body; an inlet which is formed ...

12/28/06 - 20060292426 - Filter assemblies and systems for intake air for fuel cells
A filter assembly for removing particulate contaminants and chemical contaminants from an incoming dirty air stream for a fuel cell. The filter assembly also includes a noise suppression element that reduces sound waves or noise emanating from any equipment, such as a compressor. The filter assembly can include a particulate ...

12/28/06 - 20060292425 - Air supply system for fuel cell and fuel cell system using the same
An air supply system for a fuel cell and a fuel supply system with the same include a housing having an inlet hole and an outlet hole for respectively allowing inward and outward flow of a fluid; an air pump inserted and installed into the housing and having an inlet ...

12/28/06 - 20060292424 - Mixing tank and fuel cell system having the same
Disclosed is a mixing tank for a fuel cell system having a housing, wherein the housing comprises: an inlet portion through which a low concentration fuel and a high concentration fuel are introduced; a mixing portion in which the introduced fuels are mixed; and an outlet portion through which the ...

12/28/06 - 20060292423 - Fuel cell unit having suction port and exhaust port
According to one embodiment, a fuel cell unit has a fuel cell, a fuel supply path, a suction port, and an exhaust port. The fuel cell has a fuel pole and an air pole. The fuel supply path supplies fuel to the fuel pole of the fuel cell. The suction ...

12/28/06 - 20060292422 - Fuel tank and fuel cell system including the same
A fuel cell fuel tank includes a flexible pipe arranged within the fuel tank housing and coupled with a feeding pipe and a weight coupled with a free end of the flexible guiding pipe, so that a hydrogen containing fuel may be continuously supplied regardless of the orientation of the ...

12/28/06 - 20060292421 - Fuel cell device
A fuel cell device includes: a mixing tank in which a fuel is mixed with a fluid to produce a diluted fuel; a fuel cell that generates electricity by use of the diluted fuel; a flow path through which the diluted fuel is circulated between the fuel cell and the ...

12/28/06 - 20060292420 - Fuel cell device
A fuel cell device includes: a device body; a fuel cell that is housed in the device body; a user accessible compartment that is disposed in the device body and covered by a detachable cover; an auxiliary unit that is disposed in the user accessible compartment; an air intake port ...

12/28/06 - 20060292419 - Secondary cell device having connection interface
A secondary cell device having a connection interface, including: a PCB, plural secondary cell units, and an electrical connection interface. The secondary cell units are made by PCB fabrication processes and provided on the PCB. The secondary cell units are directly made of a part of the PCB material. The ...

12/28/06 - 20060292418 - Fuel cell system
A filter 900 is disposed at an opening part of a fuel container 811. The filter 900 is constituted by disposing a carbon dioxide permselective membrane on a vapor separation membrane. The filter 900 selectively transmits carbon dioxide in a fuel 124 to emit the carbon dioxide out of a ...

12/21/06 - 20060286427 - Liquid fuel, fuel cartridge and fuel cell
A fuel cartridge includes a container having an outlet port section, and a liquid fuel provided in the container. The liquid fuel contains a cationic impurity excluding H+. The concentration of the cationic impurity falls within a range of 1×10−7 to 6×10−6 equivalent/L at the outlet port section. ...

12/21/06 - 20060286426 - Fuel cell, fuel cell stack, and fuel cell system
A fuel cell stack has plural fuel cells stacked in series along a direction vertical to a main surface of each fuel cell. Each fuel cell has a lamination body made of an anode, a cathode, and a polymer proton exchange membrane. The lamination body is sandwiched between a pair ...

12/14/06 - 20060280993 - Power plant with energy recovery from fuel storage
Power plant systems and processes are described that enable recovery of at least a portion of the fuel storage energy associated with a storage system for supplying fuel to the power plant systems. A first embodiment of an energy-recovery power plant system includes at least one fuel storage container and ...

12/14/06 - 20060280992 - Fuel cell separator
A fuel cell separator comprises a resin conductive layer as a mixture of a resin and a conductive filler at least on one side of a metal substrate, wherein the resin conductive layer comprises (a) a first resin layer having a volume resistance of 1.0 Ω·cm or less and (b) ...

12/07/06 - 20060275640 - Combined accumulator and demineralizer functionality for a fuel cell
A fuel cell power plant assembly includes an accumulator having a housing. In one example, at least one demineralizer portion is positioned to interact with fluid within the accumulator housing. This allows for warm fluid within the accumulator housing to provide heat to the demineralizer portion. In one example, the ...

11/23/06 - 20060263666 - Ferritic stainless steel for use as separators of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and polymer electrolyte fuel cells
A ferritic stainless steel for use as separators of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) has a composition consisting of by mass, 0.020% or less of C, 0.50% or less of Si, 0.50% or less of MA, 0.020-0.080% of P, 0.005% or less of S, 0.50% or less of Ni, 28-32% ...

11/23/06 - 20060263665 - Fuel cell apparatus and methods
Fuel cells having an efficient means of thermal insulation such that all of the components requiring high temperature operation are contained within a single housing and whereby such thermal insulation is disposed exterior to such housing. ...

11/23/06 - 20060263664 - Reactant management of a wet end cell in a fuel cell stack
In at least certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a fuel cell stack comprising a fuel cell assembly having opposite first and second ends, a wet end fuel cell adjacent the first end, a dry end fuel cell adjacent the second end, and a plurality of repeating fuel cells ...

11/23/06 - 20060263663 - Temperature management of an end cell in a fuel cell stack
In at least certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a fuel cell stack comprising a fuel cell assembly having opposite first and second ends, a wet end fuel cell adjacent the first end, a dry end fuel cell adjacent the second end, and a plurality of repeating fuel cells ...

11/16/06 - 20060257708 - Electrical current generation system
An electrical generating system consists of a fuel cell, and an oxygen gas delivery. The fuel cell includes and anode channel having an anode gas inlet for receiving a supply of hydrogen gas, a cathode channel having a cathode gas inlet and a cathode gas outlet, and an electrolyte in ...

