Patents by Inventor Matti A. Lilback

Matti A. Lilback 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 humidifier assembly for use in high temperature fuel cell systems
    Patent number: 8445147
    Abstract: A humidifier assembly for humidifying fuel for use in a fuel cell system, comprising a water heater adapted to receive recycled water and to generate heated water using cathode exhaust, and a fuel saturator adapted to receive deaerated cleansed water, at least a portion of the deaerated cleansed water comprising the heated water, and fuel and to humidify the fuel with a first portion of the deaerated cleansed water, the fuel saturator tower outputting humidified fuel for use in the fuel cell system and a second portion of the deaerated cleansed water for use as recycled water in the water heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: FuelCell Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred C. Jahnke, Joseph M. Daly, Matti A. Lilback
  • FUEL HUMIDIFIER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20100216039
    Abstract: A humidifier assembly for humidifying fuel for use in a fuel cell system, comprising a water heater adapted to receive recycled water and to generate heated water using cathode exhaust, and a fuel saturator adapted to receive deaerated cleansed water, at least a portion of the deaerated cleansed water comprising the heated water, and fuel and to humidify the fuel with a first portion of the deaerated cleansed water, the fuel saturator tower outputting humidified fuel for use in the fuel cell system and a second portion of the deaerated cleansed water for use as recycled water in the water heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Fred C. Jahnke, Joseph M. Daly, Matti A. Lilback