US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on Sept. 16 for "Membrane electrode assembly manufacturing process" (California, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,039, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc..

"Membrane electrode assembly manufacturing process" was invented by Mark Edmundson (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and F. Colin Busby (Newark, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and compositions for making fuel cell components are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a substrate, and forming or adhering an electrode on the substrate, wherein the forming includes depositing an aqueous mixture comprising water, a water-insoluble component, a catalyst, and an ionomer. The water-insoluble component comprises a water-insoluble alcohol, a...