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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. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Liang A. Xue, Randolph, NJ (US);
James Piascik, Randolph, NJ (US);
Jean Yamanis, Morristown, NJ (US);
Gregory Lear, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
James Powers, Raritan, NJ (US);
Daniel Dalfonzo, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 8/16 ; C03C 8/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 8/16 ; C03C 8/18 ;
Abstract
A sealant for a solid oxide fuel cell comprises a glass material that acts as a matrix, with the glass material being present between about 40 to 90 wt. %. A gap-filler material is also in the sealant and selected from the group consisting of a metal material and a ceramic material, with the gap-filler material being present between about 10 to 60 wt. %. The sealant can seal a gap as large as about 3 mm.