IP Library Granted Patent US 7,479,343
Granted Patent B2
US 7,479,343 · App. 10/849,291 · Granted Jan 20, 2009

Platinum-indium-iron/tungsten/manganese fuel cell electrocatalyst

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Patent No.
US 7,479,343
App. No.
10/849,291
Granted
Jan 20, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel cell electrocatalyst that contains platinum, indium, and at least one of tungsten, iron, and manganese.

Claims (16)

1. A catalyst for use in oxidation or reduction reactions, the catalyst comprising platinum in a concentration between about 5 and about 65 atomic percent, indium in a concentration between about 5 and about 80 percent, and at least one of tungsten, iron, and manganese wherein tungsten, iron, manganese, or a combination thereof is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 85 atomic percent.

2. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein indium is at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 50 atomic percent.

3. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 60 atomic percent, and indium is at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 50 atomic percent.

4. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 50 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 40 atomic percent, and tungsten, iron, manganese, or a combination thereof is at a concentration that is between about 20 and about 70 atomic percent.

5. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 30 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 30 atomic percent, and tungsten is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 40 and about 80 atomic percent.

6. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 50 and about 60 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 20 and about 30 atomic percent, and tungsten is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 15 and about 25 atomic percent.

7. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 25 and about 65 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 50 atomic percent, and iron is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 60 atomic percent.

8. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 30 and about 50 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 15 and about 45 atomic percent, and iron is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 15 and about 50 atomic percent.

9. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 45 and about 55 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 20 and about 30 atomic percent, and iron is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 20 and about 30 atomic percent.

10. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 50 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 30 atomic percent, iron is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 15 and about 80 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 1 and about 15 atomic percent.

11. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 30 and about 45 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 15 and about 30 atomic percent, iron is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 20 and about 45 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 3 and about 12 atomic percent.

12. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 50 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 80 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is no more than about 60 atomic percent.

13. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 20 and about 40 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 40 and about 70 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 5 and about 40 atomic percent.

14. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 25 and about 35 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 50 and about 70 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 30 atomic percent.

15. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 25 and about 65 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is no more than about 55 atomic percent, tungsten is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is no more than about 40 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is no more than about 40 atomic percent.

16. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein platinum is at a concentration that is between about 35 and about 55 atomic percent, indium is at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 40 atomic percent, tungsten is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 30 atomic percent, and manganese is present in the catalyst at a concentration that is between about 10 and about 30 atomic percent.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2010
From: SYMYX SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: FREESLATE, INC.
Reel/Frame 024057/0911 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2009
From: SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SYMYX SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022939/0564 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2004
From: DEVENNEY, MARTIN; GORER, ALEXANDER; STRASSER, PETER; HE, TING; OYANAGI, HIROYUKI; GIAQUINTA, DANIEL M.; FAN, QUN; CHONDROUDIS, KONSTANTINOS
To: SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 015264/0972 →