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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Peter Mardilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Niranjan Thirukkovalur, Corvallis, OR (US);
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Gregory Herman, Albany, OR (US);
James O'neil, Corvallis, OR (US);
Peter Mardilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Niranjan Thirukkovalur, Corvallis, OR (US);
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Gregory Herman, Albany, OR (US);
James O'Neil, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell includes one or more fuel cell assemblies. Each of the fuel cell assemblies has an electrolyte having a length, an anode having a length and disposed on one side of the electrolyte, and a cathode having a length and disposed on the same or the other side of the electrolyte. The fuel cell further includes a plurality of current collectors. Each of the current collectors is substantially embedded within, and continuously extends substantially the respective length of at least one of the electrolyte, anode and cathode.