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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:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/60 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell which contains an anode space with an inlet-side anode feed and an outlet-side anode discharge; a cathode space with an inlet-side cathode feed and an outlet-side cathode discharge; and water separating devices arranged in the cathode discharge. According to the invention, the water separating devices contain a water separating membrane unit with a mixture space situated in the cathode discharge and a water collecting space separated therefrom by a water separating membrane.