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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Yamaura, Kanagawa, JP;
Minehisa Imazato, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Kanemitsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuaki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Katori, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuya Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/00 ; H01M 4/86 ; H01M 4/90 ; H01M 4/96 ; B05D 5/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/00 ; H01M 4/86 ; H01M 4/90 ; H01M 4/96 ; B05D 5/12 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell that includes a proton conductor film with a catalyst layer having a metal component formed thereon is provided. The metal catalyst layer can be formed directly onto the proton conductor film by one of a sputtering process, a vacuum deposition process, a chemical vapor deposition process of the like.