U.S. FUEL CELL AND BATTERY PATENTS

Official Gazette, Volume 1301 (December 2005)

U.S. 6,972,119 (20051206), Apparatus for forming hydrogen, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Takeshi Tomizawa, Kunihiro Ukai, Toshiyuki Shono, Koichiro Kitagawa, Tetsuya Ueda, Seiji Fujihara, and Yutaka Yoshida, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,972,159 (20051206), Fuel cell system, Rainer Autenrieth, Robert Gerberich, Gerhard Konrad, Karsten Ledwig, Michael Niehues, and Markus Walter, DaimlerChrysler AG (DE).

U.S. 6,972,160 (20051206), Fuel cell, Tatsuhiro Okada, Kentaro Ishida, and Masayoshi Ishida, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP).

U.S. 6,972,161 (20051206), Fuel cell assembly and method of making the same, Christopher Beatty, David Champion, Gregory S. Herman, and Peter Mardilovich, Hewlett–Packard Development Company, LP.

U.S. 6,972,162 (20051206), Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell unit, Yunzhi Gao and Akira Kunimoto, Kabushiki Kaisha Riken (JP).

U.S. 6,972,955 (20051206), Electro-fluidic device and interconnect and related methods, Michael David Pleskach, Paul Bryant Koeneman, Brian Ronald Smith, Charles Michael Newton, and Carol Ann Gamlen, Harris Corporation.

U.S. 6,974,156 (20051213), Fuel tank structure, Masami Kosuge, Mitsuo Sugiyama, Mitsuru Sayama, Morio Kuroki, Nagatsugu Mukaibo, and Hiroshi Ogasa, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,974,490 (20051213), Air filtration arrangements having fluted media constructions and methods, Gary R. Gillingham, Mark A. Gogins, and Thomas M. Weik, Donaldson Company, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,496 (20051213), Apparatus for thermal swing adsorption and thermallyenhanced pressure swing adsorption, Robert S. Wegeng, Scot D. Rassat, Victoria S. Stenkamp, Ward E. TeGrotenhuis, Dean W. Matson, M. Kevin Drost, and Vilayanur V. Viswanathan, Battelle Memorial Institute.

U.S. 6,974,516 (20051213), Method of making laminate thin-wall ceramic tubes and said tubes with electrodes, particularly for solid oxide fuel cells, Alan Devoe and Mary Trinh, Presidio Components, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,644 (20051213), Internal reforming fuel cell assembly with selectively adjustable direct and indirect internal reforming, Scott C. Blanchet and Ramakrishnan Venkataraman, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,645 (20051213), Fuel cell system, Yasuyuki Itou and Hiroshi Miyakubo, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,974,646 (20051213), Solid-oxide fuel cell assembly having an electronic control unit within a structural enclosure, John G. Noetzel and Karl J. Haltiner Jr., Delphi Technologies, Inc. U.S. 6,974,647 (20051213), Fuel cell fluid distribution layer having integral sealing capability, David P. Wilkinson, Juergen Stumper, Stephen A. Campbell, Michael T. Davis, and Gordon Lamont, Ballard Power Systems Inc (CA).

U.S. 6,974,648 (20051213), Nested bipolar plate for fuel cell and method, Steven G. Goebel, General Motors Corporation.

U.S. 6,974,851 (20051213), Halogen- and sulfur-free shaped articles containing peroxide curable compounds of butyl rubber, Adam Gronowski, Susmita Bhattacharjee, and Gabor Kaszas, Bayer Inc (CA).

U.S. 6,974,926 (20051213), Sorting of single-walled carbon nanotubes using optical dipole traps, Yuegang Zhang, Eric Hannah, Pebble Beach, and Tae–Woong Koo, Intel Corporation.

U.S. 6,975,091 (20051213), Power control unit of fuel cell hybrid vehicle, Sang–Don Lee and Tae–Woo Kim, Hyundai Motor Company (KR).

U.S. 6,976,353 (20051220), Apparatus and method for operating a fuel reformer to provide reformate gas to both a fuel cell and an emission abatement device, Michael J. Daniel, Rudolf M. Smaling, Kurt S. Tyler, and Shawn D. Bauer, Arvin Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,976,532 (20051220), Anisotropic thermal applications of composites of ceramics and carbon nanotubes, Guodong Zhan, Joshua D. Kuntz, and Amiya K. Mukherjee, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,977,002 (20051220), Fuel reforming apparatus and the method of starting it, Hidetoshi Takimoto, Minoru Mizusawa, Yasuhiko Fukuchi, and Yasunori Kotani, Ishikawajima–Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd .(JP) and Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,977,009 (20051220), Metal coated polymer electrolyte membrane having a reinforcement structure, Alfred I–Tsung Pan and Yoocham Jeon, Hewlett–Packard Development Company, LP.

