Patents by Inventor Alex Mark Thirkell

Alex Mark Thirkell 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).

  • Method for operating a fuel cell and controller therefore
    Patent number: 11757110
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell assembly of a plurality of fuel cells configured to generate electrical power from a fuel flow and an oxidant flow to the plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cell assembly arranged in combination with a coolant storage module configured to supply the fuel cell assembly with a flow of coolant, the method performed when the temperature of the coolant in the coolant storage module is below a coolant temperature threshold and comprises; a first phase performed prior to activation of a coolant pump configured to deliver coolant from the coolant storage module to the fuel cell assembly and a second phase performed after activation of the coolant pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Shahin Moghimi, Nathaniel Thomas Palmer, Pratap Rama, Alex Mark Thirkell
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL AND CONTROLLER THEREFORE
    Publication number: 20200259191
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell assembly of a plurality of fuel cells configured to generate electrical power from a fuel flow and an oxidant flow to the plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cell assembly arranged in combination with a coolant storage module configured to supply the fuel cell assembly with a flow of coolant, the method performed when the temperature of the coolant in the coolant storage module is below a coolant temperature threshold and comprises; a first phase performed prior to activation of a coolant pump configured to deliver coolant from the coolant storage module to the fuel cell assembly and a second phase performed after activation of the coolant pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Shahin Moghimi, Nathaniel Thomas Palmer, Pratap Rama, Alex Mark Thirkell