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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Graham Edward Hill, Vancouver, CA;
Ross William Johnston Bailey, Vancouver, CA;
Rae Hartwell, Surrey, CA;
Uwe Pfister, Leutenbach, DE;
Graham Edward Hill, Vancouver, CA;
Ross William Johnston Bailey, Vancouver, CA;
Rae Hartwell, Surrey, CA;
Uwe Pfister, Leutenbach, DE;
Ballard Power Systems Inc., Burnaby, CA;
Abstract
A receptacle having an end cap, a pliable sidewall, and a fastener, for receiving and retaining a fuel cell stack in its stacked configuration during fabrication of a multi-stack fuel cell assembly, is shown and described. Methods of fabricating the assembly include stacking the fuel cell in the receptacle, compressing the fuel cell, and engaging the fastener to retain the stack in its stacked configuration and, or to retain the stack under at least partial compression.