Patents by Inventor Cédric Leroy

Cédric Leroy 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 with integrated fluid management
    Patent number: 8202639
    Abstract: A fuel cell (FC) comprising a stack (A) of bipolar plates and ion exchange membranes arranged alternately, the stack (A) being clamped between two endplates (B and C), the stack (A) comprising feed and return ducts for the fluids required for the operation of the cell, said fluids comprising at least one fuel gas, the ducts communicating with a fluid management system comprising elements for controlling certain operating parameters, elements for recycling gases not consumed by the cell and elements for eliminating the water produced by the cell, said installation comprising connections for feeding gases to the cell, in which the fluid management system is at least partly integrated inside one of the endplates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Paul Scherrer Institut
    Inventors: David Olsommer, Daniel Laurent, Cédric Leroy
  • Fuel Cell with Integrated Fluid Management
    Publication number: 20100178576
    Abstract: A fuel cell (FC) comprising a stack (A) of bipolar plates and ion exchange membranes arranged alternately, the stack (A) being clamped between two endplates (B and C), the stack (A) comprising feed and return ducts for the fluids required for the operation of the cell, said fluids comprising at least one fuel gas, the ducts communicating with a fluid management system comprising elements for controlling certain operating parameters, elements for recycling gases not consumed by the cell and elements for eliminating the water produced by the cell, said installation comprising connections for feeding gases to the cell, in which the fluid management system is at least partly integrated inside one of the endplates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: David Olsommer, Daniel Laurent, Cédric Leroy