Patent ID: 8318371

Claim:
A fuel cell separator, comprising: a base member; a first channel group having at least one channel, wherein the first channel group is disposed on at least one surface of the base member; a second channel group having at least one channel, wherein the second channel group is disposed on the at least one surface of the base member, wherein the at least one surface comprises a first region, a second region and a central region disposed between the first region and the second region, the first channel group and the second channel group extend parallel to each other in meandered shapes in the first region and the second region, wherein the first channel group and the second channel group extend independently of each other in the central region, the first channel group and the second channel group are mirror images of each other in the central region, the first channel group and the second channel group are mirror images of each other in the central region and wherein the first channel group and the second channel group extend over an area of the at least one surface, the area comprising a first surface area having a rectangular shape and a second surface area having a rectangular shape, the first surface area and the second surface area positioned such that the area has a cross shape; a first manifold in which a first end of the second channel group is coupled to a first end of the first channel group; and a second manifold in which a second end of the second channel group is coupled to a second end of the first channel group, wherein the first manifold is disposed on a first edge of the base member and the second manifold is disposed on a second edge of the base member such that the first edge and the second edge are positioned opposite each other.