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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ovonic Fuel Cell Company LLC, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for elevating the operating voltage in a fuel cell having a hydrogen electrode with hydrogen storage capacity and/or an oxygen electrode with oxygen storage capacity. The fuel cell is able to sustain the elevated voltage through application of an electrical current to the fuel cell resulting in the charging of the hydrogen electrode and/or the oxygen electrode.