U.S. BATTERY AND FUEL CELL PATENTS

Official Gazette, Volume 1307 (June 2006)

U.S. 7,055,733 (20060606), Oxidation ceramic to metal braze seals for applications in high temperature electrochemical devices and method of making, K. Scott Weil, John S. Hardy, and Jin Yong Kim, Battelle Memorial Institute.

U.S. 7,056,369 (20060606), Membrane module for hydrogen separation, Thomas Beisswenger, Gerhard Berger, Thomas Poschmann, Karsten Reiners, Wolfgang Weger, and Norbert Wiesheu, DaimlerChrysler AG (DE).

U.S. 7,056,423 (20060606), Apparatus for producing hydrogen, electrochemical device, method for producing hydrogen and method for generating electrochemical energy, Ryuichiro Maruyama, Hiroshi Miyazawa, Hirofumi Okui, and Koichiro Hinokuma, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,056,428 (20060606), Hydrogen generation by electrolysis of aqueous organic solutions, Sekharipuram R. Narayanan, William Chun, Barbara Jeffries-Nakamura, and Thomas I. Valdez, California Institute of Technology.

U.S. 7,056,452 (20060606), Polyvinylidene fluoride composites and methods for preparing same, Chunming Niu, Lein Ngaw, Alan Fischer, and Robert Hoch, Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.

U.S. 7,056,455 (20060606), Process for the preparation of nanostructured materials, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Tomasz Kowalewski, David N. Lambeth, James Spanswick, and Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Carnegie Mellon University.

U.S. 7,056,480 (20060606), Fuel reforming system, Hiroshi Ogawa, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,056,487 (20060606), Gas cleaning system and method, Richard Allen Newby, Siemens Power Generation, Inc.

U.S. 7,056,488 (20060606), Controlled-pore catalyst structures and process for producing synthesis gas, Tianyan Niu, Daxiang Wang, David M Minahan, Harold A. Wright, and Gloria I. Straguzzi, ConocoPhillips Co.

U.S. 7,056,597 (20060606), Brazing sheet product and method of its manufacture, Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood and Jacques Hubert Olga Joseph Wijenberg, Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,056,608 (20060606), Current collector for use in a fuel cell, Greg A. Lloyd, Lijun Bai, and Shibli Hanna I. Bayyuk, Relion, Inc.

U.S. 7,056,609 (20060606), System and method for starting a fuel cell stack assembly at sub-freezing temperature, Carl A. Reiser and Gennady Resnick, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,056,610 (20060606), Alkaline direct methanol fuel cell, Jiri Divisek, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,056,611 (20060606), System for controlling the operating temperature of a fuel cell, Thomas R. Fabis, Joseph M. Makiel, and Stephen E. Veyo, Siemens Power Generation, Inc.

U.S. 7,056,612 (20060606), Method of preparing membrane-electrode-gasket assemblies for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, In-Whan Oh, Heung Yong Ha, Seong-Ahn Hong, Sang-Yeoul Ahn, Yong-Chul Lee, Tae Won Lim, Ki Chun Lee, Soo Whan Kim, and Jong Hyun Lee, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR).

U.S. 7,056,613 (20060606), Fuel cell having metalized gas diffusion layer, Lijun Bai and Greg A. Lloyd, Relion, Inc.

U.S. 7,056,614 (20060606), Membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell unit, Narutoshi Sugita, Masaaki Nanaumi, and Tadashi Nishiyama, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,056,615 (20060606), Electrode for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and manufacturing method therefor, Kaoru Fukuda, Yuichiro Sugiyama, Shinya Watanabe, Chikara Iwasawa, and Tadahiro Shiba, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,056,617 (20060606), Batteries and battery systems, G. Steven Kelsey, Yelena Kouznetsova, Boris Makovetski, Sathya Motupally, Jonathan O’Neill, David L. Pappas, Robert Pavlinsky, Oleg Podoprigora, Thomas Richards, and William Wandeloski, The Gillette Co.

U.S. 7,057,868 (20060606), Reverse current protection device, Brian Douglas Moran, Ailen Villegas Quintana, and Michael David Wilk, ISE Corporation.

U.S. 7,059,364 (20060613), Control method for high-pressure hydrogen vehicle fueling station dispensers, Kenneth John Kountz, Kenneth Robert Kriha, and William E. Liss, Gas Technology Institute.

U.S. 7,059,582 (20060613), Fuel cell supply having fuel compatible materials, Paul Adams, Andrew J. Curello, and Floyd Fairbanks, Societe BIC (FR).

