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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Zaf Energy Systems, Incorporated, Bozeman, MT (US);
Inventors:
Adam Weisenstein, Bozeman, MT (US);
William A. Garcia, Bozeman, MT (US);
Melissa D. McIntyre, Butte, MT (US);
Eivind Listerud, Osceola, MO (US);
Assignee:
ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, Bozeman, MT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/52 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/523 (2013.01); H01M 10/4242 (2013.01);
Abstract
A secondary battery recombination system includes catalyst and hydrophobic gas diffusion layers defining an electrode that recombines hydrogen and oxygen into water, and a scaffold encapsulating and in non-bonded contact with the electrode. The electrode may be carbon cloth, carbon felt, carbon foam, or carbon paper. The scaffold may be expanded metal or perforated foil.