Patents by Inventor Gabe J. Stout

Gabe J. Stout 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).

  • Ice protection system and controller
    Patent number: 11414196
    Abstract: An ice protection system and method capable of anti-icing and de-icing aerodynamic structures and surfaces is provided comprising a Resistive Heat Coat (RHC) controller and a heating device. The RHC controller comprises a RHC power circuit topology having a processor and a buck converter. The RHC controller further comprises a RHC control algorithm. The heating device comprises a plurality of resistive heating elements, such as CNT-based resistive heaters. The ice protection systems and methods disclosed can achieve an efficiency of 98% or greater while employing a direct current (DC) power supply and “hard switching” with a switching frequency of at least 500 kHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Brett Burton, Donald R. Hohe, Matthew E. Huntwork, Gabe J. Stout
  • ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20190176994
    Abstract: An ice protection system and method capable of anti-icing and de-icing aerodynamic structures and surfaces is provided comprising a Resistive Heat Coat (RHC) controller and a heating device. The RHC controller comprises a RHC power circuit topology having a processor and a buck converter. The RHC controller further comprises a RHC control algorithm. The heating device comprises a plurality of resistive heating elements, such as CNT-based resistive heaters. The ice protection systems and methods disclosed can achieve an efficiency of 98% or greater while employing a direct current (DC) power supply and “hard switching” with a switching frequency of at least 500 kHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Brett Burton, Donald R. Hohe, Matthew E. Huntwork, Gabe J. Stout
  • Fuel Cell Power Management Module
    Publication number: 20100266875
    Abstract: A power management module adapted to be connected between a fuel cell and an output power bus, the power management module being operative to regulate the amount of power being delivered by the fuel cell to the output power bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Somogye, Gabe J. Stout, David C. Diedling, Todd A. McCandlish, Douglas A. Thornton