Patents by Inventor James Prueitt

James Prueitt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • FUEL CELL FEED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140127610
    Abstract: Fuel feed systems capable of providing substantially consistent flow of fuel to a fuel cell and also capable of tolerating varying pressures from a reservoir (also referred to as fuel supply or fuel cell cartridge) and the fuel cell while maintaining substantially consistent control flow to the fuel cell are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: John Meschter, Bryan Grygus, Nagaraja K. Yaddanapudi, Keith Brown, James Prueitt, Karen Thatcher, Michael Chen, George Allen, Wenpeng Liu, Zhigang Qi, Garrick D. S. Smith
  • Fuel cell feed systems
    Patent number: 8703358
    Abstract: Fuel feed systems capable of providing substantially consistent flow of fuel to a fuel cell and also capable of tolerating varying pressures from a reservoir (also referred to as fuel supply or fuel cell cartridge) and the fuel cell while maintaining substantially consistent control flow to the fuel cell are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: MTI Microfuel Cells, Inc.
    Inventors: John Meschter, Bryan Grygus, Nagaraja K. Yaddanapudi, Keith Brown, James Prueitt, Karen Thatcher, Michael Chen, George Allen, Wenpeng Liu, Zhigang Qi, Garrick D. S. Smith
  • FUEL CELL FEED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20100124678
    Abstract: Fuel feed systems capable of providing substantially consistent flow of fuel to a fuel cell and also capable of tolerating varying pressures from a reservoir (also referred to as fuel supply or fuel cell cartridge) and the fuel cell while maintaining substantially consistent control flow to the fuel cell are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: MTI MICROFUEL CELLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Meschter, Bryan Grygus, Nagaraja K. Yaddanapudi, Keith Brown, James Prueitt, Karen Thatcher, Michael Chen, George Allen, Wenpeng Liu, Zhigang Qi, Garrick D.S. Smith
  • SYSTEM TO RESERVOIR CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20100124689
    Abstract: A system-to-reservoir connector is disclosed in which a system-side-sub-connector and a reservoir-side-sub-connector provide for a fluid connection that is resilient to external forces, is substantially leak-proof upon insertion and retraction, and is orientation independent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: MTI MICROFUEL CELLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Meschter, Bryan Grygus, Nagaraja K. Yaddanapudi, Keith Brown, James Prueitt, Karen Thatcher, Michael Chen, George Allen, Wenpeng Liu, Zhigang Qi, Garrick D. S. Smith
  • METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DURABILITY OF DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELLS
    Publication number: 20100124679
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the durability of direct oxidation fuel cells are disclosed. In one instance, the method for increasing durability of a vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell includes reducing fluctuations in output power, provided by the vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell, to a load. The reduction of the fluctuations in output power can include, in one instance, utilizing a mass flow controller or an electro-osmotive pump to supply fuel to the vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc.
    Inventors: James Prueitt, Zhigang Qi, Guoqiang Lu, Charles Carlstrom