11/16/06 - 20060257707 - Disposable component on a fuel cartridge and for use with a portable fuel cell system
A portable cartridge that stores a fuel for use with a fuel cell system includes one or more disposable components for use by the fuel cell system. Replacing a fuel cartridge, e.g., when fuel is depleted from the current cartridge, also then services the disposable component for the fuel cell ...

11/09/06 - 20060251946 - Motor cycle with fuel cell and stack structure of fuel cell
The motorcycle is provided with a pipeline 84 for supplying at least hydrogen and oxygen. A fuel cell 12 is disposed below a seat 22 on which a driver sits. A connection port 80 between the fuel cell 12 and the pipe line 84 is disposed rearward of a foot ...

11/02/06 - 20060246337 - Fuel cell support structure
A plurality of tubular solid oxide fuel cells are embedded in a solid phase porous foam matrix that serves as a support structure for the fuel cells. The foam matrix has multiple regions with at least one property differing between at least two regions. The properties include porosity, electrical conductivity, ...

11/02/06 - 20060246336 - Electronic circuit board integrated with a fuel cell
This invention is an electronic circuit board integrated with a fuel cell comprising: a multilayer PCB, including a first region and a second region; an electronic circuit disposed at the first region, including: plural electronic components, disposed at the first region of the multiplayer PCB; plural leads, formed to the ...

11/02/06 - 20060246335 - Separator for fuel cell and molding material therefor
The present invention discloses the forming material which can get the separator for fuel cell which can show a superior characteristic electrically. This forming material consists of the aggregation of granular composite which is formed by coating graphite powder with the coating layer consisting of the phenol resin and carbon ...

10/26/06 - 20060240305 - Bipolar plate and fuel cell assembly having same
The present invention relates to a bipolar plate (130) for fuel cells. The bipolar plate includes a metal plate (131) and a composite layer (132) formed thereon. The composite layer includes a composition made of a polymer resin and a carbon nanomaterial. The carbon nanomaterial is selected from the group ...

10/26/06 - 20060240304 - Catalytic membranes for co oxidation in fuel cells
A hydrogen permeable membrane, which includes a polymer stable at temperatures of about 200 C having clay impregnated with Pt or Au or Ru or Pd particles or mixtures thereof with average diameters of less than about 10 nanometers (nms) is disclosed. The membranes are useful in fuel cells or ...

10/26/06 - 20060240303 - Conductive resin composition and fuel cell separators
An electroconductive plate is prepared by molding an electroconductive resin composition comprising an electroconductive agent and a radical-polymerizable thermosetting resin system having an acid value in a specific range by a resin molding method. The electroconductive agent may be a carbon powder. The radical-polymerizable thermosetting resin system may comprise a ...

10/19/06 - 20060234105 - Stack and fuel cell system having the same
A stack for a fuel cell system including at least one electricity generation unit. The at least one electricity generation unit includes a membrane-electrode assembly and a separator disposed on at least one planar surface of the membrane-electrode assembly. The at least one electricity generation unit has an input end ...

10/19/06 - 20060234104 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell module, at least a cathode gas supply unit in contact with the cathode, at least one gas delivery unit and at least one anode fuel supply unit in contact with the anode. The fuel cell module comprises at least one fuel cell ...

10/19/06 - 20060234103 - Internal current conduction for a fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of adjacently stacked fuel cell modules each of which includes a plurality of adjacently aligned fuel cells that are connected in electrical series. The current flow between adjacent fuel cells is achieved across diffusion media of said adjacent fuel cells. ...

10/12/06 - 20060228612 - Fuel cells and methods for operating said fuel cells
The present invention relates to fuel cells that use one or more types of fuel. A fuel cell of the present invention comprises of a fuel cell stack, a reservoir connected to the fuel cell stack, and a supply valve that controls the supply of the fuel from its fuel ...

10/12/06 - 20060228611 - Fuel cell power generating system with deoxidation tank
A fuel cell power generating system includes a tank containing a deoxidizer. The deoxidizer generates an inactive gas used in the fuel cell power generating system. Additionally, the system includes a booster that fills the tank with compressed gas. The compressed gas is deoxidized by the deoxidizer in the tank ...

10/12/06 - 20060228610 - Card-insertion type of fuel cell apparatus
The present invention is related to a card-insertion type of fuel cell apparatus. The substrate is placed at least one membrane electrode assembly, the insertion portion is placed on the bottom of the substrate, and the first fastener is placed on the substrate, wherein the insertion portion and the first ...

10/05/06 - 20060222928 - Fuel cell system
The present invention provides fuel cell system to supply liquid fuel and air to a stack to thus cause reaction, thereby generating rated power. The fuel cell system includes a liquid fuel supply system, and an air-supply system. An air-supply rate being a volume of air supplied from the air-supply ...

10/05/06 - 20060222927 - Conductive coatings for pem fuel cell electrodes
A bipolar plate for use in a stack of fuel cell modules includes a bipolar plate that has at least one surface containing a metal alloy oxidizable to form a metal oxide having a surface resistance no greater than about 0.007 ohm-cm2. The metal alloy is oxidized to form a ...

10/05/06 - 20060222926 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell is provided with: a membrane electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode and a proton-permeation membrane provided between the anode and the cathode; and a fuel supply path to supply a fuel including any of water-soluble organic matters to the anode, the fuel supply path including a ...

10/05/06 - 20060222925 - Fuel cell having gas/liquid isolated structure
The present invention is related to a fuel cell having gas/liquid isolated structure, comprising a fuel cell core component and an isolating layer component. The fuel cell core component is used to produce electricity by electro-chemical reaction. The isolating layer is a porous film layer with gas ventilation but with ...

10/05/06 - 20060222924 - Prevention of flooding of fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack (1) generates power by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in plural stacked fuel cells (2a, 2b). Each fuel cell (2a, 2b) comprises an anode (26a) to which hydrogen is supplied, a cathode (26b) to which air containing oxygen is supplied, and a electrolyte membrane ...

