Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Fuel cell – subcombination thereof – or method of making or... – Process or means for control of operation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Cantelmo, Gregg (Department: 1726)
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Fuel cell, subcombination thereof, or method of making or...
Process or means for control of operation
C429S430000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07964314
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a segmented modular solid oxide fuel cell device having a plurality of independently controllable electrical power producing segments disposed within a common thermal environment. Also disclosed are methods for selectively operating one or more segments of the disclosed segmented modular solid oxide fuel cell device. Also disclosed are methods for performing a maintenance process on one or more segments of a segmented modular fuel cell device during fuel cell operation.
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Backhaus-Ricoult Monika
Badding Michael Edward
Harris James Micheal
Marx Paul
Cantelmo Gregg
Chen Siwen
Corning Incorporated
Short Svetlana Z.
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