[May 25, 2013] Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 25 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,445,148) developed by Jeffrey D. Morse, Martinez, Calif., and Alan F. Jankowski, Livermore, Calif., for a "method of forming a package for MEMS-based fuel cell." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A MEMS-based fuel cell package and method thereof is disclosed. The fuel cell package comprises seven layers: (1) a sub-package fuel reservoir interface layer, (2) an anode manifold support layer, (3) a fuel/anode manifold and resistive heater layer, (4) a Thick Film Microporous Flow Host Structure layer containing a fuel cell, (5) an air manifold layer, (6) a cathode manifold support structure layer, and (7) a cap. Fuel cell packages with more than one fuel cell are formed by positioning stacks of these layers in series and/or parallel. The fuel cell package materials such as a molded plastic or a ceramic green tape material can be patterned, aligned and stacked to form three dimensional microfluidic channels that provide electrical feedthroughs from various layers which are bonded together and mechanically support a MEMS-based miniature fuel cell. The package incorporates resistive heating elements to control the temperature of the fuel cell stack. The package is fired to form a bond between the layers and one or more microporous flow host structures containing fuel cells are inserted within the Thick Film Microporous Flow Host Structure layer of the package." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2004 (10/952,260). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,445,148.PN.&OS=PN/8,445,148&RS=PN/8,445,148 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. KS0525AK0525-881193 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]