U.S. FUEL CELL AND BATTERY PATENTS

Official Gazette, Volume 1311 (October 2006)

U.S. 7,114,586 (20061003), Vehicle-mounting structure for fuel cell system, Tetsuo Uozumi, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,148 (20061003), Compact methanol steam reformer with integrated hydrogen separation, Ian R. Wheeldon, Brant A. Peppley, and Helmut Wieland, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada (CA).

U.S. 7,115,159 (20061003), Solid filling tank, Katsuyoshi Fujita, Hidehito Kubo, Keiji Toh, Akiko Kumano, and Daigoro Mori, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (JP).

U.S. 7,115,221 (20061003), Method for producing graphite powder with an increased bulk density, Michael Spahr, Davide Cattaneo, and Klaus Streb, Timcal AG (CH).

U.S. 7,115,233 (20061003), Reformer, Tatsunori Okada, Kenji Kawaguchi, and Hideo Ichimura, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,115,244 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,245 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, J-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,246 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,247 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,333 (20061003), High temperature composite proton exchange membranes, Qinbai Fan and Hamid Hussain, Gas Technology Institute.

U.S. 7,115,334 (20061003), Gel electrolyte and fuel cell employing the same, Yuichi Aihara, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,115,335 (20061003), Connector assembly for fluid transfer, Shawn D. Eggum, Entegris, Inc.

U.S. 7,115,336 (20061003), Honeycomb structure and method for production of said structure, Stephane Revol, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (FR).

U.S. 7,115,337 (20061003), Fuel cell, Hidekazu Kimura, Suguru Watanabe, Tsutomu Yoshitake, Sadanori Kuroshima, Shin Nakamura, Yuichi Shimakawa, Takashi Manako, Hideto Imai, and Yoshimi Kubo, NEC Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,699 (20061003), Sulfonated polymer having nitrile-containing hydrophobic block and solid polymer electrolyte, Yoshitaka Yamakawa, Makoto Higami, and Toshiaki Kadota, JSR Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,116,568 (20061003), Series connected buck-boost regulator, Arthur G. Birchenough, The United States of America.

U.S. 7,117,732 (20061010), Fuel gauge for fuel cartridges, Andrew J. Curello, Floyd Fairbanks, and Charles Loonis, Societe BIC (FR).

U.S. 7,117,906 (20061010), Datum based interchangeable fuel cell cartridges, Paul Adams and Andrew J. Curello, Societe BIC (FR).

U.S. 7,118,611 (20061010), Nanoparticle mixtures for hydrogen storage, transportation, and distribution, David G. Snow and Charles J. Brumlik.

U.S. 7,118,717 (20061010), Simplified article for carbon monoxide removal, Lawrence Shore, Engelhard Corp.

U.S. 7,118,777 (20061010), 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. 7,118,818 (20061010), Solid oxide fuel cell system, Gerard D. Agnew, Robert R. Moritz, Olivier C. Tarnowski, and Michele Bozzolo, Rolls-Royce plc (GB).

U.S. 7,118,819 (20061010), Coolant mixture separator assembly for use in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant, Albert P. Grasso, UTC Fuel Cells LLC.

U.S. 7,118,820 (20061010), Method and apparatus for humidification control of an energy recovery device in a fuel cell power plant, Benjamin Charles Nuttall, Bryan F. Dufner, and Albert P. Grasso, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,118,821 (20061010), Hydrophilic polymer-oxide-phosphoric acid compositions for proton conducting membranes, Wenbin Hong, Galen D. Stucky, and Ken Tasaki, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 7,118,822 (20061010), Fuel cell electrode pair assemblies and related methods, Jonathan C. Mallari, Suzanne M. Snyder, Vinh Chung, and Slobodan Petrovic, Neah Power Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,118,823 (20061010), Airbreathing fuel cell, Eiji Kato, Yukio Naruse, Noboru Owaki, Shoji Nawa, and Yasuo Ido, Daido Metal Co. (JP).

U.S. 7,118,826 (20061010), Electrode-electrolyte composites having discrete regions, James O'Neil, Gregory S. Herman, Peter Mardilovich, and David Champion, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,119,041 (20061010), Cerium based composite oxide, sintered product thereof and method for preparation thereof, Eisaku Suda and Bernard Pacaud, Anan Kasei Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,119,126 (20061010), Polymer matrix material, Robert W. Callahan, Mark G. Stevens, and Muguo Chen, eVionyx, Inc.

