Patents by Inventor Stephen Charles Porter

Stephen Charles Porter 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).

  • Cold weather hydrogen generation system and method of operation
    Patent number: 7850838
    Abstract: A system for providing hydrogen gas is provided. The system includes a hydrogen generator that produces gas from water. One or more heat generation devices are arranged to provide heating of the enclosure during different modes of operation to prevent freezing of components. A plurality of temperature sensors are arranged and coupled to a controller to selectively activate a heat source if the temperature of the component is less than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Proton Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Wayne Dreier, Michael Thomas Kowalski, Stephen Charles Porter, Oscar Ken Chow, Nicholas Paul Borland, Stephen Arthur Goyette
  • COLD WEATHER HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20080029389
    Abstract: A system for providing hydrogen gas is provided. The system includes a hydrogen generator that produces gas from water. One or more heat generation devices are arranged to provide heating of the enclosure during different modes of operation to prevent freezing of components. A plurality of temperature sensors are arranged and coupled to a controller to selectively activate a heat source if the temperature of the component is less than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Wayne Dreier, Michael Thomas Kowalski, Stephen Charles Porter, Oscar Ken Chow, Nicholas Paul Borland, Stephen Arthur Goyette
  • Hydrogen storage system and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 7316242
    Abstract: A regenerative fuel cell system is provided having at least one hydrogen storage container fluidly coupled to at least one hydrogen generator and at least one power generator. Each power generator further includes a fuel cell fluidly coupled to the hydrogen storage container, an electric energy storage device, and an unregulated dc bus electrically connected to said fuel cell and said electric storage device. The system further provides for a health monitoring system for determining the occurrence of critical events which may necessitate the disabling of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Proton Energy Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Charles Porter, Mark Andrew Lillis, Dean Edwin Halter, Iris Liane Shiroma, Spyros Nomikos