Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly component for a fuel cell includes a generally planar gas-permeable body having opposed first and second faces defining in-plane and through-plane directions, a side face extending about an outer perimeter of the body and adjoining each of the first and second faces, and an active region bounded by the first and second faces and an active region perimeter defined generally within the outer perimeter. The active region includes a distribution of cerium-zirconium oxide nanofibers dispersed across at least one of the in-plane and through-plane directions, wherein the cerium-zirconium oxide nanofibers have a molecular formula of CexZryO4.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly component for a fuel cell includes a generally planar gas-permeable body having opposed first and second faces defining in-plane and through-plane directions, a side face extending about an outer perimeter of the body and adjoining each of the first and second faces, and an active region bounded by the first and second faces and an active region perimeter defined generally within the outer perimeter. The active region includes a distribution of cerium-zirconium oxide nanofibers dispersed across at least one of the in-plane and through-plane directions, wherein the cerium-zirconium oxide nanofibers have a molecular formula of CexZryO4.

Abstract: A membrane humidifier assembly for fuel cell applications includes a first flow field plate adapted to facilitate flow of a first gas thereto, a second flow field plate adapted to facilitate flow of a second gas thereto, and a polymeric membrane disposed between the first flow field plate and second flow field plate. The polymeric membrane is adapted to permit transfer of water. In order to prevent a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer, humidifier membrane from fouling and having diminished water vapor transport performance, ammonia and cation contaminants must be removed from the ambient gas streams. Suitable cationic and ammonia scavengers include filters comprising polymers functionalized with carboxylic acid groups, phosphonic acid groups, sulfonic acid groups, perfluorosulfonic acid groups or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method for making a device with a fibrous sheet includes a step of combining a fiber-forming resin with a carrier resin to form a resinous mixture. The fiber forming resin has a fluorinated backbone with a pendent CF2CF2—X group where X is a SO3H or SO2F. The carrier resin is a soluble polyamide. The resinous mixture is extruded to form an extruded resinous mixture. The extruded resinous mixture has fiber strands of the fiber-forming resin within the carrier resin. The extruded resinous mixture is contacted with water to separate the fiber strands of the fiber-forming resin from the carrier resin. Fiber forming strands are optionally cross-linked with ammonia and then are hydrolyzed to form ionomers.

Abstract: A method for making a device with a fibrous sheet includes a step of combining a fiber-forming resin with a carrier resin to form a resinous mixture. The fiber forming resin has a fluorinated backbone with a pendent CF2CF2—X group where X is a SO3H or SO2F. The carrier resin is a soluble polyamide. The resinous mixture is extruded to form an extruded resinous mixture. The extruded resinous mixture has fiber strands of the fiber-forming resin within the carrier resin. The extruded resinous mixture is contacted with water to separate the fiber strands of the fiber-forming resin from the carrier resin. Fiber forming strands are optionally cross-linked with ammonia and then are hydrolyzed to form ionomers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and, having associated with that layer a 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b]-1,2,4-triazole dye forming coupler having a fully substituted carbon atom at the 6-position, a chloro group at the 7-position, and, at the 2-position, a phenyl ring substituted in the meta position with a carbonamido substituent containing an ?-sulfone moiety. Photographic elements containing these couplers exhibit desirable bleach-fix and activity characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a coupler represented by formula F-1, wherein: R1, R3 and R5 are independently selected from hydrogen or a substituent group and two of them may join to form a ring; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group, B is hydrogen or a substituent group; Z is a substituent group, and n varies from 0-4. The element exhibits improved dye-forming activity and an improved combination of dye hue and dye stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element for forming neutral images comprising a cyan dye-forming coupler, a magenta dye-forming coupler of formula wherein Ra and Rb represents H or a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; Za, Zb, and Zc are a substituted methine group, ═N—, ═C—, or —NH—; and yellow dye-forming coupler of formula,  wherein R5 is an alkoxy group with more than one carbon atom, aryloxy, anilino, arylthio, alkylthio, or dialkylamino groups linked to the anilide phenyl ring by oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen; R6 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkoxycarbonyl(—CO2R), carbamoyl(—CONRR′), carbonamido(—NRCOR′), sulfonate(—OSO2R), sulfamoyl (—SO2NRR′), sulfonamido(—NRSO2R′), or sulfonyl(—SO2R); R and R′ may be hydrogen, alkyl or aryl groups; q is 1 to 4; R7 is alkyl, cyclic, or multicyclic alky, aryl, heterocyclic, heteroaromatic, and

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): wherein: the term “NB coupler” represents a coupler of formula (I) that forms a dye for which the left bandwidth (LBW) using spin-coating is at least 5 nm less than that of the same dye in solution form; Y is H or a coupling-off group; each Z″ and Z* is an independently selected substituent group where n is 0 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; W2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a heterocyclic ring group; and V is a sulfone or sulfoxide containing group; provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z″ and all Z* is at least 8. The element exhibits improved cyan dye hue.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): 1

