Patents by Inventor Robert A. Dross

Robert A. Dross 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).

  • High efficiency fuel cell system
    Patent number: 7976990
    Abstract: A technique includes operating a fuel cell, which produces an effluent flow. The technique includes routing the effluent flow through an electrochemical pump to extract fuel from the effluent flow to produce a first feedback flow. The technique includes using the effluent flow to produce a second feedback flow separate from the first feedback flow and routing the second feedback flow through a venturi to the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arne W. Ballantine, Michael D. Gasda, James F. McElroy, Robert A. Dross, Takafumi Okamoto
  • Using chemical shorting to control electrode corrosion during the startup or shutdown of a fuel cell
    Publication number: 20100035098
    Abstract: A technique that is usable with a fuel cell includes providing a fuel and oxidant mixture to a reactant chamber of the fuel cell to regulate an electrode potential of the fuel cell during startup or shutdown of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Manikandan Ramani, Robert A. Dross, Leng Mao, Bin Du
  • High efficiency fuel cell system
    Publication number: 20070128479
    Abstract: A technique includes operating a fuel cell, which produces an effluent flow. The technique includes routing the effluent flow through an electrochemical pump to extract fuel from the effluent flow to produce a first feedback flow. The technique includes using the effluent flow to produce a second feedback flow separate from the first feedback flow and routing the second feedback flow through a venturi to the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Michael Gasda, James McElroy, Robert Dross, Takafumi Okamoto