Patents by Inventor Joshua BAIME

Joshua BAIME 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).

  • FUEL PLENUM AND FUEL CELL STACK INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20220393219
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack fuel plenum includes a base plate including an inlet hole and an outlet hole, a dielectric layer disposed on the base plate and including an inlet hole and an outlet hole, a cover plate disposed on the dielectric layer and including an inlet hole and an outlet hole, a seal plate disposed on the cover plate and including an inlet hole and an outlet hole, and a manifold plate disposed on the seal plate. The manifold plate includes a bottom inlet hole and a bottom outlet hole formed in a bottom surface of the manifold plate, top outlet holes and top inlet holes formed in opposing sides of a top surface of the manifold plate, outlet channels fluidly connecting the top outlet holes to the bottom inlet hole, and inlet channels fluidly connecting the top inlet holes to the bottom outlet hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: David EDMONSTON, Michael PETRUCHA, Martin PERRY, Matthias GOTTMANN, Victor SILVA, Joshua BAIME
  • FUEL CELL SYSTEM HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING WELDED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20210328238
    Abstract: A method of forming a fuel cell system heat exchanger includes flattening opposing ends of a corrugated heat exchange plate to form opposing flattened ends, and welding the flattened ends to structural components of the fuel cell system. The flattening may include using a hydraulic press or a bead roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jordan CEDARLEAF-PAVY, Nicholas ARCELONA, Matthew MAHONEY, Adrian BASHARAIN, Joshua BAIME
  • Methods and systems for detecting defects in a fuel cell stack
    Patent number: 9945815
    Abstract: A method for testing a fuel cell stack includes providing a fluid, such as an ammonia-containing fluid, in a first reactant flow path in a first portion of the fuel cell stack, detecting the presence of the fluid using a detector, such as an ammonia detector, positioned within or adjacent to a second portion of the fuel cell stack that is separated from the first portion of the fuel cell stack and determining the presence of a defect in the stack based on detecting the presence of the fluid. Further embodiments relate to testing a fuel cell stack using a microphone that detects an audio signal indicative of a stack defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Wilson, Arne Ballantine, Matthias Gottmann, Tad Armstrong, Martin Perry, David Edmonston, Michael Lesher, Joshua Baime
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A FUEL CELL STACK
    Publication number: 20160011071
    Abstract: A method for testing a fuel cell stack includes providing a fluid, such as an ammonia-containing fluid, in a first reactant flow path in a first portion of the fuel cell stack, detecting the presence of the fluid using a detector, such as an ammonia detector, positioned within or adjacent to a second portion of the fuel cell stack that is separated from the first portion of the fuel cell stack and determining the presence of a defect in the stack based on detecting the presence of the fluid. Further embodiments relate to testing a fuel cell stack using a microphone that detects an audio signal indicative of a stack defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: James WILSON, Arne BALLANTINE, Matthias GOTTMANN, Tad ARMSTRONG, Martin PERRY, David EDMONSTON, Michael LESHER, Joshua BAIME