10/05/06 - 20060222923 - Direct methanol fuel cell system
A direct methanol fuel cell system is constructed to sit stably and to minimize external influences of impacts on a fuel cell stack. The fuel cell system includes an aqueous solution tank for storing a methanol aqueous solution, a fuel tank for storing a methanol fuel to be supplied to ...

09/28/06 - 20060216569 - Pump having noise-proof and vibration-proof structure and fuel cell system using the same
There are provided a pump of a noise suppression and vibration proof structure and a fuel cell system using the same. The fuel cell system includes at least one electricity generator including an electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode attached to the both surfaces of the electrolyte membrane ...

09/28/06 - 20060216568 - Fuel cell unit, fuel cell unit assembly and electronic equipment
For providing a fuel cell unit and a fuel cell unit assembly, wherein membrane electrode assembly and current collector plates are closely contact with each other, so that a liquid fuel hardly leaks out therefom, and further an electronic apparatus equipped with those therein, a DMFC unit U1 for generating ...

09/28/06 - 20060216567 - Hybrid interconnect for a solid-oxide fuel cell stack
An electrical interconnect for a fuel cell assembly comprising a peripheral frame formed of one or more materials having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to that of adjacent elements to which the interconnect must be bonded and a central portion formed of a corrosion-resistant material for conducting electric current ...

09/21/06 - 20060210860 - Separator for fuel cell
A separator for fuel cells, comprising: a conductive filler comprising expanded graphite; a binder; and carbon fibers, wherein the separator has a deflection in flexure at break of 1 mm or larger, a modulus in flexure of 10 GPa or lower, and a flexural strength of 30 MPa or higher, ...

09/21/06 - 20060210859 - Pump having noise-proof and vibration-proof structure and fuel cell system using the same
A pump for a fuel cell of a noise suppression and vibration proof structure and a fuel cell system using the same. The pump includes a housing including a metal housing main body and an inlet hole and an outlet hole for receiving and discharging a fluid and a pump ...

09/14/06 - 20060204821 - Fuel cell end unit with integrated heat exchanger
An end unit for a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cell stacked in a first direction, the end unit for stacking in the first direction adjacent an end fuel cell in the fuel cell stack. The end unit separates a current collection post from the end cell ...

09/14/06 - 20060204820 - Stack and fuel cell system using the same
A stack for a fuel cell includes a first collecting plate having a first electric polarity, a second collecting plate having a second electric polarity different from the first electric polarity, and at least one electricity generator located between the collecting plates. The at least one electricity generator is for ...

09/14/06 - 20060204819 - Conductive epoxy resin composition and separator for fuel cell
The present invention provides a conductive epoxy resin composition which comprises an epoxy resin, a hardener, a hardening accelerator and a carbon material comprising expanded graphite, wherein the hardening accelerator comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of phosphine hardening accelerators, phosphonium hardening accelerators, amine hardening accelerators ...

09/14/06 - 20060204818 - Transition metal nitride and fuel cell applications
The disclosure relates to transition metal nitrides having a chemical formula (Fe100-x-y-zCrxNiyMoz)4Nw, wherein 0.8≦w≦1.7, 19≦x≦30, 11≦y≦19, and 0≦z≦3. The disclosure also relates to fuel cell bipolar plates, fuel cells, fuel cell assemblies, and fuel cell powered vehicles including the transition metal nitride, and methods of manufacturing fuel cell bipolar plates ...

09/14/06 - 20060204817 - Fuel cell device and electronic appliance
The present invention relates to a fuel cell device using a liquid fuel, improves recovery of moisture contained in the exhaust air discharged from the fuel cell, and simplifies structure of generated water recovery. The fuel cell device is a fuel cell device 2 using the liquid fuel (diluted fuel ...

09/14/06 - 20060204816 - Fuel cell device and electronic appliance
The present invention provides a fuel cell device capable of suppressing or filtering moisture discharge such as the generated water by the reaction, and an electronic appliance on which such a fuel cell device is mounted. This is achieved by comprising a water tank 18 for recovering water separated from ...

09/14/06 - 20060204815 - Cell stack having sub-stacks with opposite orientations
A fuel cell stack has two or more sub-stacks of series-connected unit cells. At least two of the sub-stacks are oriented in opposite directions. Distal ends of the sub-stacks may be electrically connected to end plates of the fuel cell stack. The end plates may compress the unit cells and ...

09/14/06 - 20060204814 - Fuel supply unit for fuel cell and fuel cell using same
A fuel cell (723) includes, a high-concentration fuel vessel (715) placed adjacent to a fuel vessel (713) that supplies a fuel (124) to a unit cell structure (101), and a permeation control film (717) that is placed at the boundary between the fuel vessel (713) and the high-concentration fuel vessel ...

09/07/06 - 20060199066 - System for feeding gaseous fuel, in particular hydrogen, for fuel cells
System for feeding gaseous fuel, in particular hydrogen, for fuel cells which comprises a storage tank for said gaseous fuel of the type comprising a case containing a material absorbing said gaseous fuel, in particular a metal hydride, and means for applying an amount of heat to said material absorbing ...

09/07/06 - 20060199065 - Method of manufacturing a fuel cell bipolar plate
A method of manufacturing a fuel cell bipolar plate that improves dimensional accuracy even with viscous material, eliminates the need for large-scale production equipment such as a press to make a pre-formed product, and furthermore, enables manufacturing time for the fuel cell bipolar plate to be reduced. Powdered raw material ...

09/07/06 - 20060199064 - Boil-off compensating cryoadsorption container for liquid gas storage
A hydrogen-based propulsion system is provided for storing hydrogen feed gas which evaporates over time from a storage vessel containing liquid hydrogen as a fuel. In particular, this system enables the evaporated hydrogen feed gas to be stored for later use in the propulsion unit and also provides a system ...

