Patents by Inventor Joel Fairchok

Joel Fairchok 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).

  • Vapor processor with condensate reflux
    Patent number: 6610260
    Abstract: Vapor processor having an aspirator for collecting condensate pooled in the sump region and reintroducing it into a vapor stream being processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Fairchok, Victor W. Logan
  • Multi-stage, isothermal CO preferential oxidation reactor
    Patent number: 6132689
    Abstract: A multi-stage, isothermal, carbon monoxide preferential oxidation (PrOx) reactor comprising a plurality of serially arranged, catalyzed heat exchangers, each separated from the next by a mixing chamber for homogenizing the gases exiting one heat exchanger and entering the next. In a preferred embodiment, at least some of the air used in the PrOx reaction is injected directly into the mixing chamber between the catalyzed heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn William Skala, Mark A. Brundage, Rodney Lynn Borup, William Henry Pettit, Kevin Stukey, David James Hart-Predmore, Joel Fairchok