Patents by Inventor Mark Hernick

Mark Hernick 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell using the rate of voltage recovery
    Patent number: 7722972
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell which has an anode and a cathode includes first and second circuitry which are utilized, to selectively short the anode to the cathode and further is useful in measuring the rate of voltage recovery following shorting, and which can be utilized as a predictor of appropriate fuel cell hydration and can be further utilized to adjust the operational conditions of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Relion, Inc.
    Inventors: Lijun Bai, David R. Lott, Mark Hernick
  • Apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell
    Publication number: 20070042243
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell which has an anode and a cathode includes first and second circuitry which are utilized, to selectively short the anode to the cathode and further is useful in measuring the rate of voltage recovery following shorting, and which can be utilized as a predictor of appropriate fuel cell hydration and can be further utilized to adjust the operational conditions of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Lijun Bai, David Lott, Mark Hernick