Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Faville

Michael Thomas Faville 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).

  • Temperature zones in a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit
    Patent number: 7279243
    Abstract: A method for fuel cell system thermal management includes: maintaining a first zone at a first selected temperature range, maintaining a second zone at a second selected temperature range, and maintaining a third zone at a third selected temperature range. The second zone is in thermal communication with a first sensor and comprises a reformer, while the third zone is in thermal communication with a second sensor and comprises a fuel cell stack. The second selected temperature range is greater than the first selected temperature range, while the third selected temperature range is greater than the second selected temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Jacob Haltiner, Jr., Malcolm James Grieve, Kevin Richard Keegan, Michael Thomas Faville
  • Temperature zones in a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit
    Patent number: 7037613
    Abstract: A method for fuel cell system thermal management includes: maintaining a first zone at a first selected temperature range, maintaining a second zone at a second selected temperature range, and maintaining a third zone at a third selected temperature range. The second zone is in thermal communication with a first sensor and comprises a reformer, while the third zone is in thermal communication with a second sensor and comprises a fuel cell stack. The second selected temperature range is greater than the first selected temperature range, while the third selected temperature range is greater than the second selected temperature range. The method may further include sensing a second zone temperature in the second zone, determining whether the second zone temperature is at the second selected temperature range, and adding a process air flow to the second zone if the second zone temperature rises above the second selected temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Jacob Haltiner, Jr., Malcolm James Grieve, Kevin Richard Keegan, Michael Thomas Faville
  • Temperature zones in a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit
    Publication number: 20040048120
    Abstract: A method for fuel cell system thermal management includes: maintaining a first zone at a first selected temperature range, maintaining a second zone at a second selected temperature range, and maintaining a third zone at a third selected temperature range. The second zone is in thermal communication with a first sensor and comprises a reformer, while the third zone is in thermal communication with a second sensor and comprises a fuel cell stack. The second selected temperature range is greater than the first selected temperature range, while the third selected temperature range is greater than the second selected temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Karl Jacob Haltiner, Malcolm James Grieve, Kevin Richard Keegan, Michael Thomas Faville