序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
81 Method for Enhancing Flexible Graphite US13442161 2012-04-09 US20130264000A1 2013-10-10 Biing-Jyh Weng; Jim-Tarmg Hwang
A method for enhancing flexible graphite includes the steps of providing two porous sheets of flexible graphite, impregnating the sheets of flexible graphite with adhesive, removing an excessive portion of the adhesive by drying the sheets of flexible graphite, providing a laminate by sandwiching a reinforcing element between the sheets of flexible graphite, and heating and pressing the laminate.
82 Laminated electrolyte membrane, method of preparing the same, and membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell including the laminated electrolyte membrane US12539102 2009-08-11 US08512909B2 2013-08-20 Satoshi Yanase
A laminated electrolyte membrane, a membrane electrode assembly including the laminated electrolyte membrane, and a method of preparing the laminated electrolyte membrane, the laminate electrolyte membrane comprising at least two polymer membranes that are laminated together, and an electrolytic polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer having a polymerizable functional group and a proton dissociable functional group.
83 Manufacture of fuel cell US13116489 2011-05-26 US08470498B2 2013-06-25 Takeharu Kuramochi; Masanori Iwamoto; Masahiko Katsu; Kaoru Eguchi; Masahiro Omata; Hideto Kanafusa; Yoshiki Muto
A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane (1). A catalyst layer (12) is formed at fixed intervals on the surface of the strip-form polymer electrolyte membrane (1) in the lengthwise direction thereof, and conveyance holes (10) are formed in series at fixed intervals on the two side portions thereof. By rotating a conveyance roller (32) comprising on its outer periphery projections which engage with the holes (10), the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) is fed from a reel (9). A GDL (6) and a separator (7) are adhered to the fed polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at a predetermined processing timing based on the rotation speed of the conveyance roller (32), and thus the fuel cell is manufactured efficiently while the GDL (6) and separator (7) are laminated onto the catalyst layer (12) accurately.
84 Method For Laminating Composite Sheet Using Release Film, Laminate Obtained by the Method, and Release Film For Use in the Method US13805133 2011-07-01 US20130157163A1 2013-06-20 Takafum Nanba; Naoki Ohashi
In a carbon black (CB)/PTFE composite porous sheet that can be used as a gas diffusion layer in an electrochemical device in applications involving electro chemical reaction such as a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, electrolysis, gas sensor and the like, wrinkle or breakage may be produced due to its flexibility. A method is provided which makes it possible to easily handle this sheet that is difficult to handle, without giving rise to wrinkle or breakage.The present invention relates to a method for laminating the composite sheet on MEA, comprising the steps of: providing a membrane electrode assembly (MEA); providing a composite sheet comprising functional powder and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); providing a release film; superimposing the composite sheet on the release film and pressing them at normal temperature; superimposing the composite sheet having the release film pressed at normal temperature thereto on MEA and hot-pressing them; and separating the release film from the composite sheet.
85 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY ULTRASONIC VIBRATION BONDING US13312378 2011-12-06 US20130068371A1 2013-03-21 Hoon Hui Lee
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly by ultrasonic vibration bonding, which prevents damage to the membrane-electrode assembly by an ultrasonic vibration horn. That is, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly in such a manner that a sub-gasket is bonded to both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane using ultrasonic vibration and, subsequently, an electrode is coated and dried on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane which exposed through an opening of the sub-gasket, thereby preventing the membrane-electrode assembly from being damaged.
86 Multi-layer diffusion medium substrate US11180423 2005-07-13 US08354199B2 2013-01-15 Chunxin Ji; Mark Mathias; Jeanette E. O'Hara; Yeh-Hung Lai
A multi-layer diffusion medium substrate having improved mechanical properties is disclosed. The diffusion medium substrate includes at least one stiff layer and at least one compressible layer. The at least one stiff layer has a greater stiffness in the x-y direction as compared to the at least one compressible layer. The at least one compressible layer has a greater compressibility in the z direction. A method of fabricating a multi-layer diffusion medium substrate is also disclosed.
