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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Jonathan David Brereton Sharman, Reading, GB;
Inventor:
Jonathan David Brereton Sharman, Reading, GB;
Assignee:
Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/8605 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/8892 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reinforced catalyst layer assembly, suitably for use in a fuel cell, said reinforced catalyst layer assembly comprising: (i) a planar reinforcing component consisting of a porous material having pores extending through the thickness of the material in the z-direction, and (ii) a first catalyst component comprising a first catalyst material and a first ion-conducting material, characterized in that the first catalyst component is at least partially embedded within the planar reinforcing component, forming a first catalyst layer having a first surface and a second surface is disclosed.