Catalyst – solid sorbent – or support therefor: product or process – Catalyst or precursor therefor – Making catalytic electrode – process only
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-18
2006-07-18
Bell, Bruce F. (Department: 1746)
Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process
Catalyst or precursor therefor
Making catalytic electrode, process only
C029S623500, C029S746000, C427S243000, C427S247000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07078361
ABSTRACT:
This invention is an improved fuel cell design for use at low pressure. The invention has a reduced number of component parts to reduce fabrication costs, as well as a simpler design that permits the size of the system to be reduced at the same time as performance is being improved.In the present design, an adjacent anode and cathode pair are fabricated using a common conductive element, with that conductive element serving to conduct the current from one cell to the adjacent one. This produces a small and simple system suitable for operating with gas fuels or alternatively directly with liquid fuels, such as methanol, dimethoxymethane, or trimethoxymethane. The use of these liquid fuels permits the storage of more energy in less volume while at the same time eliminating the need for handling compressed gases which further simplifies the fuel cell system. The electrical power output of the design of this invention can be further increased by adding a passage for cooling the stack through contact with a coolant.
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Cisar Alan
Murphy Oliver J.
Weng Dacong
Bell Bruce F.
Fortkort John A.
Fortkort & Houston P.C.
HyEnergy Systems, Inc.
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