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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, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J Onorato, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Michael J Sansone, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Stuart M French, Chatham, NJ (US);
Faruq Marikar, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 33 ; 429247 ; 429134 ; 525435 ;
Abstract
A method for producing polybenzimidazole (PBI) paste or gel useful in a fuel cell, mixing PBI polymer with a suitable amount of an acid, which permits the polymer to dissolve and form a matrix having a gel-like or paste-like consistency at room temperature.