Patents Examined by Thomas H. Parson
  • Cathode contact layer design for preventing chromium contamination of solid oxide fuel cells
    Patent number: 10084192
    Abstract: In embodiments, a fuel cell stack is provided that includes an interconnect between a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, and a contact layer in contact with, and disposed between, an electrode of the first fuel cell and the interconnect. The contact layer may include a chromium-getter material. This chromium-getter material may consist of lanthanum oxide, lanthanum carbonate, and/or calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: VERSA POWER SYSTEMS, LTD
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, Hongpeng He, Tahir Joia