Patents by Inventor Vincente Nunes

Vincente Nunes 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: 20140080017
    Abstract: A ventilation system for a fuel cell power module is provided. The ventilation system includes a ventilation enclosure for evacuating fluids from the fuel cell power module, the ventilation enclosure having an air inlet for providing ingress of air to the enclosure. The ventilation system further concludes a ventilation shaft in fluid communication with the ventilation enclosure and an evacuation pump arranged to exhaust fluid from the ventilation enclosure to a desired location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: David George Frank, Vincente Nunes, Claus Andersen, Jacob Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8563196
    Abstract: A ventilation system for a fuel cell power module is provided. The ventilation system includes a ventilation enclosure for evacuating fluids from the fuel cell power module, the ventilation enclosure having an air inlet for providing ingress of air to the enclosure. The ventilation system further concludes a ventilation shaft in fluid communication with the ventilation enclosure and an evacuation pump arranged to exhaust fluid from the ventilation enclosure to a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Hydrogenics Corporation, American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: David George Frank, Vincente Nunes, Claus Andersen, Jacob Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130011755
    Abstract: A ventilation system for a fuel cell power module is provided. The ventilation system includes a ventilation enclosure for evacuating fluids from the fuel cell power module, the ventilation enclosure having an air inlet for providing ingress of air to the enclosure. The ventilation system further concludes a ventilation shaft in fluid communication with the ventilation enclosure and an evacuation pump arranged to exhaust fluid from the ventilation enclosure to a desired location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: David George Frank, Vincente Nunes, Claus Andersen, Jacob Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20090186245
    Abstract: A ventilation system for a fuel cell power module is provided. The ventilation system includes a ventilation enclosure for evacuating fluids from the fuel cell power module, the ventilation enclosure having an air inlet for providing ingress of air to the enclosure. The ventilation system further concludes a ventilation shaft in fluid communication with the ventilation enclosure and an evacuation pump arranged to exhaust fluid from the ventilation enclosure to a desired location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: David George Frank, Vincente Nunes, Claus Andersen, Jacob Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20080223545
    Abstract: A regenerative energy and/or mass exchange assembly having an exchange media, a central housing, a first end housing with fluid stream diverting chambers to provide a fluid flow passage from a first inlet of the first end housing to the exchange media, and provide a fluid flow passage from the exchange media to a first outlet of the first end housing, a second end housing having fluid stream diverting chambers to provide a fluid flow passage from a second inlet of the second end housing to the exchange media, and provide a fluid flow passage from the exchange media to a second outlet of the second end housing. The first and second end housings have a skirt portion extending generally parallel to a central axis of the end housings. The exchange media is rotated by a motor via a shaft, and the shaft is fastened to a recess in a side surface of the exchange media by a drive transfer means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Vincente Nunes, Stephen Joseph Burany