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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Chun, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan, Altadena, CA (US);
Barbara Jeffries-Nakamura, San Marino, CA (US);
Thomas I. Valdez, Covina, CA (US);
Juergen Linke, West Covina, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 ;
Abstract
An improved direct liquid-feed fuel cell having a solid membrane electrolyte for electrochemical reactions of an organic fuel. Catalyst utilization and catalyst/membrane interface improvements are disclosed. Specifically, the catalyst layer is applied directly onto the membrane electrolyte.