Bloom Energy was granted a patent for an improved fuel-cell interconnect alloy.

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  "company": {
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    "detail": "In September 2026 Bloom Energy patented a sintered metal component for connecting cells in stationary fuel-cell stacks and improving their electrical performance.",
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    "event_at": "2026-09-08",
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    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12731795",
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    "patent_title": "Fuel cell interconnect alloyed with transition metal element and method of making thereof",
    "patent_number": "US12731795",
    "uspto_assignee": "BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION",
    "patent_abstract": "A method of making an interconnect for a fuel cell stack includes compressing an interconnect powder to form an interconnect, the interconnect power containing Cr, Fe and at least one transition metal selected from Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, or V pre-alloyed with at least one of the Cr and the Fe, and sintering the interconnect.",
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    "invention_explanation": "A manufacturing process that presses and heats a chromium-and-iron powder mixed with another metal to create a durable electrical connector between fuel cells.",
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