ATE551742T1 - Wasserverwaltung in brennstoffzellen - Google Patents

Wasserverwaltung in brennstoffzellen

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ATE551742T1
ATE551742T1 AT04806257T AT04806257T ATE551742T1 AT E551742 T1 ATE551742 T1 AT E551742T1 AT 04806257 T AT04806257 T AT 04806257T AT 04806257 T AT04806257 T AT 04806257T AT E551742 T1 ATE551742 T1 AT E551742T1
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fuel cells
water management
management
water
fuel
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Jeremy Stephen Matcham
Nathan Grange
Paul Alan Benson
Scott Baird
Ashley Kells
Jonathan Cole
Paul Adcock
Peter David Hood
Simon Edward Foster
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Intelligent Energy Ltd
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  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
AT04806257T 2003-12-31 2004-12-31 Wasserverwaltung in brennstoffzellen ATE551742T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0330272A GB2409763B (en) 2003-12-31 2003-12-31 Water management in fuel cells
PCT/GB2004/005463 WO2005064727A2 (en) 2003-12-31 2004-12-31 Water management in fuel cells

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ATE551742T1 true ATE551742T1 (de) 2012-04-15

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US (2) US8277998B2 (de)
EP (1) EP1719199B1 (de)
JP (1) JP5193467B2 (de)
KR (1) KR101166251B1 (de)
CN (1) CN100502118C (de)
AR (1) AR047358A1 (de)
AT (1) ATE551742T1 (de)
BR (1) BRPI0418263B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2551674C (de)
ES (1) ES2394955T3 (de)
GB (1) GB2409763B (de)
MX (1) MXPA06007516A (de)
NO (1) NO336638B1 (de)
RU (1) RU2356133C2 (de)
WO (1) WO2005064727A2 (de)
ZA (1) ZA200605295B (de)

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