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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Inventors:
Siddharth Komini Babu, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jacob Schatz Spendelow, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Rangachary Mukundan, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Rodney L. Borup, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/92 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/921 (2013.01); H01M 4/8673 (2013.01); H01M 4/8882 (2013.01); H01M 4/8892 (2013.01); H01M 4/926 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ionomer membranes for fuel cells and related devices are described. An ionomer membrane may be configured with a plurality of anode-side protrusions and/or a plurality of cathode-side protrusions. A filler material(s) may be deposited into voids of an ionomer membrane. Example filler materials include, but are not limited to, platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), gold (Au), silver (Ag), iridium (Ir), etc., and their alloys on carbon supports.