Patents by Inventor Karin PRINCE

Karin PRINCE 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).

  • Patent number: 12646726
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for cooling a fuel cell assembly (10) of a transport vehicle, such as an aircraft, comprising: a cooling fluid circulation loop (20); a cooling heat exchanger (24) configured to be able to provide heat exchanges between said loop (20) and a channel (25) for circulating cooling air (26); a variable-speed pump (21) for supplying said cooling loop with cooling fluid as a function of a measurement representative of the cooling need of said fuel cell assembly; for each fuel cell (10a, 10b, 10c) of said cell assembly, a 3-way valve (12a, 12b, 12c) for regulating the flow rate of cooling fluid supplying this cell as a function of a measurement representative of the cooling need of this cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Karin Prince, David Lavergne
  • Patent number: 12187442
    Abstract: System for protecting an outer surface of an aircraft comprising at least two fuel cells (112, 212) from icing, characterized in that it comprises a first and a third liquid circuit (114, 214) each causing a cooling liquid of the fuel cells (112, 212) to flow, a second and a fourth liquid circuit (118a, 118b) each causing an icing protection liquid to flow, at least two icing protection heat exchangers (120a-d, 220a-d) arranged on the outer surface of the aircraft and having each icing protection liquid pass through them when it flows in the second or fourth liquid circuit (118a, 118b), and two liquid-liquid heat exchangers (116, 216) in which the cooling liquids form a hot pass and the icing protection liquids form a cold pass to reheat the icing protection liquid by the heat from the cooling liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Karin Prince, David Lavergne
  • Publication number: 20230402625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for cooling a fuel cell assembly (10) of a transport vehicle, such as an aircraft, comprising: a cooling fluid circulation loop (20); a cooling heat exchanger (24) configured to be able to provide heat exchanges between said loop (20) and a channel (25) for circulating cooling air (26); a variable-speed pump (21) for supplying said cooling loop with cooling fluid as a function of a measurement representative of the cooling need of said fuel cell assembly; for each fuel cell (10a, 10b, 10c) of said cell assembly, a 3-way valve (12a, 12b, 12c) for regulating the flow rate of cooling fluid supplying this cell as a function of a measurement representative of the cooling need of this cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Karin PRINCE, David LAVERGNE
  • Publication number: 20230382537
    Abstract: System for protecting an outer surface of an aircraft comprising at least two fuel cells (112, 212) from icing, characterized in that it comprises a first and a third liquid circuit (114, 214) each causing a cooling liquid of the fuel cells (112, 212) to flow, a second and a fourth liquid circuit (118a, 118b) each causing an icing protection liquid to flow, at least two icing protection heat exchangers (120a-d, 220a-d) arranged on the outer surface of the aircraft and having each icing protection liquid pass through them when it flows in the second or fourth liquid circuit (118a, 118b), and two liquid-liquid heat exchangers (116, 216) in which the cooling liquids form a hot pass and the icing protection liquids form a cold pass to reheat the icing protection liquid by the heat from the cooling liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Karin PRINCE, David LAVERGNE