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Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, And Process > Fuel Cell, Subcombination Thereof Or Methods Of Operating > Housing Member, Seal, Spacer Or Fluid Distributing Or Directing Means > Having Sealing Feature > Having Support Or Spacers With Fluid Distribution Means > And Fluid Directing Means

And Fluid Directing Means

And Fluid 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.

05/03/07 - 20070099063 - Solid polymer fuel cell
Fuel cells (20) are superimposed one upon the other in the stacking direction. Each fuel cell (20) comprises an anode gas passage (32) and a cathode gas passage (36). Each passage has a meandering configuration provided with two or more bent portions (511, 512, 521, 522). At least the most ...

03/15/07 - 20070059583 - Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes multiple fuel cells. Each fuel cell may be a proton exchange membrane fuel cell that is arranged to optimize the performance of the fuel cell. The fuel cells may include silicon wafer substrates that define flow channels through the fuel cells for hydrogen and oxidant ...

02/15/07 - 20070037038 - Fuel supply manifold assembly
A fuel supply manifold assembly (20) comprising a manifold (40), one or more supply inlet connections (42), pressure readers (44, 46), a manual turnoff (50), pressure-reducing devices (52,54), a pressure-relieving device (56), a flow-control device (60), and a delivery outlet port (62). The manifold (40) defines a flow path from ...

01/11/07 - 20070009782 - Flow path structure, production method thereof and fuel cell system
A flow path structure is provided with: a first flow path member having a plurality of through grooves, the through grooves being disposed adjacent to each other; a second flow path member having a fitting portion, in the fitting portion the first flow path member being fitted; a third flow ...

01/04/07 - 20070003816 - Fuel cell and separator for fuel cell
A unit cell of 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. A plurality of first supply holes and a plurality of second supply holes extend through a channel unit of the anode ...

11/23/06 - 20060263672 - Fuel cell system and mobile communication device including the same
A fuel cell system includes: a cell pack including an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an electrolyte; a fuel tank separated from the cell pack, and having a hole; a fuel mixture unit connected to the cell pack; a fuel storage medium included in the fuel tank, and a ...

10/12/06 - 20060228619 - Electrochemical cell structure
An electrochemical cell structure comprises an anode, a cathode spaced apart from the anode and an electrolyte in ionic communication with each of the cathode and the anode. A single-piece nonconductive frame supports each of the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte and defines a flowpath for working fluids and ...

10/12/06 - 20060228618 - Cathode air baffle for a fuel cell
A fuel cell stack having perforated baffles disposed within the cathode air flow spaces of the stack for distributing air across the cathode and interconnect surfaces in a predetermined pattern to minimize temperature variations on the cathode surface. A baffle comprises at least one element inclined to the air flow ...

07/13/06 - 20060154133 - Method and apparatus for forming a fuel cell flow field with an electrolyte retaining material
According to one embodiment of the invention, a flow field plate can be configured with an electrolyte retaining material. The electrolyte retaining material can couple the electrolyte to the flow field plate. ...

06/22/06 - 20060134504 - Fuel cell in which a fluid circulates essentially parallel to the electrolytic membrane and method for production of such a fuel cell
The invention relates to a fuel cell, comprising a substrate supporting an electrolytic membrane with first and second faces on which first and second electrodes are respectively arranged. The first and second electrodes respectively comprise first and second catalytic elements and first and second fluids are respectively provided for supply ...

06/01/06 - 20060115709 - Fuel cell device assembly and frame
An exemplary fuel cell device assembly includes: (i) an electrolyte sheet; (ii) a plurality of cathodes disposed on one side of the electrolyte sheet; (iii) a plurality of anodes disposed on another side of the electrolyte sheet; and (iv) a frame supporting the electrolyte sheet, the frame having a plurality ...

05/25/06 - 20060110651 - Fuel cell
A power generation cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and a cathode side metal separator and an anode side metal separator sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. A seal member covers inner surfaces of inlet through holes. The seal member includes a plurality of flow grooves and a plurality of receivers. ...

04/27/06 - 20060088757 - Fuel cell apparatus with double-sided flow field board
The present invention is related to a fuel cell apparatus with a double-sided flow field board which comprises a double-sided flow field board and two fuel cell boards. The double-sided flow field board comprises a board body and the flow field structure respectively placed on both sides of the board ...

