Patents by Inventor Max Armstrong Brown

Max Armstrong Brown 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 startup/shutdown degradation mitigation by removal of oxygen ad/absorption media
    Patent number: 11715838
    Abstract: Aspects of methods and systems to reduce degradation of a fuel cell (110) during start-up and shut-down cycles are disclosed. An anode exhaust stream (201?) is periodically directed via fluid communication through an oxygen capture media (86). After shut-down of the fuel cell and before or during start-up said media (86) removes oxygen in the anode exhaust stream. Periodically, heating the oxygen capture media (86) is employed to purge the oxygen collected and regenerate the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Max Armstrong Brown, Pratap Rama, Vincent Gardner
  • FUEL CELL STARTUP/SHUTDOWN DEGRADATION MITIGATION BY REMOVAL OF OXYGEN AD/ABSORPTION MEDIA
    Publication number: 20220158206
    Abstract: Aspects of methods and systems to reduce degradation of a fuel cell (110) during start-up and shut-down cycles are disclosed. An anode exhaust stream (201?) is periodically directed via fluid communication through an oxygen capture media (86). After shut-down of the fuel cell and before or during start-up said media (86) removes oxygen in the anode exhaust stream. Periodically, heating the oxygen capture media (86) is employed to purge the oxygen collected and regenerate the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Max Armstrong Brown, Pratap Rama, Vincent Gardner