Patents by Inventor Thomas J Tartamella

Thomas J Tartamella 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 hybrid vehicle with automatically watered aqueous batteries
    Patent number: 7040431
    Abstract: A fuel cell hybrid vehicle utilizing flooded aqueous battery or batteries operatively coupled to a fuel cell stack, an electric drive motor, and an integrated watering system, the integrated watering system comprising: a heat exchanger configured to extract water from exhaust air from the fuel cell stack; a reservoir, operatively connected to store the water; a sensor, operatively connected to generate a signal based on the flooded aqueous batteries' electrolyte level; a pump, operatively connected to the reservoir and the flooded aqueous batteries; and a system controller, operatively connected to receive and evaluate the signal from the sensor and actuate the pump to move water from the reservoir to the flooded aqueous battery or batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J Tartamella, Doanh T Tran