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Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2003
Applicants:

Yoshihiro Ito, Saitama-ken, JP;

Naoyuki Nishino, Saitama-ken, JP;

Shuichi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshihiro Ito, Saitama-ken, JP;

Naoyuki Nishino, Saitama-ken, JP;

Shuichi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A fuel cell including, a cell unit which has a fuel electrode including a catalyst, an air electrode including a catalyst, and an electrolyte membrane which is sandwiched by the fuel electrode and the air electrode; a fuel chamber which is disposed at a fuel electrode side, and which stores fuel; an air chamber which is disposed at an air electrode side and to which air is supplied; and a recovery chamber in which a fuel-side by-product, which is generated by a catalytic reaction of the fuel at the fuel electrode, is recovered, wherein a colorant containing an indicator is provided inside of one of the fuel chamber and the recovery chamber.


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