Patents by Inventor Sergio Glavan

Sergio Glavan 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing a fuel cell
    Patent number: 9356470
    Abstract: A method of operating a power adapter that includes an energy storage device and a fuel cell system including a fuel supply and a fuel cell stack, the method including determining a connectivity state of an auxiliary power source and a load with the power adapter, and selecting a power adapter operation mode based on the connection states of the auxiliary power source and the load. The operation modes of the power adapter include at least an auxiliary mode when the auxiliary power source and the load are connected to the power adapter, and a fuel cell mode when the auxiliary power source is disconnected from the power adapter and the load is connected to the power adapter. The auxiliary mode includes providing power from the auxiliary power source to the load, and the fuel cell mode includes providing fuel cell power to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Kei Edgardo Yamamoto, Andrew Philip Gust Peterson, Courtney Aline Helland, Timothy Prowten, Eric Allen Wooley, Daniel Braithwaite, Tibor Fabian, Sergio Glavan