Patents by Inventor Jacques van Linden

Jacques van Linden 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).

  • Battery unit, containing one or more fuel-cell blocks
    Patent number: 4176213
    Abstract: Fuel-cell battery unit containing a number of fuel-cell blocks. The fuel-cell blocks are attached to a beam having an I-shaped cross-section, on both sides against the thin intermediate section thereof. Primary ducts for supplying air, fuel and electrolyte are provided either in the wide top and bottom parts of the beam, or separately alongside the beam. From these primary ducts secondary tubes are provided to supply or discharge air, fuel and electrolyte to or from the fuel-cell blocks.A number of such units can be stacked to form a battery or battery section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: Electrochemische Energieconversie, N.V.
    Inventor: Jacques van Linden