Patents by Inventor Phillip F. Schmitten

Phillip F. Schmitten 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).

  • Plastic water box for a thermoelectric air conditioner
    Patent number: 4964277
    Abstract: A thermoelectric air conditioner having a fiber reinforced plastic water box made of two identical halves, each of which has a serpentine groove with a plurality of openings that receive a first heat transfer plate and an array of semiconductors of both P and N type and a second heat transfer plate which is finned, the heat transfer plates bridge the semiconductors to form a single series for the whole assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: William P. Blankenship, Robert Ritter, Phillip F. Schmitten
  • Manifold seal for fuel cell stack assembly
    Patent number: 4849308
    Abstract: An assembly for sealing a manifold to a stack of fuel cells includes a first resilient member for providing a first sealing barrier between the manifold and the stack. A second resilient member provides a second sealing barrier between the manifold and the stack. The first and second resilient members are retained in such a manner as to define an area therebetween adapted for retaining a sealing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Phillip F. Schmitten, Maynard K. Wright