Patents by Inventor Nadimul Haque Faisal

Nadimul Haque Faisal 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).

  • Molten metal anode solid oxide fuel cell for transportation-related auxiliary power units
    Patent number: 10661736
    Abstract: A vehicular power system, a vehicle and a method of providing auxiliary power to a vehicle using an auxiliary power unit that uses a molten metal anode solid oxide fuel cell rather than an internal combustion engine. The auxiliary power unit includes a container with numerous fuel cells disposed within it such that when the metal anode is heated, the metal converts to a molten state that can be electrochemically cycled between oxidized and reduced states by oxygen and a fuel present in the molten metal, respectively. The auxiliary power unit further includes a furnace that selectively provides heat to the fuel cells in order to place the anode into its molten metal state. Seals may provide fluid isolation between the molten metal within the container and the ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Alfaisal University
    Inventors: Nadimul Haque Faisal, Rehan Ahmed, Mattheus F. Goosen, Sai P. Katikaneni, Stamatios Souentie
  • MOLTEN METAL ANODE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL FOR TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AUXILIARY POWER UNITS
    Publication number: 20170334379
    Abstract: A vehicular power system, a vehicle and a method of providing auxiliary power to a vehicle using an auxiliary power unit that uses a molten metal anode solid oxide fuel cell rather than an internal combustion engine. The auxiliary power unit includes a container with numerous fuel cells disposed within it such that when the metal anode is heated, the metal converts to a molten state that can be electrochemically cycled between oxidized and reduced states by oxygen and a fuel present in the molten metal, respectively. The auxiliary power unit further includes a furnace that selectively provides heat to the fuel cells in order to place the anode into its molten metal state. Seals may provide fluid isolation between the molten metal within the container and the ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Alfaisal University
    Inventors: Nadimul Haque Faisal, Rehan Ahmed, Matheus F. Goosen, Sai P. Katikaneni, Stamatios Souentie