Patents by Inventor Virgo W. Edwards

Virgo W. Edwards 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 purge line system
    Patent number: 10256485
    Abstract: A fuel cell anode purge line includes an elongated water-scavenging body having a single inlet portion, a single outlet portion having an outlet valve, and a scavenged reservoir configured to accumulate water and fluidly connect the inlet and outlet portions so as to direct a flow of purge gas from the inlet portion through the reservoir such that the purge gas entrains the water in the flow and transfers the water towards the outlet valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Michael Mathie, William F. Sanderson, Jr., Seha Son, Virgo W. Edwards, Valentina Mejia Mejia
  • Fuel Cell Freeze Protection Device and System
    Publication number: 20180219237
    Abstract: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack, a coolant loop and a thermal battery. The coolant loop is configured to flow a coolant liquid therethrough. The thermal battery includes a phase change material configured to absorb heat generated by the fuel cell stack or coolant liquid and to latently store the heat during a first mode of operation the fuel cell system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Furgan Zafar Shaikh, Sunil Katragadda, Andreas R. Schamel, Brian Gillespey, William Frederick Sanderson, JR., Craig Michael Mathie, Matthew Riley, Virgo W. Edwards
  • Humidification system and method for a fuel cell
    Patent number: 9774046
    Abstract: A humidification system for a fuel cell may include a condenser configured to receive fluid output from a cathode of the fuel cell and cool the fluid to extract water from it. A heat exchanger operable to transfer heat from a heat source to an airflow flowing through the heat exchanger may also be included. When the heated airflow is brought into contact with at least some of the extracted water, the airflow is humidified prior to its entering the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: William F. Sanderson, Mark A. Pellerin, Craig Michael Mathie, Virgo W. Edwards
  • HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FUEL CELL
    Publication number: 20170018787
    Abstract: A humidification system for a fuel cell may include a condenser configured to receive fluid output from a cathode of the fuel cell and cool the fluid to extract water from it. A heat exchanger operable to transfer heat from a heat source to an airflow flowing through the heat exchanger may also be included. When the heated airflow is brought into contact with at least some of the extracted water, the airflow is humidified prior to its entering the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: William F. Sanderson, Mark A. Pellerin, Craig Michael Mathie, Virgo W. Edwards
  • FUEL CELL PURGE LINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160268614
    Abstract: A fuel cell anode purge line includes an elongated water-scavenging body having a single inlet portion, a single outlet portion having an outlet valve, and a scavenged reservoir configured to accumulate water and fluidly connect the inlet and outlet portions so as to direct a flow of purge gas from the inlet portion through the reservoir such that the purge gas entrains the water in the flow and transfers the water towards the outlet valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Craig Michael Mathie, William F. Sanderson, JR., Seha Son, Virgo W. Edwards, Valentina Mejia Mejia