Patents by Inventor Boris Steidle

Boris Steidle 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).

  • Bipolar plate channel structure with knobs for the improvement of water management in particular on the cathode side of a fuel cell
    Patent number: 7261124
    Abstract: A fluid distribution assembly for use in a fuel cell includes a separator plate having a major face. A boundary element is disposed over the major face. A flow field communicates reactant in a flow direction across the separator plate. The flow field is defined by a plurality of knobs formed on the separator plate extending from the major face toward the boundary element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Boris Steidle, Dirk Rensink
  • Bipolar plate channel structure with knobs for the improvement of water management in particular on the cathode side of a fuel cell
    Publication number: 20060054221
    Abstract: A fluid distribution assembly for use in a fuel cell includes a separator plate having a major face. A boundary element is disposed over the major face. A flow field communicates reactant in a flow direction across the separator plate. The flow field is defined by a plurality of knobs formed on the separator plate extending from the major face toward the boundary element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Boris Steidle, Dirk Rensink