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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Vijay M. Iyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jean L. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory L. Tice, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vijay M. Iyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jean L. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory L. Tice, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/20 (2006.01); H01M 4/64 (2006.01); H01M 4/66 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); H01M 8/0245 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); H01M 2250/30 (2013.01); Y02B 90/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a fuel cell plate. The fuel cell plate includes a substrate of electrically conductive material and a first outer layer of corrosion-resistant material bonded to a first portion of the substrate. To reduce the weight of the fuel cell plate, the electrically conductive material and the corrosion-resistant material are selected to be as light as practicable.