Patents by Inventor Nick ARCELONA

Nick ARCELONA 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).

  • Glow plug for a fuel cell system
    Patent number: 11971169
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a glow plug for a solid oxide fuel cell system. The glow plug includes a housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. The glow plug includes a heating element longitudinally disposed in the housing, extending from the second end portion of the housing towards the first end portion and extending outwardly from the housing for igniting fuel. Further, the glow plug includes a pair of coiled wires electrically connected to the heating element. Further, the glow plug includes a potting compound disposed within the second end portion of the housing for securing electrical coupling of the pair of coiled wires with the heating element. Furthermore, the glow plug includes a sealing element configured to form an air-tight connection between the housing and the heating element. The sealing element is positioned on top of the potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vivek Kumar Singh, Siddharth Patel, Mike Petrucha, Nick Arcelona, Junyi Lee
  • GLOW PLUG FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230130709
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a glow plug for a solid oxide fuel cell system. The glow plug includes a housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. The glow plug includes a heating element longitudinally disposed in the housing, extending from the second end portion of the housing towards the first end portion and extending outwardly from the housing for igniting fuel. Further, the glow plug includes a pair of coiled wires electrically connected to the heating element. Further, the glow plug includes a potting compound disposed within the second end portion of the housing for securing electrical coupling of the pair of coiled wires with the heating element. Furthermore, the glow plug includes a sealing element configured to form an air-tight connection between the housing and the heating element. The sealing element is positioned on top of the potting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Vivek Kumar SINGH, Siddharth PATEL, Mike PETRUCHA, Nick ARCELONA, Junyi LEE