ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,746, issued on March 11, was assigned to CELLCENTRIC GMBH & Co. KG (Kirchheim Unter Teck, Germany).
"Enclosed fuel cell stack row" was invented by Rae Hartwell (Surrey, Canada), Christopher Richards (Port Coquitlam, Canada), Elisabeth Funk Woolliams (Vancouver, Canada) and Kathleen Megale (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks require a significant nominal compressive loading for proper operation and sealing. This loading is typically provided using relatively thick end plates and tight straps. In certain fuel cell applications, one or more solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell sta...