Patents by Inventor Gerald Ray Spradlin

Gerald Ray Spradlin 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).

  • Vehicles containing water-producing fuel cells, and methods for using water produced by the fuel cells
    Patent number: 6467698
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fuel cell that generates electricity and water, which fuel cell includes a first end, a second end electrically coupled to the first end, and a water outlet. The water outlet of the fuel cell is connected to at least one of a washing system, a cooling system, a humidification system, and combinations thereof. In addition, a method is described for utilizing water produced by a fuel cell that includes generating water from the fuel cell, and conveying a first portion of the generated water to a component of a vehicle, which component, upon actuation, transfers a liquid comprising a portion of the first portion from the component to a point distal therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Hans Gaarder, Gerald Ray Spradlin, Robert Charles Borregard, Stephen Thomas Kempfer
  • Vehicles containing water-producing fuel cells, and methods for using water produced by the fuel cells
    Publication number: 20020092916
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fuel cell that generates electricity and water, which fuel cell includes a first end, a second end electrically coupled to the first end, and a water outlet. The water outlet of the fuel cell is connected to at least one of a washing system, a cooling system, a humidification system, and combinations thereof. In addition, a method is described for utilizing water produced by a fuel cell that includes generating water from the fuel cell, and conveying a first portion of the generated water to a component of a vehicle, which component, upon actuation, transfers a liquid comprising a portion of the first portion from the component to a point distal therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Hans Gaarder, Gerald Ray Spradlin, Robert Charles Borregard, Stephen Thomas Kempfer