Patents by Inventor Glenn Chenot

Glenn Chenot 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).

  • Assembly for and method of housing an object, such as fuel cell balance of plant equipment, for transport to and storage at a user location
    Patent number: 7556472
    Abstract: System providing a substantially enclosed piece or pieces of equipment, optionally fuel cell balance of plant equipment, available for shipment and storage at a user location. The system comprises a tool, a housing associated with the tool and having openings in the flooring through which portions of the tool are inserted, and a piece or pieces of equipment having a support, the tool accommodating movement of the support, and specifically on portions of the tool inserted through the housing. Movement of the equipment occurs along the longitudinal axis of the tool between points positioned inside and outside of the housing. The tool is removed from the housing after the equipment is positioned inside thereof so that as a consequence of such removal, the support of the equipment assists in substantially sealing the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: FuelCell Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Arneson, Louis F. Ernst, Jr., Alan Durante, Glenn Chenot
  • Assembly for and method of housing an object, such as fuel cell balance of plant equipment, for transport to and storage at a user location
    Publication number: 20070246325
    Abstract: System providing a substantially enclosed piece or pieces of equipment, optionally fuel cell balance of plant equipment, available for shipment and storage at a user location. The system comprises a tool, a housing associated with the tool and having openings in the flooring through which portions of the tool are inserted, and a piece or pieces of equipment having a support, the tool accommodating movement of the support, and specifically on portions of the tool inserted through the housing. Movement of the equipment occurs along the longitudinal axis of the tool between points positioned inside and outside of the housing. The tool is removed from the housing after the equipment is positioned inside thereof so that as a consequence of such removal, the support of the equipment assists in substantially sealing the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Kirk Arneson, Louis Ernst, Alan Durante, Glenn Chenot