Patents by Inventor Qimin Ming

Qimin Ming 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).

  • Air-cooled thermal management for a fuel cell stack
    Patent number: 8168344
    Abstract: The air-cooled thermal management of a fuel cell stack is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a cooling plate apparatus for an air-cooled fuel cell stack, where the cooling plate comprises a body configured to receive heat from one or more fuel cells in thermal communication with the body, and airflow channels formed in the body and configured to allow a flow of a cooling air to pass across the body. An insulating structure is disposed in the airflow channels, wherein the insulating structure has decreasing thickness from a cooling air inlet toward a cooling air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: ClearEdge Power, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Hawkins, Zakiul Kabir, Qimin Ming, Yang Song
  • Air-Cooled Thermal Management for a Fuel Cell Stack
    Publication number: 20100216044
    Abstract: The air-cooled thermal management of a fuel cell stack is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a cooling plate apparatus for an air-cooled fuel cell stack, where the cooling plate comprises a body configured to receive heat from one or more fuel cells in thermal communication with the body, and airflow channels formed in the body and configured to allow a flow of a cooling air to pass across the body. An insulating structure is disposed in the airflow channels, wherein the insulating structure has decreasing thickness from a cooling air inlet toward a cooling air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: ClearEdge Power, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Hawkins, Zakiul Kabir, Qimin Ming, Yang Song
  • Hydrocarbon fuel reforming catalyst and use thereof
    Patent number: 7067453
    Abstract: The subject invention is a catalyst consisting of an oxide or mixed oxide support and bimetallic catalytically active compounds. The supporting oxide can be a single oxide, such as Al2O3; it also can be a mixture of oxides, such as Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ), Al2O3 with CeO2, Al2O3 with YSZ and others. The bimetallic compounds, acting as active components, are selected from platinum, and ruthenium, prepared in an appropriate ratio. The catalyst is used in the steam reforming of hydrocarbons to produce hydrogen for applications such as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: InnovaTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Qimin Ming, Todd Healey, Patricia Marie Irving