Patents by Inventor Sean Ashton

Sean Ashton 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 ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20170352904
    Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell assembly comprising a plurality of fuel cells connected together for collectively providing power to a load, each fuel cell including an anode and a cathode, the method comprising selectively providing an electrical connection between the anode and the cathode of at least one of the fuel cells of the assembly for lowering the voltage across the fuel cell independent of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Sean ASHTON, Zachary ELLIOTT, Harry John KARMAZYN, Kevin KUPCHO
  • Recombinant 47 and 31KD cocoa proteins and precursor
    Patent number: 5770433
    Abstract: 47 kD and 31 kD proteins, and their 67 kD expression precursor, believed to be the source of peptide flavour precursors in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) have been identified. Genes coding for them have been probed, identified and sequenced, and recombinant proteins have been synthesised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Mars U.K. Limited
    Inventors: Margaret Elizabeth Spencer, Rachel Hodge, Edward Alfred Deakin, Sean Ashton