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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Shampa Kandoi, Ellington, CT (US);
Robert Mason Darling, South Windsor, CT (US);
William J. Bajorek, Cromwell, CT (US);
Inventors:
Shampa Kandoi, Ellington, CT (US);
Robert Mason Darling, South Windsor, CT (US);
William J. Bajorek, Cromwell, CT (US);
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2013.01); H01M 4/8882 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a membrane electrode assembly includes the steps of depositing a catalyst ink directly onto a membrane to form a catalyst coated membrane and hot pressing the catalyst coated membrane. The catalyst coated membrane has a catalyst layer that includes a catalyst and an ionomer.