(US5085950-A)      The fuel cell has an electrolyte membrane sandwiched between two electrode sheets. The first electrode sheet is divided into a number of parallel subareas, in which any second subarea is provided in alternating order with at least an inlet channel and an outlet channel for a first reactant gas through the sheet. A first electrode active porous layer is intermediate to those channels, and any interjacent subarea, in alternating order with at least an inlet channel and at least an outlet channel for a second reactant gas through the sheet and with the first electrode active porous layer intermediate to those channels. The inlet and outlet channels for the second reactant gas is confined against the first electrode active layers by gas impermeable edge stripes.    The second electrode sheet is divided into a number of parallel subareas in which any second subarea is provided in alternating order, with at least an inlet channel and an outlet channel for the first reactant gas through the sheet and with a second electrode active porous layer intermediate to those channels.    ADVANTAGE -   Obtains voltages for practical purposes. @(6pp)@    (JP3007166-B2)      The fuel cell comprises an electrolyte membrane sandwiched between two electrode sheets. The first electrode sheet is divided into a number of parallel subareas, in which any second subarea being provided in alternating order with at least an inlet channel and an outlet channel for a first reactant gas through the sheet and with a first electrode active porous layer intermediate to those channels, and any interjacent subarea, in alternating order with at least an inlet channel and at least an outlet channel for a second reactant gas through the sheet and with the first electrode active porous layer intermediate to those channels.    The second electrode sheet is divided into a number of parallel subareas in the same way as the first electrode. The electrolyte membrane is provided with inlet and outlet channels corresp. with compatible channels through the two electrode sheets.    ADVANTAGE -   It is possible to connect many fuel cells, each producing voltage of 1 volt, to obtain voltages for practical purpose.