U.S. 6,977,067 (20051220), Selective removal of olefins from hydrocarbon feed streams, Shinn H. Hwang and Robert J. Farrauto, Engelhard Corporation.

U.S. 6,977,118 (20051220), Optimization of the operating parameters of a direct methanol fuel cell system, Stefanie Von Andrian, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH (DE).

U.S. 6,977,119 (20051220), Fuel cell transient control scheme, James F. McElroy, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 6,977,121 (20051220), Fuel cell power plant having a fuel concentration sensor cell, Ryan J. Balliet, Thomas D. Jarvi, Lars M .Pedersen, Michael L. Perry, and Carl A. Reiser, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,977,122 (20051220), Proton conducting membrane for fuel cells, Daniel G. Colombo, Michael Krumpelt, Deborah J .Myers, and John P. Kopasz, The University of Chicago.

U.S. 6,977,234 (20051220), Method for manufacturing fuel cell electrolyte film– electrode bond, Shinya Kosako, Masato Hosaka, and Makoto Uchida, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,977,480 (20051220), Power supply unit, distributed power supply system and electric vehicle loaded therewith, Akihiko Emori, Takuya Kinoshita, and Hideki Miyazaki, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,978,224 (20051220), Alarm recovery system and method for fuel cell testing systems, Ravi B. Gopal, Hydrogenics Corporation (CA).

U.S. 6,978,617 (20051227), Power generation system using a combustion system and a fuel cell, Jeffrey Goldmeer, Michael Kent Cueman, and Michael Durling, Lockheed Martin Corporation.

U.S. 6,978,665 (20051227), Hydrogen supply apparatus and hydrogen supply method for measuring fuel consumption of hydrogen fuel vehicle, Satoshi Aoyagi, Osamu Sukagawa, and Takuya Shirasaka, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,978,855 (20051227), Fuel cell powered electric vehicle, Shinya Kubota, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, and Yoshinori Mita, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,979,383 (20051227), One-step method of bonding and sealing a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly, Michael Andrew Yandrasits, David Adrian Ylitalo, and Douglas Willard Kado, 3M Innovative Properties Company.

U.S. 6,979,503 (20051227), Method and apparatus for burst disk identification, W. Spencer S. Wheat, Vesna R .Mirkovic, and Ralph S. Worsley, Texaco Inc.

U.S. 6,979,504 (20051227), Fuel cell system automatic power switching method and apparatus, David S. Manery, Ballard Power Systems Inc (CA).

U.S. 6,979,505 (20051227), Method and apparatus for removal of contaminants from a hydrogen processor feed stream, as in a fuel cell power plant, Albert P. Grasso, Bryan F. Dufner, Jay C. Files, and John L. Preston Jr., UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,979,506 (20051227), Fuel cell system, Arne W. Ballantine, Scott K. Lobdell, and Sean S. Lyons, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 6,979,507 (20051227), Fuel cell system controller, David J. Edlund, Thomas G. Herron, and Craig F. Holmes, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 6,979,508 (20051227), Fuel cell with integrated feedback control, Victor Gurin and Peter Novak, Ener 1 Inc.

U.S. 6,979,509 (20051227), Freeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a two-component mixed coolant, Richard D. Breault, Patrick L. Hagans, and Jeremy A. Schrooten, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,979,510 (20051227), Solid polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell and method for producing the same, Gang Xie, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,979,511 (20051227), Structures and fabrication techniques for solid state electrochemical devices, Steven J. Visco, Craig P. Jacobson, and Lutgard C. DeJonghe, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,979,699 (20051227), Sulphonic fluorinated ionomers, Ivan Wlassics and Vito Tortelli, Solvay Solexis, SpA (IT).

U.S. 6,979,709 (20051227), Continuous fiber of single-wall carbon nanotubes, Richard E. Smalley, Daniel T. Colbert, Hongjie Dai, Jie Liu, Andrew G Rinzler, Jason H. Hafner, Kenneth A. Smith, Ting Guo, Pavel Nikolaev, and Andreas Thess, William Marsh Rice University.

U.S. 6,979,710 (20051227), Curable fluoropolyether rubber compositions and rubber articles, Yasuhisa Osawa and Hirofumi Kishita, Shin–Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,805 (20051227), Fuel-cell resistors and methods, Alan R. Arthur and Heather Edmonds, Hewlett–Packard Development Company, LP