Patents by Inventor Joel P. Gouker

Joel P. Gouker 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).

  • ULTRACAPACITOR SOFT-START APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130032416
    Abstract: A vehicle including a chassis, a plurality of wheels, a regenerative braking system, a fuel cell, a capacitive energy storage device and a controller. The wheels are coupled to the chassis. The regenerative braking system is operatively connected to the plurality of wheels. The capacitive energy storage device is electrically couplable to the fuel cell. The controller is electrically connected to the fuel cell. The controller routes electrical power from the fuel cell through the regenerative braking system to the capacitive energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Joel P. Gouker, Jim Musser