Patent ID: 9362572
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fuel cell device comprising: an active central portion having an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte therebetween; at least three elongate portions extending from the active central portion, each having a length substantially greater than a width transverse thereto such that the elongate portions each have a coefficient of thermal expansion having a dominant axis that is coextensive with its length; at least one fuel passage extending from a fuel inlet in a first one of the at least three elongate portions into the active central portion in association with the anode; at least one oxidizer passage extending from an oxidizer inlet in a second one of the at least three elongate portions into the active central portion in association with the cathode; and at least one gas passage extending between an opening in the third one of the at least three elongate portions and the active central portion.