Patent ID: 8703351

Claim:
A fuel cell component, comprising: an electrically conductive substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface disposed on opposite sides of the electrically conductive substrate; a first fluid distribution layer disposed on the first surface of the electrically conductive substrate, the first fluid distribution layer having a plurality of first channels and a plurality of second channels; a second fluid distribution layer disposed on the second surface of the electrically conductive substrate; a cap layer disposed on at least a portion of the first fluid distribution layer, the first channels of the first fluid distribution layer covered by the cap layer and the second channels of the first fluid distribution layer not covered by the cap layer; a third fluid distribution layer disposed on the cap layer, the cap layer separating the first channels of the first fluid distribution layer from the third fluid distribution layer, the second channels of the first fluid distribution layer in fluid communication with the third fluid distribution layer; and a first diffusion medium layer disposed on the third fluid distribution layer and a second diffusion medium layer disposed on the second fluid distribution layer.