Patents by Inventor Graham Manton

Graham Manton 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).

  • Hydrogen generators
    Patent number: 9512003
    Abstract: A pyrolytic hydrogen generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of cardboard receptacles for the thermally decomposable hydrogen generating material and an associated ignition system. Also, a modular pellet tray assembly for use in the generator comprises a plurality of trays having pellet holders and associated igniters and held in a stack by support rods that also provide electrical connectivity to the trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: QINETIQ LIMITED
    Inventors: Darren Paul Scattergood, Robert John Vere Churton, William Ranulf Slee, Philip Nicholas Barnes, Graham Manton, Gareth Thomas Flegg
  • Hydrogen Generators
    Publication number: 20160107889
    Abstract: A pyrolytic hydrogen generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of cardboard receptacles for the thermally decomposable hydrogen generating material and an associated ignition system. Also, a modular pellet tray assembly for use in the generator comprises a plurality of trays having pellet holders and associated igniters and held in a stack by support rods that also provide electrical connectivity to the trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Darren Paul Scattergood, Robert John Vere Churton, William Ranulf Slee, Philip Nicholas Barnes, Graham Manton, Gareth Thomas Flegg
  • Hydrogen generators
    Patent number: 9233351
    Abstract: A pyrolytic hydrogen generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of cardboard receptacles for the thermally decomposable hydrogen generating material and an associated ignition system. Also, a modular pellet tray assembly for use in the generator comprises a plurality of trays having pellet holders and associated igniters and held in a stack by support rods that also provide electrical connectivity to the trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: QINETIQ LIMITED
    Inventors: Darren Paul Scattergood, Robert John Vere Churton, William Ranulf Slee, Philip Nicholas Barnes, Graham Manton, Gareth Thomas Flegg
  • Improvements in Hydrogen Generators
    Publication number: 20140140903
    Abstract: A pyrolytic hydrogen generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of cardboard receptacles for the thermally decomposable hydrogen generating material and an associated ignition system. Also, a modular pellet tray assembly for use in the generator comprises a plurality of trays having pellet holders and associated igniters and held in a stack by support rods that also provide electrical connectivity to the trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: QINETIQ LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Darren Scattergood, Robert John Vere Churton, William Ranulf Slee, Philip Nicholas Barnes, Graham Manton, Gareth Thomas Flegg
  • Hydrogen generators
    Patent number: 8690974
    Abstract: A pyrolytic hydrogen generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of cardboard receptacles for the thermally decomposable hydrogen generating material and an associated ignition system. Also, a modular pellet tray assembly for use in the generator comprises a plurality of trays having pellet holders and associated igniters and held in a stack by support rods that also provide electrical connectivity to the trays. Also, a pellet tray assembly comprises a plurality of pellet holders, wherein some of more outwardly disposed pellet holders contain only outwardly facing vents and are fired first. Also, the generator has an array of hydrogen generating elements arranged side by side and separated from one another into cells by partitioning provided with directional venting that only permits laterally exiting gases to vent outwardly. Alternatively, the elements can be separated into cells by a baffle system comprising gas confining and gas venting elements, which may be heat conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Qinetiq Limited
    Inventors: Darren Paul Scattergood, Graham Manton, Gareth Thomas Flegg, Robert John Vere Churton, Philip Nicholas Barnes, William Ranulf Slee
  • In Hydrogen Generators
    Publication number: 20100247425
    Abstract: A pyrolytic hydrogen generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of cardboard receptacles for the thermally decomposable hydrogen generating material and an associated ignition system. Also, a modular pellet tray assembly for use in the generator comprises a plurality of trays having pellet holders and associated igniters and held in a stack by support rods that also provide electrical connectivity to the trays. Also, a pellet tray assembly comprises a plurality of pellet holders, wherein some of more outwardly disposed pellet holders contain only outwardly facing vents and are fired first. Also, the generator has an array of hydrogen generating elements arranged side by side and separated from one another into cells by partitioning provided with directional venting that only permits laterally exiting gases to vent outwardly. Alternatively, the elements can be separated into cells by a baffle system comprising gas confining and gas venting elements, which may be heat conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: QINETIQ LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Darren Scattergood, Graham Manton, Thomas Gareth Flegg, Robert John Vere Churton, Philip Nicholas Barnes, William Ranulf Slee