Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Brindley

Thomas A. Brindley 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).

  • Publication number: 20070051543
    Abstract: Improvements to personal vehicles including self-propelled and balancing personal vehicles. Ready detachability of a seat, footrest, seat back, control unit, wheels and caster assembly is provided using quick disconnect mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: DEKA Research and Development
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, Robert Ambrogi, Richard Heinzmann, Christopher Langenfeld, Marc Nisbet, Stanley Smith, Thomas Brindley
  • Patent number: 7108929
    Abstract: A fuel cell power plant includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks which are operatively associated with each other so that both the air stream and fuel stream for the stacks are shared by each of the stacks in the power plant. The air and fuel streams are fed into an initial stack stage in the power plant, and after the air and fuel streams pass through the initial stack stage, the fuel exhaust streams are then fed into one or more subsequent stack stages in the power plant. The fuel streams are passed from the initial fuel cell stack stage to the subsequent fuel cell stack stage by means of a common manifold on which each of the fuel cell stacks in the power plant is mounted. The air streams are routed to all of the fuel cell stacks via a channel in the common manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: UTC Fuel Cells, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer M. Kurtz, Thomas A. Brindley
  • Publication number: 20050064269
    Abstract: A fuel cell power plant includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks which are operatively associated with each other so that both the air stream and fuel stream for the stacks are shared by each of the stacks in the power plant. The air and fuel streams are fed into an initial stack stage in the power plant, and after the air and fuel streams pass through the initial stack stage, the fuel exhaust streams are then fed into one or more subsequent stack stages in the power plant. The fuel streams are passed from the initial fuel cell stack stage to the subsequent fuel cell stack stage by means of a common manifold on which each of the fuel cell stacks in the power plant is mounted. The air streams are routed to all of the fuel cell stacks via a channel in the common manifold. Air exhaust from the fuel cell stacks is collected in an air exhaust channel in the manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Jennifer Kurtz, Thomas Brindley