Patents by Inventor THOMAS JAMES MASON

THOMAS JAMES MASON 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: 20240085365
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell comprising a first sensor comprising a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising a plurality of electrodes 102, 104 and a membrane electrolyte layer disposed between the plurality of electrodes 102, 104, wherein the MEA is disposed between a first substrate 122 and a second substrate 120, wherein the first substrate 122 has at least one opening 112 to provide a gas flow path therethrough to one of the electrodes 104. The fuel cell also comprises an electrical control unit 402 to determine an electrical characteristic of the MEA, wherein the electrical characteristic is indicative of the gas composition of the gas at the one of the electrodes 104 and wherein the electrical control unit 402 will generate an output based on or in response to a change in the electrical characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas James Mason
  • Publication number: 20240014415
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell comprising: at least one fuel cell board, the or each fuel cell board comprising at least one ion permeable membrane, at least one anode and at least one cathode, the at least one anode and the at least one cathode arranged on opposite surfaces of the at least one ion permeable membrane; and at least one first fluid path arranged to supply a coolant fluid to the at least one fuel cell board, wherein the first fluid path is arranged adjacent the at least one anode such that the coolant fluid is substantially directed only to the at least one anode of the at least one fuel cell board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas James Mason, Erik Charles Engebretsen
  • Patent number: 11387479
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed, a rechargeable flow battery, wherein the flow battery comprises: first and second electrodes, separated such that ions are allowed to flow between them, wherein a first reservoir comprising or for holding a first fluid electrolyte is fluidly connected to the first electrode, to allow circulation of the first fluid electrolyte from the first reservoir to the first electrode and from the first electrode to the first reservoir; and a first current collector comprising a layer of electrically conductive material having opposing first and second sides, wherein the first electrode is disposed on the first side of the first current collector, such that electrons can flow from the electrode to the first current collector, and a first layer of dielectric material is disposed on the second side of the first current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: UCL BUSINESS LTD, IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel John Leslie Brett, Leon Brown, Thomas James Mason, Ishanka Dedigama, Anthony Robert John Kucernak
  • Publication number: 20210098809
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed, a rechargeable flow battery, wherein the flow battery comprises: first and second electrodes, separated such that ions are allowed to flow between them, wherein a first reservoir comprising or for holding a first fluid electrolyte is fluidly connected to the first electrode, to allow circulation of the first fluid electrolyte from the first reservoir to the first electrode and from the first electrode to the first reservoir; and a first current collector comprising a layer of electrically conductive material having opposing first and second sides, wherein the first electrode is disposed on the first side of the first current collector, such that electrons can flow from the electrode to the first current collector, and a first layer of dielectric material is disposed on the second side of the first current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: DANIEL JOHN LESLIE BRETT, LEON BROWN, THOMAS JAMES MASON, ISHANKA DEDIGAMA, ANTHONY ROBERT JOHN KUCERNAK