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Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Robert M. Darling, South Windsor, CT (US);

Evan C. Rege, West Hartford, CT (US);

Ryan J. Balliet, West Hartford, CT (US);

Jeremy P. Meyers, West Hartford, CT (US);

Craig E. Evans, Manchester, CT (US);

Thomas D. Jarvi, Manchester, CT (US);

Inventors:

Robert M. Darling, South Windsor, CT (US);

Evan C. Rege, West Hartford, CT (US);

Ryan J. Balliet, West Hartford, CT (US);

Jeremy P. Meyers, West Hartford, CT (US);

Craig E. Evans, Manchester, CT (US);

Thomas D. Jarvi, Manchester, CT (US);

Assignee:

UTC Power Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01); H01M 2/38 (2006.01); H01M 2/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

To mitigate bubble blockage in water passageways (), in or near reactant gas flow field plates () of fuel cells (), passageways are configured with (a) intersecting polygons, obtuse angles including triangles, trapezoids, or (b) hydrophobic surfaces (), or (c) differing adjacent channels (), or (d) water permeable layers () adjacent to water channels or hydrophobic/hydrophilic layers ().


Find Patent Forward Citations

Darling, Robert. (2012). Fuel cell coolant bubble control (U.S. Patent No. 8232016). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8232016

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