WO200213300-A1  DAVIES D P ET AL: "Stainless steel as a bipolar plate material for solid polymer fuel cells" JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A. LAUSANNE, CH, vol. 86, no. 1-2, March 2000 (2000-03), pages 237-242, XP004194124 ISSN: 0378-7753;  KUWARA ET AL: "Separators for solid electrolyte fuel cells" STN CHEMICAL ABSTRAC, XP002131291;  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 14, 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) & JP 2000 328205 A (SUMITOMO METAL IND LTD), 28 November 2000 (2000-11-28);  MAKKUS R C ET AL: "Use of stainless steel for cost competitive bipolar plates in the SPFC" JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A. LAUSANNE, CH, vol. 86, no. 1-2, March 2000 (2000-03), pages 274-282, XP004194130 ISSN: 0378-7753 cited in the application;  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 198742 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class M11, AN 1987-294634 XP002151768 & JP 62 205300 A (JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD), 9 September 1987 (1987-09-09);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 035 (C-093), 3 March 1982 (1982-03-03) & JP 56 153000 A (SANYO VENDING MACH MFG CO LTD), 26 November 1981 (1981-11-26);  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 198742 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class M11, AN 1987-294634 XP002151768&JP 62 205300 A (JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD), 9 September 1987 (1987-09-09);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 035 (C-093), 3 March 1982 (1982-03-03)&JP 56 153000 A (SANYO VENDING MACH MFG CO LTD), 26 November 1981 (1981-11-26);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 14, 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05)&JP 2000 328205 A (SUMITOMO METAL IND LTD), 28 November 2000 (2000-11-28)EP1305836-B1  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 198742 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class M11, AN 1987-294634 XP002151768 & JP 62 205300 A (JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD), 9 September 1987 (1987-09-09);  DAVIES D P ET AL: "Stainless steel as a bipolar plate material for solid polymer fuel cells" JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A. LAUSANNE, CH, vol. 86, no. 1-2, March 2000 (2000-03), pages 237-242, XP004194124 ISSN: 0378-7753;  KUWARA ET AL: "Separators for solid electrolyte fuel cells" STN CHEMICAL ABSTRAC, XP002131291;  MAKKUS R C ET AL: "Use of stainless steel for cost competitive bipolar plates in the SPFC" JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A. LAUSANNE, CH, vol. 86, no. 1-2, March 2000 (2000-03), pages 274-282, XP004194130 ISSN: 0378-7753 cited in the application;  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 035 (C-093), 3 March 1982 (1982-03-03) & JP 56 153000 A (SANYO VENDING MACH MFG CO LTD), 26 November 1981 (1981-11-26);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 14, 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) & JP 2000 328205 A (SUMITOMO METAL IND LTD), 28 November 2000 (2000-11-28)