Patent ID: 7252218
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: B21D,B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a current collector plate comprising: providing a first sheet of material having a first bonding face and a first outer face; providing a second sheet of material having a second bonding face and a second outer face; creating a plurality of patterned areas on at least one of said first bonding face and said second bonding face; bonding said first and second sheets together; and injecting fluid between said first and second sheets thereby causing said first sheet to project outward at said plurality of patterned areas wherein a first anode fluid flow channel having a defined inlet and outlet is defined on said first outer face and wherein a second self-contained coolant fluid flow channel is defined between said first and second sheets at said plurality of patterned areas, wherein said first and second anode and self-contained coolant flow channels do not connect.