Patents by Inventor Stuart Benson

Stuart Benson 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).

  • POWER STRING MODULES AND METHODS FOR USING AND MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20260135169
    Abstract: In an implementation, an apparatus includes an enclosure and an energy module (1) included in the enclosure and (2) that includes a battery pack configured to provide an initial voltage. The apparatus further includes a conversion module (1) included in the enclosure and (2) that includes a high voltage DC/DC converter and an ultra-high voltage DC/DC converter. The conversion module is configured to receive the initial voltage and output a converted voltage using the high voltage DC/DC converter and the ultra-high voltage DC/DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua KORSNESS, Michaela FLAHERTY, Jarod DORAN, Krunal DESAI, Paul STURMER, Stuart BENSON
  • COOLING MULTIPLE PARALLEL HYDROGEN FUEL CELL MODULES
    Publication number: 20260112662
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrical power system includes a first fuel cell module, a second fuel cell module, a heat exchanger, a common coolant, a first coolant piping branch, and a second coolant piping branch. A first pump and two valves are disposed on the first coolant branch, and a second pump and two valves are disposed on the second coolant branch. The fuel cell electrical power system is capable of functioning in a condition in which the second fuel cell module and the second pump are not operating to cause substantially all of the flow of coolant fluid generated by the first pump to circulate through the common coolant piping and to circulate substantially none of the flow of the coolant fluid generated by the first pump through the second fuel cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Knez, Spencer M. Anunsen, Stuart Benson, Marie Pahlmeyer, Robert McMullen, Liam Burke, Paige Northway, Harlan Thomas Kuo, Jordan Raymond, Jason Hawley
  • Cooling multiple parallel hydrogen fuel cell stacks
    Patent number: 11824234
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell electrical power system, a first fuel cell module, a second fuel cell module, a heat exchanger, a common coolant, a first coolant piping branch, and a second coolant piping branch. A first pump and a first valve are disposed on the first coolant branch, and a second pump and a second valve are disposed on the second coolant branch. The fuel cell electrical power system is capable of functioning in a condition in which the second fuel cell module and the second pump are not operating to cause substantially all of the flow rate of coolant fluid produced by the first pump to circulate through the common coolant piping and to circulate substantially none of the flow rate of the coolant fluid produced by the first pump through the second fuel cell module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: First Mode IPP Limited
    Inventors: Adam Knez, Spencer M. Anunsen, Stuart Benson, Marie Pahlmeyer, Robert McMullen, Liam Burke