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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Gayatri Vyas, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Yang-tse Cheng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mahmoud H Abd Elhamid, Warren, MI (US);
Youssef M Mikhail, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gayatri Vyas, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Yang-Tse Cheng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mahmoud H Abd Elhamid, Warren, MI (US);
Youssef M Mikhail, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for a fuel cell which comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a flow field for distributing fluid along a surface of the substrate, and an electrically conductive coating on the surface which comprises a noble metal, desirably Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ir, Pt, Os, and preferably Au.