04/06/06 - 20060073374 - Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack with a plurality of fuel cell elements which are layered on one another with separating plates located between the fuel cell elements. Inside channels are formed to supply a combustion gas and discharge the exhaust gas. The fuel cell stack is characterized in that, on a ...

02/16/06 - 20060035136 - Electrochemical cells comprising laminar flow induced dynamic conducting interfaces, electronic devices comprising such cells, and methods employing same
An electrochemical cell is described that includes (a) a first electrode; (b) a second electrode; and (c) a channel contiguous with at least a portion of the first and the second electrodes. When a first liquid is contacted with the first electrode, a second liquid is contacted with the second ...

01/26/06 - 20060019145 - Fuel cell apparatus
There is provided a fuel cell apparatus including: an electric power generation unit including a membrane electrode assembly having an oxidizer electrode to which an oxidizer is fed and a fuel electrode to which a fuel is fed, the oxidizer electrode and the fuel electrode being arranged through an electrolyte ...

12/29/05 - 20050287416 - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and power generation device
A fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly (26) in which an anode (26B) and a cathode (26C) are formed on both sides of a polymer electrolyte film (26A). The fuel cell is provided with a downstream gas supply channel (33) facing the cathode (26C), an upstream gas ...

10/06/05 - 20050221161 - Solid oxide fuel cell and separator
A solid oxide fuel cell is formed by arranging a fuel electrode layer and an air electrode layer on both surfaces of a solid electrolyte, respectively, a fuel electrode current collector and an air electrode current collector outside the fuel electrode layer and the air electrode layer, respectively, and separators ...

08/18/05 - 20050181266 - Fuel cell assembly and a separator therefor
In a fuel cell assembly (1) comprising a pair of separators (11, 12) each for defining a recess (10) serving as a conduit for a fuel fluid or an oxidizer fluid, a feedthrough conductive path for connecting top and under surfaces of each separator is achieved by a second electroconductive ...

08/11/05 - 20050175884 - Fuel cell having a perforated foil distributing the fuel gas over the electrode surface
A fuel cell includes a cathode-electrolyte-anode unit, and a perforated foil structure distributes fuel gas over an electrode surface thereof. Longitudinal axes of at least some of the holes forming perforations in the foil are inclined differently relative to the foil surface such that, near a fuel gas feed, the ...

07/21/05 - 20050158610 - Reversing air flow across a cathode for a fuel cell
A fuel cell assembly having means for providing tempered air to, and removing spent air from, air-flow passages across the cathode. The air flow path includes means for reversing the direction of flow across the cathode periodically to reverse the roles of the leading and trailing edges of the cathode ...

06/30/05 - 20050142427 - Fuel cell
A fuel cell includes an electrolyte electrode assembly and a pair of separators sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assembly. Each of the separators is a single plate, and includes a plurality of circular disks. First protrusions and second protrusions are provided on both surfaces of the circular disk. The first protrusions ...

06/23/05 - 20050136319 - Fuel cell and fuel cell stack
A fuel cell includes an electrolyte electrode assembly and separators. The separator includes first through third plates which are stacked together. The first plate has a first protrusion section on its surface contacting an anode of a first circular disk. The first protrusion section includes a large number of protrusions ...

06/09/05 - 20050123822 - Separator for fuel cell and process for producing the same
The present invention provides a separator for fuel cell containing: a flat plate member; a gas passage-side member provided on one side of the flat plate member and having passages for passing a reactant gas therethrough; and a cooling water passage-side member provided on the other side of the flat ...

06/02/05 - 20050118492 - Fuel-cell reactant delivery and circulation device
Fuel cells equipped with a self-contained gas- or air-lift which circulates fuel through the channels of the separator plate of the fuel cell via gaseous carbon dioxide produced by the reaction of the membrane electrode assembly and the fuel are provided. Also provided are exemplary self-contained gas- or air-lifts useful ...

06/02/05 - 20050118491 - High specific power, direct methanol fuel cell stack
The present invention is a fuel cell stack including at least one direct methanol fuel cell. A cathode manifold is used to convey liquid methanol fuel to each fuel cell, and an anode manifold is used to convey ambient air to each fuel cell. Tie-bolt penetrations and tie-bolts are spaced ...



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