Fuel cell stacking and sealing
CA 2516781 C · Owner: Acumentrics Corporation · Inventors: Bessette, Norman F.; Shown, Kenneth; Smith, Hugh L.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Various aspects of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology are described. One specific application includes a seal for connecting an outer surface of a fuel cell to a cell manifold that supports the fuel cell and delivers a fuel mixture to an inside portion of the fuel cell. The seal also separates the fuel mixture from the outer surface at the seal. And the seal is electrically conductive to allow flow of electric current between the outer surface and the cell manifold.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 20, 2003 and granted January 10, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 20, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 20, 2025.
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