ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,400, issued on March 31, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Cell stack device, module, and module housing device" was invented by Kazuya Imanaka (Kirishima, Japan), Fumito Furuuchi (Kirishima, Japan) and Sasuke Shiramomo (Kirishima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell stack device includes cells, a metal member containing chromium, a covering layer, and a bonding material. The cells include a first cell and the cells includes respective element portions. The covering layer covers the metal member. The bonding material is positioned between the first cell and the covering layer. The cell stack device satisfies any...