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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:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M. D'Aleo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael M. Walsh, Fairfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Plug Power, LLC, Latham, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 ; H01M 2/00 ; H01M 2/02 ; H01M 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 ; H01M 2/00 ; H01M 2/02 ; H01M 2/08 ;
Abstract
In a fuel-cell system, the task of replacing a fuel-cell stack mounted on a base is made easier by a hinge coupling the fuel-cell stack and the base. The hinge enables the stack to be pivoted onto the base so that an aperture on the stack aligns with a corresponding aperture on the base.