Lower-cost interconnecting conducting plate for SOFC stack

Patents

Electrode treatment for improving performance in liquid-feed direct methanol fuel cells

Improved system for desulfurising hydrocarbon fuel removes organic sulfur compounds

Applicant: Ballard Power Systems, Canada

Applicant: IFC, USA

Fluid flow plates and fuel cell assembly using heat pipe control

Patent number: US 6153323

Patent number: US 6159256

Applicant: Plug Power, USA Patent number: US 6146779

Anticorrosive coating for currentcarrying MCFC components

Compact flat-plate stacked-type fuel reformer eliminates external heat-exchangers

Lightweight bipolar separator plates and their construction Applicant: Lynntech Inc, USA Patent number: US 6146780

Improved DMFC, with new materials and extremely porous electrode Applicant: CaITech, USA (Jet Propulsion Lab) Patent number: US 6146781

Anode for methanol oxidation, with amplified catalytic effect Applicant: Degussa-Huh AG, Germany Patent number: US 6146782

Improved proton-exchange membrane with supported internal passages

Applicant: MTU Friedrichshafen, Germany Patent number: US 6 153324

Association of Japan (Mitsubishi Electric

Silicone resin-metal composite for PEM fuel cell separator

PEM assembly using sulfonated polyphenylether sulfone membrane Applicant: CaITech, USA Patent number: US 6 150047

Metallic SOFCinterconnection material with fine microstructure and chemical stability Applicant: Korea Institute of Energy Research Patent number: US 6150048

Corporation)

Patent number: US 6159434

Applicants: Aisin Takaoka Co Ltd; Mitsubishi Plastics, Japan

Patent number: US 6153326

Depositing minimal catalyst load while maximising catalytic activity Applicant: Southwest Research Institute, USA

Amorphous carbon with noble metal catalyst for electrodes and MEAs

Patent number: US 6159533

Applicant: Southwest Research Institute, USA Patent number: US 6153327

Method for introducing hydrogen into layered carbon nanostructures Applicants: N.M. Rodriguez, R.T.K. Baker

Improved desulfurisation of hydrocarbon fuel for vehicular fuel cell system

(USA)

Applicant: IFC, USA

Highly proton-conductive antimonic acid film with high response to humidity

Patent number: US 6156084

Applicant: Lynntech Inc, USA Patent number: US 6149810

Applicant: Engineering Advancement

Polymer membrane with embedded silica particles for operation at up to 160°C Applicant: De Nora, Italy (now Nuvera) Patent number; US 6 156 184

Identifying gas leak between PEM anode and cathode, by detecting cell voltage

Patent number: US 6159538

Applicant: National Research Institute for Metals, Japan

Patent number: US 6 159624

Fuel cell system logic di~erentiates between rapid and normal shutdown commands Applicant: General Motors, USA Patent number: US 6159626

Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: US 6156447

Bipolar separator with reduced stress on molten carbonate electrolyte matrices

Fluid flow plate using hole in land between flow channels

Lower-cost interconnecting conducting plate for SOFCstack

Applicant: Plug Power, USA

(now FuelCell Energy)

Patent number: US 6150049

Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: US 6156448

Hydrogen-permeable metal membrane with increased H, flux

Inexpensive PEM catalyst layer with better electrocatalytic activity

Applicant: IdaTech, USA Patent number: US 6152975

Applicant: Degussa-Huh AG, Germany Patent number: US 6 156449

Use of thermoplastic films to create seals and bond PEM cell components

MCFC cathode containing alkaline earth metal oxides Applicant: Korea institute of Science &

Composite ion-exchange membranes with microporous highly fluorinated non-ionic polymer support

Technology

Applicant: DuPont, USA

Patent number: US 6153257

Patent number: US 615645 1

Applicant: Energy Research Corporation,

USA

Patent number: US 6159627

Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6159628

Volume-efficient layered manifold assembly for fuel cell stacks Applicant: Ballard Power Systems, Canada Patent number: US 6159629

Fuel Cells Bulletin

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