Patents by Inventor Zachary ELLIOTT
Zachary ELLIOTT 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).
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Patent number: 11730188Abstract: Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a cone lifting mechanism, vibration inducing mechanism and/or with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: Zachary Elliott Spielman
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Patent number: 11404706Abstract: Methods and devices for generating power using PEM fuel cell power systems comprising a rotary bed reactor for hydrogen generation are disclosed. Hydrogen is generated by the hydrolysis of fuels such as lithium aluminum hydride and mixtures thereof. Water required for hydrolysis may be captured from the fuel cell exhaust. Water is preferably fed to the reactor in the form of a mist generated by an atomizer. An exemplary 750 We-h, 400 We PEM fuel cell power system may be characterized by a specific energy of about 550 We-h/kg and a specific power of about 290 We/kg.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Jason L. Stimits, Russell Barton, Douglas A. Knight, Iain M. Fraser, Hao Huang, Sandra H. Withers-Kirby, Piotr Marcin Kleszyk, Hossein Ostadi, Zachary Elliott
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Patent number: 10998562Abstract: Methods and devices for generating power using PEM fuel cell power systems comprising a rotary bed reactor for hydrogen generation are disclosed. Hydrogen is generated by the hydrolysis of fuels such as lithium aluminum hydride and mixtures thereof. Water required for hydrolysis may be captured from the fuel cell exhaust. Water is preferably fed to the reactor in the form of a mist generated by an atomizer. An exemplary 750 We-h, 400 We PEM fuel cell power system may be characterized by a specific energy of about 550 We-h/kg and a specific power of about 290 We/kg.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Jason L. Stimits, Russell Barton, Douglas A. Knight, Iain M. Fraser, Hao Huang, Sandra H. Withers-Kirby, Piotr Marcin Kleszyk, Hossein Ostadi, Zachary Elliott
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Publication number: 20210100277Abstract: Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a cone lifting mechanism, vibration inducing mechanism and/or with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventor: Zachary Elliott Spielman
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Publication number: 20200281274Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel BESSANT, Fabien DUC, Zachary ELLIOTT, Robert EMMETT, Hossein OSTADI, Shaun PHILLIPS, Bruce RENFREW, Eva Saade LATORRE, Saad ALI
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Patent number: 10673091Abstract: A fuel cell assembly in combination with an electrochemical battery, having an electrical connection therebetween, the electrical connection including a current blocking element to prevent current stored in the battery from flowing into the fuel cell assembly and wherein the electrical connection is absent of a current control component for current generated by the fuel cell assembly flowing to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Zachary Elliott, Nathan Grange
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Patent number: 10667558Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Michel Bessant, Fabien Duc, Zachary Elliott, Robert Emmett, Hossein Ostadi, Shaun Phillips, Bruce Renfrew, Eva Saade Latorre, Saad Ali
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Publication number: 20200144639Abstract: Methods and devices for generating power using PEM fuel cell power systems comprising a rotary bed reactor for hydrogen generation are disclosed. Hydrogen is generated by the hydrolysis of fuels such as lithium aluminum hydride and mixtures thereof. Water required for hydrolysis may be captured from the fuel cell exhaust. Water is preferably fed to the reactor in the form of a mist generated by an atomizer. An exemplary 750 We-h, 400 We PEM fuel cell power system may be characterized by a specific energy of about 550 We-h/kg and a specific power of about 290 We/kg.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Jason Stimits, Russell Barton, Douglas Knight, Lain M. Fraser, Hao Huang, Sandra H. Withers-Kirby, Piotr Marcin Kleszyk, Hossein Ostadi, Zachary Elliott, Steven J. Eickhoff
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Publication number: 20190348695Abstract: Methods and devices for generating power using PEM fuel cell power systems comprising a rotary bed reactor for hydrogen generation are disclosed. Hydrogen is generated by the hydrolysis of fuels such as lithium aluminum hydride and mixtures thereof. Water required for hydrolysis may be captured from the fuel cell exhaust. Water is preferably fed to the reactor in the form of a mist generated by an atomizer. An exemplary 750 We-h, 400 We PEM fuel cell power system may be characterized by a specific energy of about 550 We-h/kg and a specific power of about 290 We/kg.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Jason L. Stimits, Russell Barton, Douglas A. Knight, Iain M. Fraser, Hao Huang, Sandra H. Withers-Kirby, Piotr Marcin Kleszyk, Hossein Ostadi, Zachary Elliott
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Patent number: 10418840Abstract: An inductive charger comprising an inductive charging coil for providing energy to a inductive receiving coil; and a fuel cell configured to provide electricity to the inductive charging coil.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventor: Zachary Elliott
