Patents by Inventor Jens Schnetter

Jens Schnetter 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).

  • APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20230178761
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a housing, a plurality of electrochemical devices disposed within the housing, and a heat exchanger disposed within the housing. The heat exchanger can be faced with an oxidant-containing gas outlet surface of at least one of the plurality of electrochemical devices. The electrochemical devices can include a stack of solid oxide fuel cells, a battery, or a solid oxide electrolyzer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Claire LOE, Yuto TAKAGI, Brian P. FELDMAN, John D. PIETRAS, Stefan MEGEL, Jens SCHNETTER, Mihails KUSNEZOFF
  • Apparatus including electrochemical devices and heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11557775
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a housing, a plurality of electrochemical devices disposed within the housing, and a heat exchanger disposed within the housing. The heat exchanger can be faced with an oxidant-containing gas outlet surface of at least one of the plurality of electrochemical devices. The electrochemical devices can include a stack of solid oxide fuel cells, a battery, or a solid oxide electrolyzer cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V.
    Inventors: Claire Loe, Yuto Takagi, Brian P. Feldman, John D. Pietras, Stefan Megel, Jens Schnetter, Mihails Kusnezoff
  • APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20210194021
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a housing, a plurality of electrochemical devices disposed within the housing, and a heat exchanger disposed within the housing. The heat exchanger can be faced with an oxidant-containing gas outlet surface of at least one of the plurality of electrochemical devices. The electrochemical devices can include a stack of solid oxide fuel cells, a battery, or a solid oxide electrolyzer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Claire LOE, Yuto Takagi, Brian P. Feldman, John D. Pietras, Stefan Megel, Jens Schnetter, Mihails Kusnezoff
  • ELECTROCHEMICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20190393522
    Abstract: An electrochemical assembly can include an electrochemical device and a heat exchanger disposed within a housing. In an embodiment, the heat exchanger can be disposed in a gas outlet chamber. In another embodiment, the heat exchanger can be at least partially embedded in a wall of the gas outlet chamber. The heat exchanger can be configured to transfer a heat from an outlet gas to an inlet gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Feldman, John D. Pietras, Yuto Takagi, Stefan Megel, Jens Schnetter, Mihails Kusnezoff