Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Fuel cell – subcombination thereof – or method of making or... – Electrical current collector
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Yuan, Dah-Wei D (Department: 1727)
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Fuel cell, subcombination thereof, or method of making or...
Electrical current collector
C429S517000, C429S518000, C429S520000, C429S521000, C429S522000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07960071
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell made of a metal plate comprising both a cooling water flow field and a gas flow field formed on each surface thereof, wherein the separator consists of the joined metal plates for the cooling water flow fields to face each other, the surfaces of the joined metal plates are coated with TiN, a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprising the separator and a method for manufacturing the separator.
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Cho Eun Ae
Ha Heung Yong
Han Jong-hee
Hong Seong Ahn
Jeon Ui Sik
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Scully Steven
Yuan Dah-Wei D
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