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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Gayatri Vyas Dadheech, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Youssef M. Mikhail, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Inventors:

Gayatri Vyas Dadheech, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Youssef M. Mikhail, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0204 (2016.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 14/18 (2006.01); C23C 16/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45527 (2013.01); C23C 14/185 (2013.01); C23C 16/18 (2013.01); H01M 8/021 (2013.01); H01M 8/0204 (2013.01); H01M 8/0206 (2013.01); H01M 8/0228 (2013.01); H01M 8/0232 (2013.01); H01M 8/0234 (2013.01); H01M 8/0245 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02P 70/56 (2015.11); Y10T 428/24975 (2015.01); Y10T 428/265 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31678 (2015.04);
Abstract

An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for use in a fuel cell includes a conductive metal substrate and a layer of conductive non-metallic porous media. The conductive non-metallic porous media has an electrically conductive material deposited along a surface in one or more metallized regions and having an average thickness less than about 40 nm. The metallized regions improve electrical conductance at contact regions between the metal substrate and the fluid distribution media.


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