CA3074667C - A vented fuel cell stack - Google Patents
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB1714665.5 | 2017-09-12 | ||
| GB1714665.5A GB2566334B (en) | 2017-09-12 | 2017-09-12 | A stack of intermediate temperature, metal-supported, solid oxide fuel cell units |
| PCT/GB2018/052582 WO2019053419A1 (en) | 2017-09-12 | 2018-09-11 | STACK OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL UNITS, ON METALLIC SUPPORT AND AT INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE |
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| CA3074667A1 CA3074667A1 (en) | 2019-03-12 |
| CA3074667C true CA3074667C (en) | 2023-10-17 |
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| US (1) | US11387480B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP3676900B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP7189206B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR102761874B1 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN111052473B (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA3074667C (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB2566334B (enExample) |
| RU (1) | RU2750504C1 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2019053419A1 (enExample) |
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| GB2566334B (en) * | 2017-09-12 | 2022-11-23 | Ceres Ip Co Ltd | A stack of intermediate temperature, metal-supported, solid oxide fuel cell units |
| US20240072270A1 (en) * | 2022-08-26 | 2024-02-29 | Plug Power Inc. | System for supporting a fuel cell stack |
| DE112024000022T5 (de) * | 2024-03-19 | 2025-12-18 | Ngk Insulators, Ltd. | Elektrochemische zelle |
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| RU2750504C1 (ru) | 2021-06-29 |
| JP2020533737A (ja) | 2020-11-19 |
| GB2566334B (en) | 2022-11-23 |
| US11387480B2 (en) | 2022-07-12 |
| CN111052473A (zh) | 2020-04-21 |
| EP3676900A1 (en) | 2020-07-08 |
| CN111052473B (zh) | 2023-06-30 |
| US20200280088A1 (en) | 2020-09-03 |
| JP7189206B2 (ja) | 2022-12-13 |
| KR102761874B1 (ko) | 2025-02-04 |
| GB201714665D0 (en) | 2017-10-25 |
| EP3676900B1 (en) | 2021-08-04 |
| WO2019053419A1 (en) | 2019-03-21 |
| CA3074667A1 (en) | 2019-03-12 |
| GB2566334A (en) | 2019-03-13 |
| KR20200053556A (ko) | 2020-05-18 |
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