Patents by Inventor Kenneth Walter Browell

Kenneth Walter Browell 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).

  • Interconnect supported fuel cell assembly, preform and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 7651810
    Abstract: A fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell including at least two electrodes and an electrolyte. An interconnect structure includes at least one flow channel initially defined by a removable sacrificial material. A method of forming the fuel cell assembly includes the steps of providing the interconnect structure having at least one flow channel, depositing the sacrificial material into the flow channel, depositing an electrode or an electrode/electrolyte material upon the interconnect structure and the sacrificial material, and processing the fuel cell so as to remove the sacrificial material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Chang Wei, Kenneth Walter Browell
  • INTERCONNECT SUPPORTED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY, PREFORM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION
    Publication number: 20090071931
    Abstract: A fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell including at least two electrodes and an electrolyte. An interconnect structure includes at least one flow channel initially defined by a removable sacrificial material. A method of forming the fuel cell assembly includes the steps of providing the interconnect structure having at least one flow channel, depositing the sacrificial material into the flow channel, depositing an electrode or an electrode/electrolyte material upon the interconnect structure and the sacrificial material, and processing the fuel cell so as to remove the sacrificial material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wei, Kenneth Walter Browell