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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Rajeev Puttaiah, Troy, MI (US);
Zdravko Menjak, Troy, MI (US);
Latchezara M. Gradinarova, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Srinivasan Venkatesan, Southfield, MI (US);
Boyko Aladjov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Subhash Dhar, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Rajeev Puttaiah, Troy, MI (US);
Zdravko Menjak, Troy, MI (US);
Latchezara M. Gradinarova, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Srinivasan Venkatesan, Southfield, MI (US);
Boyko Aladjov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Subhash Dhar, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Texaco Ovonic Fuel Cell LLC, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell utilizing parallel flow of a hydrogen stream, an oxygen stream, and an electrolyte solution with respect to the electrodes, while maintaining mechanical support within the fuel cell. The fuel cell utilizes electrode assemblies having a frame overmolded around the electrode to maintain a flow rates and low pressure throughout the fuel cell. The fuel cell is also designed to maintain mechanical support within the fuel cell while the electrodes expand and contract in response to the absorption of oxygen and hydrogen.