Patents by Inventor Suat Genc

Suat Genc 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).

  • Release valve and method for venting a system
    Patent number: 6682844
    Abstract: A release valve is disclosed which in one embodiment includes a housing having a passageway extending therethrough and defining an inlet and an outlet, and a membrane extending across the passageway between the inlet and the outlet. The membrane is operable to permit passage through the passageway of gas at a first pressure, inhibit passage through the passageway of liquid at the first pressure, and permit passage of liquid at a second pressure greater than the first pressure. The release valve may also include a check valve for inhibiting passage of gas from the outlet to the inlet. The release valve is suitably employed in fuel cell systems such as in a cooling system thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Plug Power Inc.
    Inventor: Suat Genc
  • Release valve and method for venting a system
    Publication number: 20020160245
    Abstract: A release valve is disclosed which in one embodiment includes a housing having a passageway extending therethrough and defining an inlet and an outlet, and a membrane extending across the passageway between the inlet and the outlet. The membrane is operable to permit passage through the passageway of gas at a first pressure, inhibit passage through the passageway of liquid at the first pressure, and permit passage of liquid at a second pressure greater than the first pressure. The release valve may also include a check valve for inhibiting passage of gas from the outlet to the inlet. The release valve is suitably employed in fuel cell systems such as in a cooling system thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventor: Suat Genc
  • Voltage monitoring system for a fuel cell stack
    Patent number: 6410176
    Abstract: An assembly includes a fuel cell stack, a circuit board, an elastomeric connector and a frame. The elastomeric connector contacts the stack to provide cell voltages of the stack to the circuit board. The frame holds the circuit board, positions the elastomeric connector between the fuel cell stack and the circuit board and provides the appropriate compression of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Plug Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Suat Genc, Larry A. Pitts, Kevin L. Mease, Charles M. Carlstrom, Russel H. Marvin