Patents by Inventor Karthick Sudhan Shanmugam

Karthick Sudhan Shanmugam 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 cell systems and methods for detecting fuel contaminants and hydrocarbon content
    Patent number: 11411233
    Abstract: A fuel cell system and method, the system including power generating fuel cells disposed in a stack, each power generating fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, a sensing fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, and a fuel processor configured to purify a fuel provided to the power generating fuel cells and the sensing fuel cell. The anode of the sensing fuel cell is thinner than the anodes of the power generating fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karthick Sudhan Shanmugam, Abhishek Dudhmande, Amit Nawathe, Padiadpu Shankara Anantha, Vijay Radhakrishnan
  • FUEL CELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FUEL CONTAMINANTS AND HYDROCARBON CONTENT
    Publication number: 20200185741
    Abstract: A fuel cell system and method, the system including power generating fuel cells disposed in a stack, each power generating fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, a sensing fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, and a fuel processor configured to purify a fuel provided to the power generating fuel cells and the sensing fuel cell. The anode of the sensing fuel cell is thinner than the anodes of the power generating fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Karthick Sudhan Shanmugam, Abhishek Dudhmande, Amit Nawathe, Padiadpu Shankara Anantha, Vijay Radhakrishnan