The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Peter Mardilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Gregory S Herman, Albany, OR (US);
Christopher Beatty, Albany, OR (US);
James O'neil, Corvallis, OR (US);
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Peter Mardilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Gregory S Herman, Albany, OR (US);
Christopher Beatty, Albany, OR (US);
James O'Neil, Corvallis, OR (US);
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An electrode suitable for use in a fuel cell includes a passive support having pores wherein the passive support has an asymmetric pore morphology with respect to at least one dimension of the passive support; and an electrode material positioned in the pores of the passive support. An exemplary electrode includes an electrode material of a metal and/or metal oxide. An exemplary porous electrode includes a deposited electrolyte layer that blocks at least some pores of the porous electrode. An exemplary method includes reducing an electrode material positioned in pores of a passive support to create secondary porosity and/or to limit agglomeration. Other exemplary devices and/or methods are also disclosed.