Patents by Inventor Shigeru Inal

Shigeru Inal 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 stack
    Publication number: 20050042492
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack which comprises a plurality of unit fuel cells laminated via separators, and is connected to external resistors each allowing a feeble current to flow to each unit fuel cell, whereby such problems as an open-circuit voltage generation and corrosion that may be caused by fuel gas remaining after operation shutdown can be resolved. A switch is preferably attached in series with an external resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Kato, Katsumi Hayashi, Shigeru Inal