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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Jeremy Schrooten, Mission, CA;
Mark Petersen, North Vancouver, CA;
Jean-louis Iaconis, Burnaby, CA;
David Lo, Burnaby, CA;
Paul Sobejko, North Vancouver, CA;
Jeremy Schrooten, Mission, CA;
Mark Petersen, North Vancouver, CA;
Jean-Louis Iaconis, Burnaby, CA;
David Lo, Burnaby, CA;
Paul Sobejko, North Vancouver, CA;
Societe BIC, Clichy, FR;
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide a fuel cell connection component, including an interconnect or a current collector. The fuel cell connection component includes conductive fibers oriented at an angle of less than about 90° to at least one electrode in the fuel cell. The fuel cell connection component provides an electrically conductive pathway from the at least one electrode of the fuel cell to an external circuit or to an electrode of a different fuel cell. Embodiments of the present invention also provide fuel cells that include the fuel cell connection component, including fuel cell layers, and methods of making the same.