Patents by Inventor Ian M. Fuller

Ian M. Fuller 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).

  • Method of storing and generating hydrogen for fuel cell applications
    Patent number: 7858068
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a hydrogen gas storage and supply method, comprising (a) providing a dry, solid-state hydrogen fuel source comprising a solid metal hydride or chemical hydride and a reaction-controlling agent in a solid state, wherein the hydride and the reaction-controlling agent are mixed at a desired proportion; and (b) delivering a desired amount of a liquid reactant to contact and react with a desired amount of the solid-state fuel source to produce hydrogen gas continuously or intermittently on demand, responsive to the needs of a fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Nanotek Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian M. Fuller, Bor Z. Jang
  • Method of storing and generating hydrogen for fuel cell applications
    Publication number: 20080256858
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a hydrogen gas storage and supply method, comprising (a) providing a dry, solid-state hydrogen fuel source comprising a solid metal hydride or chemical hydride and a reaction-controlling agent in a solid state, wherein the hydride and the reaction-controlling agent are mixed at a desired proportion; and (b) delivering a desired amount of a liquid reactant to contact and react with a desired amount of the solid-state fuel source to produce hydrogen gas continuously or intermittently on demand, responsive to the needs of a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Ian M. Fuller, Bor Z. Jang