Patents by Inventor Hsi-Ming Shu

Hsi-Ming Shu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070072047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement of a fuel flow board structure for a fuel cell comprising a first substrate made of a material with good thermal conductivity and a second substrate made of a material with good adhesion connecting to the first substrate to become a one-piece structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Wei-Li Huang
  • Publication number: 20070065697
    Abstract: The present invention is a fuel cell having serial/parallel connecting mechanism of golden finger. The anode circuit board comprises anode current collection circuitries and one anode golden finger. The anode current collection circuitries are electrically connected to the anode golden finger. The cathode circuit board comprises cathode current collection circuitries and one cathode golden finger. The cathode current collection circuitries are electrically connected to the cathode golden finger. At least above one membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is close and sandwiched between the anode circuit board and the cathode circuit board, and again the MEAs are respectively one-by-one sandwiched between the anode current collection circuitries and the corresponding cathode current collection circuitries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Tsang-Ming Chang, Fleng-Yi Deng, Ko-Chen Shen, Chien-Lang Wang
  • Publication number: 20070065698
    Abstract: The present invention is a fuel cell having built-in serial/parallel connecting mechanism. The anode circuit board comprises anode current collection circuitries and anode solder pads placed on the peripheral of the anode circuit board. The cathode circuit board comprises cathode current collection circuitries and cathode solder pads placed on the peripheral of the anode circuit board. The placed positions of the cathode solder pads are one-by-one opposite to the placed position of the anode solder pad. At least above one membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is close and sandwiched between the anode circuit board and the cathode circuit board, and again the MEAs are respectively one-by-one sandwiched between the anode current collection circuitries and the corresponding cathode current collection circuitries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Tsang-Ming Chang, Feng-Yi Deng, Ko-Chen Shen
  • Publication number: 20070054173
    Abstract: A fuel cell device with circuit components is disclosed, which includes at least one fuel cell board, a flow board and at least one circuit component. The fuel cell board is made of at least one laminated and stacked printed circuit substrate, and includes at least one membrane electrode assembly and at least one current collector. The flow board includes a body and a fuel flow channel disposed on the surface thereof. The circuit components are disposed between the flow board and the fuel cell boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Wei-Li Huang
  • Publication number: 20070048580
    Abstract: A fuel cell, including a fuel cell core component having an anode current collection portion, at least one membrane electrode assembly, and a cathode current collection portion stacked in a sequential manner; a casing, made of a plastic material for surrounding the fuel cell core component therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsin Chen, Hsi-Ming Shu, Ko-Chen Shen
  • Publication number: 20070044299
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a rechargeable battery is described. The method comprises of (A) laminating an anode slurry and a cathode slurry separately on an upper surface and a lower surface of a substrate having two-sided metallic laminae, so as to construct a dual-collector electrode; (B) forming a package component using a printed circuit substrate; and (C) using the package component to compact an electrolyte and at least a core component of a secondary cell into an inner space of the package component, wherein the core component comprises the dual-collector electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsin Chen, Hsi-Ming Shu, Ko-Chen Shen
  • Publication number: 20070015051
    Abstract: The present invention is a secondary battery comprising the package shell, secondary battery core component and electrolyte. The package shell is made of the print circuit board (PCB) material and encloses the secondary battery core component. The electrolyte is filled inside the enclosed space of package shell. The secondary battery core component comprises the positive electrode, isolation membrane and negative electrode, all laminated in sequence from top to down. The positive electrode comprises at least the first substrate which is respectively covered by the first thin metal layers on both the top side and bottom side. The negative electrode comprises at least the second substrate which is respectively covered by the second thin metal layers on the top side and bottom side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Ko Shen, Cheng Chen, Hsi-Ming Shu
  • Publication number: 20060292419
    Abstract: A secondary cell device having a connection interface, including: a PCB, plural secondary cell units, and an electrical connection interface. The secondary cell units are made by PCB fabrication processes and provided on the PCB. The secondary cell units are directly made of a part of the PCB material. The electrical connection interface is provided on the PCB and forms an electrical connection with the secondary cell units electrical connection, and at least serves as output terminals for power generated by the secondary cell units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ko-Chen Shen, Cheng-Hsin Chen, Hsi-Ming Shu
  • Publication number: 20060267546
    Abstract: A secondary battery made by PCB (Printed Circuit Board) fabrication processes, the secondary battery including: a first via and a second via, wherein the first via is electrically connected to a positive pole of the secondary battery, and the second via is electrically connected to a negative pole of the secondary battery, the first via and second via of the secondary battery being electrically laminated over and connected to a first via and a second via of another second secondary battery, respectively, so as to constitute so as to form serial or parallel electrical connection between the secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Ko-Chen Shen, Cheng-Hsin Chen, Hsi-Ming Shu
  • Publication number: 20060246336
    Abstract: This invention is an electronic circuit board integrated with a fuel cell comprising: a multilayer PCB, including a first region and a second region; an electronic circuit disposed at the first region, including: plural electronic components, disposed at the first region of the multiplayer PCB; plural leads, formed to the first region of the multiplayer PCB, and connecting to the electronic components; a fuel cell disposed at the second region, wherein the multilayer PCB disposed at the second region serves to made a part of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Tsang-Ming Chang, Feng-Yi Deng
  • Publication number: 20060228614