U.S. 7,060,120 (20060613), Hydrogen absorbing alloy powder and hydrogen storing tank for mounting in a vehicle, Izuru Kanoya, Takanori Suzuki, Mitsuya Hosoe, and Hajime Goto, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,060,166 (20060613), Aqueous ionomeric gels and products and methods related thereto, Wesley Gervais, Michael V. Lauritzen, Kristi M. Zychowka, Lawrence A. Vanderark, and Kevin Michael Colbow, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 7,060,169 (20060613), Electrochemical cell for gas sensor, Andreas Rohrl, MST Technology GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,060,210 (20060613), Method of processing colloidal size polytetrafluoroethylene resin particles to produce biaxially-oriented structures, Robert Roberts.

U.S. 7,060,219 (20060613), Continuous method and apparatus for manufacture of uniform size flake or powder, Thomas M. Lucas and Jody Doyon, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

U.S. 7,060,379 (20060613), Method and system for controlling and recovering short duration bridge power to maximize backup power, A. John Speranza, Michael Cardin, Lawrence Moulthrop, Mark Lillis, and John Zagaj, Proton Energy Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,060,380 (20060613), Fuel cell power supply device, Satoshi Aoyagi, Hibiki Saeki, and Yutaka Asano, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,060,382 (20060613), Fuel cell system with recycle of anode exhaust gas, Fred C. Jahnke and Sanjay C. Parab, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

U.S. 7,060,383 (20060613), Fuel cell, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Hirokazu Izaki, Akira Hamada, and Yugo Fukami, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,060,384 (20060613), Polymer electrolyte fuel cell, Akihiko Yoshida, Masao Yamamoto, Junji Niikura, Yasuo Takebe, Osamu Sakai, and Makoto Uchida, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,060,385 (20060613), Noble metal-base metal alloy catalyst, evaluation of such catalyst, and method of producing such catalyst, Hisao Kato, Takahiko Asaoka, and Kazutaka Hiroshima, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,060,648 (20060613), Tungsten-containing fuel cell catalyst and method of making same, Joel B. Christian and Robert G. Mendenhall, Osram Sylvania Inc.

U.S. 7,060,735 (20060613), Polymer electrolyte membrane and method of production thereof, Takumi Taniguchi, Mitsuru Nakano, Masaya Kawasumi, Yu Morimoto, and Naoki Hasegawa, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,060,738 (20060613), Polymer electrolytes crosslinked by ultraviolet radiation, Naiyong Jing, Steven J. Hamrock, and Michael A. Yandrasits, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 7,060,744 (20060613), Phosphazene composition, Fumiki Murakami, Jun-ichi Nakahashi, Atsushi Nanasawa, and Tomoyuki Fujita, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,060,748 (20060613), Catalyst paste composition for electrode, Makoto Higami and Keiichi Bessho, JSR Corp. (JP) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,060,756 (20060613), Polymer electrolyte with aromatic sulfone crosslinking, Naiyong Jing, Michael A. Yandrasits, and Steven J. Hamrock, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 7,060,782 (20060613), Process for a two stage melt polymerization for the production of polybenzimidazole having an improved solid state polymerization, Bobby G. Dawkins, J. Dean Baker, and Rita H. Joiner, PBI Performance Products, Inc.

U.S. 7,063,047 (20060620), Fuel vaporizer for a reformer type fuel cell system, Michael J. Reinke and Jeroen Valensa, Modine Manufacturing Co.

U.S. 7,063,131 (20060620), Perforated fin heat exchangers and catalytic support, William F. Northrop, Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc.

U.S. 7,063,519 (20060620), Motor driven centrifugal compressor/blower, Giridhari L. Agrawal and Charles W. Buckley, R & D Dynamics Corp.

U.S. 7,063,732 (20060620), High-capacity sulfur adsorbent bed and gas desulfurization method, Sai P. Katikaneni and Sanjay C. Parab, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

U.S. 7,063,905 (20060620), Fuel cell H2 exhaust conversion, Prem Menon, Norman J. Dill, and Daryl Chapman, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 7,063,906 (20060620), Fuel cell system and method for operating the same, Derek Matthews, Alan Mulvenna, Ed J. Peters, and Gerhard Schmidt, NuCellSys GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,063,907 (20060620), Passive water management system for a fuel cell power plant, Richard D. Breault, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,063,908 (20060620), Complex oxides, oxide-ion conductors, oxide-ion conducting films and electrochemical cells, Yoshihiko Yamamura, Kazuyuki Kaigawa, Shinji Kawasaki, and Hiroaki Sakai, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,063,909 (20060620), Fuel-cell element stack with stress relief and methods, David Champion, Jonald R. Gradwohl, Peter Mardilovich, and Christopher Beatty, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,063,910 (20060620), Compact chemical reactor with reactor frame, Gerard Francis McLean, Duhane Lam, and Olen Vanderleeden, Angstrom Power (CA).