87 MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOATINGS AND PROCESS FOR FABRICATING SAME US12025923 2008-02-05 US20120148813A1 2012-06-14 Anastasios Angelopoulos
Embodiments of a coated substrate comprise a substrate (100) and a multi-layer multi-functional nanoparticle coating (105) having a thickness of up to about 500 nm thereon. The nanoparticle coating (105) comprises an ionic polyelectrolyte layer (110), and an ionic multi-colloid layer disposed over the polyelectrolyte layer (110). The multi-colloid layer comprises hydrophilic colloid ions (130) disposed over and coupled to the polyelectrolyte layer (110), conductive colloid ions (120) disposed over and coupled to the polyelectrolyte layer (110). The conductive colloid ions (120) are separated from the hydrophilic colloid ions (130) by repulsive forces therebetween.
88 Porous membrane for fuel cell electrolyte membrane and method for manufacturing the same US13067864 2011-06-30 US20110287342A1 2011-11-24 Hiroshi Harada
To obtain a porous membrane for a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, having mechanical property which is equal in the longitudinal and lateral directions. A porous membrane 10 is formed in such a way that porous resin sheets 1a and 1b which are obtained by uniaxially stretching a polytetrafluoroethylene thin membrane and which have strength anisotropy in orthogonal two directions, are mutually laminated in a state where the directions in which the strength of the porous resin sheets is large are made to cross each other, and that the laminated porous resin sheets are integrally bonded by means of heat fusion, or the like.
89 FUEL CELL ADHESIVE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME US12778470 2010-05-12 US20110281195A1 2011-11-17 Timothy J. Fuller; Vindo Kumar
A fuel cell adhesive comprises a polyolefin adhesive having a bonding strength sufficient to adhere two fuel cell stack components together. The bonding strength of the polyolefin adhesive is less than the cohesive strength of any of the fuel cell stack components such that two adhesively bonded fuel cell stack components can be easily separated and re-joined without causing any mechanical damages to the fuel cell stack components. The polyolefin adhesive may be prepared by polymerizing at least an α-olefin monomer in the presence of a molecular weight controlling agent.
90 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE US13099379 2011-05-03 US20110272025A1 2011-11-10 Stephen Yau-Sang CHENG
Disclosed herein is a photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic module includes a solar cell, a polypropylene layer and a backsheet. The solar cell is capable of converting light into electricity, and has a light-receiving surface and a back surface. The polypropylene layer is disposed above the light-receiving surface of the solar cell. The polypropylene layer has a transparency of greater than 50%. The backsheet is disposed below the back surface of the solar cell.
91 MANUFACTURE OF FUEL CELL US13116489 2011-05-26 US20110229801A1 2011-09-22 Takeharu KURAMOCHI; Masanori Iwamoto; Masahiko Katsu; Kaoru Eguchi; Masahiro Omata; Hideto Kanafusa; Yoshiki Muto
A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane (1). A catalyst layer (12) is formed at fixed intervals on the surface of the strip-form polymer electrolyte membrane (1) in the lengthwise direction thereof, and conveyance holes (10) are formed in series at fixed intervals on the two side portions thereof. By rotating a conveyance roller (32) comprising on its outer periphery projections which engage with the holes (10), the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) is fed from a reel (9). A GDL (6) and a separator (7) are adhered to the fed polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at a predetermined processing timing based on the rotation speed of the conveyance roller (32), and thus the fuel cell is manufactured efficiently while the GDL (6) and separator (7) are laminated onto the catalyst layer (12) accurately.
92 NANOFIBER ENHANCED FUNCTIONAL FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD USING MELT FILM CASTING US12989509 2009-04-27 US20110212321A1 2011-09-01 Miko Cakmak; Baris Yalcin; Soumayajit Sarkar
The present invention generally relates to a method for producing hybrid materials of thin polymer films with single, laminated, complete and/or partially embedded nanofibers to obtain products with unique functional properties. In one embodiment, the present relates to a hybrid process that utilizes both melt casting and electrospinning to produce nanofiber embedded functional films. In another embodiment, the process of the present invention involves nanofiber-containing products that are formed by producing a plurality of nanofibers via one or more nanofiber producing nozzles; depositing such nanofibers onto a melt cast polymer film; and either partially and/or completely embedding such nanofibers into the melt cast polymer film via one or more electrical forces.
