Patents by Inventor Paul Gaffuri

Paul Gaffuri 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).

  • Publication number: 20240042874
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect, a hybrid dispenser comprising at least one hydrogen gas nozzle configured to dispense hydrogen gas to a fuel tank of a vehicle is provided. According to some aspects, the hybrid dispenser comprises one or more electrical connectors for connecting to a vehicle to exchange electrical power, and at least one controller configured to cause electrical power to be provided to a vehicle via at least one of the one or more electrical connectors in a first operating mode and cause electrical power to be received from a vehicle via at least one of the one or more electrical connectors in a second operating mode. According to some aspect, the hybrid dispenser comprising a wireless charging system and at least one controller configured to initiate operation of the wireless charging system to wirelessly charge the vehicle during a charging event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Ivys Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl Edward Pollica, Christopher John O'Brien, Bryan Gordon, Prabhu K. Rao, Paul Gaffuri
  • Patent number: 10197269
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a burner assembly for generating a heat source. The burner assembly may include a combustion plate having a first surface and a second surface. The combustion plate may include a first plurality of holes extending from the first surface to the second surface arranged in a first circle and a second plurality of holes extending from the first surface to the second surface arranged in a second circle. The first circle and second circle may be arranged in concentric circles. The burner assembly may further be configured to have at least one of the holes having a longitudinal axis extending at a first acute angle from a plane of the combustion plate. The burner assembly may further be configured to have at least one of the holes having the longitudinal axis extending at a second acute angle from a tangent line of one of the concentric circles on the plane of the combustion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC
    Inventors: Zhijiang Li, Mohsen Behnam, Paul Gaffuri, Jordan McGinty
  • Publication number: 20170030581
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a burner assembly for generating a heat source. The burner assembly may include a combustion plate having a first surface and a second surface. The combustion plate may include a first plurality of holes extending from the first surface to the second surface arranged in a first circle and a second plurality of holes extending from the first surface to the second surface arranged in a second circle. The first circle and second circle may be arranged in concentric circles. The burner assembly may further be configured to have at least one of the holes having a longitudinal axis extending at a first acute angle from a plane of the combustion plate. The burner assembly may further be configured to have at least one of the holes having the longitudinal axis extending at a second acute angle from a tangent line of one of the concentric circles on the plane of the combustion plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC
    Inventors: Zhijiang Li, Mohsen Behnam, Paul Gaffuri, Jordan McGinty