08/31/06 - 20060194093 - Fuel cell and fuel cell case
A direct liquid fuel cell is provided, which can prevent a gas such as carbon dioxide generated by an anode of the fuel cell from adhering to an electrode. A DMFC that is a direct liquid fuel cell includes: an electrolyte membrane; an anode electrode provided on a surface of ...

08/31/06 - 20060194092 - Fuel cell power generation apparatus, fuel cartridge, and fuel cell system using the same
A fuel cell system is provided in which the amount of a reaction product discharged outside the system can be reduced, the reaction product, such as water, being formed by the electrochemical reaction of a fuel cell. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell power generation apparatus and a ...

08/31/06 - 20060194091 - Fuel cell system with a recirculating operating material
A fuel cell system has a fuel cell unit including an anode, and a recirculation unit for recirculating hydrogenous operating material flowing out of the fuel cell unit back into the fuel cell unit, wherein the recirculation unit has at least one drive unit for driving a flow of an ...

08/31/06 - 20060194090 - Fuel cell assembly and fuel cell system
A fuel cell assembly (1) is disclosed. The fuel cell assembly (1) has a fuel cell stack (2) formed by laminating a plurality of cells; plus and minus current extraction sections (4), the current extraction sections (4) extracting current generated by the fuel cell stack and sandwiching the fuel cell ...

08/24/06 - 20060188769 - Method and apparatus for dielectric isolation of fuel cells
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to fuel cell enclosures separate by a dielectric joint. The dielectric joint includes a flange portion from respective housing sections. A dielectric material is positioned between the respective flanges. Removable fasteners are used to secure the flanges and housing sections together. ...

08/17/06 - 20060183013 - Fuel cell separator
The present invention provides a fuel cell separator containing an electroconductive resin composition, wherein the electroconductive resin composition is produced from a mixture containing: a thermosetting resin containing an epoxy resin; a curing agent; a curing accelerator; and a carbon material containing an expanded graphite, wherein the electroconductive resin composition ...

08/10/06 - 20060177724 - Fuel cell
According one embodiment, a fuel cell includes an electromotive section, a fuel tank, a mixing tank in which a fuel supplied from the fuel tank is mixed with water and an aqueous fuel solution to be supplied to the electromotive section is formed, an anode line through which the fuel ...

08/10/06 - 20060177723 - Fuel cell stack
A stacked body is formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells in a stacking direction. End power generation cells are provided at opposite ends of the stacked body in the stacking direction. Each of the power generation cells includes a membrane electrode assembly and first and second metal ...

08/10/06 - 20060177722 - Thermal stress tolerant fuel cell assembly within a housing
A fuel cell assembly includes multi-cell modules disposed in series, and an external member. The multi-cell module has a multi-cell assembly formed by stacking cells, and a module frame having a first wall that surrounds the multi-cell assembly. ...

08/03/06 - 20060172175 - Fuel cell separator
According to the invention, in a separator molded member (4A) for a fuel cell which is produced by: loading a complex compound that is configured by bonding graphite powder by means of a thermosetting resin, into a mold (14); and forming ribs (11) for forming gas passages by the resin ...

08/03/06 - 20060172174 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system including a stack provided with a plurality of unit cells generating electricity based on a chemical reaction between hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, and a reformer for supplying the hydrogen gas obtained by reforming hydrogen-containing fuel to the stack. A fuel storage tank is provided for ...

08/03/06 - 20060172173 - Storage medium and electronic apparatus, and information read-out apparatus
The conventional mobile electronic apparatuses in which a fuel retained in a pack or a fuel cartridge is supplied through a pump to a fuel cell had a defect that, due to the pump incorporated in the apparatus main body, the size and the weight thereof are large, thereby reducing ...

08/03/06 - 20060172172 - Hydrophilic bipolar plates
A polymer composite bipolar plate for an electrochemical cell is formed with a hydrophilic surface. The thermosetting binder resin for the matrix of the composite preferably comprises aromatic groups or moieties and chemically resistant crosslinking bonds. After a mixture of binder resin precursors and conductive powder has been molded into ...

08/03/06 - 20060172171 - Devices for the supplying fuel to fuel cells
This invention relates to a fuel cartridge for the supply of a fuel cell device, with an outlet device, which is formed such that it can be opened by an opening device of a cartridge receptacle device appropriate to the fuel cartridge. Furthermore, the invention relates to a cartridge receptacle ...

07/27/06 - 20060166072 - Fuel cell system, fuel cell operation method, and gas treatment device
A fuel cell system (800), including a plurality of unit cells (101), a container (801) having an inlet (809) introducing the gases such as carbon dioxide generated in the electrode reaction by these unit cells (101) and an exhaust vent (807) discharging the gases, and a catalyst layer (805) placed ...

07/27/06 - 20060166071 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell assembly has a fuel cell stack (1) provided with a polymer electrolyte membrane (2), an air electrode (4) and a fuel electrode (3); an air supply device (19) for supplying air; a fuel gas supply device (20) for supplying fuel gas, and a humidity regulation module (5) ...

07/20/06 - 20060159977 - Compact electrochemical converter
An electrochemical converter (1) with protonic membrane, includes a plurality of series-connected unit electrochemical conversion cells (2a, 2b, 2c, . . . ), a first substrate including the protonic membrane having a first surface on which a succession of first deposits is made forming a series of spaced anodes, and ...

07/20/06 - 20060159976 - 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 connected to said negative electrode, a second current collector coupled to a positive electrode, an oxidant source connected to said ...

07/13/06 - 20060154132 - Fuel-cell-equipped apparatus and fuel cartridge
The present invention provides a fuel-cell-equipped apparatus equipped with a fuel cell, comprising: a holding part which holds a fuel cartridge in which a fuel that is supplied to the fuel cell is sealed, wherein the holding part is capable of being in a first holding state holding the fuel ...

07/13/06 - 20060154131 - Fuel cell separator and fabrication method thereof, and conductive corrosion-resistant metallic material
A fuel cell separator is provided with: a core made of an Al alloy or a Mg alloy; a covering layer made of Ti or a Ti alloy formed on at least one side of the core; and a bonding metal layer formed between the core and the covering layer. ...

