CA2911890C - Fuel cell with improved gas passage formation - Google Patents
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP2014-231398 | 2014-11-14 | ||
| JP2014231398A JP6102892B2 (ja) | 2014-11-14 | 2014-11-14 | 燃料電池セル |
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| CA2911890A1 CA2911890A1 (en) | 2016-05-14 |
| CA2911890C true CA2911890C (en) | 2018-04-24 |
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| US (1) | US9799897B2 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6102892B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR101831032B1 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN105609805B (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2911890C (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE102015119236B4 (enExample) |
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| JP6402740B2 (ja) * | 2016-04-28 | 2018-10-10 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 燃料電池 |
| JP6951045B2 (ja) * | 2017-11-07 | 2021-10-20 | 株式会社Ｓｏｋｅｎ | 燃料電池システム |
| KR20200111196A (ko) | 2018-01-31 | 2020-09-28 | 상하이 썬브릿지 파워 테크놀로지스 컴퍼니 리미티드 | 연료전지 및 그의 단위셀과 전지 스택 구조체 |
| US11043687B2 (en) * | 2018-04-11 | 2021-06-22 | Dana Limited | Method of making components for an electrochemical cell and an electrochemical cell and cell stack |
| TWI699037B (zh) * | 2018-12-25 | 2020-07-11 | 財團法人工業技術研究院 | 電極分隔板結構及其應用之燃料電池 |
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| US20160141639A1 (en) | 2016-05-19 |
| CN105609805A (zh) | 2016-05-25 |
| DE102015119236B4 (de) | 2023-12-07 |
| JP6102892B2 (ja) | 2017-03-29 |
| US9799897B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 |
| JP2016096015A (ja) | 2016-05-26 |
| CA2911890A1 (en) | 2016-05-14 |
| DE102015119236A1 (de) | 2016-05-19 |
| KR101831032B1 (ko) | 2018-02-21 |
| KR20160058033A (ko) | 2016-05-24 |
| CN105609805B (zh) | 2018-06-29 |
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