    Abstract: The present utility is related to an assembly structure of clustering fuel cell, comprising the fuel cell, electrical plug board and fuel control unit. The fuel cell has a PCB substrate, at least more than one membrane electrode assembly (MEA), fuel injecting inlet and electrically connecting part. The electrical plug board includes at least more than one electrical connector; each electrical connector is used to plug into the electrically connecting part of each fuel cell. The fuel control unit includes at least more than one fuel output outlet, wherein each fuel output outlet contacts with the fuel injecting inlet of each fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20060228610
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a card-insertion type of fuel cell apparatus. The substrate is placed at least one membrane electrode assembly, the insertion portion is placed on the bottom of the substrate, and the first fastener is placed on the substrate, wherein the insertion portion and the first fastener are fitted to the fixer for use to possibly fix the card-insertion type of fuel cell apparatus into the fixer. Furthermore, the combination of the insertion portion of the substrate and the slot of the fixer possesses the structural and electrical connections so as to make the membrane electrode assemblies of the fuel cell of the substrate output the electrical power and conduct the control signals to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Weili Huang
  • Publication number: 20060222925
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a fuel cell having gas/liquid isolated structure, comprising a fuel cell core component and an isolating layer component. The fuel cell core component is used to produce electricity by electro-chemical reaction. The isolating layer is a porous film layer with gas ventilation but with liquid isolation placed inside the fuel cell and is used to isolate the liquid of fuel cell core component in an electro-chemical reaction and the liquid produced after the electrochemical reaction by the isolating layer, and is also used to ventilate the gas of fuel cell core component in electro-chemical reaction and the gas produced after electro-chemical reaction through the isolating layer so as to achieve the functions of water-proof, anti-leakage and liquid-leak prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang, Chen Lin, Jing-Tang Jan, Yean-Der Kuan
  • Publication number: 20060204822
    Abstract: The present invention provides a start control device applied to a fuel cell system, which includes: a stickup-type separator, which can be stuck tightly at cathodes of the fuel cell system, or be separated from the cathodes, and it can separate the cathodes of the fuel cell system from the ambient air under tightly sticking state while can circulate the ambient air around the cathodes of the fuel cell system under the separating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Ching-Tang Chan
  • Publication number: 20060194098
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a manufacturing method of flexible substrate laminate integrated fuel cell, comprising step (A) to step (E). Step (A) is to utilize the flexible circuit substrate used in the printed circuit board (PCB) to respectively manufacture the anode current collection layer and cathode current collection layer by the PCB process. Step (B) is to manufacture a membrane electrode assembly layer. Step (C) is to utilize the lamination or bonding process to respectively laminate the anode current collection layer, membrane electrode assembly layer and cathode current collection layer into the fuel cell reactive layer. Step (D) is to utilize the flexible substrate to manufacture the flow layer. Step (E) is to laminate the fuel cell reactive layer and flow layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Tsang-Ming Chang, Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Ching-Tang Chan, Yean-Der Kuan
  • Publication number: 20060194099
    Abstract: The present invention is a flexible fuel cell, comprising at least one fuel supply unit and at least one power supply unit, characterized in that each power supply unit piles-up each anode current collection layer, membrane electrode assembly layer and each cathode current collection layer by flexible insulators and is able to construct versatile geometry shapes of flexible fuel cell structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Ching-Tang Chan, Yean-Der Kuan
  • Publication number: 20060188758
    Abstract: A flow field board arrangement for a fuel cell is disclosed. Injection flow channels and exhaust flow channels are individually disposed on the surface of a substrate. At least a concave portion is disposed on the same, and connected to the injection flow channel and the exhaust flow channel accordingly. An inlet is disposed on the side of the substrate and connected to an end of the injection flow channel. An outlet is disposed on the side of the substrate and connected to an end of the exhaust flow channel. The flow field board arrangement is characterized in that each injection flow channel has an identical length from an influx end of the concave portion to the inlet and/or has an equivalent flow rate, and each exhaust flow channel has an identical length from an efflux end of the concave portion to the outlet and/or has an equivalent flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang, Yean-Der Kuan, Wei-Li Huang
  • Publication number: 20060188770
    Abstract: A compound flow field board for a fuel cell comprises at least a first region and a second region. The first region includes a substrate made of a heat-conductive material, and is disposed corresponding to a membrane electrode assembly. The first region also comprises a projection protruded into the second region. The second region includes a substrate made of an adhesive material, and is connected with the first regions such that the compound flow field board becomes a one-piece structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Wei-Li Huang
  • Publication number: 20060154118
    Abstract: A fuel cell device with a compound power supply is disclosed, which comprises a bipolar fuel cell board and an auxiliary power supply. The bipolar fuel cell board includes at least one fuel cell unit. The auxiliary power supply is disposed on the bipolar fuel cell board and/or on an intermediate substrate sandwiched within the fuel cell device, and is connected to the fuel cell units. Stable power is output due to the combination of power from the fuel cell units and the auxiliary power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Chien-Lang Wang, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang, Hsi-Ming Shu, Wei-Li Huang
  • Publication number: 20060126315
    Abstract: An electrical circuit interface board for connecting a fuel cell is described, which includes a substrate, an electrical circuit, a first interface, and a second interface. The electrical circuit is disposed on the substrate. The first interface is disposed on the substrate for electrically connecting the fuel cell, and is electrically connected to the electrical circuit. The second interface is disposed on the substrate for electrically connecting an electrical device, and is electrically connected to the electrical circuit. It becomes feasible to manage the fuel cell through the electrical circuit interface board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang, Wei-Li Huang, Yu-Lin Tang, Yu-Chin Wang, Chien-Lang Wang