07/13/06 - 20060154130 - Fuel cell direct water injection
A fuel cell assembly provides for direct water delivery to water injection points in the active area of fluid flow field plates of the assembly. The fluid flow field plate has a plurality of channels formed in the surface thereof which extend across the surface of the plate in a ...

07/06/06 - 20060147784 - Low- contact-resistance interface structure between separator and carbon material for fuel cell, separator and carbon material used therein, and production method for stainless steel separator for fuel cell
A low-contact-resistance interface structure between a separator and a carbon material for a fuel cell, a carbon material and a separator used in the interface structure, and a method for producing a stainless steel separator for a fuel cell are provided. The low-contact-resistance interface structure may contain a titanium nitride ...

07/06/06 - 20060147783 - Direct liquid feed fuel cell and portable electronic apparatus including the same
A direct liquid feed fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly including a plurality of unit cells composed of an electrolyte membrane, and a plurality of anodes and cathodes formed on opposing surfaces of the electrolyte membrane; a current collection plate including a plurality of first current collecting portions correspondingly ...

07/06/06 - 20060147782 - Sofc assembly joint spacing
A textured surface is formed on at least one of a fuel cell mounting plate or fuel cell subassembly to define a joint spacing between these two components. In a preferred embodiment, the textured surface comprises a plurality of dimples coined or otherwise formed in the metal mounting plate. The ...

07/06/06 - 20060147781 - Fuel cell collector plates containing grafted polyolefins
A conductive composition for fuel cell collector plates and the molding methods thereof are provided. The molding composition includes a polymer resin and conductive fillers, wherein the polymer resin is a polymer blend comprising (1) from about 10 to 100 wt %, preferably from about 50 to about 100 wt ...

07/06/06 - 20060147780 - Method for producing separator for fuel cell, separator for fuel cell and fuel cell
A method for manufacturing fuel cell bipolar plates involves heating and softening a nonwoven fabric including an electrically conductive powder and thermoplastic resin fibers of 0.1 to 20 μm diameter, and shaping the softened nonwoven fabric. ...

07/06/06 - 20060147779 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell includes an electrolyte provided with electrodes in the form of an anode and a cathode on opposite sides of the electrolyte, and a system of flow ducts arranged so as to bring a first flow containing a first reactant into contact with an active surface on the ...

06/29/06 - 20060141323 - Holding member for holding an electrochemical cell, a holding substrate for the same, an electrochemical system and a connecting member for electrochemical cells
The invention provides an assembly structure for facilitating assembly of laminated cells, for reducing the possibility of gas leakage and for preventing the reduction of generating efficiency of cells due to gas leakage. In a disclosed embodiment, a plate-shaped electrochemical cell 9 made of a ceramic material with a through ...

06/29/06 - 20060141322 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system including a fuel cell including a cell body having an electrolyte membrane held between a fuel electrode and an air electrode, and a fuel supply chamber neighboring to the fuel electrode of the cell body, and having a fuel liquid supply port (and optionally a fuel ...

06/29/06 - 20060141321 - Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell with tandem fuel tanks and inertial trigger
A fuel cell apparatus includes tandem storage tanks containing activation devices that release the oxidant gas and fuel gas to the fuel cell membrane when needed. The membrane assemblies surround the storage tanks, overlapping one another in a configuration more suited to use in environments with limited space than the ...

06/29/06 - 20060141320 - Fuel cell and method for manufacturing electrolyte membrane for fuel cell
The present invention has as an object to produce a thinner electrolyte layer in a solid oxide type fuel cell. In a solid oxide type fuel cell, a solid oxide electrolyte layer 110 is grown on the surface of a hydrogen-permeable metal layer 120. A structure is provided for preventing ...

06/29/06 - 20060141319 - Integrated end-bus plate for fuel cell
An integrated end-bus plate for fuel cell stack includes main plate body and a conducting plate. The main plate body is made of corrosion resistant and non-conducting material, which inner side has at least a contacting surface provided for flatly in contact with one side of the fuel cell unit ...

06/29/06 - 20060141318 - Fuel cell metallic separator
The invention provides a fuel cell metallic separator, wherein the metallic plate's edges include a resin portion comprising the communication ports. The resin portion around the communication ports is shaped so as to be capable of interlocking with a fuel cell stack component adjacently located in a fuel cell system. ...

06/22/06 - 20060134496 - Fuel cell conditioning layer
A method and apparatus for depositing a material layer to treat and condition a substrate, such as a fuel cell part, is described. The method includes depositing a hydrophilic material layer on a portion of the surface of the substrate in a process chamber from a mixture of precursors of ...

06/22/06 - 20060134495 - Fuel cell system with cathode stream recirculation
A fuel cell cathode recirculation valve is provided. The valve is configured to recirculate nearly 100% of a cathode outlet stream at idle and to exhaust all of a cathode outlet stream when the fuel cell is operating a full power. ...

06/15/06 - 20060127734 - Flexible fuel cell structures having external support
Fuel cell components provide fuel cells on a flexible sheet that defines a wall of a flexible plenum. An external support structure limits expansion of the plenum in response to forces exerted by a pressurized reactant. The external support structure may comprise a portion of a housing of a portable ...

06/15/06 - 20060127733 - Fuel cartridge connectivity
The invention relates to a portable cartridge that stores a fuel for use with a fuel cell system. Cartridges described herein improve mechanical interface between a cartridge and a device that couples to the cartridge. The interface may include one or more of: a sliding interface between a cartridge and ...

06/15/06 - 20060127732 - Fuel cell stacking method and fuel cell tracking device
It is intended to efficiently accomplish stacking of members of high molecular electrolytic type fuel cells. The invention discloses a fuel cell stacking device for conveying stack members to constitute a fuel cell stack and stacking them in a prescribed sequence, comprising a conveying robot, a stacking robot, a guide ...