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a yellow dye-forming coupler having formula I: wherein each A is independently a divalent group selected from the divalent groups consisting of aryl and —C(R1)(R2)—, in which each R1 and R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, heterocyclic, and aryl groups, and one A can be joined to form a ring with another A or with R3, and m is from 2 to 6; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, heterocyclic, and aryl groups, provided that R3 may form a ring with A or is a group joined to R4 to form a heterocyclic five- or six-membered ring; R4 is selected from the group consisting of aryl, heterocyclic, and alkyl groups and may form a heterocyclic ring bonded to R3; Y is selected from the group consisting of —SO2—, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)NR9R10—, —C(&bo

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): 1

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): wherein: the term “NB coupler” represents a coupler of formula (I) that forms a dye for which the left bandwidth (LBW) using spin-coating is at least 5 nm less than that of the same dye in solution form; Y is H or a coupling-off group; each Z″ and Z* is an independently selected substituent group where n is 1 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; W2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring group; and V is a sulfone or sulfoxide containing group; provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z″ and all Z* is at least 8; provided further that there is one and only one Z″ substituent ortho to the carbonamido group linking the W2 ring to the rest of the coupler; and provided still further that when W2 forms a carbocyclic aromatic ring, at

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): wherein: the term “NB coupler” represents a coupler of formula (I) that forms a dye for which the left bandwidth (LBW) using spin-coating is at least 5nm less than that of the same dye in solution form; Y is H or a coupling-off group; each Z″ and Z* is an independently selected substituent group where n is 0 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; W2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a heterocyclic ring group; and V is a sulfone or sulfoxide containing group; provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z″ and all Z* is at least 8. The element exhibits improved cyan dye hue.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan coupler having the formula: wherein: V is a sulfone or sulfoxide containing group; Y is H or a coupling-off group; W2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring group; each Z″, Z* and Z# is an independently selected substituent group where n and r are independently 0 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; and X is a halogen atom, and s is 1 to 5; provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z″, all Z#, and all Z* is at least 8. The element exhibits improved cyan dye stability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): wherein: the term “NB coupler” represents a coupler of formula (I) that forms a dye for which the left bandwidth (LBW) using spin-coating is at least 5 nm less than that of the same dye in solution form; Y is H or a coupling-off group; each Z″ and Z* is an independently selected substituent group where n is 1 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; W2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring group; and V is a sulfone or sulfoxide containing group; provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z″ and all Z* is at least 8; and the sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in all Z″ substituents combined is at least 6; provided further that when W2 forms a carbocyclic aromatic ring, at least one Z″ is selected from the group consisting of alk

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan “NB coupler” having the formula (I): wherein: the term “NB coupler” represents a coupler of formula (I) that forms a dye for which the left bandwidth (LBW) using spin-coating is at least 5 nm less than that of the same dye in solution form; Y is H or a coupling-off group; each Z″ and Z* is an independently selected substituent group where n is 1 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; W2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a carbocyclic ring group; and V is a substituent containing a heterocyclic sulfone or sulfoxide group; provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z″ and all Z* is at least 8. The element exhibits improved cyan dye hue.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having situated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the element containing an image modifying compound which comprises a magenta coupler moiety which upon reaction with oxidized color developing agent during processing forms a dye, said coupler moiety having attached to the coupling site, either directly or through a timing group, a 1,2,3-triazole moiety, the attachment being through the second nitrogen atom of the triazole moiety.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support having situated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the element further containing an image modifying coupler which upon reaction with oxidized color developing agent during processing forms a dye, said image modifying coupler represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein COUP is a photographic coupler moiety;T.sup.1 is a timing or linking group;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from a halide atom, or an aliphatic, carbocyclic, heterocyclic, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, carbonamido, sulfonamido, acyl, sulfo, nitro, cyano, amino, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, thioalkoxy, thioalkoxyalkyl, thioaryloxy, or thioaryloxyalkyl group; andn is selected from 0, 1 or 2. More particularly this invention relates to a photographic element containing the above image modifying coupler wherein n is 0 and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently represented by the formula:**--(Z).sub.m -(X).sub.t -R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having situated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the element further comprising a photographic coupler represented by the formulaCOUP--(T.sup.1).sub.b --T.sup.2 --(T.sup.3).sub.c --PUGwhereinCOUP is a coupler moiety having a coupling site to which T.sup.1 is attached;T.sup.1 is a timing or linking group which releases from COUP during processing and which functions by electron transfer down a conjugated or unconjugated chain, or by a nucleophilic displacement reaction, to release T.sup.2 ;T.sup.2 is a triazole timing or linking group which, after release from T.sup.1, functions by a nucleophilic displacement reaction to release T.sup.3 or PUG and is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein ** denotes the point of attachment to T.sup.1 and *** denotes the point of attachment to T.sup.3 or PUG;R.sup.