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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2006
Feng Zhong, Windsor, CA;
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Richard H. Blunk, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Brian K. Brady, North Chili, NY (US);
Timothy J. Fuller, Pittsford, NY (US);
Feng Zhong, Windsor, CA;
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Richard H. Blunk, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Brian K. Brady, North Chili, NY (US);
Timothy J. Fuller, Pittsford, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an electrically conductive element for an electrochemical cell element having enhanced protection for an underlying metal substrate with a surface susceptible to forming metal oxides. One or more regions of the surface are coated with a metal coating overlaid with an adhesion promoting coating comprising a silicon containing material derived from organosilanes. The adhesion promoting coating is overlaid with a conductive, protective polymeric coating. The present invention further provides methods of making such an electrochemical cell element to have improved adhesion of conductive, protective polymer coatings.