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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin L. Mease, Latham, NY (US);
Adam K. Brunner, Castleton, NY (US);
Larry A. Pitts, Averill Park, NY (US);
Alan F. Winslow, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Assignee:
Plug Power, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 6/00 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell assembly includes a stack assembly having fuel cell plates and a frame having a bottom section and at least two side sections integrally formed with the bottom section. The stack assembly is placed on the frame bottom section, and one or more fasteners are used to attach the frame to an upper portion of the stack assembly to apply a compressive force on the stack assembly.