93 INTEGRATED SEALING FOR FUEL CELL STACK MANUFACTURING US13031114 2011-02-18 US20110203721A1 2011-08-25 Mohammad Allama Enayetullah; Charles Arthur Myers
A seal and corresponding method of manufacture of stacks enabled by the physical properties of the seal are provided. In the instance of a fuel cell or other electrochemical stack, the seal provides low-cost manufacturing and reliable/durable operation in high temperature (e.g., 120° C. to 250° C.) and acidic environments. The seal provides an elastomeric material characteristic providing resiliency and flexibility, and a protective characteristic that protects the seal from the high temperature acidic environment, such as found in high temperature PEM fuel cells. The seal is affixed to a plate of a fuel cell stack assembly prior to assembly of the stack, such that there is no requirement to apply an adhesive seal, gasket, free flow to solid sealing material, or the like, to each plate during assembly of the fuel cell stack, or during a disassembly and re-assembly process.
94 Manufacture of fuel cell US10581350 2004-11-02 US07993798B2 2011-08-09 Takeharu Kuramochi; Masanori Iwamoto; Masahiko Katsu; Kaoru Eguchi; Masahiro Omata; Hideto Kanafusa; Yoshiki Muto
A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane (1). A catalyst layer (12) is formed at fixed intervals on the surface of the strip-form polymer electrolyte membrane (1) in the lengthwise direction thereof, and conveyance holes (10) are formed in series at fixed intervals on the two side portions thereof. By rotating a conveyance roller (32) comprising on its outer periphery projections which engage with the holes (10), the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) is fed from a reel (9). A GDL (6) and a separator (7) are adhered to the fed polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at a predetermined processing timing based on the rotation speed of the conveyance roller (32), and thus the fuel cell is manufactured efficiently while the GDL (6) and separator (7) are laminated onto the catalyst layer (12) accurately.
95 Method of forming bonded body and bonded body US12358689 2009-01-23 US07963435B2 2011-06-21 Mitsuru Sato; Takatoshi Yamamoto
A method of forming a bonded body comprised of a first base member, a second base member, and a first bonding film and a second bonding film provided between the first base member and the second base member is provided. The first bonding film and the second bonding film are constituted of copper and an organic component, and an amount of copper contained in each of the first bonding film and the second bonding film is 90 atom % or higher but lower than 99 atom % at an atomic ratio. The method is comprised of: forming the first bonding film on the first base member by using a chemical vapor-film formation method; forming the second bonding film on the second base member by using a chemical vapor-film formation method; bringing the first bonding film formed on the first base member into contact with the second bonding film formed on the second base member so that the first bonding film faces the second bonding film; and applying a compressive force to the first base member and the second base member so that the first bonding film and the second bonding film are bonded together to thereby obtain the bonded body. Two base members can be firmly and efficiently bonded together with high dimensional accuracy at a low temperature, and the two base members can be efficiently separated (peeled off) to each other after use of the bonded body. Further, a bonded body is also provided.
96 COMPOSITE SEPARATOR FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME US12823855 2010-06-25 US20110129737A1 2011-06-02 Dai Gil Lee; Ha Na Yu; Jun Woo Lim; Sae Hoon Kim; Jung Do Suh; Byung Ki Ahn
The present invention provides a composite separator for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a graphite foil prepared by compressing expanded graphite is stacked on a carbon fiber-reinforced composite prepreg or a mixed solution prepared by mixing graphite flake and powder with a resin solvent is applied to the cured composite prepreg such that a graphite layer is integrally molded on the outermost end of the separator.For this purpose, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a composite separator for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, the method including: preparing a prepreg as a continuous carbon fiber-reinforced composite and a graphite foil; allowing the cut prepreg and graphite foil to pass through a stacking/compression roller to be compressed; allowing the prepreg in which the graphite foil is integrally stacked to be heated and pressed by a hot press such that hydrogen, air, and coolant flow fields are formed or to pass through a hot roller to be formed into a separator; removing unnecessary portions from the heated and pressed separator using a trim cutter; and post-curing the thus formed separator, wherein the graphite foil may be stacked on the prepreg as the continuous carbon fiber-reinforced composite such that a graphite layer is integrally formed with the prepreg.
