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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:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Francis J. Disalvo, Jr., Ithaca, NY (US);
Hector D. Abruna, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Francis J. DiSalvo, Jr., Ithaca, NY (US);
Hector D. Abruna, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to intermetallic compounds for use as catalysts for chemical reactions and catalytic systems. The structure of ordered intermetallic compounds enables such compounds to function as highly efficient catalysts. The ordered intermetallic compounds may be used to catalyze reactions in fuel cells (e.g., hydrogen fuel cells), amongst numerous other applications.