Patents by Inventor Matthew Riggle

Matthew Riggle 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).

  • Integral air preheater and start-up heating means for solid oxide fuel cell power generators
    Patent number: 7320836
    Abstract: A high temperature fuel cell generator (10) having a housing (12) containing a top air feed plenum (80), a bottom fuel inlet (54), a fuel reaction generator chamber (62) containing fuel cells (42) and a reacted fuel-reacted air combustion chamber (38) above the fuel reaction generator chamber (62), where inlet air (14) can be heated internally within the housing in at least one interior heat transfer zone/block (92) located between the reacted fuel-reacted air combustion chamber (38) and the air feed plenum (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Draper, Michael P. Jaszcar, Paolo R. Zafred, James E. Gillett, Matthew Riggle
  • Integral air preheater and start-up heating means for solid oxide fuel cell power generators
    Publication number: 20050123808
    Abstract: A high temperature fuel cell generator (10) having a housing (12) containing a top air feed plenum (80), a bottom fuel inlet (54), a fuel reaction generator chamber (62) containing fuel cells (42) and a reacted fuel-reacted air combustion chamber (38) above the fuel reaction generator chamber (62), where inlet air (14) can be heated internally within the housing in at least one interior heat transfer zone/block (92) located between the reacted fuel-reacted air combustion chamber (38) and the air feed plenum (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Draper, M. P. Jaszcar, Paolo Zafred, James Gillett, Matthew Riggle