06/15/06 - 20060127731 - Fuel containment and recycling system
An energy conversion system is provided including at least one energy conversion device. A reservoir container is provided for storing a quantity of fuel and a quantity of exhaust. The reservoir container includes a container body including at least two chambers of inversely variable volume disposed within said container body ...

06/15/06 - 20060127730 - Integrated bus bars for a fuel cell
A fuel cell system having an integral electrical conduction system is provided for the transmission of electrical energy created from a fuel cell stack. The electrical conduction system conducts electricity to a positive and a negative pole, each disposed at a common end of the fuel cell stack for reducing ...

06/15/06 - 20060127729 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly, and an IR transmissive window for thermographic analysis of a surface of the membrane electrode assembly is described. The test fuel cell provides a method of monitoring a fuel cell, and capturing a thermographic profile of said fuel cell with an IR ...

06/08/06 - 20060121329 - Separator for fuel cell and process for producing the same
The present invention provides a separator for fuel cell, which is a molded article including a resin and a conductive filler, wherein a contact angle of water on a surface of the separator for fuel cell is from 20 to 85°, and a process for producing the separator for fuel ...

06/01/06 - 20060115702 - Liquid fuel cartridge and direct liquid feed fuel cell having the same
A liquid fuel cartridge of a direct liquid feed fuel cell for storing liquid fuel, supplying the liquid fuel to a fuel cell, and recovering water from the cathode of the fuel cell stack. The liquid fuel cartridge has a liquid fuel supplying hole formed at one end, a recovery ...

06/01/06 - 20060115701 - Insulating mount structure, insulation monitoring system, and insulation monitoring method for fuel cells
An insulating mount structure for a fuel cell, which includes insulating mounts (2) for mounting the fuel cell stack (1) on a grounded structure (7), and a water barrier (3) extending in a space between the fuel cell a stack (1) and the grounded structure (7), being electrically isolated from ...

05/18/06 - 20060105220 - Bipolar fuel cell board
The present invention is related to a bipolar fuel cell board, which integrates electronic devices into the single plate of bipolar fuel cell board. Bipolar fuel cell board comprises anode current collection board, cathode current collection board at least one or above one membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assemblies ...

05/18/06 - 20060105219 - Fuel cell component storage or shipment
An article is provided comprising: a) a fuel cell stack comprising at least one port, and b) a humidifying element in communication with the port. The humidifying element may be comprised in a humidifying device, which may form a seal with the port. In another aspect, an article is provided ...

05/18/06 - 20060105218 - Stainless steel for solid polymer fuel cell separator and solid polymer typefuel cell using the stainless steel
Provided are a stainless steel for a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell separator having high durability and a low contact resistance (i.e., high electrical conductivity) and a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell using the same. More specifically, a stainless steel for a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell separator has a composition comprising 0.03% ...

05/11/06 - 20060099478 - Line system for fluids and gases in a fuel cell
An element of a line system of a fuel cell, in which the part which is in contact with the medium being conveyed comprises a polyamide molding composition and, in addition, at least one further layer selected from among: a) a layer II of a further polyamide molding composition; b) ...

05/11/06 - 20060099477 - Fuel cell system
For operation, PEMFCs require among other things a compressor for the cathode air, and a system for removing the water which is generated on the cathode side as a result of the electrochemical reaction. According to an embodiment of the present invention the removal of water is supported in that ...

05/04/06 - 20060093889 - Fuel cell stack
The object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell stack with improved corrosion resistance of metal separators and reduced cost. To attain this object, the fuel cell stack according to the present invention has a cell stack constituted by stacking a prescribed number of unit cells obtained ...

05/04/06 - 20060093888 - Method of fabricating corrosion-resistant bipolar plate
A method of fabricating a corrosion-resistant and inexpensive bipolar plate for a fuel cell is disclosed. The method includes providing a bipolar plate substrate and coating a corrosion-resistant coating on the bipolar plate substrate using a kinetic spray process. ...

05/04/06 - 20060093887 - Anode-supported fuel cell
Anode-supported fuel cell, in particular SOFC, where stresses in the anode substrate are compensated for by a stress compensation layer. According to the invention the stress compensation layer is made porous by making a large number of very small openings. These openings are preferably made hexagonal and the thickness of ...

04/27/06 - 20060088752 - Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack has fuel cell units. Each of the fuel cell units includes first and second membrane electrode assemblies and first to third separators sandwiching the first and second membrane electrode assemblies. A positioning mechanism is used for positioning the first to third separators in alignment with each ...

04/27/06 - 20060088751 - Mobile device for supplying power by means of fuel cells
The present invention relates in general to mains-independent power supply and in particular to a housing for a mobile power supply device, wherein there are provided at least one housing section for accommodating at least one fuel cell device, at least one housing section for accommodating at least one electric ...

04/13/06 - 20060078780 - Hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant
The invention is a hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant (10). An anode flow path (24) is in fluid communication with an anode catalyst (14) for directing hydrogen fuel to flow adjacent to the anode catalyst (14), and a cathode flow path (38) is in ...

04/13/06 - 20060078779 - Draining device for use with fuel cell system
A draining device for use with a fuel cell system includes a recovery tank, a water-absorbing article and a blower. The fuel cell system performs an electrochemical reaction to produce water and heat. The recovery tank is in communication with the fuel cell system and includes a plurality of openings ...

04/13/06 - 20060078778 - Fuel cell housing
A housing for enclosing a fuel cell is shown and which is mounted on an adjacent enclosure having at least one substantially vertically disposed surface, and wherein the housing positions the fuel cell in spaced relation relative to an underlying supporting surface. ...

04/13/06 - 20060078777 - Fuel cell housing
A housing for enclosing a fuel cell is shown and which is mounted on an adjacent enclosure having at least one substantially vertically disposed surface, and wherein the housing positions the fuel cell in spaced relation relative to an underlying supporting surface. ...

