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Fuel cell with proton conducting membrane

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AU2001227022A1
AU2001227022A1 AU2001227022A AU2702201A AU2001227022A1 AU 2001227022 A1 AU2001227022 A1 AU 2001227022A1 AU 2001227022 A AU2001227022 A AU 2001227022A AU 2702201 A AU2702201 A AU 2702201A AU 2001227022 A1 AU2001227022 A1 AU 2001227022A1
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fuel cell
proton conducting
conducting membrane
proton
membrane
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Adi Aharon
Tair Duvdevani
Avi Melman
Emanuel Peled
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Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd
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Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd
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Priority claimed from US09/484,267 external-priority patent/US6447943B1/en
Application filed by Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd filed Critical Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd
Publication of AU2001227022A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001227022A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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AU2001227022A 2000-01-18 2001-01-18 Fuel cell with proton conducting membrane Abandoned AU2001227022A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US09484267 2000-01-18
US09/484,267 US6447943B1 (en) 2000-01-18 2000-01-18 Fuel cell with proton conducting membrane with a pore size less than 30 nm
US09/604,297 US6492047B1 (en) 2000-01-18 2000-06-26 Fuel cell with proton conducting membrane
US09604297 2000-06-26
PCT/IL2001/000055 WO2001054216A2 (en) 2000-01-18 2001-01-18 Fuel cell with proton conducting membrane

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AU (2) AU2001227022A1 (en)
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