Patents Examined by Dah-Wein D. Yuan
  • Patent number: 6475657
    Abstract: A ceramic membrane having a non-zero volume and including: a) a dense layer, having opposed faces of areas S and S′ and having a non-zero thickness e, of a solid electrolyte; b) two porous electrodes, which are hybrid conductors and have non-zero thicknesses e1 and e′1, which are identical or different, coated on non-zero areas s1 and s′1, which are identical or different, of the two opposed faces of areas S and S′ of the solid electrolyte; c) two porous current collectors, of non-zero thicknesses, e2 and e′2, which are identical or different, coated on non-zero areas s2 and S′2, which are identical or different, of the two porous electrodes; and d) at least one porous covering layer, of non-zero thickness e3, coated on a non-zero area s3, of at least one of the collectors, a thickness E of the membrane is equal to the sum of the thickness of each of the elements a)-d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Pascal Del Gallo, Guylaine Gouriou