US3134696A
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Fuel battery
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1959-11-03
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Granted: 1964-05-26
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Expires: 1979-11-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 David L Douglas
- 👤 Eiton J Cairns
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 05:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/86; H01M4/90; H01M4/92; H01M4/928; B; B01; B01J; B01J47/00; B01J47/12; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/20; C08J5/22; C08J5/2206; C08J5/2218; H01M4/925; H01M4/926; H01M8/00; H01M8/02; H01M8/0202; H01M8/0258; H01M8/0267; H01M8/0271; H01M8/0273; H01M8/10; H01M8/1004; H01M8/1007; H01M8/24; H01M8/2404; H01M8/241; H01M8/2457; H01M8/2465; H01M8/2483; H01M8/0204; H01M8/04; H01M8/04082; H01M8/04089; H01M8/04119; H01M8/04156; H01M8/04223; H01M8/04231; H01M8/04291; H01M8/1016; H01M8/1018; H01M8/102; H01M8/1023; H01M8/1025; H01M8/1058; H01M8/106; H01M8/1069; H01M8/1072; H01M8/1083; H01M8/1086; H01M8/1088; H01M8/18; H01M8/184; H01M8/186; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A GASEOUS FUEL BATTERY CONTAINING IN COMBINATION AT LEAST A PAIR OF ADJOINING FUEL CELLS, EACH OF SAID CELLS COMPRISING A HYDRATED, ION EXCHANGE RESIN MEMBRANE,, SAID MEMBRANE HAVING AN ANODE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GAS ADSORBING METAL INTEGRALLY BONDED AND EMBEDDED IN ONE OF ITS TWO MAJOR SURFACES AND A CATHODE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GAS ADSORBING METAL INTEGRALLY BONDED AND EMBEDDED IN THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A FUEL GAS TO THE ANODE OF EACH CELL OF SAID BATTERY, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN OXIDANT GAS TO THE CATHODE OF EACH CELL OF SAID BATTERY, AND AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, BIPOLAR ELECTRODE GRID MEMBER COMMON TO SAID PAIR OF ADJOINING CELLS, SAID GRID MEMBER BEING A BARRIER SEPARATING THE FUEL GAS OF ONE CELL FROM THE OXIDANT GAS OF THE ADJOINING CELL, SAID GRID MEMBER HAVING PROJECTINS FROM EACH OF ITS TWO MAJOR SURFACES, THE PROJECTIONS FROM ONE SURFACE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ANODE OF ONE CELL AND THE PROJECTIONS FROM THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE CATHODE OF THE ADJOINING CELL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A GASEOUS FUEL BATTERY CONTAINING IN COMBINATION AT LEAST A PAIR OF ADJOINING FUEL CELLS, EACH OF SAID CELLS COMPRISING A HYDRATED, ION EXCHANGE RESIN MEMBRANE,, SAID MEMBRANE HAVING AN ANODE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GAS ADSORBING METAL INTEGRALLY BONDED AND EMBEDDED IN ONE OF ITS TWO MAJOR SURFACES AND A CATHODE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GAS ADSORBING METAL INTEGRALLY BONDED AND EMBEDDED IN THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A FUEL GAS TO THE ANODE OF EACH CELL OF SAID BATTERY, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN OXIDANT GAS TO THE CATHODE OF EACH CELL OF SAID BATTERY, AND AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, BIPOLAR ELECTRODE GRID MEMBER COMMON TO SAID PAIR OF ADJOINING CELLS, SAID GRID MEMBER BEING A BARRIER SEPARATING THE FUEL GAS OF ONE CELL FROM THE OXIDANT GAS OF THE ADJOINING CELL, SAID GRID MEMBER HAVING PROJECTINS FROM EACH OF ITS TWO MAJOR SURFACES, THE PROJECTIONS FROM ONE SURFACE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ANODE OF ONE CELL AND THE PROJECTIONS FROM THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE CATHODE OF THE ADJOINING CELL.
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