Patents by Inventor Wayde B. Schmidr

Wayde B. Schmidr 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).

  • Compliant, strain tolerant interconnects for solid oxide fuel cell stack
    Publication number: 20040200187
    Abstract: An interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a compliant superstructure having a first portion defining a separator plate contact zone and a second portion defining an electrode contact zone, wherein the super structure is porous. In one embodiment, the superstructure is defined by a plurality of compliant substructures provided in a first direction and a plurality of compliant substructures provided in second direction to define a woven structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Sunil G. Warrier, Jean Yamanis, Wayde B. Schmidr, Raymond C. Benn, John G. Smeggil, Shihong G. Song, Venkata R. Vedula