Patent ID: 8663863

Claim:
An interconnect for a fuel cell comprising a plurality of flow providing manifolds, the interconnect comprises a first and a second side, each side having flow paths, one or more flow inlets and inlet zones distributing the flow between said flow paths, one or more flow outlets and outlet zones, protrusions formed of protruding seal surfaces, protruding contact areas and protruding seal surface supports, said flow paths are formed between the protruding seal surfaces and the protruding contact areas, wherein said interconnect is made of a metal sheet comprising at least a mid level defined by the metal sheet part without protrusions, a first level defined by the protrusions on the first side and a second level defined by the protrusions on the second side such that a protrusion on the first side corresponds an indentation on the second side extending into the first level and a protrusion on the second side corresponds an indentation on the first side extending into the second level; and the flow inlet zones, the flow outlet zones, the flow paths, the protruding contact areas, the protruding seal surface supports and the protruding seal surfaces are integrated in both sides of said metal sheet.