Patents by Inventor RONALD WOLK

RONALD WOLK 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).

  • ON-LINE REPLACEMENT OF DCFC TUBULAR ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20100159295
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates generally to a method for replacing at least one direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) tube of a plurality of DCFC tubes in a fuel cell on-line. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a degradation in performance of the at least one DCFC tube, removing the at least one DCFC tube while the fuel cell is still operating and providing a replacement DCFC tube while the fuel cell is still operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: RONALD WOLK, Iouri Balachov