NOVELTY - Fuel cell fuel inlet apparatus has fuel supply conduit; surface (56) configured to flow fuel into fuel inlets (50) of fuel cells; and fuel distributing passageways having inlet fluidically coupled to fuel supply conduit and exit (52, 53) configured to direct fuel to the surface. Each passageway is configured to conduct, from the fuel supply conduit to the surface, substantially the same amount of fuel per unit of time as each other passageway, and to conduct fuel from the fuel supply conduit to the surface in substantially the same amount of time as each other passageway.    USE - Used for fuel cells in a stack (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Provides simplified distribution of fuel at the fuel inlet of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; provides fuel of substantially uniform flow to the flow fields of all of the fuel cells in a fuel cell stack; substantially simultaneous delivers a substantially equal amount of fuel to each of the flow fields in a fuel cell stack; increases durability of fuel cell stacks; improves response to startup and other fuel input transients in fuel cell stacks; and improves fuel distribution in fuel cell stacks.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (a) a fuel cell stack comprising fuel cells, and the inventive fuel cell inlet apparatus; and    (b) a method of providing inlet fuel to fuel cells in a stack, the fuel cells aligned with their fuel inlets in a substantially straight line, comprising conducting, from a fuel supply conduit through fuel distributing passageways, to each of the fuel inlets of the fuel cells, substantially the same amount of fuel as to each other one of the fuel inlets, and conducting fuel from the fuel supply conduit through the fuel distributing passageways to each of the fuel inlet of the fuel cells in substantially the same amount of time as to each other one of fuel inlet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the inlet fuel distributor having channels formed in a plate.    Pipe (13)    Inlet (31)    Plate (39)    Channels (40-47)    Fuel inlet (50)    Exits (52, 53)    Slot (55)