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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Jake Christensen, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1046 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/1039 (2016.01); H01M 8/1067 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1046 (2013.01); H01M 8/1039 (2013.01); H01M 8/1067 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrochemical cell includes a fuel source; an oxidation source; a positive electrode exposed to an electrolyte membrane; a negative electrode exposed to the electrolyte membrane; and the electrolyte membrane positioned between the positive and negative electrodes, the electrolyte membrane including an electron donor material and a shunt material having specific volume percentage of one or more carbon-containing semiconductors that become electronically conductive at a specific shunting onset potential below the cell's open circuit potential.