Patents by Inventor Andrew Charles Bower

Andrew Charles Bower 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).

  • MODULAR FUEL CELL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER TO THE MODULES
    Publication number: 20250030024
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for modularizing power systems for vehicles. For example, a presently disclosed modular system of a vehicle may comprise: (1) a shaft; (2) a first parallel system comprising a first motor coupled to the shaft to rotate the shaft, and a fuel cell electrically connected to supply electrical power to the first motor; and (3) a second parallel system electrically isolated from the first parallel system, the second parallel system comprising a second motor coupled to the shaft to rotate the shaft, and a second fuel cell electrically connected to supply electrical power to the second motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER M. BULPITT, Daniel Charles Folick, Jared Farnsworth, Andrew Sata, Arlo C. Eitzer, Laura E. Bower, Daniel K. Lim, Jonathan J. Sander, Luke A. Rippelmeyer, Scott A. Friedman, Takehito Yokoo
  • Apparatus for preparing food
    Patent number: 8152083
    Abstract: Apparatus for preparing food, for instance baby food, the apparatus (1) comprising a receptacle (3) for receiving food to be prepared, a blending assembly comprising a blender element (10) for blending the food and heating means arranged for heating the food, wherein a first end (4) of the receptacle (3) is adapted to cooperate with the heating means to heat the food and wherein the blender element (10) is provided at an opposite second end (5) of the receptacle (3), such that in use an orientation of the receptacle (3) relative to the apparatus (1) is adaptable for switching between a heating operation and a blending operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Charles Bower, Michael Axel Martin Nuber, Herfried Pucher
  • APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FOOD
    Publication number: 20110186669
    Abstract: Apparatus for preparing food, for instance baby food, the apparatus (1) comprising a receptacle (3) for receiving food to be prepared, a blending assembly comprising a blender element (10) for blending the food and heating means arranged for heating the food, wherein a first end (4) of the receptacle (3) is adapted to cooperate with the heating means to heat the food and wherein the blender element (10) is provided at an opposite second end (5) of the receptacle (3), such that in use an orientation of the receptacle (3) relative to the apparatus (1) is adaptable for switching between a heating operation and a blending operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Charles Bower, Michael Axel Martin Nuber, Herfried Pucher