04/13/06 - 20060078776 - Bipolar plate with enhanced stability
An enhanced stability and inexpensive bipolar plate for a fuel cell is disclosed. The enhanced stability bipolar plate includes a bipolar plate substrate and a corrosion-resistant coating thermally sprayed on the bipolar plate substrate. A method for enhancing corrosion resistance of a bipolar plate is also disclosed. ...

04/06/06 - 20060073371 - Fuel sources, fuel cells and methods of operating fuel cells
Fuel sources, 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 made substantially from a fuel-permeable material, and a fuel in the housing ...

03/30/06 - 20060068262 - Separator for fuel cell and method for producing the same
A separator for a fuel cell comprising a gold covering layer formed on the surface of stainless steel plate a method for producing a separator, in which exfoliation and fracture of the gold covering layer can be prevented and corrosion resistance and durability can be obtained, are provided. Voids are ...

03/30/06 - 20060068261 - Fuel cell systems
A fuel cell assembly comprises a separating structure configured for separating a first reactant and a second reactant wherein the separating structure has an opening therein. The fuel cell assembly further comprises a fuel cell comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first and ...

03/30/06 - 20060068260 - Structure of fuel cell
A structure of a fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell comprises a housing having a plurality of receiving containers mounted therein; and a plurality of reaction units, wherein one reaction unit is mounted in one receiving container respectively and has one electrode and the other electrode, one of the ...

03/23/06 - 20060063058 - Fuel supplying system for fuel cell and fuel cell employing the same
A fuel supplying system for a fuel cell, may comprise a container having therein a liquid fuel and a carrier for fixing the liquid fuel, wherein the carrier contains solid particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 μm to 5 mm. ...

03/23/06 - 20060063057 - High strength insulating metal-to-metal joints for solid oxide fuel cells and other high temperature applications and method of making
A seal formed between a metal part and a second part that will remain gas tight in high temperature operating environments which experience frequent thermal cycling, which is particularly useful as an insulating joint in solid oxide fuel cells. A first metal part is attached to a reinforcing material. A ...

03/09/06 - 20060051651 - Aligning method for repeating and non-repeating units in a fuel cell stack
An alignment system and method for assembling a fuel cell stack. Components of the fuel cell stack have internal alignment features and are aligned to a predetermined orientation during assembly. The system and method allow fuel cell stacks to be assembled within high tolerance levels while improving access to each ...

03/09/06 - 20060051650 - Integrated coolant header venting for a fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack configuration and method of removing gas from the coolant flow path within a fuel cell stack is provided. The fuel cell stack has an internal vent passageway that communicates with the coolant supply header to enable gas entrapped therein to be vented from the fuel cell ...

03/09/06 - 20060051649 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack generating an electric energy from an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, an air supply pump pumping air to the fuel cell stack, an adsorptive air filter filtering air sucked into the air supply pump; and an oxygen supply device connected ...

03/02/06 - 20060046127 - Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack includes side plates of a casing. Flanges are provided on the side plates on the short sides for coupling the side plates on the short sides to the other side plates on the long sides. In each of the side plates, the center O of the ...

03/02/06 - 20060046126 - Fuel cell and information terminal carrying the same
A fuel cell, which comprises a plurality of fuel cell units each comprising an anode for oxidizing fuel, a cathode for reducing oxygen, an membrane/electrode assembly sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the fuel cell units are arranged in a plane to constitute power generation unit, a plurality ...

03/02/06 - 20060046125 - Electrochemical fuel cell elements having improved compression over channels
An electrically conductive element and a related assembly are provided for use in an electrochemical cell. The electrically conductive separator plate has an upper boundary and a lower boundary. The upper boundary has at least one land formed therein, where the land has a surface defining a first plane and ...

03/02/06 - 20060046124 - Edge stress relief in diffusion media
A diffusion media for use in a PEM fuel cell which includes a relieved edge region relative to the interior region of the diffusion media. The outer perimeter or portion of the diffusion media that will interface with a sealing gasket is pre-compressed. The pre-compressed diffusion media lowers the compression ...

03/02/06 - 20060046123 - Passive fluid pump and its application to liquid-feed fuel cell system
Methods and devices are disclosed for transferring a first liquid into a second liquid through a wick material. Said wick material preferentially has a higher wicking capability with respect to the first liquid than to the second liquid, and is disposed in a siphon fashion with the first or intake ...

02/23/06 - 20060040165 - Fuel cell separator, fuel cell stack, fuel cell vehicle, and method of manufacturing fuel cell separator
A fuel cell separator of the present invention includes: a base material which is made of transition metal or an alloy of transition metal and has a path for fuel or an oxidant; and a nitride layer which is provided from a surface of the base material towards an inside ...

02/23/06 - 20060040164 - Surface modifications of fuel cell elements for improved water management
Methods and systems for enhancing water management capabilities of a fuel cell system are described. The method includes blasting of the surface of a bipolar plate to roughen the surface to create a super hydrophilic or super hydrophobic surface for enhanced water management. Preferably water jet blasting is used. Other ...

02/23/06 - 20060040163 - Method of enhancing fuel cell water management
Methods and systems for enhancing water management capabilities of a fuel cell are disclosed. The methods include changing the surface energy of a fuel cell element by depositing, via physical vapor deposition, a thin film on the surface of the fuel cell element. Sputtering and evaporation can be employed as ...

02/23/06 - 20060040162 - Fuel cell and method for its manufacture
A method for making a component of a fuel cell utilizes a rotary die forming station for shaping a web of material into a configuration corresponding to the component. The component may comprise an exchanger plate. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a fuel cell assembly wherein a gasket ...

02/23/06 - 20060040161 - Hydrogen fill inlet structure for fuel cell vehicle
A hydrogen fill inlet structure for a fuel cell vehicle includes a hydrogen cylinder for filling hydrogen gas from a hydrogen fill inlet. A fuel cell is provided for generating electrical power utilizing hydrogen gas supplied from the hydrogen cylinder. A motor is provided for generating propulsive power for supply ...

