Patents by Inventor Amir Niroumand

Amir Niroumand 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).

  • Fuel cell separator plate with integrated heat exchanger
    Patent number: 8383280
    Abstract: A fuel cell separator plate having a planar substrate having a main body with first and second opposed major surfaces, a first open channel reactant flow field recessed in the first major surface, and a first segment extending from the main body, and a thermally and electrically conductive first current collector layer having a flow field portion on the first major surface of the main body and a heat exchange portion extending from the flow field portion onto the first segment such that heat in the flow field portion conducts to the heat exchange portion during fuel cell use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Inventor: Amir Niroumand
  • FUEL CELL SEPARATOR PLATE WITH INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20100040924
    Abstract: A fuel cell separator plate having a planar substrate having a main body with first and second opposed major surfaces, a first open channel reactant flow field recessed in the first major surface, and a first segment extending from the main body, and a thermally and electrically conductive first current collector layer having a flow field portion on the first major surface of the main body and a heat exchange portion extending from the flow field portion onto the first segment such that heat in the flow field portion conducts to the heat exchange portion during fuel cell use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Amir Niroumand