Patents by Inventor Samira Barakat-Hamel

Samira Barakat-Hamel 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).

  • Patent number: 11092289
    Abstract: A fluid storage and pressurizing assembly includes a storage receptacle and a pump assembly. The storage receptacle includes an inner vessel defining a cryogen space for storing a fluid at a storage pressure and a cryogenic temperature, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and an insulated space between the inner vessel and the outer vessel, and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump immersed in the cryogen space having an inlet for receiving a quantity of fluid from the cryogen space, and an outlet for delivering the fluid therefrom. The pump assembly further includes a pump drive unit for driving the immersed pump, the pump drive unit being at least partially disposed within a space defined by the storage receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Kamal Hatami Aghdam, Davor Baros, Cameron G. D. Scott, Timothy S. Coleman, Samira Barakat-Hamel
  • Publication number: 20200149682
    Abstract: A fluid storage and pressurizing assembly includes a storage receptacle and a pump assembly. The storage receptacle includes an inner vessel defining a cryogen space for storing a fluid at a storage pressure and a cryogenic temperature, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and an insulated space between the inner vessel and the outer vessel, and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump immersed in the cryogen space having an inlet for receiving a quantity of fluid from the cryogen space, and an outlet for delivering the fluid therefrom. The pump assembly further includes a pump drive unit for driving the immersed pump, the pump drive unit being at least partially disposed within a space defined by the storage receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Kamal Hatami Aghdam, Davor Baros, Cameron G.D. Scott, Timothy S. Coleman, Samira Barakat-Hamel
  • Patent number: 10551002
    Abstract: A fluid storage and pressurizing assembly includes a storage receptacle and a pump assembly. The storage receptacle includes an inner vessel defining a cryogen space for storing a fluid at a storage pressure and a cryogenic temperature, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and an insulated space between the inner vessel and the outer vessel, and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump having an inlet disposed within the cryogen space for receiving a quantity of the fluid from the cryogen space, and an outlet for delivering the fluid therefrom, and a pump drive unit for driving the pump, the pump drive unit being at least partially disposed within a space defined by the storage receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
    Inventors: Kamal Hatami Aghdam, Davor Baros, Cameron G. D. Scott, Timothy S. Coleman, Samira Barakat-Hamel
  • Publication number: 20180119883
    Abstract: A fluid storage and pressurizing assembly includes a storage receptacle and a pump assembly. The storage receptacle includes an inner vessel defining a cryogen space for storing a fluid at a storage pressure and a cryogenic temperature, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and an insulated space between the inner vessel and the outer vessel, and a pump assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Westport Powrt Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal Hatami Aghdam, Davor Baros, Cameron G.D. Scott, Timothy S. Coleman, Samira Barakat-Hamel