02/23/06 - 20060040160 - Drainage structure in fuel cell electric vehicle
To provide a drainage structure for a fuel cell electric vehicle wherein gas exhausted from a fuel cell is exhausted into the air via a muffler and generated water from the fuel cell can be moderately exhausted. In a drainage structure is provided for a fuel cell electric vehicle that ...

02/23/06 - 20060040159 - Fuel cell stack
A terminal plate, an insulating plate, and an end plate are stacked on a stack body. The terminal plate has current collectors at least at lower portions of an oxygen-containing gas supply passage, a coolant supply passage, a fuel gas discharge passage, a fuel gas supply passage, a coolant discharge ...

02/23/06 - 20060040158 - Fuel cell discharge-gas processing device
A fuel cell discharge-gas processing device that dilutes anode off-gas discharged from a fuel cell anode by mixing the anode off-gas with a diluent gas so as to produce a diluted gas and then discharges mixture of the anode off-gas and the diluent gas, includes: a dilution container; an anode ...

02/16/06 - 20060035132 - Connecting structure to cell of voltage detecting connector and fuel cell
In the connecting structure of the present invention, connectors 8 and 9 which are in contact with terminals 6 and 7 are connected to fuel cell 1 including first cells 2a which have the terminals 6 and 7 at an anode plate and a cathode respectively, and second cells 2b ...

02/16/06 - 20060035131 - Liquid fuel supply type fuel cell
A fuel cell (100) which has an electrode-electrolyte joined article (101) composed of a fuel electrode (102), an oxidizing agent electrode (108) and, sandwiched thereby, a solid polymer electrolyte (114), characterized in that a separation film (330) comprising a material exhibiting an oxygen/nitrogen separation factor of more than 1 is ...

02/09/06 - 20060029855 - 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 fuel cell. The polymer may be deposited from a solution of monomers by electrochemical polymerization. ...

02/02/06 - 20060024554 - Fuel cell cartridge connector
Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector ...

02/02/06 - 20060024553 - Hot swappable fuel cell system
Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector ...

02/02/06 - 20060024552 - Fuel cell system
In a fuel cell system which dilutes a liquid fuel to supply the diluted liquid fuel to an anode, it is intended to achieve stable electricity generation capacity. The fuel cell system generates electricity by an electrochemical reaction between the liquid fuel and an oxidant, and this system comprises a ...

02/02/06 - 20060024551 - Array fuel cell reactors with a switching system
A high throughput screening device for combinatorial chemistry having a plurality of flow channels, wherein a flow channel has a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies, and a switching system that permits a selected membrane electrode assembly in a flow channel to be in a current producing state at any time ...

02/02/06 - 20060024550 - Stamped pem fuel cell plate manufacturing
A separator plate for a fuel cell is provided including a first support element and a series of second support elements extending from a first surface of the plate. A series of apertures are disposed between the first support element and the series of second support elements for communicating a ...

02/02/06 - 20060024549 - 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 the cavity at a second end of the casing and is secured to the ...

02/02/06 - 20060024548 - Combination of injector-ejector for fuel cell systems
A fuel cell system including a combined injector/ejector system. The pressure of a hydrogen gas being injected into the fuel cell system by the injector acts as a pump that draws an anode exhaust gas being carried by the ejector back into the fuel cell system. The respective gases mix ...

01/26/06 - 20060019143 - Fuel cell system and transport equipment including the same
A fuel cell system that is capable of handling gasified fuel in an aqueous solution tank includes an aqueous solution tank which holds fuel aqueous solution, a fuel cell including an anode supplied with the fuel aqueous solution from the aqueous solution tank, and a cathode provided with a catalyst ...

01/26/06 - 20060019142 - Enhanced stability bipolar plate
An enhanced stability and inexpensive bipolar plate for a fuel cell is disclosed. The enhanced stability bipolar plate includes a bipolar plate substrate and a corrosion-resistant coating provided on the bipolar plate substrate. A method for enhancing corrosion resistance of a bipolar plate is also disclosed. ...

01/26/06 - 20060019141 - Fuel supply method for direct methanol fuel cell
In a direct methanol fuel cell, fuel efficiency is maintained by periodically adding a higher methanol concentration mixture through a cartridge into the primary fuel container. The cartridge replenishes methanol and partial water losses due to the consumption of fuel in the power generating process. In a typical system, the ...

01/19/06 - 20060014070 - Hydrogen fuel source refiller
Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector ...

01/19/06 - 20060014069 - Smart fuel cell cartridge
Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector ...

01/12/06 - 20060008694 - Stainless steel alloy and bipolar plates
An improved bipolar plate stainless steel alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 20% to about 30% chromium, about 10% to about 25% nickel, about 1% to about 9 % molybdenum, and up to about 4% copper, where the weight percentage of chromium plus nickel plus molybdenum is greater than about ...

01/12/06 - 20060008693 - Fuel cell
An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell having a structure capable of generating a large cell output power. According to the present invention, there is provided a fuel cell including an anode for oxidizing liquid fuel, a cathode for reducing oxygen, an electrolyte membrane provided ...

01/05/06 - 20060003218 - On vehicle fuel cell system
A fuel cell system mounted on a vehicle, including: a fuel cell which is supplied with hydrogen containing gas for generating electric power; a dilution device which dilutes the hydrogen discharged from the fuel cell before discharging the hydrogen to the outside of the system; and a frame member on ...

01/05/06 - 20060003217 - Planar membraneless microchannel fuel cell
A planar microfluidic membraneless flow cell. The design eliminates the need for a mechanical membrane, such as a polyelectrolyte membrane (PEM) in a fuel cell, by providing a flow channel in which laminar flow regimes exist in two fluids flowing in mutual contact to form a “virtual interface” in the ...

01/05/06 - 20060003216 - Fuel cell mounted device, and electric power supply system
A fuel cell mount apparatus includes: a fuel cell system including a power generation unit for generating electric power by use of a fuel and air, a hydrogen occlusion cylinder for supplying the fuel to the power ge