Patents by Inventor William Lyle

William Lyle 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 system with thermally integrated combustor and corrugated foil reformer
    Publication number: 20060228598
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a reformer which is thermally integrated with the fuel cell stack. The system may also include a combustor which is thermally integrated with the reformer. The reformer is a reformation catalyst containing channel bounded by at least one corrugated foil wall. The reformer is adapted to reform a hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen containing reaction product and to provide the reaction product to the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Swaminathan Venkataraman, William Lyle, Martin Perry, William Whittenberger