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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:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
May. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems Inc., Burnabay, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/322 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/322 ;
Abstract
An improved plate-and-frame assembly selectively transfers a fluid component from one fluid stream to another fluid stream. In a preferred embodiment, a plate-and-frame humidity exchanger with unitary plates and seals transfers water vapor and heat between two fluid streams.