Patents by Inventor Jorg von der Osten-Fabeck

Jorg von der Osten-Fabeck 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).

  • Abraded fluid diffusion layer for an electrochemical fuel cell
    Patent number: 6716551
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a fluid diffusion layer for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, a surface of the fluid diffusion layer is abraded so that the topography of the fluid diffusion layer surface is rendered more uniform. The fluid diffusion layer comprises a porous substrate, and may also comprise a carbon-containing sublayer, as well as hydrophobic material. The particles formed by the abrading operation may be deposited into at least some of the pores of the substrate to form a support structure for the direct depositing of a catalyst onto the abraded surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Ballard Power Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Volker Peinecke, Jorg von der Osten-Fabeck, John Robert Gordon, Herwig Robert Haas
  • Abraded fluid diffusion layer for an electrochemical fuel cell
    Publication number: 20020192536
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a fluid diffusion layer for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, a surface of the fluid diffusion layer is abraded so that the topography of the fluid diffusion layer surface is rendered more uniform. The fluid diffusion layer comprises a porous substrate, and may also comprise a carbon-containing sublayer, as well as hydrophobic material. The particles formed by the abrading operation may be deposited into at least some of the pores of the substrate to form a support structure for the direct depositing of a catalyst onto the abraded surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Volker Peinecke, Jorg von der Osten-Fabeck, John Robert Gordon, Herwig Robert Haas