Patents Assigned to THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
  • Use of sacrificial layers in the manufacturing of chemical reactor structures and the application of such structures
    Publication number: 20030013046
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of producing nano or micro-scale chemical reactor devices and novel devices produced by said method. The method of the invention uses deposited sacrificial layers to provide various channels and reservoirs of reactor devices. Reactor devices of the present invention are chemical reactor devices, electro-chemical reactor devices, or chemical/electro-chemical deivices. A fuel cell embodiment is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Stephen J. Fonash, Wook Jun Nam, Kyuhwan Chang, Henry C. Foley