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Patent number: 10290879Abstract: A microvalve assembly (30) is integrated into a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate (31). An aperture (32) in the PCB substrate includes a closure member (33) extending into the aperture. A flexible fluid pipe (38) is disposed between the closure member and a closure edge (37) of the aperture. A displacement member (34) is coupled to the PCB and is configured for thermal actuation to displace the closure member so as to vary the cross-sectional profile of the flexible fluid pipe. The closure member may be a cantilever section of the PCB substrate. Displacement of the closure member to vary the cross-sectional profile of the flexible fluid pipe can occur entirely within the plane of the PCB substrate and movement of the displacement member to displace the closure member can also occur entirely within the plane of the PCB substrate, providing a very low profile of microvalve particularly suited for integration into a fuel cell stack (1).Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Hossein Ostadi, Paul Leonard Adcock, Christopher James Kirk, Zachary Elliott
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Publication number: 20190077521Abstract: The application relates to a fueling station for a fuel generator having a fuel generator reservoir, the fueling station comprising: a station reservoir (11) for storing at least one reactant for fuel generation; a fueling interface (14) configured to engage with the fuel generator reservoir and dispense the at least one reactant to the fuel generator reservoir; and a controller (18) configured to: receive a parameter indicative of an intended use of the fuel generator; and control the fueling interface to dispense the at least one reactant in accordance with the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Andrew Paul KELLY, Zachary ELLIOTT, Paul Leonard ADCOCK
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Patent number: 10168738Abstract: A portable computing device such as a laptop computer has a base unit (2) and a display screen unit (3) coupled together by a hinge assembly (7) configured to allow rotation of the base unit and the screen unit relative to one another. The display screen unit has a display panel on a first face of the display screen unit and a fuel cell array (12a, 12b) disposed adjacent to a second face of the display screen unit. Ventilation apertures through the second face of the display screen unit provide air flow to the fuel cell array. A fuel conduit extends between the base unit and the display screen unit across the hinge assembly for delivering fuel from the base unit to the display screen unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Zachary Elliott, Hossein Ostadi
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Patent number: 10141588Abstract: A gas connector comprising a gas outlet port; and a reconfigurable mating interface. The mating interface is configured to provide a first mating profile and a second mating profile. The first mating profile is configured for connecting the gas connector to a first type of electronic device and the second mating profile is configured for connecting the gas connector to a second, different, type of electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventor: Zachary Elliott
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Patent number: 10084312Abstract: A switching controller for coupling one of a plurality of voltage sources to a load. The switching controller is configured to receive a characteristic of one of the plurality of voltage sources; for each of the plurality of voltage sources, set a proportion of a switching period of a control signal during which the voltage source is connected to the load, wherein the proportion of the switching period is set based on the received characteristic of one of the plurality of voltage sources; and control which of the plurality of voltage sources is connected to the load in accordance with the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Zachary Elliott, Christopher Kirk, Paul Adcock, Kevin Kupcho, Mark Braithwate
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Publication number: 20180146709Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Fabien DUC, Zachary ELLIOTT, Robert EMMETT, Hossein OSTADI, Shaun PHILLIPS, Bruce RENFREW, Eva Saade LATORRE
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Patent number: 9895698Abstract: Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Inventor: Zachary Elliott Spielman
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Publication number: 20170352904Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell assembly comprising a plurality of fuel cells connected together for collectively providing power to a load, each fuel cell including an anode and a cathode, the method comprising selectively providing an electrical connection between the anode and the cathode of at least one of the fuel cells of the assembly for lowering the voltage across the fuel cell independent of the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventors: Sean ASHTON, Zachary ELLIOTT, Harry John KARMAZYN, Kevin KUPCHO
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Publication number: 20170244121Abstract: A wrist-mountable portable electronic device comprises an electronic device which is incorporated into a housing and a strap, coupled to the housing and configured to retain the wrist-mountable portable electronic device on the wrist of a user. The strap incorporates at least one fuel cell coupled to provide power to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may be a watch or a personal communication device or a personal health and/or activity monitor. The strap may further include an integral fuel source coupled to the at least one fuel cell, and the fuel source may be a replaceable cartridge. High power devices to be worn on the wrist may therefore be powered for extended periods of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Intelligent Energy LimitedInventor: Zachary Elliott
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Patent number: D952939Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Inventor: Zachary Elliott Spielman