U.S. FUEL CELL AND BATTERY PATENTS

Compiled by Eddie T. Seo
etseo@netway.net
Littleton, CO, USA

Official Gazette, Volume 1281 (April 2004)

U.S. 6,715,743 (20040406), Gas humidifier, Chaojiong Zhang.

U.S. 6,716,009 (20040406), Scroll type compressor, Masato Sowa, Kazuhiro Nomura, Takayuki Hirano, and Hisao Hamasaki, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (JP).

U.S. 6,716,378 (20040406), Method for forming hierarchically ordered porous oxides, Peidong Yang, Tao Deng, George M. Whitesides, Galen Stucky, Dongyaun Zhao, Bradley Chmelka, David Pine, and Pingyun Feng, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,716,381 (20040406), Process for preparing embossed flexible graphite article, Jeremy Klug, Advanced Energy Technology Inc.

U.S. 6,716,400 (20040406), Ignition system for a fuel cell hydrogen generator, Christopher J. Brooks and James Seaba, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,716,546 (20040406), System and method for supplying air to a fuel cell for use in a vehicle, Keith Andrew Oglesby, Kurt David Osborne, and Woong–chul Yang, Ford Motor Co.

U.S. 6,716,547 (20040406), Air condition assisted water recovery device integrated with cell stack assembly, John Whiton and Paul Margiott, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,716,548 (20040406), Composite electrolyte membranes for fuel cells and methods of making same, Serge Kaliaguine, Sergei Mikhailenko, and S. M. Javak Zaidi, Universite Laval (CA).

U.S. 6,716,549 (20040406), Fuel cell having metalized gas diffusion layer, Lijun Bai and Greg A. Lloyd, Avista Laboratories, Inc.

U.S. 6,716,550 (20040406), Sealing membrane electrode assemblies for electrochemical fuel cells, Christopher T. Kirby, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,716,551 (20040406), Abraded fluid diffusion layer for an electrochemical fuel cell, Volker Peinecke, Jorg von der Osten–Fabeck, John Robert Gordon, and Herwig Robert Haas, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,718,998 (20040413), Apparatus and method for dissipating heat in a steam pressure regulator for a fuel cell system, Frederic Gagnon and Gary Everingham Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,719,817 (20040413), Cavitation hydrogen generator, Daniel J. Marin.

U.S. 6,719,821 (20040413), Precursors of engineered powders, Tapesh Yadav and Elena Mardilovich, NanoProducts Corp.

U.S. 6,719,831 (20040413), Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same, David J. Edlund, William A. Pledger, and R. Todd Studebaker, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 6,719,832 (20040413), Hydrogen purification devices, components and fuel processing systems containing the same, David J. Edlund, Charles R. Hill, William A. Pledger, and R. Todd Studebaker, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 6,719,946 (20040413), Anode support for carbonate fuel cells, Chao–yi Yuh and Jian Li, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

U.S. 6,720,098 (20040413), Compressor arrangement for the operation of a fuel cell system, Stephen Raiser, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 6,720,099 (20040413), Fuel cell waste energy recovery combustor, Karl Jacob Haltiner Jr., Delphi Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,720,100 (20040413), Catalyst for oxidation of gaseous compound, Kazunori Sato, Takashi Wakabayashi, Manabu Takezawa, Yasunobu Inoue, and Shigeaki Suganuma, Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,720,101 (20040413), Solid cage fuel cell stack, Zuomin Dong and John J. Y. Shen, Palcan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd. (CA).

U.S. 6,720,102 (20040413), Rotating fuel cell, Thomas C. Edwards.

U.S. 6,720,103 (20040413), Fuel cell, Osamu Nagai, NOK Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,720,104 (20040413), PEM fuel cell stack, Ralf Zuber, Armin Bayer, Heike Kuhnhold, and Udo Stenke, DMC2 Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec AG (DE).

U.S. 6,720,105 (20040413), Metallic blocking layers integrally associated with fuel cell electrode structures and fuel cell electrode stack assemblies, Leroy J. Ohlsen, Aaron M. Cooke, Jonathan C. Mallari, and Chung M. Chan, Neah Power Systems, Inc.

U.S. 6,720,106 (20040413), Membrane electrode assembly for fuel and process for producing the same, Kaoru Fukuda, Masaaki Nanaumi, Nobuhiro Saito, Yoichi Asano, and Nagayuki Kanaoka, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,720,171 (20040413), Combinatorial preparation and testing of heterogeneous catalysts, Stephan Andreas Schunk, Dirk Demuth, and Hartmut Hibst, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE).

U.S. 6,720,284 (20040413), Au/Fe.O.catalyst materials, method for the production thereof and their use, Vojtech Plzak, Zentrum fur Sonnenenergie– und Wasserstoff Forschung Baden–Wurttemberg (DE).

U.S. 6,722,903 (20040420), Service plug configuration, Alan John Mulvenna and John David Trevor Graham, General Hydrogen Corp.

U.S. 6,723,156 (20040420), Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same, David J. Edlund, William A. Pledger, and R. Todd Studebaker, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 6,723,220 (20040420), Protonic rate level sensing device for an electrolysis cell, A. John Speranza, Proton Energy Systems, Inc..

