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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. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
Applicants:
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Gregory S Herman, Albany, OR (US);
Peter Mardilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Niranjan Thirukkovalur, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Gregory S Herman, Albany, OR (US);
Peter Mardilovich, Corvallis, OR (US);
Niranjan Thirukkovalur, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Subject matter includes a fuel cell with a catalytic combustor seal and related methods. The catalytic converter is positioned to come in contact with a fuel after the fuel has traversed a path over an intended electrode and the fuel is catalytically converted before the fuel can come in contact with an unintended electrode.