Patents by Inventor James Devriendt

James Devriendt 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).

  • Boiler unit
    Patent number: 9732982
    Abstract: A boiler unit (100) housed in an enclosure, the boiler unit (100) configured to receive a solid state combined heat and power generating device (130). The boiler unit (100) comprises a heating device (110) to produce heat; and a control unit (120) to independently control each of the heating device (110) and the solid state combined heat and power generating device (130). The boiler unit (100) is operable without the solid state combined heat and power generating device (130) being present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: James Devriendt, Christopher John Evans, Robert Morgan, Paul Barnard, Bruce Girvan
  • BOILER UNIT
    Publication number: 20120135321
    Abstract: A boiler unit (100) housed in an enclosure, the boiler unit (100) configured to receive a solid state combined heat and power generating device (130). The boiler unit (100) comprises a heating device (110) to produce heat; and a control unit (120) to independently control each of the heating device (110) and the solid state combined heat and power generating device (130). The boiler unit (100) is operable without the solid state combined heat and power generating device (130) being present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: James Devriendt, Christopher John Evans, Robert Morgan, Paul Barnard, Bruce Girvan
  • Fuel cell heat exchange systems and methods
    Patent number: 8062802
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for exchanging heat in fuel cell systems (100) in which the anode and cathode off-gases are provided with separated flow paths. In one embodiment, where a fuel cell stack (110) has separate anode and cathode off-gas flow paths, separate anode off-gas from the at least one fuel cell stack (110) and at least one heat transfer fluid are passed through a first heat exchange element (126) to exchange heat between the anode off-gas and the heat transfer fluid. The cathode off-gas exiting the at least one fuel cell stack is then combined with the anode off-gas from the heat exchange element (126) in a burner and burned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: James Devriendt, Robert Morgan, Paul Barnard, Robert Leah
  • FUEL CELL HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20080118800
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for exchanging heat in fuel cell systems (100) in which the anode and cathode off-gases are provided with separated flow paths. In one embodiment, where a fuel cell stack (110) has separate anode and cathode off-gas flow paths, separate anode off-gas from the at least one fuel cell stack (110) and at least one heat transfer fluid are passed through a first heat exchange element (126) to exchange heat between the anode off-gas and the heat transfer fluid. The cathode off-gas exiting the at least one fuel cell stack is then combined with the anode off-gas from the heat exchange element (126) in a burner and burned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: James DEVRIENDT, Robert Morgan, Paul Barnard, Robert Leah