U.S. 7,063,911 (20060620), Gasket for fuel cell and method of forming it, Osamu Nagai, Shigeo Wakamatsu, and Yuichi Kuroki, NOK Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,063,912 (20060620), Fuel cell assembly system, Carl Thomas Vuk and Richard Lee Forest, Deere & Co.

U.S. 7,063,913 (20060620), Diffusion media with microporous layer, Chunxin Ji, Jeanette E. O’Hara, and Mark F. Mathias, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 7,063,914 (20060620), Fuel cell separator, process for producing the same and material therefor, Yoichi Kawano, Takayuki Kawarada, and Hiroshi Ono, Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,064,472 (20060620), Electroactive polymer devices for moving fluid, Ronald E. Pelrine, Roy David Kornbluh, Scott E. Stanford, Qibing Pei, Richard Heydt, Joseph S. Eckerle, and Jonathan R. Heim, SRI International.

U.S. 7,064,967 (20060620), Fuel cell system and control method, Masaya Ichinose, Kenji Takeda, Motoo Futami, Masahiro Komachiya, and Kenji Kubo, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP) and Hitachi Home & Life Solutions Inc. (JP).

U.S. 7,066,205 (20060627), Microvalve for controlling fluid flow, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Vladimir Gartstein, and Daniel Jonathan Quiram, The Procter & Gamble Co.

U.S. 7,066,971 (20060627), Methods of preparing electrochemical cells, Steven A. Carlson, Sion Power Corp.

U.S. 7,066,973 (20060627), Integrated reformer and shift reactor, Jeffrey M. Bentley, Lawrence G. Clawson, William L. Mitchell, and Matthew H. Dorson, Nuvera Fuel Cells.

U.S. 7,066,976 (20060627), Method for the production of electrocatalyst powders, Mark J. Hampden-Smith, Toivo T. Kodas, Plamen Atanassov, Paolina Atanassova, Klaus Kunze, Paul Napolitano, and David Dericotte, Cabot Corp.

U.S. 7,066,997 (20060627), Coal tar and hydrocarbon mixture pitch and the preparation and use thereof, Fu-Kuo Huang (TW).

U.S. 7,067,096 (20060627), Carbon nanotube-carbon nanohorn complex and method for producing the same, Sumio Iijima, Masako Yudasaka, and Akira Koshio, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JP) and NEC Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,067,209 (20060627), High temperature reactant recycling for PEM fuel cell humidification, Richard D. Breault, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,067,210 (20060627), Fuel cell system for producing electrical energy, Christopher K. Dyer.

U.S. 7,067,211 (20060627), Cogeneration system for a fuel cell, James H. Lee, James S. Siepierski, and George R. Woody, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 7,067,212 (20060627), Pressure regulation of a fuel cell hydrogen tank system, Peter Willimowski and Mirko Schwan, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 7,067,213 (20060627), Flow field plate geometries, James Charles Boff and Mark Christopher Turpin, The Morgan Crucible Co. PLC (GB).

U.S. 7,067,214 (20060627), PEM fuel cell stack assembly with isolated internal coolant manifold, Nileshkumar T. Dave, Jeremy P. Meyers, and David A. Niezelski, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,067,215 (20060627), Fuel cell and method of manufacturing same using chemical/mechanical planarization, Dennis Lazaroff, Peter Mardilovich, David Champion, and Gregory S. Herman, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,067,216 (20060627), Bipolar plate gas moisturizing apparatus for the fuel cell, Yi-Yie Yan, Fa-Lin Chen, Hsin-Sen Chu, Ruey-Jong Shyu, and Fang-Hei Tsau, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW).

U.S. 7,067,217 (20060627), Compact fuel cell layer, Gerard Francis McLean, Duhane Lam, and Olen Vanderleeden, Angstrom Power (CA).

U.S. 7,067,453 (20060627), Hydrocarbon fuel reforming catalyst and use thereof, Qimin Ming, Todd Healey, and Patricia Marie Irving, InnovaTek, Inc.

U.S. 7,068,012 (20060627), Atmospheric explosive battery protection circuit having a robust protection system, Michael D. Geren, Jennifer K. Collier, and John E. Herrmann, Motorola, Inc.