97 METHOD OF LAMINATING DIFFERENT MATERIALS INCLUDING NONWOVEN FABRICS MADE OF SYNTHETIC RESIN US12863012 2009-07-14 US20110048636A1 2011-03-03 Yasuhiro Fukuhara
Layers are thermally bonded with each other while retaining a conformation of fibers of nonwoven fabrics made of synthetic resin, by heating at a heatproof temperature or higher, using a vapor of water or a nonaqueous solvent in a high-pressure steam sterilizer or a high-pressure steam pot. Then, three nonwoven fabrics made of synthetic resin which consist of different materials are superposed to form three layers, and can be thermally bonded together by heating at the heatproof temperature or higher, using the high-pressure steam sterilizer. A laminated body has layers thermally bonded together while retaining a conformation of fibers of each of a nonwoven fabric A made of synthetic resin, a nonwoven fabric B made of synthetic resin and a nonwoven fabric C made of synthetic resin.
98 Method of manufacturing membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell US12001657 2007-12-11 US07837819B2 2010-11-23 Ki Sub Lee; Young Soo Kim
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell, in which a binder is spray-coated on a surface of a polymer film, a catalyst slurry is bar-coated on a surface of an electrolyte membrane, bonded on the binder, to form a catalyst electrode layer, a bonded assembly of the electrolyte membrane and the catalyst electrode layer is separated from the polymer film, after a drying process, to obtain a 2-layer MEA, and the thus obtained 2-layer MEAs are used to form a 3-layer MEA or a 5-layer MEA by a hot pressing process. Accordingly, the present methods solve the problems associated with prior art that the loss of catalyst is considerable, since the catalyst slurry is directly spray-coated on the membrane, and the catalyst electrode layer in a solid phase is hot-pressed on both surfaces of the membrane.
99 Three-dimensional woven integrally stiffened panel US11007600 2004-12-08 US07713893B2 2010-05-11 Jonathan Goering
An integrally woven three-dimensional preform with stiffeners in two directions constructed from a woven base fabric having first, second and third woven fabrics. A plurality of yarns are interwoven over a region between the first and second fabrics such that the first fabric is foldable relative to the second fabric. An additional plurality of yarns are interwoven over a region between the second and third fabrics such that the third fabric is foldable relative to the second fabric. Upon folding of the woven base fabric, the integrally woven three-dimensional preform with stiffeners in two directions is formed.
100 Manufacturing Equipment and Manufacturing Method of Membrane Electrode Assembly US12508472 2009-07-23 US20100051181A1 2010-03-04 Hideki Mori
The present invention provides a manufacturing method and manufacturing equipment which makes it possible to manufacture a fuel cell MEA (membrane electrode assembly) continuously and stably with a high level of precision. The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a fuel cell MEA which includes transferring three carrier films in belt shapes, coating an electrolyte membrane in predetermined regions on one of the carrier films, coating electrode catalyst layers intermittently in predetermined regions on the other two carrier films, drying the electrolyte and the electrode catalyst layers on the carrier films, laminating the electrolyte membrane onto an electrode catalyst layer on one of the carrier films with a pressure and peeling off and removing the carrier film of the electrolyte membrane, laminating the other electrode catalyst layer onto the electrolyte membrane laminated on the electrode catalyst layer with heat and a pressure, and peeling off the carrier films from the resultant laminated product of the electrolyte membrane and the electrode catalyst layers.
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