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[March 2006]
Ceramic Fuel Cells Extends Patent Portfolio
CFCL - Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (Noble Park, VIC, Australia) - has announced that it has been granted a new patent in Japan for a coating used on electrical interconnects in fuel cells.CFCL believes that this innovation can provide a cost efficient means of reducing the contact resistance with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack; this increases the power output of the stack, ultimately leading to lower cost and higher efficiency.
The Japanese patent joins patents granted to CFCL for the same invention in the UK, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
This new Japanese patent gives CFCL a total of 46 granted patents. These are contained in 28 patent families (each family represents a single invention covered in multiple jurisdictions) that have been granted or are in the process of being examined by the various Patent Offices.
These inventions cover many aspects of fuel cell technology and associated balance of plant systems developed by CFCL since 1992 across a range of fuel cell designs and materials. This broad portfolio gives CFCL significant scope to expand its future designs and product options and offers opportunities for future revenue streams, says the company.
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