Patents by Inventor Elson Seiki

Elson Seiki 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).

  • METHOD OF SINTERING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL STACK AND FURNACE FOR SINTERING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL STACK
    Publication number: 20250192195
    Abstract: A method of sintering an electrochemical cell stack includes placing the electrochemical cell stack in a cage which applies a first compressive load to the electrochemical cell stack, moving the cage containing the electrochemical cell stack in a moving direction through a furnace containing a sintering region, sintering the electrochemical cell stack in the sintering region of the furnace, and applying a second compressive load greater than the first compressive load to the electrochemical cell stack during the sintering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Wade BROWN, Jerome A. MACK, Matthias GOTTMANN, Elson SEIKI, Steven LYKAM, Madhuri NALLABOLU, Daniella HOLM, Andrew ROBERTSON, Siddharth PATEL
  • Systems and methods for recycling fuel cell stack components
    Patent number: 12119519
    Abstract: System and methods for refurbishing fuel cell stack components, the methods including singulating the stack using a splitting apparatus or a liquid nitrogen bath. Fuel cell debris may be removed from interconnects of the fuel cell stack using laser heating, flame heating, a die, sonication, a nubbed roller, grit blasting, and/or a high pressure fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Elson Seiki
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECYCLING FUEL CELL STACK COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200373590
    Abstract: System and methods for refurbishing fuel cell stack components, the methods including singulating the stack using a splitting apparatus or a liquid nitrogen bath. Fuel cell debris may be removed from interconnects of the fuel cell stack using laser heating, flame heating, a die, sonication, a nubbed roller, grit blasting, and/or a high pressure fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: Elson Seiki
  • Systems and methods for recycling fuel cell stack components
    Patent number: 10756355
    Abstract: System and methods for refurbishing fuel cell stack components, the methods including singulating the stack using a splitting apparatus or a liquid nitrogen bath. Fuel cell debris may be removed from interconnects of the fuel cell stack using laser heating, flame heating, a die, sonication, a nubbed roller, grit blasting, and/or a high pressure fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elson Seiki, Cheng-Yu Lin, Bijan Moslehi, Jakob Hilton, Drew Paran, Ali Delkaninia, Young Bui
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECYCLING FUEL CELL STACK COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170244114
    Abstract: System and methods for refurbishing fuel cell stack components, the methods including singulating the stack using a splitting apparatus or a liquid nitrogen bath. Fuel cell debris may be removed from interconnects of the fuel cell stack using laser heating, flame heating, a die, sonication, a nubbed roller, grit blasting, and/or a high pressure fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Elson Seiki, Cheng-Yu Lin, Bijan Moslehi, Jakob Hilton, Drew Paran, Ali Delkaninia, Young Bui