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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Estela T Ong, Chicago, IL (US);
Leonard G Marianowski, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 36 ; 296232 ; 296234 ; 427115 ;
Abstract
An assembly of fuel cell components comprising a matrix tape having an active area and a peripheral wet seal area, an anode and/or a cathode in contact with a face of the matrix tape, the anode and cathode extending beyond a periphery of the active area of the matrix tape and contacting the peripheral wet seal area, and a portion of the peripheral wet seal area forming a frame around the anode and cathode to prevent gas crossover between the electrodes during cell operation and to prevent oxidation of the edges of the electrodes.