U.S. 7,121,308 (20061017), Fuel supply device for direct methanol fuel cells, Hye-jung Cho and Xiao-bing Luo, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,121,558 (20061017), Gasket structure for fuel cell and fabrication method of the same, Kyu Taek Cho, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR).

U.S. 7,121,817 (20061017), Scroll fluid machine comprising compressing and expanding sections, Ken Yanagisawa and Tamotsu Fujioka, Anest Iwata Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,257 (20061017), Fuel cell reactant supply, David Champion, Philip H. Harding, and Richard W. Seaver, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,122,258 (20061017), Fuel cell air system and method, Robert S. Traver, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 7,122,259 (20061017), Fuel cell startup method, Naoki Takahashi, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,260 (20061017), Method and system for improving efficiency of fuel cell in portable devices, Shung-Huei Chang and Wen-Fa Tseng, Wistron Corp. (TW).

U.S. 7,122,261 (20061017), Metal hydride fuel storage and method thereof, Jeffrey D. Morse, Alan F. Jankowski, and Conrad Yu, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 7,122,262 (20061017), Miniature fuel cell system having integrated fuel processor and electronic devices, Guan-Wu Wang and Weiping Wang.

U.S. 7,122,263 (20061017), Fuel cell system, Tomonori Imamura and Akimasa Osaki, DENSO Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,265 (20061017), Single cell for fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell, Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Sato, Naoki Hara, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama, Itaru Shibata, and Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,266 (20061017), Holding member for holding an electrochemical cell, a holding substrate for the same, an electrochemical system and a connecting member for electrochemical cells, Shigenori Ito, Takashi Ryu, Sota Shimizu, Kiyoshi Okumura, and Mitsuru Hattori, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,267 (20061017), Fuel cell configured with discharge passages that preheat fuel gas and prevent cross leakage, Tadashi Tsunoda, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,122,268 (20061017), Solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell plate structure, stack and electrical power generation unit, Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Fuminori Satou, Itaru Shibata, Keiko Kushibiki, Naoki Hara, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, and Makoto Uchiyama, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,269 (20061017), Hydronium-oxyanion energy cell, Stephen R. Wurzburger.

U.S. 7,122,273 (20061017), Light bipolar plate for fuel cell and method for making same, Jean-Edmond Chaix, Helion (FR).

U.S. 7,124,040 (20061017), Method of monitoring a fuel cell unit, Thorsten Engelhardt, Richard Fosmoe, and Wolfgang Weiss, DaimlerChrysler AG (DE).

U.S. 7,124,574 (20061024), Method and apparatus for a substantially coaxial injector element, Mark D. Horn, Shinjiro Miyata, and Shahram Farhangi, United Technologies Corp.

U.S. 7,124,790 (20061024), System and method for storing and discharging hydrogen, Wit Cezary Bushko, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,124,908 (20061024), Ovoid flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same, Stan A. Sanders.

U.S. 7,125,502 (20061024), Fibers of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes and process for making the same, Richard E. Smalley, Rajesh Kumar Saini, Ramesh Sivarajan, Robert H. Hauge, Angelica Davis, Matteo Pasquali, and Lars Martin Ericson, William Marsh Rice University.

U.S. 7,125,540 (20061024), Microsystem process networks, Robert S. Wegeng, Ward E. TeGrotenhuis, and Greg A. Whyatt, Battelle Memorial Institute.

U.S. 7,125,617 (20061024), Method of operating phosphoric acid fuel cell, Masaru Iguchi, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,618 (20061024), Hydrogen supply system for a fuel cell, Seong Kyun Kim, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR).

U.S. 7,125,619 (20061024), Fuel cell and fuel cell stack, Tadashi Tsunoda, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,620 (20061024), Fuel cell membrane and fuel cell system with integrated gas separation, William P. Acker and Gerhard Beckmann, MTI Microfuel Cells, Inc.

U.S. 7,125,621 (20061024), Proton conducting membrane using a solid acid, Sossina M. Haile, Calum Chisholm, Dane A. Boysen, and Sekharipuram R. Narayanan, California Institute of Technology.

