Patents by Inventor Tom Hood

Tom Hood 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: 20250329756
    Abstract: Aspects of duct systems for use with fuel cells and methods of using the same are disclosed. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a duct system (10) for cooling fuel cells (12) via a coolant fluid includes a housing (100); a cooling chamber (112); an inlet port (120) configured to receive the coolant into the system; an exhaust port (130) configured to expel the coolant from the system; and a means for moving the coolant into, through, and out of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: INTELLIGENT ENERGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tom Hood, Peter David Hood
  • Patent number: 12355115
    Abstract: Aspects of duct systems for use with fuel cells and methods of using the same are disclosed. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a duct system (10) for cooling fuel cells (12) via a coolant fluid includes a housing (100); a cooling chamber (112); an inlet port (120) configured to receive the coolant into the system; an exhaust port (130) configured to expel the coolant from the system; and a means for moving the coolant into, through, and out of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Tom Hood, Peter David Hood
  • Publication number: 20230170498
    Abstract: Aspects of duct systems for use with fuel cells and methods of using the same are disclosed. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a duct system (10) for cooling fuel cells (12) via a coolant fluid includes a housing (100); a cooling chamber (112); an inlet port (120) configured to receive the coolant into the system; an exhaust port (130) configured to expel the coolant from the system; and a means for moving the coolant into, through, and out of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: INTELLIGENT ENERGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tom Hood, Peter David Hood
  • Patent number: 9395475
    Abstract: Traditional solar control applications rely on thin metal films to reflect EM radiation with wavelengths longer than that of the visible spectrum. Unfortunately such films also block radiation in cellular, GPS, and radio frequency bands. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a selectively-blocking filter that uses one or more optical filters tuned to a specific range(s) of wavelengths (e.g. for blocking IR radiation), while readily transmitting other wavelengths (e.g. both visible light and cellular/GPS signals). The filters can be manufactured on both flexible and rigid substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin Krogman, J. Wallace Parce, Siglinde Schmid, Melissa Fardy, Tom Hood, Steven D. White, Benjamin Wang
  • Publication number: 20140218792
    Abstract: Traditional solar control applications rely on thin metal films to reflect EM radiation with wavelengths longer than that of the visible spectrum. Unfortunately such films also block radiation in cellular, GPS, and radio frequency bands. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a selectively-blocking filter that uses one or more optical filters tuned to a specific range(s) of wavelengths (e.g. for blocking IR radiation), while readily transmitting other wavelengths (e.g. both visible light and cellular/GPS signals). The filters can be manufactured on both flexible and rigid substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Svaya Nanotechnologies, Inc
    Inventors: Kevin Krogman, J. Wallace Parce, Siglinde Schmid, Melissa Fardy, Tom Hood, Steven D. White, Benjamin Wang