Patents by Inventor Morihiro Iju

Morihiro Iju 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).

  • Fuel cell sealing structure and manufacture method
    Patent number: 8609299
    Abstract: A fuel cell seal structure includes a GDL which is formed by a porous body and a gasket which is integrally formed with a peripheral edge of a GDL. The GDL includes a rubber impregnation portion and an impregnation stopping portion. The gasket is integrally formed with a gasket body portion having a thickness dimension larger than a thickness dimension of the GDL and an overlap portion overlapping with the GDL in a plane other than a portion impregnated by the GDL. The rubber impregnation portion of the GDL includes an inner portion which is provided between the impregnation stopping portion and an outer portion overlapping with the overlap portion of the gasket in a plane so as not to overlap with the gasket in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Morihiro Iju, Shigeru Watanabe, Kenichi Oba
  • Fuel Cell Sealing Structure And Manufacture Method
    Publication number: 20110097647
    Abstract: A fuel cell seal structure includes a GDL which is formed by a porous body and a gasket which is integrally formed with a peripheral edge of a GDL. The GDL includes a rubber impregnation portion and an impregnation stopping portion. The gasket is integrally formed with a gasket body portion having a thickness dimension larger than a thickness dimension of the GDL and an overlap portion overlapping with the GDL in a plane other than a portion impregnated by the GDL. The rubber impregnation portion of the GDL includes an inner portion which is provided between the impregnation stopping portion and an outer portion overlapping with the overlap portion of the gasket in a plane so as not to overlap with the gasket in a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihiro Iju, Shigeru Watanabe, Kenichi Oba