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Minimising heat radiation from fuel cell system
Patents This month the patent summaries have been made even briefer than they were before, in an effort to catch up most of the backlog of recently pubfished US and WO patents. It is encouraging that there is clearly so much research and development work going on in this very active area. We expect to return to more detailed summaries once most of the bacHog has been summarised. Hopefully the essential features of these new inventions are clear enough, even in this abbreviated form.
Water management system for PEM fuel cells
Cooling catalysts, to reduce CO concentration
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: WO 00/54350
Applicant: Toyota, Japan Patent number: US 6120925
DMFC membrane with good swell resistance
Inhibition of carbon deposition on steam reformer walls
Applicant: Center for Advanced Science &
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6120926
Technology Incubation, Japan Patent number: WO 00/54351
Improved sealing for fuel cell gasket/membrane assembly Applicant: Flexfab Horizons International,
Catalyst to remove CO from reformate over wide temperature range Applicant: Matsnshita Electric Works, Japan Patent number: WO 00/54879
USA
Fuel cell frame to facilitate movement of fluids and gases Applicant: Proton Energy Systems, USA Patent number: US 6117287
Ambient-pressure fuel cell with fully hydrated membranes Applicant: University of California, USA (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Patent number: US 6117577
Patent number: WO 00/54352
Driving air compressor and water pump by same motor Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54353
Minimising heat radiation from fuel cell system Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54354
Catalysed wall fuel gas reformer resistant to carbon deposits
Improved cold-start performance using reformer heat
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6117578
Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54355
Water removal from PEM fuel cell
Improved cold-start using electrode as catalytic burner
Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, Japan
Improved Pt-Ru-Ni alloy fuel cell catalyst for methanol oxidation Applicant: Symyx Technologies, USA Patent number."WO 00/55928
Gas diffusion substrate with greatly improved water management Applicant: Johnson Matthey, UK Patent number: WO 00/55933
Compact automotive system for reforming hydrocarbon fuel Applicant: Arthur D. Little, USA Patent number: US 6123913
Feeding anode waste gas to gas motor to increase energy output Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: US 6124050
Patent number: US 6117579
Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54356
MCFC current collector minimises electrolyte loss
Stack with improved delivery of input reactants
Applicant: DaimlerChrysler, Germany Patent number: US 6117580
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: WO 00/54357
PEMFC electrode with hydrophilic conductive zeolite support
Composite tubular fuel cells and modules
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, USA Patent number."US 6117581
Applicant: Fraunhofer-GeseUschaft, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54358
Japan
SOFC cathode composition to improve stability
Creating steam from cooling stream of PEM fuel cell
Fuel cell with internal combustion chamber eliminates start-up burner
Applicant: Dow Chemical, USA Patent number: US 6117582
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6120923
Applicant: Fuel Cell Technologies IncoUSA Patent number: US 6124053
Improved noble metal ternary alloy fuel cell catalysts
Perovskite-type oxides containing Ni and Fe for SOFC air electrode
Fuel cell with sufficient anode flow to purge inert residue
Applicant: Symyx Technologies, USA Patent number: WO 00/54346
Applicant: NTT Corporation, Japan Patent number: US 6120924
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6124054
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Stack with novel cooling and gas distribution systems Applicant: Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, USA Patent number: US 6124051
Compact automotive PEM system with improved efficiency Applicant: Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Patent number: US 6124052
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Water management system for PEM fuel cells
Cooling catalysts, to reduce CO concentration
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: WO 00/54350
Applicant: Toyota, Japan Patent number: US 6120925
DMFC membrane with good swell resistance
Inhibition of carbon deposition on steam reformer walls
Applicant: Center for Advanced Science &
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6120926
Technology Incubation, Japan Patent number: WO 00/54351
Improved sealing for fuel cell gasket/membrane assembly Applicant: Flexfab Horizons International,
Catalyst to remove CO from reformate over wide temperature range Applicant: Matsnshita Electric Works, Japan Patent number: WO 00/54879
USA
Fuel cell frame to facilitate movement of fluids and gases Applicant: Proton Energy Systems, USA Patent number: US 6117287
Ambient-pressure fuel cell with fully hydrated membranes Applicant: University of California, USA (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Patent number: US 6117577
Patent number: WO 00/54352
Driving air compressor and water pump by same motor Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54353
Minimising heat radiation from fuel cell system Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54354
Catalysed wall fuel gas reformer resistant to carbon deposits
Improved cold-start performance using reformer heat
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6117578
Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54355
Water removal from PEM fuel cell
Improved cold-start using electrode as catalytic burner
Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, Japan
Improved Pt-Ru-Ni alloy fuel cell catalyst for methanol oxidation Applicant: Symyx Technologies, USA Patent number."WO 00/55928
Gas diffusion substrate with greatly improved water management Applicant: Johnson Matthey, UK Patent number: WO 00/55933
Compact automotive system for reforming hydrocarbon fuel Applicant: Arthur D. Little, USA Patent number: US 6123913
Feeding anode waste gas to gas motor to increase energy output Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: US 6124050
Patent number: US 6117579
Applicant: Siemens, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54356
MCFC current collector minimises electrolyte loss
Stack with improved delivery of input reactants
Applicant: DaimlerChrysler, Germany Patent number: US 6117580
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: WO 00/54357
PEMFC electrode with hydrophilic conductive zeolite support
Composite tubular fuel cells and modules
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, USA Patent number."US 6117581
Applicant: Fraunhofer-GeseUschaft, Germany Patent number: WO 00/54358
Japan
SOFC cathode composition to improve stability
Creating steam from cooling stream of PEM fuel cell
Fuel cell with internal combustion chamber eliminates start-up burner
Applicant: Dow Chemical, USA Patent number: US 6117582
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6120923
Applicant: Fuel Cell Technologies IncoUSA Patent number: US 6124053
Improved noble metal ternary alloy fuel cell catalysts
Perovskite-type oxides containing Ni and Fe for SOFC air electrode
Fuel cell with sufficient anode flow to purge inert residue
Applicant: Symyx Technologies, USA Patent number: WO 00/54346
Applicant: NTT Corporation, Japan Patent number: US 6120924
Applicant: IFC, USA Patent number: US 6124054
(~)
Stack with novel cooling and gas distribution systems Applicant: Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, USA Patent number: US 6124051
Compact automotive PEM system with improved efficiency Applicant: Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Patent number: US 6124052
Fuel Cells Bulletin No. 32