Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Göttenauer

Wolfgang Göttenauer 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).

  • Process for applying electrode layers to a polymer electrolyte membrane strip for fuel cells
    Patent number: 6500217
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for applying electrode layers to a polymer electrolyte membrane strip in a desired pattern, wherein the front and back of the membrane are continuously printed with the electrode layers in the desired pattern using an ink containing an electrocatalyst, and the printed electrode layers are dried at elevated temperature immediately after the printing operation, the printing taking place while maintaining accurate positioning of the patterns of the electrode layers on the front and back in relation to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Degussa-Huls Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Anton Starz, Ralf Zuber, Wolfgang Göttenauer, Knut Fehl, Manfred Diehl