Patents by Inventor Robert Mason Darlling

Robert Mason Darlling 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).

  • FUEL CELL DEVICE HAVING A WATER RESERVOIR
    Publication number: 20110111326
    Abstract: An exemplary fuel cell device includes an electrode assembly. A hydrophobic gas diffusion layer is on a first side of the electrode assembly. A first, solid, non-porous plate is adjacent the hydrophobic gas diffusion layer. A hydrophilic gas diffusion layer is on a second side of the electrode assembly. A second flow field plate is adjacent the hydrophilic gas diffusion layer. The second flow field plate has a porous portion facing the hydrophilic gas diffusion layer. The porous portion is configured to absorb liquid water from the electrode assembly when the fuel assembly device is shutdown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Timothy W. Patterson, Robert Mason Darlling