U.S. 6,723,298 (20040420), Method for catalytic conversion of carbon monoxide in a hydrogen-containing gas mixture, Frank Baumann and Stefan Wieland, DMC2 Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec AG (DE).

U.S. 6,723,299 (20040420), System and method for manipulating nanotubes, Jian Chen and Mark J. Dyer, Zyvex Corp.

U.S. 6,723,442 (20040420), Ceramic material, method for the production thereof, use of the ceramic material, and layer of the ceramic material on a metallic or ceramic body, Jens Decker, Thomas Jansing, and Gunter Schurholt, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (DE).

U.S. 6,723,459 (20040420), Plant with high temperature fuel cells, Werner Strohle, Marco Nani, and Thomas Gamper, Sulzer Hexis AG (CH).

U.S. 6,723,460 (20040420), Fuel cell system and method for operating the fuel cell system, Monika Derflinger and Dietmar Mirsch, Ballard Power Systems AG (DE).

U.S. 6,723,461 (20040420), Water management system for fuel cell, Michael E. Gorman, Donald L. Maricle, Carl A. Reiser, John C. Trocciola, and Leslie L. Van Dine, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,723,462 (20040420), Low cost metal bipolar plates and current collectors for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Qinbai Fan, Jeremy R. Chervinko, Michael Onischak, and Leonard G. Marianowski, Gas Technology Institute.

U.S. 6,723,463 (20040420), Fuel cell stack having terminal element located at specified location, Narutoshi Sugita, Yoshinori Wariishi, Minoru Koshinuma, Takashi Komura, and Hidemitsu Ono, Honda Giken Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,723,464 (20040420), Membrane–electrode-assembly with solid polymer electrolyte, Katsuyuki Tabata, Fusaki Fujibayashi, and Masanori Aimu, Japan Gore–Tex, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 6,723,678 (20040420), Platinum–ruthenium– nickel alloy for use as a fuel cell catalyst, Alexander Gorer, Symyx Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,723,757 (20040420), Engineering ionomeric blends and engineering ionomeric blend membranes, Jochen Kerres, Andreas Ullrich, and Thomas Haring, Universitat Stuttgart Lehrstuhl (DE) and Institut fur Chemische Verfahrenstechnik (DE).

U.S. 6,723,758 (20040420), Graft polymeric membranes and ion-exchange membranes formed therefrom, Charles Stone, Alfred E. Steck, and Biswajit Choudhury, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,724,194 (20040420), Cell voltage monitor for a fuel cell stack, Russell Howard Barton, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,725,672 (20040427), Hydrogen storage apparatus, Toshiaki Shimada, Takahiro Kuriiwa, and Yoshio Nuiya, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,725,879 (20040427), Apparatus for regulating steam pressure in a fuel cell system, Frederic Gagnon, Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,726,733 (20040427), Multiply stacked electrochemical cell and method for preparing the same, Hyang–Mok Lee, Soon–Ho Ahn, Kyung–Joon Kim, and Jae–Hyun Lee, LG Chemical Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,726,783 (20040427), High storage capacity alloys having excellent kinetics and a long cycle life, Rosa Young, Benjamin Chao, and Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

U.S. 6,726,836 (20040427), Method for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel fuel for use in a fuel cell power plant, Roger R. Lesieur, Brian A .Cocolicchio, and Antonio M. Vincitore, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,726,890 (20040427), Catalyst for oxidizing reformed gas, Masahiro Watanabe, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK (JP) and Masahiro Watanabe (JP).

U.S. 6,726,953 (20040427), Method for depositing metal having high corrosion resistance and low contact resistance against carbon on separator for fuel cell, Wataru Hisada and Hiroshi Kihira, Sintobrator, Ltd. (JP) and Nippon Steel Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,726,963 (20040427), Method of preparation of fuel cell, Kiyoshi Yamaura, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,727,011 (20040427), Fuel cell system and method of operating fuel cell system, Jiro Suzuki, Tetsuya Ueda, Hiroyuki Zimbo, and Kiichi Koike, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,727,012 (20040427), Method and apparatus for generating hydrogen inside of a fuel cell, Xuesong Chen, Ali Rusta–Sallehy, and David Frank, Hydrogenics Corp. (CA).

U.S. 6,727,013 (20040427), Fuel cell energy management system for cold environments, William S. Wheat, Mark A. Meltser, and David A. Masten, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 6,727,014 (20040427), Fuel cell reactant and cooling flow fields integrated into a single separator plate, James D. Wilson and Arthur Kaufman, H Power Corp.

U.S. 6,727,015 (20040427), Fuel cell, Hermann Putter and Andreas Fischer, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE).

U.S. 6,727,016 (20040427), Direct methanol fuel cell including a water recovery and recirculation system and method of fabrication, Joseph W. Bostaph and Daniel S. Marshall,Motorola, Inc.

U.S. 6,727,386 (20040427), Aromatic imide and aromatic methylidynetrissulfonyl compounds and method of making, Steven Joseph Hamrock, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 6,728,602 (20040427), Control system for an electric heater, Harry L. Husted,Gordon D. Cheever Jr., and Clinton W. Erickson, Delphi Technologies, Inc.