Patents by Inventor Frank E. Kenney, III

Frank E. Kenney, III 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).

  • Manufacture of a fuel cell with liquid electrolyte migration prevention
    Patent number: 10170783
    Abstract: A stack (10) of fuel cells (11) is manufactured with barriers (32) to prevent migration of a liquid electrolyte (such as phosphoric acid) out of the cells (11). The barrier (32) is secured within a step (34) formed within a land region (28) of a separator plate assembly (18) and extends from an edge (30) of the separator plate assembly (18) all or a portion of a distance between the edge (30) and a flow channel (24) defined within the separator plate assembly (18). The barrier (32) also extends away from the edge (30) a distance of between 0.051 and about 2.0 millimeters (about 2 and about 80 mils. The barrier (32) includes a hydrophobic, polymeric film (36), a pressure sensitive adhesive (38) as an assembly aid, and a fluoroelastomer bonding agent (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: DOOSAN FUEL CELL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Sridhar V. Kanuri, Richard D. Breault, Kishore Kumar Tenneti, Ned E. Cipollini, Frank E. Kenney, III