Patents by Inventor Ashok Chandrashekhar Khandkar

Ashok Chandrashekhar Khandkar 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).

  • Interconnect for solid oxide fuel cells
    Patent number: 6265095
    Abstract: An interconnect for solid oxide fuel cells comprises a separator having a cathode side and an anode side, and, at least one compliant sheet of material associated with one of the cathode side and the anode side of the separator. The anode side is associateable with an anode of a first adjacent cell. The cathode side is associateable with a cathode of a second adjacent cell. The at least one compliant sheet of material electrically and mechanically connects the respective anode or cathode with the respective side of the separator plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Sofco
    Inventors: Joseph Jay Hartvigsen, Singaravelu Elangovan, Ashok Chandrashekhar Khandkar
  • Electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cells
    Patent number: 6224993
    Abstract: An electrolyte, and a process for its formation, for a solid oxide fuel cell comprising an electrolyte plate and a supporting member. The electrolyte plate includes an upper and a lower surface. The support member includes a plurality of non-intersecting support members which are positioned on at least one of the upper and the lower surfaces of the electrolyte plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sofco
    Inventors: Joseph Jay Hartvigsen, Singaravelu Elangovan, Robert Phillip Merrill, Ashok Chandrashekhar Khandkar