Patent ID: 7569082

Claim:
A process comprising: providing a gas diffusion medium membrane electrode assembly and a first fixture; cutting said gas diffusion medium so that gas diffusion medium may be placed in the first fixture and so that the gas diffusion medium may be properly located in a printer; placing the gas diffusion medium in the first fixture so that the first fixture abuts the gas diffusion medium along at least two edges thereof; removing the gas diffusion medium from the first fixture; placing the gas diffusion medium on a first vacuum support, and applying a vacuum through the first vacuum support to bold the gas diffusion or medium in place; printing an adhesive in a controlled pattern on said gas diffusion medium while the gas diffusion medium is in the first fixture to a thickness that is thick enough to prevent voids yet less than 25 μm thick; locating said gas diffusion medium relative to said membrane electrode assembly; and pressing said gas diffusion medium and said adhesive against said membrane electrode assembly.