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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Daniel a Kearl, Philomath, OR (US);
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Gregory S Herman, Albany, OR (US);
Richard B. Peterson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Daniel A Kearl, Philomath, OR (US);
David Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Gregory S Herman, Albany, OR (US);
Richard B. Peterson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A MEMS-based fuel cell has a substrate, an electrolyte in contact with the substrate, a cathode in contact with the electrolyte, an anode spaced apart from the cathode and in contact with the electrolyte, and an integral manifold for supplying either a fuel or an oxidant or both together, the integral manifold extending over at least a portion of the electrolyte and over at least one of the anode and cathode. Methods for making and using arrays of the fuel cells are disclosed.