U.S. 7,125,622 (20061024), Method of producing oxide ion conductor, Susumu Nakayama and Yoshikatsu Higuchi, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,623 (20061024), Separator for solid polymer type fuel cell and process for producing the same, Hiroya Okumura and Takashi Shibata, Japan Composite Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,624 (20061024), Fuel cell separator and method of manufacture, Fumio Tanno, Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,625 (20061024), Electrochemical cell and bipolar assembly for an electrochemical cell, Alan J. Cisar, Craig C. Andrews, Charles J. Greenwald, Oliver J. Murphy, Chris Boyer, Rattaya Chow Yalamanchili, and Carlos E. Salinas, Lynnetech, Inc.

U.S. 7,125,626 (20061024), Ion exchange assembly for an electrochemical cell, Hiroshi Kato, Japan Gore-Tex, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,629 (20061024), Cationic conductor, Akira Satou and Shin Nishimura, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,820 (20061024), Non-noble metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, Stephen A. Campbell, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 7,125,822 (20061024), Fuel cell catalyst and fuel cell, Yoshihiko Nakano, Wu Mei, Maki Yonetsu, Shinichi Onodera, Seiichi Suenaga, and Hideyuki Ohzu, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP).

U.S. 7,125,935 (20061024), Ion exchange materials, Mark Andrews, Richard F. Bridges, Peter Charnock, John N. Devine, David J. Kemmish, John E. Lockley, and Brian Wilson, Victrex Manufacturing Ltd. (GB).

U.S. 7,125,953 (20061024), Ion-conducting polymeric materials, John Edward Lockley and Brian Wilson, Victrex Manufacturing Ltd. (GB).

U.S. 7,127,937 (20061031), Method for leak detection in gas feeding systems with redundant valves, Jurgen Thyroff, GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.

U.S. 7,128,106 (20061031), Apparatus for refueling a direct oxidation fuel cell, Juan J. Becerra, Michael S. DeFilippis, and Todd P. Van Duser, The Gillette Co.

U.S. 7,128,133 (20061031), Hydrofluoroether as a heat-transfer fluid, Michael G. Costello, Richard M. Flynn, and Frederick E. Behr, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 7,128,768 (20061031), Hydrogen generator for hydrogen desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds, Ke Liu, Richard J. Bellows, and John L. Preston Jr., UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,128,769 (20061031), Methanol steam reforming catalysts, steam reformers, and fuel cell systems incorporating the same, Curtiss Renn, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 7,128,852 (20061031), Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom, Mark J. Hampden-Smith, Toivo T. Kodas, Quint H. Powell, Daniel J. Skamser, James Caruso, and Clive D. Chandler, Cabot Corp.

U.S. 7,128,888 (20061031), Proton conductor and method for manufacturing the same, and electrochemical device, Yong Ming Li and Koichiro Hinokuma, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,990 (20061031), Additives to the gas supply of fuel cells with circulating electrolytes and means to regenerate used stacks, Karl Kordesch and Martin Cifrain, Apollo Energy Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,128,991 (20061031), Fuel cell electricity generator, Masataka Ozeki, Tomonori Asou, Akira Maenishi, Shinji Miyauchi, and Akinari Nakamura, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,992 (20061031), Dual pump fuel cell temperature management system, G. Michael Gron Jr., Parthasarathy Seshadriand, Matthew P. Wilson, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,128,993 (20061031), Composite membrane, David Edward Barnwell, Silvain Buche, Lorenz Gubler, and Thomas Robertson Ralph, Johnson Matthey Public Ltd. Co. (GB).

U.S. 7,128,994 (20061031), Polyelectrolyte type fuel cell and separator for polyelectrolyte type fuel cell, Takanori Maeda and Hiroshi Yagi, Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,128,995 (20061031), Method of producing oxide ion conductor, Yoshikatsu Higuchi, Masayuki Sugawara, Kagehisa Hamazaki, Keizo Uematsu, and Susumu Nakayama, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,996 (20061031), Separator for solid polymer fuel cells, and production process thereof, Naomitsu Nishihata and Masahito Tada, Kureha Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,997 (20061031), Method and system for dispensing pelletized fuel for use with a fuel cell, Philip H. Harding, Louis C. Barinaga, John C. Greeven, Paul H. McClelland, Joseph W. Tsang, and Makarand Gore, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,129,373 (20061031), Oxidation catalyst and process, James P. Coleman and Martin P. McGrath, Monsanto Technology LLC.

U.S. 7,129,674 (20061031), Power supply apparatus having control section for controlling quantity of fuel to be supplied to fuel cell, Toshihiko Ichinose, Masahiro Takada, Katsumi Kozu, and So Kuranaka, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).