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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Javier Resto, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
UTC Fuel Cells, LLC, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell ( ) has a proton exchange membrane ( ) having a rectangular central portion ( ) and flaps ( ) extending from the central portion. The flaps are wrapped around the cathode and anode substrates ( ) to provide respective edge seals therefor. A liquified adhesive adheres the flaps to the substrates and intervening filler material ( ) so as to form a unitized electrode assembly.