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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Donald T. Freese, Waikoloa Village, HI (US);
F. Colin Busby, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/02 (2006.01); H01B 13/06 (2006.01); H01B 13/22 (2006.01); H01B 13/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B32B 7/14 (2006.01); C09J 5/04 (2006.01); B65C 9/25 (2006.01); C09J 5/00 (2006.01); C09J 4/00 (2006.01); C09J 101/00 (2006.01); C09J 201/00 (2006.01); B05D 5/12 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/00 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01); H01M 8/1086 (2016.01); H01M 8/1081 (2016.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); H01M 8/1039 (2016.01); H01M 8/1053 (2016.01); H01M 8/106 (2016.01); C08J 5/22 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B32B 37/24 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); B32B 37/1292 (2013.01); C08J 5/2237 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/8807 (2013.01); H01M 4/8828 (2013.01); H01M 8/106 (2013.01); H01M 8/1018 (2013.01); H01M 8/1039 (2013.01); H01M 8/1053 (2013.01); H01M 8/1081 (2013.01); H01M 8/1086 (2013.01); B29C 65/483 (2013.01); B29C 66/43 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/322 (2013.01); B32B 2037/243 (2013.01); B32B 2375/00 (2013.01); B32B 2457/10 (2013.01); B32B 2457/18 (2013.01); C08J 2327/18 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0085 (2013.01); Y02P 70/56 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of making a component of a membrane electrode assembly comprising the steps of forming an electrode on an air-permeable backer comprising ePTFE, depositing a mixture comprising ionomer and a water-insoluble alcohol onto said electrode, drying said mixture to form a protective ionomer layer, and depositing an ePTFE-reinforced ionomer layer onto said protective ionomer layer.